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S3 - Biology Test Flashcards

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1
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What’s Missing:
Nucleus > Chromosomes > … > DNA

A

Genes

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What’s missing?
… > Chromosomes > Genes > DNA

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Nucleus

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What’s missing?
Nucleus > … > Genes > DNA

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Chromosomes

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Nucleus > Chromosomes > Genes > …

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DNA

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State the order of each thing that occurs in a nucleus

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Nucleus > Chromosomes > Genes > DNA

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What are genes?

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Genes are the unit of inheritance that determine you characteristics

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State what a phenotype is

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A phenotype is the term used to describe an organism’s physical appearance

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State what a genotype is

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The genes that an organism has

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Different forms of the same gene are known as:

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Alleles

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10
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What are chromosomes made up of?

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Long strands of DNA

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DNA is made up of…

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Nucleotides

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What are nucleotides made up of?

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Phosphate , Deoxyribose Sugar & Base

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13
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What are the four different bases?

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C G A T

(Cute Guys/Girls Are Thick)

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What bases pair with one another?

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C & G A & T

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What are 3 uses for DNA?

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Paternity suits , Immigration pursuits & Criminal Investigation

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What does DNA do?

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DNA carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning and growth for your body

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What is cell division - Mitosis?

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Cell division is when our cells divide to grow and/or repair our body

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Why is cell division important?

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Cell division is important because we need to make sure we have all the genes required to ensure no genetic information is lost

19
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What is mitosis also known as in biology?

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Maintaining the diploid chromosome complement

20
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What is genetic engineering?

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Genetic engineering allows us to grow artificial organs

21
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What are stem cells?

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Stem cells are special cells that are able to turn into any cell

22
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What is a plasmid?

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A small circular piece of DNA found in a bacterial cell.

23
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What can a plasmid be used for?

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Genetic Engineering

24
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What are nucleotides?

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The small units that make up DNA

25
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What are alleles?

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Different forms of the same gene

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