Photosynthesis
Respiration
Building Blocks
Genetics
What the?
100
Life on earth gets most of its energy from this
What is Sunlight
100
Energy is released when this gets cleaved to remove one Phosphate
What is ATP
100
What are the two (2) major methods of division in eukaryotic cells?
What is MITOSIS and MEIOSIS
100
The egg cells of a horse contain 32 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the horse's somatic cells
What is 64
100
A chameleon tongue catching a bug is this form of energy
What is KINETIC ENERGY
200
Name the three (3) inputs required for photosynthesis
What is WATER, SUNLIGHT and CO2
200
The clue: Energy from the chemical bonds of food molecules is captured by an organism (or a cell)
What is CELLULAR RESPIRATION
200
Animal cells have "counters" that keep track of how many times a cell has divided. These counters are called:
What are TELOMERES
200
How many sex chromosomes does the maternal human female inherit from her father?
What is ONE (1)
200
When energy is converted from one form to another some energy is converted to this which keeps us warm
What is HEAT
300
What by-product of photosynthesis is important in altering the atmosphere of the earth so aerobic organisms can survive
What is OXYGEN
300
The outputs of cellular respiration are:
What are CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER and ATP
300
Prokaryotic cells generally have a single circular chromosome attached to this
What is THE CELL MEMBRANE
300
Most genes come in alternate forms called
What are ALLELES
300
Name a somatic cell
What is A KIDNEY CELL, A LIVER CELL, A BRAIN CELL, A HEART CELL etc. (anything except a reproductive cell or gamete)
400
These pores on the underside of plant leaves and are the primary site for gas exchange
What are STOMATA
400
Energy from cellular respiration can originate from:
What are CARBOHYDRATES,PROTEINS and FATS
400
The DNA in linear eukaryotic chromosomes is wrapped around proteins called:
What are HISTONES
400
A cross between homozygous red-eyed flies and homozygous white-eyed flies results in all progeny having red eyes. The red-eyed gene is called a __________ gene
What is a DOMINANT GENE
400
Cancer cells are different from other cells, they don't mind being up close and personal with other cells they have lost what?
What is CONTACT INHIBITION
500
This cycle happens in the second part of photosynthesis in the stroma of the chloroplasts to produce sugar
What is THE CALVIN CYCLE
500
Respiration starts with the process of
What is GLYCOLYSIS
500
A human skin cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 paternal and 23 maternal). Before mitosis begins this cell must duplicate its genetic material resulting in how many chromatids in total before division
What is 92 CHROMATIDS
500
A true breeding red rose is repeatedly crossed with a true-breeding white rose and all of the offspring are red. If these red off spring are mated what percentage of their offspring will be red?
What is 75%
500
This happens to the genes in meiosis but not mitosis
What is RECOMBINATION