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When comparing eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells which are more complex?
What is eukaryotic?
Humans have thousands of genes that combine in different ways to help create unique individuals. Where is the genetic code primarily located?
Where is the nucleotide in DNA? (DNA is acceptable)
Fill in the blanks with these choice of terms:
The age of the fossils, increase in biodiversity, stasis, an unstable environment, gradualism
The abrupt appearance of new organisms is evidence of ___________ and _____________.
What is an increase in biodiversity and an unstable environment (or vice versa)?
A student athlete wants to choose a drink that will provide quick energy for track practice. Which biomolecule should be in their drink?
What is carbohydrates?
The oak mistletoe grows on trees and has white berries. Mistletoe goes into the tree and obtains water and nutrients. Which symbiotic relationship has been described?
What is parasitism?
As unspecialized cells mature, what controls their development into specific cell types?
What is their genes? (DNA, genetics, also acceptable)
Give the complementary base strand of DNA for the following: GCGTAC
What is CGCATG?
Certain species of the coral-like sea organisms called bryozoans first appeared about 140 million years ago. They remained unchanged for the first 40 million years and then suddenly experienced rapid genetic change. This is an example of what pattern of evolution?
What is punctuated equilibrium?
What type of RNA travels from the nucleus to the ribosomes with the instructions for making proteins?
What is mRNA? or What is Messenger RNA?
A non-native organism that disrupts local ecosystems.
What is an invasive species?
Dogs have 39 pairs of chromosomes in their somatic cells. In which part of the cell are these chromosomes replicated during the cell cycle?
What is the nucleus?
Giraffes have 30 chromosomes in their somatic cells. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after the final step of meiosis?
What is 15?
What is the study of the distribution of organisms on Earth?
What is biogeography?
What are the products of cellular respiration?
What is CO2, H2O and ATP?
Which trophic level gets the least amount of energy in an energy pyramid?
What is the top most?
In animal cells, sodium-potassium pumps move sodium and potassium ions against a concentration gradient across the cell membrane. What type of transport is used?
What is active transport?
Curly hair and the ability to taste the chemical PTC are inherited traits. Curly hair (H) is always dominant to straight hair (h). The ability to taste PTC (P) is always dominant to not being able to taste PTC (p). If both parents are heterozygous for both traits, what would be the genotype of an offspring with straight hair and the ability to taste PTC?
What is hhPp?
IF the majority of a population is wiped out by a natural disaster like a fire, the remaining survivors may not represent the original population. This is an example of what type of evloutiona mechanism?
What is the bottleneck effect?
The function of an enzyme in a biochemical reaction is to ?
What is speed up the rate of reaction?
What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?
What is 10%?
Scientists have reported that more than 95% of the factors that lead to some types of cancers are caused by random DNA-Copying- errors. During which phase of the cell cycle do these DNA-copying errors most likely occur?
What is S-phase?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomonal recessive disorder in humans. What is the probability that an offspring will have cystic fibrosis if both parents are carriers of cystic fibrosis?
What is 25%?
As part of a wildlife conservation program, researchers take a small population of wolves and relate them to an island. After several generations, researchers analyzed the genomes of the wolves in the population and determined that there is little genetic variation in the population. What evolutionary mechanism is this an example of?
What is founder effect?
Use the following terms to fill in the blank:
The _____ system releases hormones into the bloodstream, and the ____ system carries them into the target location.
What is the endrocrine and circulatory systems?
Which process in the nitrogen cycle can involve storms and lightning to move nitrogen gas to the soil in precipitation?
What is nitrogen fixation?