Genetics
What is the name of the x shaped structure in which genetic information is found?
Chromosomes
What is the process in which plants make their own food?
What is the process in which the cell (and its nucleus) divides?
Mitosis
What structure in the cell contains DNA?
nucleus
During the cellular respiration lab, what did we measure? What did it show us?
how quickly the liquid changed color, presence of CO2
What are the DNA sections on chromosomes called?
Genes
What is the name for the molecule of energy?
ATP
What are the 5 different stages of mitosis?
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase
Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
During the bird feeding lab/worksheet, what two traits of the birds did we look at to determine adaptations regarding that bird's diet?
Beak and feet
This form of a gene, when present shows up in the physical appearance of a trait
Dominant allele
Where in the plant does photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplasts
What is the name of the stage in which the cell actually divides into two?
Cytokinesis
What are two organelles only found in plant cells?
cell wall and chloroplast
What is the highest magnification on our microscope?
100x
What do Punnett Squares show us?
These are used to show genetic probability of traits in offspring
This is the final stage of cellular respiration, during which electrons are passed along a series of proteins
Electron transport chain
What might happen if cell growth and division is uncontrolled or abnormal?
Cancer
What is the name of the semifluid material inside the plasma membrane that holds organelles?
Cytoplasm
During the photosynthesis lab, what did the floating disks tell us?
What is AA or aa an example of in genetics?
homozygous alleles
What is the chemical formula for the sugar product of photosynthesis?
C6H12O6
What is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes by half?
Meiosis
Which organelles produce proteins?
Ribosomes
In Aa x Aa, what percent of the offspring show the recessive trait?
25%