Biology Exam 2 Quiz Review

A person who is heterozygous for a recessive trait.

Condensed form of DNA.

Layer of cells that make up the outer covering of a plant.

Cells on a leaf that open and close the stomata.

The highest taxa, broadest, made up of prokaryote and eukaryote.

Food-carrying vascular tissue, transport from leaves to roots and back.

Making DNA into mRNA

A cell that can be directed to become a specialized cell.

Technique to try to correct mutated genes.

Unicellular, multicellular, colonial organisms with no organs, very broad group.

A type of reproduction where a cell divides into two identical cells.

A species that is also considered a domain of single celled organisms.

A type of reproduction where two cells attach using pili and exchange genetic information.

A nonliving strand of genetic material in a protein coat.

Water-carrying vascular tissue, transport away from the roots.

Having two different alleles (Yy)

Using fungi to turn pollutants into harmless substances.

Type of RNA that carries information from the nucleus to the ribosomes.

Grouping of objects or organisms based on a set of criteria.

Outward appearance (tall, short)

An animal-like protist.

Twisted ladder, the shape of DNA.

The trait that can cover another (capital letter).

Hair-like structures on outer surface of bacteria.

A kingdom of unicellular or multicellular organisms that absorb organic nutrients.

Regions of DNA  that code for proteins, and carry out work for the cell.

The first phase of mitosis where chromatin condenses to chromosomes.

Cross walls that divide hyphae into cells.

Organisms that contain genes from another organism, used for research.

Uncontrolled growth and division of cells.

Prokaryotes belonging to the domain bacteria.

A three base code found in DNA or in RNA.

Using an electric current to separate DNA fragments according to size.

Proteins that recognize and bind to specific DNA sequences and cut them.

Bristles that help segmented worms move.

A chart that traces a particular trait through several generations.

Plant-like protists that all do photosynthesis.

Type of RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosome.

Separating an individual’s unique sequence of DNA fragments to observe distinct patterns (DNA Fingerprinting).

A net-like mass formed from the tips of hyphae found in fungi.