AP Bio
Name the formula for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6CO2 + 6H20 + energy?
Which vitamin is essential for bone health?
Vitamin D
how many chambers does the human heart have?
4
What is the name of the pigment responsible for giving skin and hair color?
melanin
In an ecosystem although organisms may live in the same area they can have different "roles" or "jobs" this is known as this
niche
What are the 3 enzymes involved in DNA replication
DNA helicase, DNA polymerase and DNA ligase
Which organic molecule is found in the most cells?
glucose
Glycogen is the way the body stores glucose - better known by what common name?
sugar
The kidney is an organ that collects wastes and excess water from the blood and sends them to the bladder where they are stored before being removed from the body. Which two systems work together to perform this function?
(1) immune and respiratory
(2) circulatory and excretory
(3) skeletal and nervous
(4) digestive and circulatory
2) circulatory and excretory
The coldest biome is
tundra
If the DNA strand to be transcribed is 5'-AAA TAA CCG GAC-3', this is the mRNA strand that is formed.
3'-UUU AUU GGC CUG-5'
When a virus, bacteria, fungi or any kind of antigen attacks the Immune system, what is the name of the cell that will respond to such threats and kill them.
white blood cell
What is the rhythmic muscle squeezing that pushes the contents through the intestines called?
peristalsis
Any nutritional relationship between two organisms in which at least one organism benefits
symbiotic relationship
These tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water form the basis of the ocean's food chains.
plankton
Organs of many animals are so reduced in size that they are merely traces of homologous organisms are known as this. Have no function
Vestigial structures
Name the sequence that illustrates the increasing complexity of levels of organization in multicellular organisms?
organelle-->cells --> tissues---> organs--> organ system
What is the main function of iron in the body?
transport oxygen in the blood
The mitochondria provide ribosomes with.... for....
ATP for protein synthesis
carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (NO2), and water vapor are all
greenhouse gases
Daily double: Explain what the endosymbiotic theory means? What proof do we have?
Essentially, the mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from prokaryotic organisms. Both organelles have their own DNA and ribosomes
Between an animal vs. plant cell, what is one structure found ONLY in animal cells?
centrioles
In order, list the names of the tubes that go into the lungs starting at the mouth.
larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Daily Double: What is the special name for when the substrate binds to the enzyme's active site
enzyme substrate complex
How many biomes are there, give 3 examples
5: aquatic, grassland, forest, desert and tundra