Cells
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell
What is an organelle?
A small part of a cell with a specific function or job
What are the two main reasons cells divide?
To grow and to reproduce
Which type of trait is learned during life and is NOT found in DNA?
acquired traits
A cell is the basic unit of __________ and __________ in a living thing.
structure, function
Which two organelles are ONLY found in plant cells?
What are the two types of cell division?
mitosis and meiosis
Height, leaf shape, dimples, fur color, and wing shape are all examples of __________.
inherited traits
Existing cells
Which organelle is referred to as the "brain" of the cell? Why?
The nucleus is referred to as the "brain" of the cell because it controls all of the cell's activities.
True or false: The cell spends most of its time in mitosis.
False! The cell spends most of its time in interphase.
What is the difference between an organism's genotype and its phenotype?
A genotype is the combination of alleles an individual has. A phenotype is the physical characteristic that an organism exhibits.
What are made of cells?
All living things
Lysosome
What are the 6 steps of mitosis?
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
An organism's genotype is Aa for armpit hair length. How would you describe the organism's genotype? If having hairy armpits is the dominant trait, what would be this organism's phenotype?
heterozygous; hairy armpits
37.2 trillion cells
What is the difference between vacuoles found in animal cells and those found in plant cells?
Vacuoles in animal cells are much smaller compared to the large, central vacuole in plant cells.
During which step of mitosis do the chromosomes begin to condense into rod-like structures while the nuclear membrane begins to disassemble.
prophase
When two homozygous dominant parents are bred, what is the probability that their offspring would be homozygous recessive?
0/4; 0%