Chemistry In Bio
What are the 3 parts of an atom
Proton, neutron, and electron
What organelle does cellular respiration take place?
The mitochondria
What is the shape of DNA?
Double helix
What enzyme builds the new DNA molecule?
DNA polymerase
The genotype Ee can be described as being _____ozygous...what is the prefix?
Heterozygous
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen
What organelle does photosynthesis take place?
The chloroplast
A, C, G, and T
What enzyme adds the primers to start DNA replication?
RNA Primase
What does phenotype mean?
Traits we can see
Exchanging of electrons is what type of bonding?
Ionic bond
What is the major product of cellular respiration?
How many strands is a DNA molecule
2
What enzyme unzips the DNA molecule to start DNA replication
DNA helicase
How many alleles do we get for each gene?
2 (one from each parent)
Sharing of electrons is what type of bond?
What is the major product of photosynthesis?
Sugar
What does "anti-parallel"
Two strands running in opposite directions
What enzyme glues the okazaki fragments back together?
DNA ligase
How many chromosomes do gamete cells have?
23
The number of what subatomic particle tells us the atomic number?
The number of protons
What does oxygen do in cellular respiration?
Acts as an electron acceptor
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is the region of DNA where it is unzipped and replication is occuring called?
The replication fork
We have 2 pairs of all of our chromosomes...what is it called if an extra chromosome is inherited due to a mistake in meiosis
Trisomy