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2nd Semester Final Exam Review
Biology 2nd Semester Final Exam Reivew
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Biology
9th Grade
05/14/2012

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What does an enzyme do to the speed of a chemical reaction?
Definition
Increase the speed
Term
What type of reaction produces produts with less energy than the reactants?
Definition
Exothermic reaction
Term
what are the characteristics of a polar moleclues?
Definition
partial positive and partial negative ends
Term
why is water a polar molecule?
Definition
unequal sharing of electrons
Term
what element do all organic compounds contain?
Definition
carbon
Term
[image]
Definition
A = Exothermic and B = Endothermic
Term
[image]
Definition
same reaction, but 3 uses an enzyme
Term
what is an example of a carboyhydrates?
Definition
sucrose
Term
what are the monomers of protein?
Definition
amino acids
Term
what are two nucleic acids?
Definition
RNA , DNA
Term
1[image]2[image]what are the two mollecules?
Definition

1= carbohydrates

2= lipids

Term
what is a substrate?
Definition
reactants that are acted upon by an enzyme
Term
What is the optimal temperature range of enzymes in the human body?
Definition
35-39 degrees C
Term

Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing what?

Definition
cork
Term

Who is the father of microbiology?

Definition

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Term
Why is surface area an important factor limiting cell growth?
Definition
cells cannot remove wastes and take in food
Term

Smallest living unit in organisms?

Definition

cells

Term

What are the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Definition

nuclei, membrane bound organelles

Term

what are the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

 

Definition
nuclei, membrane bound organelles
Term
Give examples of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Definition

prokaryotic = bacteria, eukaryotic = cells from mammals

Term
What is an organelle?
Definition

structure within a cell that performs a specific function

Term

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Definition
regulates what enters and leaves
Term

Active cells have many of what type of organelle?

Definition

mitochondria

Term

What is responsible for the packing and distribution center of the cell?

Definition

Golgi apparatus

Term

Function of ribosomes?

Definition

protein synthesis

Term

Organelle involved in moving mRNA from the nucleus to the ribosomes?

Definition
ER
Term

Location of ATP synthesis.

 

Definition

mitochondria

Term

Storage organelle of plants.

Definition

vacuole

Term

Where are ribosomes made?

Definition

nucleolus

Term

What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

Definition

chloroplast

Term

Similarity of chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Definition

both have DNA

Term

Function of nucleus?

Definition

regulate production of protein

Term

What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

Definition

 cell wall, large central vacuole, chloroplasts

Term

Correct order of the organization of living things.

Definition

cells, tissues, organs, systems

Term
What are 3 and 2?[image]
Definition
Nucleus and mitochondrion
Term
What are 4 and 2?[image]
Definition
ribosomes and golgi bodies
Term

How would you find CO2 and O2 in the cell?

Definition

at equilibrium with outside cell

Term

Give an example of diffusion.

Definition

ink in water

Term

How much energy is required for diffusion?

Definition
none
Term

What type of transport is osmosis?(passive) the Na/K pump

Definition

(active)

Term

What is the process by which water diffuses into or out of a cell?

Definition

osmosis

Term
What happens to an animal cell in a hypotonic solution?
Definition
cell swells
Term

How does sugar enter the cell?

Definition

facilitated diffusion

Term
What are ion channels?
Definition
transport proteins through which ions move past through the membrane
Term
what types of transports use ion channels?
Definition
facilitated diffusion
Term
how do molecules that are too large to move into or out of the call get transported through the membrane?
Definition

into: endocytosis

out of: exocytosis

Term
what is the ultimate source of energy for all living things?
Definition
the sun
Term
what is photosynthesis?
Definition
process of capturing light energy and making complex molecules
Term
what are heterotrophs?
Definition
consume other organisms for food
Term
why is chlorophyll green?
Definition
reflects green photons
Term
what is a photon?
Definition
packets of radiation energy
Term
what causes the electrons of chlorophyll to be raised to a higher level?
Definition
photons of light absorbed by chlorophyll
Term
what do electrons enter when theyre raised to a higher level?
Definition
electron transport chain
Term

A. where does oxygen gas come from during photosynthesis?

 

B. How has that affected the atmosphere?

Definition

A. water

B. atmosphere rich in oxygen

Term
why is carbon fixation in plants important?
Definition

·           all organic molecules can be traced back to CO2 from atmosphere

 

Term

What happens to the excited electrons from Photosystem I?

Definition

·           captured by NAPDH

 

Term

What are the products of the light reactions used in the dark reactions?

Definition

ATP & NADPH

Term

What is the Calvin cycle?

Definition

series of reactions that create carbohydrates

Term
When does the Calvin cycle occur?
Definition

in both light and dark conditions

Term

Where does the energy to form ATP come from

Definition

proton pumps in thylakoid membrane

Term

How does light intensity affect photosynthesis?

