Where do the light reactions for photosynthesis occur?
In the thylakoids
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What kind of organism would most likely have the advantage of new gene population?
One that results from sexual reproduction
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Describe the cell during the mitosis phase during metaphase?
The chromosomes line up on a plane equidistant from the two spindle poles
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Are eggs (ova) formed in mitosis or meiosis?
eggs are formed in meiosis
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What is the sequence of the hierarchical of Life? List them . .
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system,organism, population community, cell, ecosystem and molecule
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What kind of energy(s) does mitochondria transfer to ATP?
mitochondria transfers chemical energy from food to ATP
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How do sexually reproducing organisms inherit mutations?
Mutations can be inherited through either the sperm or the egg (ova)
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Does mitosis or meiosis produce two diploid daughter cells?
Mitosis
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How do you make up a hypothesis?
Make an educated guess with a if/then statement
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What process accounts for an increase in a plants biomass?
photosynthesis
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What is the metabolic waste of algae that can be recycled for cell respiration?
oxygen
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How can babies can double their birth weight and grow many inches in length in one year?
Through meiosis
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Why is the first division of meiosis called "reductive division"?
Because the first division reduces the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell by half
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Are sperm formed during mitosis or meiosis?
Sperm are formed during meiosis
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What is the definition of photsynthesis?
The conversion of carbon dioxide and water into organic compounds using energy from light
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What would result if mitosis was not accompanied by cytoplasmic division?
The result would be one cell with two identical nuclei
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Do all living things match the temperature of their environment?
nope
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What would happen if a plant had to grow in a low carbon dioxide atmosphere?
The plant would not be able to produce glucose
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How does a cell transfer the potential energy of organic molecules into a form of energy that is usable?
cellular respiration
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Does "crossing over" increase or decrease the variety of possible gene combinations?
increase
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Does the growth of a fetus take place in mitosis or meiosis?
Body cells are dividing and growing so it is mitosis
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What is the definition and description of cancer?
A gene mutation that causes uncontrolled division of certain body cells, which then invade the surrounding tissue and interfere with normal functioning of the body