Basics Flashcards

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All living organisms must what?

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Adapt, have biological organization, grow and develop, acquire energy, transmit genetic info across generations, exhibit homeostasis, and interact with others

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Order from DNA to proteins

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DNA ➡️ transcription ➡️ RNA ➡️ translation ➡️ protein

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3
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Transcription is one way except for who?

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Viruses

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Function of proteins

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Maintaining structure, generating movement, sensing signals

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Function of enzymes

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Provide favorable environment to allow the reactions to occur at significantly faster rates

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Ploidy

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How many copies of each chromosome you have

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Diploid

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You have two copies of each chromosome except for the sex chromosomes. Humans are diploid organisms

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Haploid

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You only have a single copy of any chromosome. What organisms include bacteria, asexually, reproducing organisms, male bees, reproduction cells, and plants have a haploid phase in their life cycle.

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Polyplody

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Multiple copies of each chromosome. Polyploidy is normal in plants.

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Mitosis

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Asexual, somatic cells, one round of division, two daughter cells, maintain ploidy

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Meiosis

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Sexual, germline cells, two rounds of division, four daughter cells, half ploidy- diploid becomes haploid.

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