Biology Semester 1 Practice

Green animals can directly use sunlight to make sugar

Diffusion and osmosis involves moving something with the concentratin gradient

Mitosis produces haploid cells

Which has a double helix shape

DNA shortens and becomes visible during

Energy is stored in chemical bonds

Fementation is the production of ATP without oxygen

Cells that contain nuclei

An ionic bond forms between two, oppositely charged atoms

Cytokinesis is the splitting of the contents of the cytoplasm

Normally, you have 48 chromosomes

Powerhouse organelle of the cell

Gametes are haploid reproductive cells

Isotonic solutions have a higher concentration of water outside compared to inside a cell

In DNA, the two strands are held together by bonds between

Process that breaks down sugar into energy, water and carbon dioxide

Heterozygous individuals have two recessive alleles

Charged molecules that move around an atom's nucleus are

Green pigment found in leaves

The sequence of bases in DNA

Plants can use artificial or natural selection for photosynthesis

There is no net movement of particles when a cell is placed in an isotonic solution

Small sections of RNA that carry amino acids are

Cellular respiration occurs

The cell membrane is selectively permeable

Organelles of photosynthesis

The source of energy for photosynthesis is

Biology includes the study of

Sac-like structure that provides support and storage in plants

Chromosomes that are exactly the same

Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics

Half the number of chromosomes in a species

Crossing over results in genetic recombination, cells that have a new combo of genetic material

The solvent will dissolve the solute in a solution

Building blocks of a protein

Meiosis is an example of sexual reproduction

A picture of homologous chromosomes is a karyotype

Chromosomes are made of peanut butter

Your genetic code is how your nitrogen bases pair up

The stable internal environment maintianed by living things is called

Blue wavelengths are least useful in photosynthesis because they are reflected

What is the formation of egg cells called?

In DNA, adenine pairs with

Organisms that do not have nucleated cells a nokaryotes

A theory is a statement that can include a wide range of informatin and is thought to be true

Polypeptide chains of amino acids are proteins

When atoms share electrons they form

In order to be considered alive, it must be made of cells

Process of copying DNA code into mRNA

Process bacteria use to reproduce

Total number of chromosomes in an individual

_____ is the random separation of homologous chromosome

Should you know how to do a punnett square?

It doesn't take energy to move against the concentration gradient

A cell membrane is double-layered of lipids and proteins

Solutions are either hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic

Organic compounds all contain carbon

Carbon is found in all living organisms

A small packet of high energy

Carrier molecules play a role in

Site where proteins are assembled

The ultimate source of most energy used by life on Earth is the sun

Atoms are the smallest unit of structure and function in living things

Should you know the different equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

A hypothesis is an educated guess

The visible spectrum is a series of wavelengths that we see as

During Metaphase, sister chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles

Should you study for your semester?

Which does not affect diffusion rate?

Glycolysis breaks down pyruvic acid

Chemicals that start any chemical processes in your body are called enteric

DNA and RNA are examples of nucleotides

Diffusion can be either active or passive

The physical expression of genes is known as their genotype

Amoebas use pinocytosis to engulf food particles

Process that converts mRNA into a sequence of amino acids

Humans have sex chromosomes and autosomes

During S-phase, organelles are copied

Which stage of photosynthesis converts ATP into glucose

Control center of the cell

How many pairs of homologous chromosomes do you have

Cellular respiration is the release of ATP from the breakdown of glucose

Plastids are found only in animal cells

Glucose is a LARGE molecule that provides instant energy for the cell

Meiosis produces two new "daughter" cells