Genetics
The total amount of chromosomes found in humans.
46
What is the green organelle in a plant cell called?
A chloroplast
The lowest taxanomic rank
Species
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria
The pharynx and bronchi are part of this system.
The respiratory system
The failure of chromosomes to segregate normally which can occur during meiosis II.
Nondisjunction
A plant cell has a smaller vacuole when compared to an animal cell. True or false?
False
What is the name of the hormonal system?
The endocrine system
These compounds are the building blocks of proteins
Amino Acids
The number of bones in the adult human body.
206
Trisomy 21 is more commonly known as what?
Down Syndrome
A process in which growth resumes in a seed after a period of dormancy.
Germination
The condition of a relatively stable internal environment, maintained within narrow limits is called _____
Homeostasis
What is the name of liquid that fills the inside of a cell?
The cytoplasm
Arteries always carry oxygenated blood. True or False?
False. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. Arteries carry bloody away from the heart. Veins carry blood toward the heart.
Name the stages of Mitosis.
Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
What are the small openings on the underside of a plant leaf called?
Stomata
What is the role of the countercurrent exchange system?
To regulate body temperature in whales and dolphins
What does the rough endoplasic reticulum have that the smooth endoplasic reticulum does not?
Ribosomes
Melatonin is inhibited by light. True or False?
True
Are males or females more likely to inherit an x-linked trait?
Males
What are the names of the two types of vascular tissue in a plant?
The xylem and the phloem
_______ is the association between two organisms where only one benefits.
Commensalism
Which part of a phospholipid is hydrophobic?
The tail
A red blood cell disorder where there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body.
Sickle cell anemia