Macromolecules
Enzymes are what type of macromolecule?
Protein
What organelle controls what comes into and out of the cell?
cell membrane
What is the function of the Golgi body?
Packages and ships out proteins
Brown eyes are dominant (B) while blue eyes are recessive (b). What is the genotype for Jill who is heterozygous for brown eyes and James who is homozygous recessive for blue eyes?
Jill Bb James bb
What system is the trachea part of?
Respiratory
What is a factor that can change enzymes?
temperature, pH
What is active transport?
Transport of materials across a membrane using energy (Usually transport from low concentration to high concentration...against the gradient!)
What is osmosis?
Transport of water across a membrane
What is a recessive allele?
It is masked/covered unless there are two of them (rr)
Where does the most nutrient absorption take place in the digestive system?
Small intestine
What is a fat called?
Lipid
What are the major steps of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
List 3 differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
Plant Cell wall Chloroplast Chlorophyll Vacuole Square shaped
Give an example of codominance.
Red flower and white flower make a pink flower
Where are blood cells produced?
Bone marrow
What is the process of photosynthesis?
Sunlight + CO2 + H2O -----> glucose + oxygen 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
List 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryote no nucleus Cell wall (capsule) Flagella Cilia Smaller cell
Eukaryote Nucleus bigger cell
Jill is heterozygous for brown eyes and James is homozygous recessive for blue eyes. What percent of their children will have brown eyes?
50%
What is the basic unit of the nervous system? (nervous system cell)
neuron
This is the most important element in biology.
carbon
What is the process of cellular respiration?
glucose + oxygen ------> CO2 + H2O + ATP C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---------> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
What are haploid cells?
One complete set of chromosomes 2N
Marty is homozygous dominant for brown hair. Felicia is homozygous recessive for blond hair. What percent of their offspring will have blind hair? What are the genotypes of their children?
0% blond Bb
Give an example of homeostasis in your body.
body temperature, controlling amount of blood, blood pH, levels of glucose, water levels...etc