What is Life?
True or False: We can define life in one simple term.
False
Plants are classified through ________.
Photosynthesis
What tool gives us the ability to compare different types of animal sperm?
Microscopes
The ____ is the smallest unit that can conduct basic functions including reproduction.
cell
What does a Punnett square tell you?
The chance of an offspring having different traits.
The ______ is the smallest unit that can conduct basic functions including reproduction.
cell
True or False: Some animals can contain properties of plants and animals.
TRUE
__________ is known as the father of modern genetics.
Gregor Mendel
What is the mitochondria?
powerhouse of the cell
DNA is a long chain with units that contain one of the _______ nitrogenous bases
four
Atoms and molecules combined into __________ do not exist in the nonliving world.
Patterns
Plants are classified through _______.
photosynthesis
Genetic information is contained into _____.
DNA
What is the center of the cell that controls the rest of the cell?
Nucleus
The sequence of the code using the four nitrogen bases is called the _________.
genetic code
True or False: Life is defined as the replication of molecules.
False!
Define photosynthesis.
the process of plants turning energy from the sun into food and carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Define heredity
is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics from one generation to another.
What are cells made up of?
organelles
True or False: The mom goes on the top of the Punnett square.
Living systems each demonstrate a a unique and complex ________ structure.
Molecular
Animals are classified as having cells who contain ________________ nuclei.
membrane-enclosed
What are the four nitrogenous bases (letters)?
ACGT
What are the two organelles that are not found in animal cells but are in plant cells?
Cell wall and chloroplast
What are the four nitrogenous bases? (letters)
ACGT