Scientific Method
Which type of variable is measured during an experiment?
Dependent Variable
Which 3 elements are found in a Carbohydrate?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Unicellular organisms typically have which type of cells?
Prokaryotic
Which process creates 2 identical diploid daughter cells?
Mitosis
Who is the father of modern genetics?
Gregor Mendel
Which group is not given the test treatment (thing that was changed) in an experiment? Sometimes referred to as the "normal" group that test groups will be compared against.
Control
What is the plasma membrane primarily made from?
Phospholipid
Name 3 membrane bound organelles:
Answers could include:
mitochondria, chloroplast, vacuole, lysosome, nucleus, E.R. golgi apparatus, _______
Cells spend most of their lifetime in which part of the cell cycle?
Interphase
An individual with a genotype Bb would be described as:
Heterozygous
Which type of data is reported using numbers?
Quantitative
What is the monomer, or building block, of a protein?
Amino Acid
Cells that have a ________ surface area to volume ratio achieve homeostasis first:
High
Name the phase of the cell cycle where chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope begins to disintegrate:
Prophase
A black rabbit (BB) is crossed with a white rabbit (bb). What percentage of their offspring will be white?
0% (100% will be Bb which is black)
Which term is used to describe a well accepted explanation of natural events, that has been tested and supported many times
Theory
Name the term for a molecule that has an unequal distribution of charges? Hint: Water is a prime example of this
Polar
True or false: Prokaryotes have specialized cells
False
During this phase of the cell cycle, the cytoplasm and cell membrane re divided equally amongst the newly formed cells
Cytokinesis
Which term is used to describe when 2 traits blend together, rather than one overpowering the other? Hint: Think of the snapdragon example
Incomplete Dominance
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Observation
What is the most important energy storage molecule to the human body?
ATP
Name the 3 tenants of the cell theory:
-All living things are made from cells
-Living things can be made from a single cell or many cells
-Cells come from pre-existing cells
An american buffalo has 60 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in the haploid gametes of a buffalo?
30
What term describes an individual whose genotype contains 1 dominant allele and 1 recessive allele, but only shows the dominant phenotype?
Carrier