Cell Bio
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What molecule carries genetic information?
DNA
Who developed the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What type of bond forms between amino acids to build proteins?
A peptide bond
What is Adelphi University's mascot?
The Panther
What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell membrane
What is the basic unit of heredity?
Gene
What is the process where organisms best adapted survive and reproduce?
Natural selection
What phase of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes aligning along the metaphase plate?
What is metaphase?
Which building is where most students go during finals week to pretend to study but actually talk to friends?
Swirbul Library
What organelle modifies and packages proteins?
Golgi apparatus
What process produces two identical copies of DNA?
DNA replication
What are structures with similar functions but different evolutionary origins?
Analogous structures
According to the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation, what happens to pH when the concentration of base increases relative to acid?
pH increases
When Adelphi started it was an all __ school.
Girls
What organelle contains digestive enzymes that break down waste?
Lysosome
What are different versions of the same gene called?
Alleles
What evidence for evolution comes from preserved remains of organisms?
Fossils
What metabolic pathway produces the majority of ATP during aerobic respiration?
Oxidative phosphorylation
In what year was Adelphi University founded?
1896
What cellular process converts glucose into ATP?
Cellular respiration
What is the process where RNA is used to make proteins?
Translation
What term describes species evolving from a common ancestor?
Common descent
What metabolic pathway generates NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate for nucleotide synthesis?
The pentose phosphate pathway
Before moving to Garden City, Adelphi University was originally founded where?
Brooklyn