Photosynthesis
Besides NADPH, this high-energy molecule is produced in the light reactions and serves as a source of energy for cellular activities.
What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)?
How many chromosomes are typically found in a human somatic cell undergoing mitosis?
What is 46 chromosomes?
According to the central dogma, what is the flow of genetic information within a cell?
What is DNA → RNA → Protein?
Often referred to as the "powerhouses of the cell," these organelles are responsible for producing ATP through cellular respiration.
What are mitochondria?
What is the non-scientific name for the condition "epistaxis"?
What is a nosebleed?
This green pigment is crucial for photosynthesis as it absorbs light energy and plays a central role in converting it into chemical energy.
What is chlorophyll?
In meiosis, what is the phase where homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material, contributing to genetic variation?
What is crossing over or recombination?
During which process of the central dogma is the information from DNA transcribed into RNA?
What is transcription?
This structural organelle provides support and maintains the cell's shape, and it is composed of a network of protein filaments.
What is the cytoskeleton?
What is the non-scientific term for the medical condition "influenza"?
What is the flu?
Provide the chemical equation for photosynthesis, representing the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
What is 6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2?
During mitosis, microtubules form this structure that helps separate chromosomes into the daughter cells.
What is the mitotic spindle?
In the central dogma, what is the process where the information in mRNA is used to assemble a polypeptide chain?
What is translation?
This organelle is the digestive system of the cell, breaking down and recycling cellular components.
What is the lysosome?
This everyday term refers to the medical condition "otitis media."
What is an ear infection?
In the light reactions of photosynthesis, excited electrons move through an electron transport chain, ultimately contributing to the creation of a proton gradient. What molecule is reduced to NADPH as a result of these electron transfers?
What is NADP+ ?
What is the term for the type of cells produced by meiosis that are involved in sexual reproduction and have half the chromosome number of somatic cells?
What are gametes (e.g., sperm and egg cells)?
What type of RNA molecule carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation?
What is tRNA (transfer RNA)?
This organelle is involved in the synthesis of lipids and detoxification of drugs and poisons.
What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (smooth ER)?
Question: What is the common name for the medical condition "rhinorrhea"?
What is a runny nose?
During which part of the day is the rate of photosynthesis generally the highest in most plants?
What is the morning or early afternoon (when light intensity is typically high)?
In mitosis, during which phase do chromosomes align along the cell's equator, what is this called?
What is metaphase?
What is the term for the set of rules that dictate the correspondence between nucleotide triplets (codons) in mRNA and the corresponding amino acids during translation?
What is the genetic code?
This region of the nucleus is responsible for the synthesis of ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
Answer: What is the nucleolus?
This everyday term is used for the medical condition "conjunctivitis."
What is pink eye?