DNA & RNA
Genetic Variation
Cells
Mitosis and Stem Cells
100

The building block of DNA

What are nucleotides?

Also accepted: sugar, phosphate, and base

100

Definition of a trait

What is a characteristic that can be inherited?

100

Purpose of the mitochondria

What is to provide energy for the cell?

100

Definition of a stem cell

What is an undifferentiated cell? (a cell without a function)

200

The function of DNA

To encode instructions for traits (proteins)

200

An example of an environmental mutagen.

What is UV (sunlight), smoking, radiation, etc?

200

The organelle in a plant cell captures sunlight and converts the energy into food

What is a chloroplast?

200

Definition of cell division. 

What is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells for growth and repair?

300

The bases found in RNA. 

What are adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine (AUGC)?

300

Definition of crossing over

What is the exchange of genetic information between two homologous chromosomes?

300

The cellular structure in an animal cell helps maintain homeostasis by controlling the transportation of substances into and out of the cell

What is the cell membrane?

300

Definition of cell differentiation. 

What is the process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function? 

Going from no function to having a function

400

The number of RNA bases read to code for 1 amino acid.

What is 3?

400

During mitosis, the daughter cells are (haploid or diploid) and are (genetically identical or different) from the parent cell.

*Pick one from each parentheses

What are diploid and genetically identical?

400

Plant Cells differ from Animal Cells because plant cells contain a  ________ and _______ .

What are a Cell Wall and Chloroplast?

400
The period in your life when you would have the most MITOTIC activity.

What is during the embryonic stage?

500

Transcription takes place in the _________ and results in the production of a molecule of __________

What is the nucleus and RNA?

500

During meiosis, the daughter cells are (haploid or diploid) and are (genetically identical or different) from the parent cell.

*Pick one from each parentheses

What are haploid and genetically different?

500

List the following cell types from SMALLEST to LARGEST.

bacteria, eukaryote, prokaryote, virus

What is virus--bacteria--prokaryote--eukaryote?

500

While playing soccer, Allen falls and scrapes his knee. Over time, the wound on his knee heals. How does this happen?

What is cell division or cells in the damaged parts divide and produce more cells by undergoing mitosis?

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