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Semester 2 exam
Biology
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Biology
9th Grade
05/24/2010

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Term
mRNA
Definition
Messenger rna, orders amino acids
Term
Tetrad
Definition
Means 4
Term
Mitosis
Definition
Nucleus divides
Term
Replication
Definition
DNA is copied
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Double helix
Definition
Shape of dna
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Interphase
Definition
DNA copies
Term
Transcription
Definition
MRNA is made from DNA in nucleus
Term
Spindle fibers
Definition
Pull apart material when cell divides
Term
n
Definition
Haploid, only half of the 46 chromosomes
Term
Translation
Definition
RNA delivers protien
Term
Template
Definition
The original DNA that is being copied
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Diploid
Definition
2n, has all 46 chromosomes
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Codon
Definition
Group of 3 nucleotides with amino acid
Term
Cytokinesis
Definition
Cell dividing
Term
Meiosis
Definition
Formation of sex cells
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How and why does DNA replication occur?
Definition
1. By unzipping and filling missing nucleotides in. 2. To make copies and more cells
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Why are codons 3 letters rather than 1 or 2?
Definition
1 or 2 would not have enough combinations for 20 amino acids
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Why is mitosis necessary?
Definition
To make cells so the organism can grow and heal
Term
List mendel's 3 principles, briefly explain
Definition
1. Dominance-one trait covers another
2. Segregation-1/2 genes passed
3. Independent assortment- one trait doesn't care about another type
Term
Sex linked trait
Definition
On the x chromosome
Term
Mutation
Definition
Something changes ex. ABC-DEF -> ABC-GHI
Term
Carrier
Definition
Carries a trait but does not have it
Term
Codominance
Definition
Both traits present
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Punnett square
Definition
Used to cross traits
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Segregation
Definition
1/2 genes passed
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Allele
Definition
Type of gene
Term
Pedigree
Definition
Family tree
Term
Genetics
Definition
Study of heredity
Term
Recessive
Definition
Hidden by dominant trait
Term
Incomplete dominance
Definition
One trait is not completely dominant over the other
Term
Heredity
Definition
Inheritance
Term
Probability
Definition
A chance that something will happen
Term
Gregor mendel
Definition
Studied genes in peas
Term
How do we know muscular dystrophy is a sex linked disease?
Definition
Because women can't get it
Term
Vestigial organs
Definition
Organs that aren't used anymore
Term
Bipedalism
Definition
Walking on two feet
Term
Divergent evolution
Definition
One species evolves into two different species
Term
Hominid
Definition
More advanced primates
Term
Prosimians
Definition
Simple primates ex. Lemurs
Term
Homologous structures
Definition
Different functions, look similar
Term
Punctuated equilibrium
Definition
Change of pace
Term
Anthropoids
Definition
Monkeys apes and humans
Term
Fossils
Definition
Remains of creatures that died
Term
Relative dating
Definition
Dating based on things around it
Term
Australopithecus afarensis
Definition
Lucy
Term
Purgatorius
Definition
First primate
Term
Homo erectus
Definition
Stood on two feet
Term
Diastema
Definition
Space between teeth
Term
Coevolution
Definition
Different species evolving at the same time
Term
List the 4 eras and describe the dominant life form found
Definition
Precambrian-simple organisms
Paleozoic-fish
Mesozoic-reptiles
Cenozoic-mammals
Term
Which of the 6 evidences best supports the theory of evolution and why
Definition
Vestigal organs- they used to be used and they are still in our body but we don't need them anymore
Term
What us the big deal about Lucy?
Definition
She could walk on 2 legs
Term
Why do the 13 species of finches on the galopagos islands have different beaks?
Definition
To be able to eat the seeds where they live
Term
Endemic species
Definition
Species that only live in one place
Term
What is a primate? (3 reasons)
Definition
Fingernails, color vision, hair
Term
Conjugation
Definition
Joining together
Term
Virulence
Definition
Strength of a virus
Term
Secondary immune response
Definition
Memory, helps to kill viruses faster
Term
Vaccine
Definition
Weakened form or similar shape
Term
Obligate aerobes
Definition
Need oxygen
Term
Antibiotic
Definition
Kills bacteria
Term
Plasmid
Definition
DNA
Term
Archaebacteria
Definition
Live in extreme places
Term
Cyanobacteria
Definition
Blue-green algae, photosynthesis
Term
Binary fission
Definition
Cells divide to reproduce
Term
Interpolation
Definition
Making a guess based on what you already know
Term
Antigens
Definition
Evil protiens
Term
Icosahedron
Definition
20 sided, shape of most bacteria
Term
Pathogens
Definition
Cause diseass
Term
Greatest cause of death in human history
Definition
Infectious diseass
Term
Fruiting body
Definition
What you see of a fungus
Term
Corolla
Definition
All the petals of a flower
Term
Carageenin
Definition
Thickener from algae
Term
Pistil
Definition
Female parts of a flower
Term
Alternation of generations
Definition
N to 2n back to n
Term
Gametophyte
Definition
N stage of a moss or fern
Term
Auxin
Definition
Plant hormone
Term
Ma"R"ch
Definition
Only eat shellfish in months with an r
Term
Bryophytes
Definition
Plants that produce an embryo
Term
Sporozoans
Definition
Evil ones- can't move on their own
Term
Bioluminescence
Definition
To glow
Term
Protists
Definition
One celled organisms
Term
A complete flower
Definition
Petals and sepals
Term
Sporophyte
Definition
2n- contains spores
Term
Lichens
Definition
Half algae, half fungi
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