Biology
What is the name of the monomer for nucleic acids?
nucleotides
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
Who published the textbook Principles of Geology?
Charles Lyell.
Which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes pulled to opposite sides of the cell?
Anaphase
What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy?
Cellular respiration
The following is the ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water
Tonicity
True or False? Substances have the tendency to diffuse against their concentration gradient
True
The natural movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from high to low concentration is called?
Osmosis
what is the strongest type of intermolecular bond?
hydrogen bonds
What process converts carbon dioxide into oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What molecule carries genetic information in all living organisms?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Regarding the potassium sodium pump, how many potassium ions enter the cell
2 potassium ions
What type of model is used to describe Evolutionary Relationships? (hint - looks like a tree)
Cladogram or Phylogenetic Tree
What is the most abundant element in living organisms?
oxygen
Compared with phosphorus-31 phosphorus-32 has...
one more neutron
Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
What do we call the observable traits of organisms?
Phenotype
What term is used to describe the division of the nucleus in the cell?
Mitosis
Who was the captain of the HMS Beagle that Darwin sailed on?
Robert Fitzroy
Which type of RNA is involved in protein synthesis?
mRNA
Which part of the plant cell contains chlorophyll and is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What base pairs with Cytosine?
Guanine
What is the molecule that carries energy within cells?
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
What organelle in a cell builds proteins?
Ribosomes
what is the name of the bond in between nitrogenous bases of DNA molecule?
hydrogen bonds