Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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hereditary material that encodes genetic instructions; a type of nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose; shape: double helix; nitrogenous bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
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DNA
2
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Single stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose; nitrogenous bases; adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil
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RNA
3
Q
These so not have a nucleus or membrane-covered organelles
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Prokaryotic cell (prokaryote)
4
Q
Has a nucleus and membrane-covered organelles
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Eukaryotic cell (Eukaryote)
5
Q
Organism that can make its own food
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Autotroph (producer)