Macromolecules
Enzymes are what type of macromolecule?
Protein
What do viruses require to reproduce?
Host cell
What is the function of the ribsome?
UPS man! 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
Name the complementary base pairs in a DNA molecule.
guanine and cytosine
adenine and thymine
What is diffusion?
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
Give an example of incomplete dominance.
A black chicken and a white chicken make a checkered chicken.
Where does the most nutrient absorption take place in the digestive system?
Small intestine
What is a water fearing molecule called?
Hydrophobic
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
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
What type of cells carry oxygen?
What is the process of photosynthesis?
Sunlight + CO2 + H2O -----> glucose + oxygen
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
List 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryote: smaller, less complex, fewer organelles, no nucleus
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
Carbon is one of the essential elements. Name the other 5.
S – sulfur
P – phosphorus
O – oxygen
N – nitrogen
H – hydrogen
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
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