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FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT BIO 103 FINAL
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Question 1: glucose
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a common six-carbon sugar (C6H12O6); the most common monosaccharide in most organisms
Question 2: recessive allele
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an allele that is only expressed when present in the homozygous condition; can be "hidden" by the expression of a dominant allele in the heterozygous condition
Question 3: zygote
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the diploid cell (2n) resulting from the joining of male and female gametes (fertilization)
Question 4: bacillus
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rod-shaped bacteria
Question 5: autotroph
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an organism able to build all of the complex organic molecules that it requires as its own food source, using only simple inorganic compounds
Question 6: synapsis
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the point-by-point alignment of chromosomes that occurs before the first meiotic division; crossing over takes place during this
Question 7: cytosol
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the fluid portion of the cytoplasm; contains the dissolved molecules and ions
Question 8: cleavage furrow
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the constriction that forms in animal cells that is responsible for dividing the cell into two daughter cells
Question 9: Punnett Square
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a diagrammatic way of showing the possible genotypes and phenotypes of genetic crosses
Question 10: alpha helix
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a form of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain is wound into a spiral due to the interactions between amino and carboxyl groups in the peptide backbone
Question 11: deoxyribose
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pentose sugar found in DNA
Question 12: nonpolar covalent molecule
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a type of covalent bond where electrons are shared equally; the overall charge is neutral
Question 13: heterozygous
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having two different alleles for the same gene; Aa
Question 14: tetrad
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four synapsed chromatids
Question 15: exocytosis
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a type of bulk transport out of cells in which a vacuole fuses with the plasma membrane, discharging the vacuole's contents to the outside
Question 16: nondisjunction
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the failure of homologues or sister chromatids to separate during meiosis or mitosis. resulting in an abnormal number of chromosomes
Question 17: endoplasmic reticulum
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internal membrane system made of channels and interconnections within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells; divided into two different types - rough and smooth
Question 18: lagging strand
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the DNA strand that is built discontinuously because of the 5' --> 3' directionality during replication, and the antiparallel nature of DNA
Question 19: channel protein
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protein forming an aqueous pore spanning the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane; allows diffusion of certain ions that cannot normally pass through the membrane to move across; Na+, Ca+2, K+.
Question 20: 3' end
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the end of the DNA strand with a hydroxyl group branching off of the 3' carbon
Question 21: telophase
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the phase of cell division where the spindle breaks down, the nuclear envelope of each daughter cell forms, and the chromosomes uncoil and become loosely arranged
Question 22: diffusion
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the net movement of particles from a region of where they are more concentrated to a region where they are less concentrated
Question 23: karyotype
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the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed in a systematic arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size; this can be used to study abnormalities, mutations, etc
Question 24: aerobic respiration
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process that results in the complete oxidation of glucose using oxygen as the final electron acceptor for the electron transport chain; produces ATP
Question 25: ionic bond
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a type of chemical bond formed through an electrical attraction between two oppositely charged ions
Question 26: prophase
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the phase of cell division when the condensed chromosomes become visible; this stage ends when the nuclear envelope has completely broken down; the assembly of the spindle apparatus takes place during this phase