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7.4-12.2-12.3-13.1-13.2 Flashcards

1
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Before a cell divides, it’s genetic information must be copied

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Copying DNA

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2
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The instructions in the DNA of each cell must be sorted and passed from one generation to the next so the next generation can properly develop and reproduce

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Transmitting DNA

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3
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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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4
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What is the sugar group in DNA?

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Deoxyribose

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5
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What does RNA stand for?

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Ribonucleic acid

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6
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What is the sugar group in RNA?

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Ribose

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7
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Molecule that is made up of repeating units(monomers)

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Ploymer

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8
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The monomers that make up proteins

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Amino acids

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9
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The monomers that make up DNA and RNA

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Nucleotides

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10
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What are the 4 nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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11
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What is the phosphate group in DNA and RNA?

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Phosphoric acid

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12
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What makes up a nucleotide ?

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A sugar group, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base

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Who discovered that there was the same amount of adenine as thymine in a sample of DNA. Also the Sam was true with cytosine Zane guanine?

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Erwin Chargaff’s

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Who discovered the structure of DNA is a double helix through the use of X-Ray diffraction?

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Rosalind Franklin

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Who developed a model of the DNA (double helix)?

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James Watson and Francis Crik

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16
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What is a double helix strand?

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Two stands of nucleotides twisted around a central axis

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17
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What are the nitrogen bases held together by?

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Hydrogen bonds

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18
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What nitrogen bases are always paired with each other in DNA?

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Adenine with thymine

Cytosine with guanine

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19
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What nitrogen bases are always paired with each other in RNA?

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Adenine with uracil

Cytosine with guanine

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20
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What does the double helix look like?

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A twisted ladder

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21
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What do are steps of the ladder(double helix) made up up?

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Nitrogen bases

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22
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What are the sides of the ladder(double helix) made up off?

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The sugar group alternating with the phosphate group

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23
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Do the two strands of nucleotides in DNA strand run in the same direction?
True or false

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False

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24
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DNA and histones that are long and thin

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Chromatin

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25
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DNA and histones that are short and coiled

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Chromosome

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26
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Proteins that DNA coils around

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Histone

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27
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Untwists and unzips the DNA stand for DNA replication

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DNA Helicase

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28
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What happens when the old strand of DNA has been separated between the nitrogen base pairs?

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The DNA nucleotides that are floating around the nucleus match up with their appropriate base on the old DNA strands

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29
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Connects the newly matched

nucleotides to each other to complete the new DNA strand, also proofreads the new DNA strands

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DNA polymerase

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30
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What happens when the hydrogen bonds have formed between the nitrogen bases on the old strand of DNA, and their
newly paired nucleotide?

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DNA polymerase connects the covalent bonds between nucleotides (Sugar group to phosphate group) to complete the new strand of DNA

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31
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Short repeated DNA sequences on the

ends of chromosomes that prevent genes from being damaged or lost

32
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The order of nitrogen bases in DNA

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Genetic code

33
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What happens when you change the order of nitrogen base pairs ?

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You will change the characteristics of the organism.

34
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The genetic material stores information needed by every living cell

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Storing DNA

35
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A stable internal environment that organism maintain

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Homeostasis

36
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How do unicellular organisms maintain homeostasis?

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They grow, respond to their environment, transform energy and reproduce.

37
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Different cells Preform different functions for the organism

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Differentiation

38
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Specialized cells are organized into tissues, tissues are organized into organs, organs are organized into organ systems.

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Levels of organization

39
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Basic unit of structure and function

40
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Cells that work together to perform a common function form what?

41
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a group of cells that

work together to perform a common function

42
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a group of tissues that work together to perform a common function

43
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A group of organs that work together to perform a common function

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Organ systems

44
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a group of organ systems that work together to form a single living thing that can perform all of the functions of life

45
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What are the roles of RNA

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uses information from DNA to put together proteins

Only one strand of nucleotides

46
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information contained in the codes of nitrogen bases

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Genetic code

47
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Delivers the message from DNA to the ribosome to put the amino acids together in the right order.

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Messenger RNA

48
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Transfers the amino acids to the ribosome to be connected to the protein by a Peptide bond

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Transfer RNA

49
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Globular RNA and proteins that make up the bulk of the ribosomes

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Ribosomal RNA

50
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The production of RNA using DNA as a pattern (template)

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Transcription

51
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sequences of bases in DNA that show RNA polymerase where to begin making RNA

52
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untwists and unzips the DNA strand

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RNA polymerase

53
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Connects the new RNA nucleotides to each other. The result is a new strand of RNA
(Only enzyme involved in RNA transcription)

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RNA polymerase

54
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When the DNA says STOP, the RNA strand is released to the ribosomes to build proteins

55
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sequence of DNA that does not code for a protein. This portion of RNA is cut out before the RNA leaves the nucleus

56
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Sequence of DNA those code for a protein. When the introns are removed from the RNA, the exons are spliced back together

57
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is read three letters at a time; each three letter “word” corresponds to a single amino acid

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The genetic code

58
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Set of three nitrogen bases on a mRNA strand that codes for an amino acid

59
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Set of three nitrogen bases on tRNA that is complementary to the codon. This is how the tRNA knows where to bring the amino acid

60
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the bond that holds the amino acids in a protein

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Peptide bond

61
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Ribosomes use the sequence of codons in mRNA to assemble amino acids into a polypeptide, which can then be folded into a protein

62
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Decoding the information from mRNA to build proteins

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Translation

63
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______ RNA leaves the nucleus and travels to the ribosomes to
deliver the message.

64
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When the mRNA gets to the ______, the ______looks for “AUG”, the universal start Codon

65
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Each of the ____ represents a specific amino acid or STOP. Each
specific amino acid is transferred to the ribosome bythe Transfer RNA.

66
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When the codon says stop the protein chain is released and heads to the ______?

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Golgi body

67
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Photosynthesis equation

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CO2 + H2O + NRG(light) == O2 + CHO

68
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Cellular respiration equation

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CHO + O2 == CO2 + H2O + ATP(light)

69
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Gene

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Short segment of DNA on a chromosome

70
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Protein

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A line of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. Made In the ribosomes

71
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Experiment in which all variables are kept unchanged except 1.

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Controlled experiment

72
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The Variable that is changed between the control group and experimental group

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Manipulated variable

73
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What we count of measure

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Responding variable

74
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Polypeptide

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large number of amino-acid residues bonded together in a chain, forming part of a protein molecule

75
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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, Stores and transmits genetic information

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