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1
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What organelle is responsible for making proteins?

A

ribosomes

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2
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What organelle burns food to produce energy?

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Mitochondria

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3
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What is the difference between rough and smooth E.R.?

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Rough E.R contains ribosomes

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4
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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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to control what enters and leaves the cell

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5
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What happens at the very end of interphase to allow mitosis or meiosis to begin?

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Chromosomes are duplicated

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6
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What happens in telophase?

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2 identical nuclei form

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7
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How many cells are produced from one complete process of meiosis?

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4

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8
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What type of cells are made during meiosis?

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haploid sex cells

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9
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What type of reproduction involves making a clone of an organism?

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asexual reproduction

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10
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What do cells use mitosis for?

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Cell growth, damage repair, and replace dead cells

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11
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What is the correct order for the steps of mitosis?

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PMAT ; Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

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12
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A plant has 50 chromosomes in its body cells. How many chromosomes will be in its sex cells?

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25

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13
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What does haploid mean?

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cell has half the number of chromosomes

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14
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What does diploid mean?

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cell has the full number of chromosomes

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15
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After a sperm and egg cell unite, what type of cell has been made?

A

zygote

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16
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What type of asexual reproduction do bacteria use to reproduce?

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fission

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17
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Which of the following is a benefit for a species to use asexual reproduction?

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It allows a large population to develop quickly.

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18
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Which of the following is a negative aspect of asexual reproduction?

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Clones can be killed in large numbers by the same event.

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19
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What is a benefit for a species that uses sexual reproduction?

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It breeds variety into the species and it makes species resistant to extinction

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20
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What is a potential downside to sexual reproduction?

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Requires 2 parents, some fertilization of egg cells are unsuccessful, and Populations develop more slowly than with asexual reproduction

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21
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What is Interphase

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  • Longest part of the cell cycle, cell grows, replicates Dna, and prepares for mitosis
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22
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Prophase

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chromosomes become visible

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23
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Metaphase

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chromosomes line up in middle

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24
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anaphase

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Chromosomes tear apart

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25
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Telophase

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nucleus splits into 2 identical nuclei

26
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What is mitosis

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Process used to produce sex cells

27
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How many cells are produced in meiosis

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4 new cells

28
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How many chromosomes are in each cell at the end of meiosis?

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23 chromosomes because you start with 46

29
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Are the new cells haploid or diploid in meiosis

30
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What are the daughter cells used for?

A

Sexaul reproduction

31
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What is asexual reproduction?

A

Process that produces a new organism from one parent

32
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How many parents are used during asexual reproduction?

33
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What organism is used during Asexual Reproduction

34
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What process is needed during Asexual Reproduction

35
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How do the offsprings compare to the parent in asexual reproduction?

36
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What are the advantages of asexual reproduction

A

Its quick, only requires one parent

37
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What are the disadvantages of Asexual reproduction?

A

Genetically identical

38
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What is sexual reproduction

A

Process that requires two parents to reproduce something new

39
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How many parents does sexual reproduction need

40
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What organisms are used in sexual reproduction

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Liger, zedonk, or a mule

41
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What process is needed during Sexaul reproduction

42
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How do the offsprings compare to the parents in sexual reproduction

A

Variety of species

43
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What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?

A

Genetically different

44
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What are disadvantage of sexual reproduction

A

Takes a long time

45
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rough endoplasmic reticulum

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assembles and packages protein (contains ribosomes) ; maze w/ dots

46
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Ribosomes

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where proteins are made according to DNA in nucleus (found on ER) ; assembles amino acids , small dots

47
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Cell membrane

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selectively allows materials in and out of cell ; outer cell

48
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golgi apparatus

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sorts and transplants materials out of cells (layered circles)
; receives from er

49
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centrioles

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pulls chromosomes apart during mitosis ; small churros

50
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

A

no ribosomes

51
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nucleus

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control center of cell that directs activity; egg white (contains DNA)

52
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nucleolus

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makes ribsomes inside nucleus ; egg yolk

53
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mitochondria

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breaks down food to produce energy ; potatoe

54
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Lysome

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waste break down and removal ; medium dot

55
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vacuole

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water storage ; lake (small in animal cell, big in plant cell)

56
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cell wall

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gives extra support (plants only)

57
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cytoplasm

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gel like fluid that flows in jell like fluid

58
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Chloroplast

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contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis, (captures energy from sun)

59
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chromatin

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tiny strands inside nucleus that contains in structure

60
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What is 90% of a cells life cycle?

A

Interphase

61
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What is 10% of a cells life cycle?

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