Macromolecules
Enzymes are what type of macromolecule?
Protein
What does a viral cell (a virus) need in order to reproduce?
Host cell
What is the function of the nucleus?
Control center of the cell, contains DNA
Brown eyes are dominant (B) while blue eyes are recessive (b). What is the genotype for Jill who is heterozygous for brown eyes and James who is homozygous recessive for blue eyes?
Jill: Bb
James: bb
What system is the trachea part of?
Respiratory
What is one factor that can have an effect on enzymes?
pH, temperature
What is active transport?
Transport of materials across a membrane using energy (Usually transport from low concentration to high concentration...against the gradient!)
What is osmosis?
Transport of water across a membrane
Give an example of codominance dominance.
A black chicken and a white chicken make a checkered chicken.
Where does the most nutrient absorption take place in the digestive system?
Small intestine
What is a water fearing molecule called?
Hydrophobic
What are the steps of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
List 3 differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
Plant Cell wall Chloroplast Chlorophyll Vacuole Square shaped
Give an example of incomplete dominance.
Red flower and white flower make a pink flower
What is the function of red blood cells?
to carry oxygen
What are the monomers of nucleic acids called?
nucleotides
What is the chemical equation for the process of photosynthesis?
Sunlight + CO2 + H2O -----> glucose + oxygen 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
List 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryote: no nucleus, smaller cell, less complex
Eukaryote: nucleus, bigger cell, organelles
Jill is heterozygous for brown eyes and James is homozygous recessive for blue eyes. What percent of their children will have brown eyes?
50%
What is the basic unit of the nervous system? (nervous system cell)
neuron
Carbon based molecules are classified as…
organic molecules
What is the chemical equation for the process of cellular respiration?
glucose + oxygen ------> CO2 + H2O + ATP C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---------> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
What are haploid cells?
One complete set of chromosomes (instead of two sets)
Marty is homozygous dominant for brown hair. Felicia is homozygous recessive for blonde hair. What percent of their offspring will have blind hair? What are the genotypes of their children?
0% blonde
100% Bb
List the path of a signal through the nervous system.
sensory neuron, spinal cord, brain, spinal cord, motor neuron