Biochemistry
What is the cell membrane made of?
Phospholipids, a phospholipid bilayer.
How much ATP is made in aerobic respiration?
36 - 38.
What do you call the process of making a polypeptide based on an mRNA?
Translation.
How many neurons are in a reflex arc?
3.
What is the best method of estimating the population size of a small and sessile species?
Quadrat.
What is a reduction?
A molecule gaining an electron.
Why does Rubisco suck?
It likes oxygen more than carbon dioxide; photorespiration.
If a genome is 27% Adenine, what percent of it is Guanine?
23%
What hormone is responsible for causing bones to release calcium?
Parathyroid Hormone
If a predator population goes down, what will happen to the prey population?
Go up.
Where are lysosomes produced?
Golgi Apparatus
What do you call a reaction that increases free energy?
Endergonic
What removes RNA primers in DNA replication?
DNA Polymerase 1
What part of the brain is responsible for auditory association?
Temporal Lobe.
A species of mite eats the dead skin cells in the eyebrows of humans. This is an example of:
Commensalism.
What is it called when a cell brings in a bunch of small molecules using a vessicle?
Pinocytosis
What acts as the final electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration.
Pyruvate
What do you call the strand that is copied during transcription?
Antisense strand
What does the body reuptake with active transport in the proximal tubule?
Important molecules and positive ions.
What are the two main measures of life history?
Fecundity and Survivorship
Name 3 things that can affect membrane fluidity.
pH, Temperature, phospholipid chain length or saturation, cholesterol.
Where do electrons energized in Photosystem II go to do work?
The B6-F complex.
What are the two selectable markers used in gene cloning?
What is the tropic effect of Estrogen?
Inhibit FSH production and stimulate GnRH production.
Two unrelated poisonous species of bug evolve to have the same, bright colouration. This is an example of:
Mullerian Mimicry.