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Study guide part 2 (Vocab) Flashcards

1
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is a very large molecule consisting of repeated linked units

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macromolecules

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2
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the building blocks of a polymer

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monomers

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3
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storage of glucose in plants; storage of glucose in animals

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starch; glucose

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4
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monomer is amino acids

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proteins

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5
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monomer is a nucleotide

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Nucleic acids

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6
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Monomer is composed of a glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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lipids

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7
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monomer is a monosaccharide

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carbohydrate

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8
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Function is stored energy; insulation; Examples: phospholipids, and cholesterol.

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lipids

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9
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Function is quick energy; Examples: glucose, ribose, sucrose, and cellulose.

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carbohydrates

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10
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Function is protection, movement, catalyst; Examples: lactase.

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Proteins

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11
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Function is pass on inheritable traits; Examples: DNA, RNA

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amino acids

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12
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Are cells that contain a true nucleus

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eukaryotic

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13
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Are cells that do not contain a nucleus

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prokaryotic

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14
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List three reasons viruses are considered non-living

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not made of cells; no cell membrane; doesn’t move.

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15
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List the two parts of a virus.

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Nucleic acids, and capsid.

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16
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control center of a eukaryotic cell

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nucleus

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17
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fluid surrounding the organelles in all cells (cell gel)

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cytoplasm

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18
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sites where proteins are assmebled

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ribosomes

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19
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Produces ATP energy from the chemical fuel of glusose

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glycolysis

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20
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Site of photosynthesis; converts energy from the sun to glucose

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chloroplasts

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21
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Boundary found in all cells; determines what can enter and leave

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cell membrane

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22
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The cell membrane allows certain substances to pass in and out because it is

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semipermeable

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23
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a type of transport across the membrane that requires no energy

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passive

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24
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a type of transport across the membrane that requires energy

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active

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25
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what would happen if a freshwater fish is placed in saltwater

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hypertonic

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26
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the main component of the cell membrane

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lipids

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27
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name the two parts of a lipid

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glycerol and fatty acids

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28
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random movement molecules; w/ gradient

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simple diffusion; passive transport

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29
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large molecules move in and out of the cell with the help of proteins

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facilitated diffusion; passive transport

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30
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movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis; active transport

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31
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transport in which a cell expels substances

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exocytosis; active transport

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32
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transport where substances are brought into the cell by c. m. folding in

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endocytosis; active transport

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33
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concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside the cell

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Isotonic

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34
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solutions have a lower solute concentration than the cell; cell may lysis

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hypotonic

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35
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solute has a higher solute concentration than the cell; cell may crenate

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hypertonic

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36
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protein that does not span the membrane; used for cell communication

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peripheral protein

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37
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proteins that span the membrane; used for cell transport

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transmembrane protein

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38
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found only in animal cell membranes; provide more stability

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cholesterol

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39
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part of the cell membrane that serves as ID tags for the cell

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carbohydrates

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40
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hydrophilic; polar

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phosphate head

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41
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hydrophobic; nonpolar

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lipid tail

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42
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biomolecule that serves as a catalyst in living things

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enzyme protein

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43
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the substance that binds to an enzyme

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substrate

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44
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the region where the enzyme and the substrate bind together

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active site

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45
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list three things that can denature an enzyme

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pH, temperature, and amount of substrate

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46
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enzymes work by lowering the (blank) required to start a chemical reaction

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activation energy

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47
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list the components of ATP

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adenine, ribose, 3 phosphates

48
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the molecule that provides useable energy to the cell

49
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the energy stored in the molecule above is stored in the

50
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equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2 + 6H2O + light -> C6H12O6 +6CO2

51
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light-absorbing molecules are called

52
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the 1st step of photosynthesis is called the

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light dependant reaction

53
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this reaction takes place in the (blank) of the (blank)

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thylakoids; chloroplast

54
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List the two main reactants and the waste product produced in this 1st step.

