M-O

Question 1

MENDELIAN INHERITANCE

Answer 1

inheritance of traits that follow Gregor Mendel’s two laws and the principle of dominance

Question 2

MACROMOLECULES

Answer 2

molecule that contain large number of atoms

Question 3

MACROPHAGE

Answer 3

large white blood cell that ingests foreign material

Question 4

MEIOSIS

Answer 4

specialized cell division used to create haploid gametes in diploid organisms

Question 5

MEMORY CELL

Answer 5

lymphocyte that responds to an antigen upon reintroductin

Question 6

METAL

Answer 6

substance that is good conductor of electricity and heat, forms cationes by loss of electrons

Question 7

MINERAL RESORPTION

Answer 7

osteoclasts’ removal of calcium from bone so it can enter the bloodstream

Question 8

MINERALIZATION

Answer 8

deposition of hydroxyapatite onto the highly organized collagen matrix in bone

Question 9

MITOSIS

Answer 9

cell division in eukaryotes that produces two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome number as the parent cell

Question 10

MOLECULE

Answer 10

arrangement of two or more atoms bonded together

Question 11

MONOHYBRID CROSS

Answer 11

cross between parents heterozygous at one specific gene

Question 12

MONOMERS

Answer 12

molecules that can bond to similar or identical molecules to form a polymer

Question 13

MOUTH

Answer 13

oral cavity at the entry to the alimentary canal

Question 14

MUSCLE

Answer 14

fibrous tissue

produces force and motion to move body or produce movement in parts of the body

Question 15

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

Answer 15

stimulates or inhibits the gland’s secretion in order to maintain homeostasis or cause compensation to return to homeostasis;
mechanism that includes the monitoring for specific homeostatic levels and a signal to a gland:

Question 16

NEPHRON

Answer 16

part of kidney responsible for filtering and excretion

Question 17

NERVE

Answer 17

bundle of nerve fibers that transmits electrical impulses towards and away from the brain and spinal cord

Question 18

NEURON

Answer 18

cell of the nervous system that conducts the electrical nerve impulse

Question 19

NEUTRON

Answer 19

atomic particle w no electric charge

Question 20

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Answer 20

long molecules made of nucleotides; DNA and RNA

Question 21

NUCLEUS

Answer 21

large organelle within a cell that houses the chromosomes

Question 22

ORBITAL

Answer 22

area around nucleus where an electron can be found

Question 23

ORGAN

Answer 23

self contained part of an organism that performs a specific function

Question 24

ORGAN SYSTEM

Answer 24

functional groups of organs that work together within the body: circulatory, integumentary, skeletal, reproductive, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, lymphatic muscular, nervous.

Question 25

ORGANELLE

Answer 25

specialized part of a cell that has a specific function

Question 26

ORGANIC MOLECULE

Answer 26

molecule found in a living thing that contains carbon

Question 27

OSTEOARTHRITIS

Answer 27

degenerative joint disease

Question 28

OSTEOBLASTS

Answer 28

osteocytes are a star-shaped cells that maintain bone and are able to sense physical stress;
long projections connect to each other through the canaliculi of bones

Question 29

OSTEOCLASTS

Answer 29

cells that remove bone

Question 30

OSTEOCYTES

Answer 30

star-shaped cells that maintain bone and are able to sense physical stresses

Question 31

OSTEONS

Answer 31

cylindrical structures that comprise compact bone

Question 32

OSTEOPOROSIS

Answer 32

disease that cause brittle, fragile bones

Question 33

OVARIES

Answer 33

female gonads;

organs in which eggs are produced for reproduction

Question 34

OXYTOCIN

Answer 34

hormone made by the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary. one of its functions is to stimulate uterine contractions during childbirth

Question 35

MELATONIN

Answer 35

sleeping hormone released from the pineal gland

Question 36

MITOSIS vs. MEOSIS

Answer 36

MITOSIS- 2n (which means 2 sets of chromosomes) creates 2 new cells with 2n each
MEOSIS - 2n > 2 haploid cells with 2n each > 4 cells with 1n each