Metabolism/Molecular Biology
Enzymes speed up the rate of a biochemical reaction by lowering the ...
Activation energy
What is non-disjunction?
Incorrect separation of chromosomes during meiosis.
Non-disjunction refers to the chromosomes failing to separate correctly, resulting in gametes with one extra, or one missing, chromosome (aneuploidy)
What is a resting potential?
A resting potential is the difference in charge across the membrane when a neuron is not firing
Name one key difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
70s/80s ribosomes, membrane bound nucleus, single circular chromosome vs. many chromosomes, plasmids
Name the 1985 movie starring Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez about five high school students in Saturday detention.
Breakfast Club
Who were responsible for the discovery that DNA replication is semi-conservative?
Meselson and Stahl
Analysis of Meselson and Stahl’s results to obtain support for the theory of semi-conservative replication of DNA
In prophase I, homologous chromosomes undergo a process called synapsis, whereby they pair up to form a bivalent (or tetrad) to form recombinant chromosomes.
What is myelin?
In certain neurons, the axon may be covered by a fatty white substance called myelin which functions as an insulating layer
What is facilitated diffusion?
Facilitated diffusion is the passive movement of molecules across the cell membrane via the aid of a membrane protein
Name the movie where Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) meet in college.
Monsters University
Name the products of the Krebs cycle.
4 × CO2 ; 2 × ATP ; 6 × NADH + H+ ; 2 × FADH2
In eukaryotic organisms, the DNA is packaged with histone proteins to create a compacted structure called a ...
nucleosome
What does thyroxin do?
Thyroxin acts on nearly every tissue in the body and is essential to the proper development and differentiation of cells
What is the difference between the smooth and rough ER?
Name the artist performing the 1979 song, "Rock & Roll High School."
Name 2 eukaryotic organelles that are thought to have derived from independent prokaryotes and the name of the theory
Chloroplasts and Mitochondria --- Endosymbiotic theory
Synthesis of the polypeptide involves a repeated cycle of events, name the 3 events.
Elongation, Translocation, Termination
What is ultrafiltration and where does it occur?
Ultrafiltration is the first of three processes by which large metabolic wastes are separated from the blood
Explain the process that occurs after the final stage of mitosis.
Cytokinesis is the process of cytoplasmic division, whereby the cell splits into two identical daughter cells
Known by Seventeen Magazine as the #1 Tear Jerking song at graduation....
"Look What You've Done" by Drake
Name 2 molecules and one condition required for photosystems and stroma during light dependent and independent reactions.
pigments + enzymes + pH in stroma
How do ddNTPs terminate replication?
What happens when a B lymphocyte is activated?
When a specific B lymphocyte is activated following antigen presentation, it divides into plasma cells and memory cells
What is the name of regulatory proteins that control the progression of the cell cycle?
Cyclins
Where the Night Rangers filmed Sister Christian, which is also the High School that Ms Miller attended?
San Rafael High School