Scientific Method
Which variable is the "cause" in a cause/effect relationship?
Independent variable
This organelle generates ATP; site of cellular respiration
Mitochondria
True or False: All organisms undergo some form of cellular respiration.
True
A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
Mutation
Put these in order of smallest to largest: tissue, cell, organ, organism, organ system, organelle
Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Which axis of a graph is the DEPENDENT variable plotted on?
The Y axis
(DRY MIX)
"Prokaryotes" are named for their lack of this organelle
Nucleus
What is the first step of cellular respiration called?
Glycolysis
Mitosis produces (2/4) (haploid/diploid) daughter cells that are (identical/different) than the original cell.
2; diploid; identical
Amoeba Sisters
"How does the brand of chicken food affect chicken size after 5 months?" What is the dependent variable?
Chicken size
Translation occurs here
Ribosome
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
Water and carbon dioxide (sunlight also needed)
Plants with white flowers x plants with red flowers yield plants with pink flowers. What kind of inheritance pattern is this?
Incomplete dominance
This characteristic of life involves the maintenance of stable internal conditions
Homeostasis
"Does this medication decrease the number of cancer cells." What are 3 factors that should be kept constant?
Type of cancer, patient age, dose of medication etc.
This organelle is plentiful in our liver because it is where many toxins are broken down.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
The Calvin cycle of photosynthesis occurs in this part of the chloroplast.
Stroma
If two heterozygous plants are crossed for a trait that is inherited through complete dominance, what fraction of their offspring will have the recessive phenotype?
Sexual reproduction (increases/decreases) genetic diversity in a population.
increases
What does the control group NOT receive in an experiment?
The independent variable
This region of the chloroplast is where the light reactions of photosynthesis occur.
Thylakoid
Write out the balanced chemical equation for cellular respiration.
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6H2O + 6CO2
Name the three types of RNA and explain how they each help build proteins.
mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA with descriptions on roles
If a cell is placed in a solution that has a higher solute concentration than inside of its cytoplasm, this is a ___ solution, and cell will ____.
Hypertonic; shrink