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ATP; NADPH; O2

55
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The 2nd step of photosynthesis is called

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Calvin cycle/light-independent reaction

56
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The reaction takes place in the (blank) of the chloroplast

57
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List the main reactant and the product produced in the 2nd step

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CO2; C6H12O6

58
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equation for cellular respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP

59
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Name the energy pathway that is aerobic

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cellular respiration

60
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name the energy pathway that is anaerobic

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fermentation

61
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the 1st step in the breakdown of glucose

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glycolysis

62
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the process of glycolysis takes place in the

63
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list the end products of glycolysis

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ATP; NADPH; Pyruvate

64
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the next step in the breakdown of glucose is

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krebs cycle

65
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This process takes place in the (blank) of mitochondria

66
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the waste product from this reaction is

67
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what is made in this cycle that is transported to the electron transport chain

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NADH; FADH

68
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what is the last step in the breakdown of glucose

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electron transport chain

69
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this process takes place in the (blank) of the mitochondria

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inner membrane

70
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what has to be present at the end, what does it form

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oxygen; water

71
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which step of cellular respiration are the most ATP’s made

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electron transport chain

72
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what is the range of total ATPs made in cellular respiration

73
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name the two types of fermentation

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alcoholic, and lactic acid

74
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name the type that occurs in human muscle cells (and bacteria, etc.)

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lactic acid

75
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what are the two phases of cell division

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Interphase; mitotic division

76
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during which part of thus interphase does the cell’s DNA make a copy of itself

77
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the division of the cytoplasm that occurs at the end of mitosis

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cytokinesis

78
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asexual cell division in eukaryotes; division in the nucleus

79
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cells are limited in size due to the following 3 reasons

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nutrients need to move in and out; wastes need to get in and out; DNA can only do so much for the cell

80
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the process by which bacteria reproduce asexually

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binary fission

81
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sister chromatids are pulled apart; the spindle fibers shorten

82
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chromosomes are on opposite ends of the cell; spindles begin to break apart; nuclear env. reforms

83
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Shortest phase in which chromosomes line up across the center of the cell

84
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Chromosomes become tick and visible, nucleolus disappear, nuclear env. breaks down

85
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G1, S, and G2 are all phases of

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Interphase

86
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Threads that pull chromatids apart

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spindle fibers

87
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the organelle that contains genetic material/DNA

88
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formed during DNA replication

89
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uncondensed, spaghetti-like structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information

90
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monomers of DNA

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nucleotides

91
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list the three parts of nucleotides

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phosphate; deoxyribose, base

92
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the scientist did Xray diffraction of DNA

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Rosalind Franklin

93
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Scientists discovered the shape of the DNA molecule

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James Watson and Francis Crick

94
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The scientist that found the same proportions of adenine and thymine, cytosine, and guanine in a DNA molecule

95
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Write the complementary DNA strand TATGCCGAA

96
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the process where DNA is copied

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replication

97
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the type of bond that holds DNA nucleotides together

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hydrogen bonds

98
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the enzyme used to break the bonds to unzip the DNA

99
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strand of DNA that is continuously replicated

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leading strand

100
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strand of DNA that is replicated in fragments

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lagging strand

101
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these fragments get glued together by the enzyme

102
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Add DNA nucleotides and proofreads the replicated DNA

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DNA polymerase

103
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Two exact copies of DNA are made

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DNA replication

104
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is single-stranded

105
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is double-stranded

106
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contains thymine

107
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contains uracil

108
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contains deoxyribose

109
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contains ribose

110
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leaves nucleus

111
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stays in the nucleus

112
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the process where part of the nucleotide sequence in DNA is copied into RNA

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transcription

113
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a tRNA carrying an amino acid binds to the A site

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translation

114
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takes place in the nucleus

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transcription

115
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adds RNA nucleotides

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RNA polymerase

116
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What are the 8 functions of proteins

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speed up reactions; immune system; storage; transport; hormones; receptors; movement; structure

117
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a change in shape leads to a change in

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