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1
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what is a peptidoglycan

A

a polymer in bacterial cell walls consisting of sugars cross-linked by short polypeptides

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2
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is a nuclear envelope present in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-absent
-absent
-present

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3
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is membrane-enclosed organelles present in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-absent
-absent
-present

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4
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is peptidoglycan in cell wall present in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-present
-absent
-absent

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5
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how are membrane lipids branched in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-unbranched hydrocarbons
-some branched hydrocarbons
-unbranched hydrocarbons

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6
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amino acid that imitates protein synthesis in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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formlymethionine
-methionine
-methionine

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7
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are histones present in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-absent
-present in some species
-present

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8
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chromosome shape in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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-single, circular chromosome
-single circular chromosome and some species also have linear chromosomes
-linear chromosomes

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9
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what type of lifestyle do archaea live

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extreme lifestyles and methanogenesis, they can survive extreme temps and extreme salinities

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10
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halo is

A

salt

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11
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thermo is

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heat

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12
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longest part of the life cycle for a cell

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interphase; up to 90% of life cycle

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13
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what is cell doing during interphase

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its particular function

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14
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what are duplicated during interphase

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chromosomes; replication

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15
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interphase

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the cell grows; in preparation for cell division, the chromosome are duplicated with the genetic material (DNA) copied precisely

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16
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what process occurs in mitosis

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process of nuclear (nucleus) division in eukaryotic cellsm

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17
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mitosis

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the chromosome copies are separated from each other and moved to opposite ends of the cell

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18
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what organelle divides during cytokinesis, what does it form

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division of cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis

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19
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cytokinesis

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the cell divides into two daughter cells, genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell

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20
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is the cell diploid or haploid before s phase of interphase

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diploid

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21
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what does interphase invlude

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cell growth and copying of chromosomes in preperation of cell division.

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22
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what are the subphases of interphase

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G1 (gap 1), s (synthesis), G2

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23
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G1 phase =

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metabolic activity and growth

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24
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s phase

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metabolic activity, growth, and DNA synthesis

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25
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G2 phase

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metabolic activity, growth, and preparation for cell division

26
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what is the only phase of interphase chromosomes are duplicated

27
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what consist of the mitotic (M) phase

A

mitosis and cytokinesis

28
Q

what is the continuit of life based on

A

the reproduction of cells or cell division

29
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what is cell division an integral part of

A

the cell cycle

30
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cell cycyle

A

the life of a cell from formation to its own division

31
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in unicellular organisms, division of one cell reproduces the ______ ___________

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entire organism

32
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what do multicellular organisms depend on cell division for

A

growth and repair

33
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cell division is an integral part of the

A

cell cycle

34
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what gives rise to new blood cells

A

dividing bone marrow cells

35
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mitosis

A

cell division that results in diploid daughter cells with identical DNA

36
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meiosis

A

a special type of division that produces haploid non-identical daughter cells (gametes)

37
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diploid

A

cell containing 2 sets of chromosomes, one set from each parent

38
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haploid

A

cell containing one set of chromosomes

39
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gametes

A

haploid reproductive cell such as an egg or sperm

40
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when do gametes unite and what does it produce

A

unites during sexual reproduction to produce diploid zygote

41
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haploid has ____ copy of each chromosome

42
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what type of cells are gametes

43
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what type of cell are diploids

A

somatic cells

44
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what does all the DNA in a cell constitute

A

the cell’s genome

45
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DNA molecules in a cell are packaged into what

A

chromosomes

46
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chromosome

A

a structure consiting of 1 DNA molceule and associated proteins (histone)

47
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what type of structure do histone proteins give chromosomes

48
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genome

A

all of the genetic material in an organism

49
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most prokaryote structure

A

-double-stranded, circular DNA molecule associated with a small amount of protein

50
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eukaryote structure

A

linear DNA molecules associated with a large amount of protein (histones)

51
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what is a histone

A

a protein that provides structural support for a chromosome

52
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in the eukaryotic cell, DNA is precisely combined with proteins in a complex called

53
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what do chromosomes fit into

A

the nucleus through an elaborate, multilevel system of packing

54
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what are proteins called histones responsible for

A

first level of packing in chromatin

55
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chromatid

A

one half of a duplicated chromosome.

56
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what surface charge does DNA have

57
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what charge do histones have, what are they rich in

A

positive, rich in basic amino acids

58
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what is chromatin primarily composed of

A

DNA and proteins

59
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how many chromsoomes do human somatic cells contain

A

46 chromosomes made of 2 sets of 23 from each parents

60
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gametes have how many chromosomes

A

one set of 23 chromosomes

61
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euchromatin

A

loosely packed chromatin

62
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karyotype

A

a constructed array of chromosomes in an organism

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