Cell Division
Reproduction is?
A process by which organisms produce offspring.
What is a genetic disorder caused by?
Caused by abnormal numbers of chromosomes.
All Cells Have?
Cell Membranes
DNA
Cytoplasm
Name a few characteristics that all living things have
have cells, maintain a homeostasis, produce offspring, grow and develop, have complex chemistry, respond to the environment.
What are the primary components in organic compounds?
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acid
Asexual Reproduction?
A single parent produces identical offspring.
What is one way genetic disorders happen?
It can be inherited by parents.
Are all cells either...
Eukaryotes also Prokaryotes
What is a cell
The basic unit of the structure and function of living things.
What are Carbohydrates?
The most common form of organic compound.
Gamete is?
A reproductive, haploid cell of an animal or plant.
How many people are affected by a genetic disorder?
A single-gene disorder affects 1 in 50 people.
eukaryotes are/have
nucleus, cell membrane, have mitochondria, membrane-bound organelles, are generally larger than prokaryotes.
What is a homeostaisis
the ability of an organism to control its body functions,
What are in lipids?
Consists of fatty acids.
Allele is?
A gene variant in a DNA sequence.
What is Marfan Syndrome?
Defective protein in connective tissue.
prokayotes are/have
no nucleus, nucleoid region that holds DNA, cell wall/ plasma membrane, no membrane-bound organelles, generally smaller than eukaryotes.
Tissue
A group of cells of the same kind that perform the same function.
What are in proteins?
Composed of Amino Acids
Meiosis is?
A form of cell division that produces gamete.
Jacob's Syndrome
One X chromosome and two Y chromosomes.
What does a nucleus have and what does it do
double membrane, it contains most of the cell's DNA, it is the control center of the cell.
Organ
Structure composed of two or more types of tissue.
What are 3 Nucleic Acids
DNA
RNA
ATP