Nature of Science
What is an independent variable?
The variable being changed by the experimenter
What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?
Monosaccharide
What kind of organism is made up of prokaryotes?
Bacteria
Name the stage of mitosis when chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.
Anaphase
Transcribe the DNA code into mRNA
ACTGACG
UGACUGC
What is a dependent variable?
The variable being measured
What is the monomer of a protein?
Amino acid
Provide a difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes (other than the organisms they make up)
lack of nucleus
no membrane bound organelles
The part of the cell cycle when DNA replication occurs
S phase
The flow of water in a cell in a solution with more solutes outside the cell
water flows out
Provide four of the eight characteristics of life.
Life
What are the four major elements found in biomolecules?
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon
What will happen to a cell placed in pure water?
burst
The enzyme that is responsible for base pairing in DNA replication
Provide 2 examples of carbohydrates.
Glucose, starch, fructose, galactose, glycogen
Which axis is the independent and dependent variable graphed on?
Dependent-Y
Independent-X
What is the role of an enzyme? AND provide an example of one.
Speed up chemical reaction
Enzyme
What is "cell eating"
phagocytosis
The basic flow of genetic information is from _______ to _________ to ________
DNA to RNA to proteins
A DNA sample contains 15% adenine, what % of the sample if guanine?
35%
What substance does phenol red indicate for?
Acids
Which macromolecule is the first source of energy for our bodies?
Carbohydrates
List and describe the three steps of cell communication.
Reception- receiving the message
Transduction- processing the message
Response- cell responding
Provide three differences between DNA and RNA
U instead of T
ribose instead of deoxyribose
single instead of double
What is the backbone of DNA made of?
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate