Miscellaneous 1st Partial
Organelle where photosynthesis takes place in plant cells.
Chloroplasts
Water moves across the plasma membrane in a passive way of membrane transport called:
Osmosis
Genotype that's represented with two lower case letters (ex: aa).
Homozygous recessive
Name of british naturalist that proposed the theory of evolution through natural selection.
Charles Darwin
The weather in an ecosystem would be consider a biotic or abiotic factor?
Abiotic
Origin of life theory that states that life was planted on Earth from outer space.
Panspermia theory
Type of cell reproduction that's needed for growth and tissue repair:
Mitosis
What's the term for the following definition:
Observable traits of the individual (those that were expressed).
Phenotype
All living things have a common ancestor.
This is the definition of...
'Diversity' or 'Unity'
Unity
An organism's _______ refers to the role an organism plays in its environment.
Niche
What are the monomers of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
The purpose of meiosis is to produce:
Gametes (sperm and eggs)
Term that is used when you have two different alleles for a trait.
Heterozygous
When a particular variation allows certain species to survive longer in a new environment, it is called:
Biological fitness or Adaptation
Adaptation
Type of biotic relationship where one organism is benefited and the other one is neither benefited nor harmed.
Commensalism
Name two examples of prokaryotic organisms:
Bacteria and archaea
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Transcribe the following DNA sequence to its complementary mRNA chain:
ACC- ATC- AGT
UGG- UAG- UCA
Name of Mendel's Law that states that the two genes that we have for each trait are separated during the formation of gametes.
Law of Segregation
Random alteration in the genetic structure of a living organism that is transmitted to its descendants by inheritance. It may offer an advantage or disadvantage depending on the conditions of the habitat.
This is the definition of....
Mutation
Organisms who use sunlight to create their own energy.
Autotrophs / producers
An experiment is carried out to see if the use of fertilizer helps plants grow more.
What is the independent variable?
The use of fertilizer
Codon table exercise.
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Leu-Arg-Ser-Stop
Blood groups are an example of which type of non mendelian inheritance?
Multiple alleles or codominance
Natural selection depends on the _______ and the existence of heritable ________ of traits in a population.
Environment, variation
Consumers use cellular respiration to produce ATP energy out of _______ and ________.
Glucose and oxygen