Cells
Biochemistry
Energy Flow
Genetics
Heredity
100

This a membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that is the production and processing center of proteins and some lipids.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

100

True or False: Glucose and sucrose are examples of Lipids. 

False, Carbs

100

Which organelle does photosynthesis take place in?

Chloroplasts

100

What is the outcome of Meiosis? 

A. 4 Diploid Daughter Cells

B. 4 Haploid Daughter Cells

C. 2 Diploid Daughter Cells

D. 2 Haploid Daughter Cells

B. 4 Haploid Daughter Cells

100

Consider the following genotype: CCDd.  What are the possible allele combinations? 

CD, Cd
200

True or False: Plant cell walls are composed of cellulose while fungal cell walls are composed of chitin. 

True

200

Which macromolecule forms the hydrophobic part of the cell membrane?

Lipids

200

What is the process in autotrophs that uses light energy to create chemical energy?

Photosynthesis

200

Asexual reproduction in the parent cell will result in offspring with? 

A. Identical Genetic Information

B. Half the Genetic Information

C. Double the Genetic Information

D. Four time the Genetic Information

A. Identical Genetic Information

200

True or False: The phenotype are the actual alleles inherited. 

False; Genotype

300

When the concentration of solvent and solute are equal on both sides of the membrane is what type of solution?

Isotonic Solution

300

Which macromolecule contains antibodies to defend the cell against "invaders"?

Proteins
300

What is the difference between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration?

Aerobic = Oxygen; Anaerobic = No Oxygen

300

Which of these research areas would not benefit from GMOs?

A. medicine

B. agriculture

C. food production

D. highway construction 

D. highway construction

300

Which of these is not a benefit of GMO technology?

A. lower cost food production

B. more food can be grown per square acre

C. it could decrease the genetic diversity of certain crops

D. ability to grow food in plans that it could not be grown before

C. it could decrease the genetic diversity of certain crops

400

A non-energy requiring process that moves materials across a cell membrane with the concentration gradient. 

Passive Transport

400

Which macromolecule functions to help speed up biological chemical reactions? 

Proteins

400

True or False: Cellular respiration requires Carbon Dioxide and Glucose to begin.

False; Oxygen and Glucose

400

What is the primary goal of Meiosis?

A. The nucleus is divided without mutation

B. A single cell divides into two daughter cells

C. All chromosomes are replicated and passed on to the daughter cells. 

D. Daughter cells are produced with only half the chromosomes of the parent cell. 

D. Daughter cells are produced with only half the chromosomes of the parent cell.

400

What two mechanisms indicate a introduction of genetic variation into the population?

A. Crossing Over during Meiosis

B. Mitosis producing Two New Daughter Cells

C. Independent Assortment during Meiosis

D. Binary Fission resulting in Two Bacterial Daughter Cells

A and C

500

The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. 

Osmosis

500

Proteins are made of __________, and the sequence of these determine how the protein will fold up and take shape, which ultimately determines it's function.

Amino Acids

500

What are the three products of cellular respiration?

Carbon Dioxide, Water, and ATP

500

What is the function of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

Carries DNA's "message" to the ribosome

500
This is a haploid cell with half the reproductive information from the parent. 

A. DNA

B. Somatic Cell

C. Gamete

D. Body Cell

C. Gamete