Biology
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
where is DNA located in the cell?
Nucleus
What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy?
Cellular respiration
what is the name for the shape of DNA?
Double Helix
In DNA C goes with ____________ and A goes with ___________ ?
G, T
What is the organelle that controls what goes in and out of the cell?
What is the word in genetics that describes an organisms PHYSICAL TRAITS ex: Blue eyes
Phenotype
What process converts carbon dioxide into oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What molecule carries genetic information in all living organisms?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
What does the A in PMAT mean?
Anaphase
What is a herbivore?
An organism that eats plants
What is the name for the Maximum amount of organisms that an ecosystem can support?
Carrying Capacity
What is the name of the process that produces gametes (sperm and egg cells) in animals?
Meiosis
Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
If someone has the GENOTYPE Bb where B means Brown and b means blue. What word do we use to describe the different letters?
Heterozygous
What is the term for the process by which a single cell divides to form two identical cells?
Mitosis
Which part of the cell is responsible for regulating all functions?
Nucleus
Which type of RNA is involved in protein synthesis?
mRNA
Which part of the plant cell contains chlorophyll and is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
When DNA makes MRNA in protein synthesis this process is called....
Transcription
What is the molecule that carries energy within cells?
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
What is the macromolecule found in bread, pasta, and potatoes?
Carbohydrates
What organelle receives information from the MRNA and makes proteins?
Ribosome.