Random Questions Flashcards
How can the sun’s energy become stored and used within a human body?
indirectly; by eating plants, you consume the energy made from the plants
Why is oxygen such an important part of cellular respiration?
It’s necessary for producing ATP; It is a final acceptor for the electron transport chain
How are photosynthesis and respiration related?
photosynthesis makes oxygen which is used by animal cells and cellular respiration makes carbon dioxide which is used by plants.
What are the reactants for cellular respiration?
oxygen and sugar
What are the products of photosynthesis?
oxygen and glucose
what are chromosomes made up of
DNA and proteins
how many chromosomes does a human have?
46:
23 sperm, 23 egg
Chromosome mutations:
duplication
extra copies of genes are made generated
Chromosome mutations:
deletion
some of the genetic material breaks off or isn’t made
Chromosome mutations:
inversion
when a section of DNA breaks away and reattaches to the chromosome in a reversed order
Chromosome mutations:
translocation
when a fragment of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome
