Microscopic Mania
Name 3 structures that would be found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Cell membrane
Ribosomes
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
DNA
The diffusion of water molecules is known as what
Osmosis
The process by which information in a gene is decoded to produce a product
Gene expression
Chargaff's rule states that which bases will pair together
A-T
C-G
When enzymes shape and function are disrupted by high temperatures
Denaturing
What kind of molecule carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm
mRNA
What does photosynthesis produce that will be used as a reactant in cellular respiration
Glucose
The accumulated total of all biochemical reactions occurring in an organism is which main characteristic of life?
Metabolism
What process changes DNA into mRNA
Transcription
How do we calculate total magnification for microscopes
Lens magnification x eyepiece magnification
Describe the levels of organization
Cells-> Tissues-> Organs-> Organ systems-> Organism
When single celled organisms group together to function like a multicellular organism, this is called what
Biofilm
If an organism uses photosynthesis to create its own energy, it is known as what
Autotroph or producer
The experiments of which scientist(s) used X-ray crystallography to obtain the very first image of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
What is the purpose of cellular respiration
Releasing the energy stored in glucose to make ATP
Which theory states that chloroplasts and mitochondria used to be free-living bacteria (prokaryotes)
Endosymbiotic theory
Where do neutrons- hang out in a cell and what charge do they have
No charge
In the nucleus
Describe the flow of energy during the process of photosynthesis
Sunlight → Chemical energy → Glucose
Describe the semi-conservative method of replication
Two daughter molecules that result contain one strand from the parent molecule and one new strand that is complementary to it
If a molecule is a sugar, which of the 4 categories of organic compounds is it a part of
Carbohydrates
How do hydrogen bonds form
Partial negative charge of oxygen atom is attracted to the partial positive charge of the hydrogen atom
What concepts states that the plasma membrane is composed of a diverse mixture of molecules that are not fixed in place, but can move around freely within the membrane
Fluid mosaic model
Process by which light and an enzyme break down a molecule of water
Photolysis
List 3 difference between DNA and RNA
RNA is smaller, uses uracil, has ribose, is single stranded, more prone to break down, etc.
Type of mutation that occurs in body cells; may have little effect on the organism because they are confined to one cell and its daughter cells; Cannot be passed to offspring
Somatic mutations