Cells, Cells, Cells!
Which scientist is credited with first discovering cells by looking at cork?
Robert Hooke
What is the difference between a quantitative and qualitative observation?
Quantitative- numbers
Qualitative- letters/descriptions
Which kingdom is prokaryotic and has peptidoglycan in their cell wall?
eubacteria
What are the three types of passive transport?
Diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion
What is the name of the shape of DNA?
Double helix
What was the name for the moving creatures that Leeuwenhoek looked at under his microscope?
Animalcules
A ______ is an educated guess
hypothesis
What is the name for our classification/naming system?
Binomial nomenclature
Facilitated diffusion is for the transport of large molecules. They must travel through which part of the cell membrane?
protein channel
What are the base pairing rules for DNA?
Adenine with Thymine
Cytosine with Guanine
Which cellular organelle is responsible for housing the DNA and controlling the cellular processes?
nucleus
percentages
Which kingdom is eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and has chitin in their cell wall?
Endocytosis: active or passive transport?
active transport
What is the function of the enzyme helicase?
unzips/unwinds the DNA
Which part of the cell controls what enters and exits the cell?
cell membrane
Which scientist performed an experiment using meat and jars and worked to disproved spontaneous generation?
Francesco Redi
Which scientist is known as the father of taxonomy?
what are the main differences between active and passive transport?
active- low to high, needs energy
passive- high to low, no energy
The enzyme that lays down the new DNA nucleotides
DNA polymerase
what is the function of the mitochondria?
To produce energy in the form of ATP
What type of lab equipment would we use to measure 20 mL of a liquid?
A graduated cyclinder
What is the name for the chart we use to help identify an unknown species?
Dichotomous Key
1) what is the name of the building block of the cell membrane, and,
2) what are the two parts of it?
1) phospholipid
2) phosphate head, lipid tail
What does the term semi-conservative mean?
When DNA is created, it is made up of half old/original DNA and half new DNA.