Fundamental Vocab
A cell without a nucleus
What is prokaryotic
A molecule that speeds up chemical reactions in cells
What is an enzyme
A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
What is a eukaryotic cell
Observable characteristics of an organism
What is a trait/phenotype
A cell with two sets of chromosomes in its nucleus
What is a diploid cell
The building blocks for proteins
What is an amino acid
Part of the cell where ATP is produced
What is mitochondria
Different forms of a gene (ex: blue eye gene or green eye gene)
What are alleles
Change in a population over time
What is evolution
These molecules make up the cell membrane
What are phospholipids
Control center of the cell where genetic information is located
What is nucleus
During transcription, adenine pairs with this base
What is uracil
A cell is in a solution, and over time the cell gets larger. Is the solution hypertonic or hypotonic?
What is hypotonic
Some insects can stand on the surface of water because of these TWO properties of water (pick one)
What is cohesion and adhesion
Part of the cell that makes proteins
What are ribosomes
mRNA is read in these 3-base segments that code for an amino acid
What are codons
Humans have haploid reproductive cells. If a human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in a reproductive cell?
What is 23
A process where DNA is used to make mRNA
What is transcription
This macromolecule plays a role in insulation and helps animals conserve heat when the environment is very cold
What are lipids
Packages and transports proteins out of the cell
What is the Golgi apparatus
This is the monomer of a sugar
What is a monosaccharide