Classification
Recall the two main forms of reproduction.
Sexual and Asexual.
Define carrying capacity.
The largest population size that can be supported indefinitely on the available resources of the ecosystem.
What are the stages of Mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis.
What is the name given to the coding region of DNA?
Exons.
What is the name for a taxonomic group that consists of a common ancestor and all its descendants?
Clade
Define population density.
The number of individuals there are in a particular area.
During Prophase, what is the purpose of crossing over?
To increase genetic variation by combining alleles together.
What is a function of an intron?
tRNA, Centromeres, Telomeres
Which reproduction strategy results in few offspring and longer life expectancy?
K-selection
Resources available, size of population/individuals, amount of resources consumed by each individual.
At the end of spermatogenesis, how many spermatids are made?
4
What type of transcription factor will bind to an operator to stop RNA polymerase from binding?
A repressor protein.
What are the three assumptions of cladistics?
Common ancestor, bifurcation, physical change
What is the term used for individuals leaving a population?
Emigration.
What links okazaki fragments, created by the lagging strand, together?
Ligase.
What are the 4 stages of transcription?
Initiation, Elongation, Termination, Processing (capping and tailing, splicing)
Recall the linnaean hierarchy of taxa (starting with Domain)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Name a capture-mark-release-recapture population estimation technique.
Lincoln Index.
At which two stages in Oogenesis does meiosis halt.
End of Prophase 1 and end of Metaphase 2.
Within translation, what 3 nucleotides make up the "start" codon?
A U G