Cell Cycle
Cancer
DNA
Natural Selection & Evolution
Common Ancestry & Speciation
100
The cell cycle begins with a single cell and ends with this.
What is cell division (two cells)?
100
This is the term for a growth of damaged cells.
What is a tumor?
100
These are the base pairing rules in DNA.
What is "A pairs with T" and "C pairs with G"?
100
The different versions of the same gene.
What is an allele?
100
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This term describes an offspring that results from two different species coming together.
What is a hybrid?
200
This protein functions at various checkpoints during the cell cycle to make sure the cell is ready to proceed.
What is p53?
200
UV radiation can lead to these in a cell's DNA.
What are mutations?
200
DNA gets copied into this molecule in order to move genetic information out of the nucleus.
What is RNA (mRNA)?
200
Darwin believed this was the explanation for how organisms changed and evolved over time.
What is natural selection?
200
A phylogenetic (DNA) tree models this.
What is the relationship between species.
or
What is the common ancestors of species.
300
A cell makes a complete copy of its DNA during this phase of the cell cycle.
What is the S phase?
300
This cancer treatment involves chemicals that enter the bloodstream in an attempt to destroy cancer cells.
What is chemotherapy?
300
Every 3 letters of DNA may code for one of these building blocks of a protein.
What is an amino acid?
300
An external factor that reduces or increases the reproductive success of a population.
What is selection pressure?
300
This term describes when groups of the same species become isolated and become different species.
What is speciation?
400
A cell will not move past this checkpoint if the chromosomes have not lined up correctly.
What is the M checkpoint?
400
This term describes when cancer cells invade neighboring tissues.
What is metastasis?
400
Proteins are built at this cellular structure.
What is a ribosome?
400
This term describes a helpful trait that becomes more common in a population over time.
What is an adaptation?
400
This cause bear populations to become isolated.
What is glacial and/or interglacial periods?
or
What is climate change?
500
The 3 phases of the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing are collectively known as this.
What is interphase?
500
p53 mutations can often lead to cancer because its normal function is this.
What is prevent damaged cells from dividing?
or
What is fix mistakes or mutations in DNA?
500
A sequence of three nucleotides.
What is a codon?
500
A larger population will most likely have more of this in its gene pool, increasing the chance of survival in a changing environment.
What is genetic diversity?
or
What is genetic variation?
500
This gene causes polar bears to overheat during cellular respiration.
What is NOS3?