Macromolecules
All macromolecules have this element in common.
What is carbon?
Molecules move from high to low concentration using this means of transport.
What is diffusion?
These are the three parts of a nucleotide.
What are a phosphate, a sugar, and a (nitrogenous) base?
This is the mRNA building enzyme.
What is RNA Polymerase?
A long neck for giraffes, light-colored fur in the arctic, and waterproof fur on an otter are examples of what?
What is an adaptation?
All of the available genetic information of a population is known as this term.
What is the gene pool?
The quick-energy and plant structure macromolecule, including examples like glucose and cellulose.
What are carbohydrates?
This type of transport includes simple and facilitated diffusions, as well as osmosis; the cell does not expend energy to make it happen.
These three-letter codes convey DNA's message
What are codons
This molecule is the site of protein synthesis, it latches onto mRNA
What is a ribosome
The term used to describe the success of an organism surviving and passing its traits to its offspring
What is Fitness?
How often a version of a trait shows up in a population; for example, 25% dominant alleles and 75% recessive alleles.
What is allele frequency?
These are made out of amino acids and provide physical structure for the body.
This type of transport requires the cell to use energy, whether it is pumping ions or creating vesicles to transport large molecules.
What is active transport?
RNA contains this special nitrogen base, while DNA contains a different one.
The molecule responsible for carrying DNA instructions to the cytoplasm; A, U, C, and G
What is mRNA
In order for natural selection to act on traits, there must be this in terms of organisms' traits.
What is variety / genetic variation?
The founder effect and the bottleneck effect are examples of this category of microevolution.
What is gene drift?
Nucleotides make up these genetic storage molecules.
What are nucleic acids?
In active transport, molecules move in this direction.
What is low to high concentration?
A with T or U, and C with G.
What is complementary base pairing?
These molecules carry complementary amino acids to build protein strands
What are tRNA
A limited amount of resources creates this between organisms in the same population or ecosystem.
What is competition?
When individuals enter or leave an existing population, bringing their genetic information with them.
What is gene flow?
The building blocks for a lipid, one is a backbone and the others attach as tails.
What are glycerol and fatty acids?
Large molecules are shipped out, and large molecules are brought into the cell using these two examples of active transport.
What are exocytosis and endocytosis?
DNA's double strands run in opposite directions, like a two-lane road.
What is antiparallel?
This special codon tells the ribosome to terminate its job and finish the protein
What is a STOP codon
Populations evolve, but these are acted on by natural selection.
What are individuals / individual organisms?
In this type of speciation, a physiological or behavioral difference keeps groups from interbreeding within a population.
What is sympatric speciation?
FINAL JEOPARDY: A nickname for the number 6.022 x 1023, this scientist discovered the chemical mole.
Who was Avagadro or Avagadro's number?