Genetics
What is heredity?
Passing of traits from parents to offspring
What is the function of the cytoskeleton?
framework to support the cell
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
A dominant allele is represented by…
capital letter
Who came up with the theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin
Who is known as the “father of modern genetics”?
Gregor Mendel
What organelle makes energy for the cell?
Mitochondria
RNA stands for:
Ribonucleic Acid
Which genotype is heterozygous?
Gg
What does evolution mean?
the changing of characteristics of organisms over generations
A gene is located on a:
chromosome
What is the function of the Golgi?
modify, sort and package proteins
What shape is our DNA
double-helix
Which genotype is homozygous recessive
gg
Who came up with Binomial Nomenclature
Carl Linnaeus
Genotype refers to…
The allele combination
What organelle breaks down unwanted material in the cell?
Lysosome
Proteins are made of:
amino acids
Cross: Gg × gg. What percent will be yellow?
50%
Unlike natural selection, this is driven by chance events rather than fitness, leading to a loss of genetic variation
genetic drift
Cross: Gg × Gg (G = yellow, g = green). What percent of offspring are green?
25%
What are three organelles found ONLY in plant cells?
Cell Wall, Chloroplast, Vacuole
mRNA carries instructions from DNA to the:
ribosome
A purebred tall plant is crossed with a hybrid tall plant. What percent of the offspring will be heterozygous?
50%
What are the categories of taxonomy in order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species