vocabulary
What is a test cross?
A cross of an individual of unknown genotype (dominant phenotype) with an individual of known genotype (usually recessive)
Most of the functions of the plasma membrane are carried out by _________.
Protiens
Organelle that has enzymes for lipid synthesis on it.
Smooth ER
The structure of DNA.
Double Helix
How many daughter cells are created by mitosis?
2
What is a pedigree?
A graphic representation of an individual’s family tree used to trace patterns of inheritance
What is the major component of cell membranes?
Lipids
The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.
Nuclear envelope
What produces enzymes that are needed to bond amino acids together during protein synthesis?
rRNA
In which part of interphase are organelles replicated?
G2
What is a Carrier?
A heterozygous individual
Organic molecule used to store and release energy quickly.
Carbohydrates
What organelle functions as the cell’s delivery system?
Golgi body
carries information from the DNA into the cytoplasm of the cell.
mRNA
In which part of interphase is DNA replicated?
S
Aneuploidy
the condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes
This molecule stores information in cells in the form of a code.
Nucleic acids
Organelle that gets rid of excess cell parts, food particles and invading viruses.
Lysosomes
What two things that are formed in the light reactions are used in the Calvin Cycle?
ATP and NADPH
What produces gametes?
Meiosis
What is Selective breeding?
When humans choose which traits to breed organisms for in order to get a homozygous state for that trait
he basic building blocks of proteins.
Amino Acids
The ________ takes energy out of food molecules to be used by the cell.
Mitochondria
Write the equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration
6CO2 + 6H2O + LIGHT à C6H12O6 + 6O2
C6H12O6 + 6O2 à NRG + 6CO2 + 6H2O
The growth period of the cell.
In what process is DNA copied?
Interphase
Replication