Definition
[image]
Term
What is ATP
Definition

 

·           a molecule essential for life

 

Term

What is cellular respiration?

Definition

·           release of energy from the breakdown of food

 

Term

A connection between cellular respiration and photosynthesis?

Definition

oxygen

Term

What is acetyl CoA?

Definition

·           formed from pyruvate, enters Krebs cycle, combines with oxaloacetate

 

Term

What happens to glucose in glycolysis?

Definition
split
Term

The products of glycolysis?

Definition

2 pyruvate, 2 ATP, 2 NADH

Term

What is fermentation

Definition

·           organic compounds broken down in absence of oxygen

 

Term

Difference between glycolysis and aerobic respiration

Definition

·           glycolysis no oxygen, aerobic with oxygen

 

Term

What is formed in muscles when oxygen isn’t present?

 

 

Definition

·           lactic acid

 

Term

Location of Krebs cycle & ETC?

 

Definition

mitochondrion

Term

What are the parts of cellular respiration?

·         

 

Definition

·           glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transport chain

 

Term

What is the end product of the ETC?

Definition
water
Term

C6 H12O6 + 6O2 + ADP + P ¬ 6CO2 + 6 H2O + MOLECULE A

1. name the equation

2. what is molecule A

Definition

1. aerobic respiration

2. ATP

Term

What is centromere

Definition

(where chromatids attach)?  Chromatid (identical duplicated DNA)?

Term

Describe the S phase of mitosis

Definition

DNA repication

Term

Cell cycle order?

Definition

M, G1, S, G2

Term

What is mitosis?

Definition

·           division of the nucleus

 

Term

·           Chromosomes in daughter cells?

 

Definition

·           exact copy of all chromosomes in parent cell

 

Term

What is interphase?

Definition

G1, S, G2

Term

Characteristics of metaphase

Definition

chromosomes lined up

Term

 

·           Order of phases

 

[image]

Definition
ipmat
Term

Characteristic of plant cell cytokinesis

Definition
cell plate
Term

When in meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate?

Definition
Meiosis I
Term

Meiotic phase that results in 4 haploid cells?

Definition
Telo I
Term

Difference between anaphase & anaphase I

Definition

·           separation of chromatids vs separation of homologs

 

Term
Difference between metaphase I and metaphase II
Definition

 

·           homologous pairs line up, haploid chromosomes line up

 

Term

What is crossing-over (homologous chromosomes exchange DNA)?  When does it occur

Definition

(prophase I

Term

What are three cellular situations that increase genetic variation?

Definition

crossing over, independent assortment, random fertilization

Term

Distinguish between a diploid and haploid cell.

Definition

haploid: n, 1 homolog of each chromosome, no pairs. Diploid: 2n, 2 homologs, pairs

Term

What is the haploid number in humans

Definition

23

Term

In a female egg cell, what divides unequally during cytokinesis?

Definition

- cytoplasm

Term

What is heredity?

Definition

·           passing traits from parents to offspring

 

Term

Who was the father of genetics?

Definition

·           Mendel

 

Term

What is meant by phenotype?

Definition

appearance of a trait

Term

·           Distinguish between recessiveand dominant.

 

Definition
recessive (masked trait) and dominant. (masking trait)
Term

What is the law of independent assortment?

Definition

·           one gene has no effect on the inheritance of another

 

Term

What is a Punnett square?

Definition

·           device used to determine genetic outcomes

 

Term

What is genetics?

Definition

study of heredity

Term

Which of Mendel’s laws states that “alleles separate from each other during meiosis I”.

Definition

·           law of segregation

 

Term

·           Complete a monohybrid cross and give phenotypic and genotypic ratios.

 

§  Heterozygous x heterozygous

 

§  Homozygous recessive x heterozygous

 

Definition

§  Heterozygous x heterozygous3:1, 1:2:1

 

 

 

§  Homozygous recessive x heterozygous1:1, 1:1

 

Term

What is a test cross?

Definition

·           crossing unknown dominant phenotypewith homozygous recessive

 

Term

 

List the parts of a DNA nucleotide.

Definition

deoxyribose sugar,nitrogen base, phosphate

Term

Function of DNA?

Definition

·           – ­regulate production of protein

 

Term

DNA is made of long chains of …

Definition

nucleotides

Term

Who established the structure of DNA?

Definition

Watson & Crick

Term

What holds the two strands of the double helix together?

Definition

hydrogen bonds

Term

Complementary bases to ACTTTACG

Definition

TGAAATGC

Term
Role of DNA polymerase in replication.
Definition
adding nucleotides
Term

Differences between RNA and DNA?

Definition

·           strands, sugar, bases (know specifics)

 

Term
Role of mRNA in transcription
Definition
carries instructions from nucleus to ribosomes
Term

What is a codon?

Definition

mRNA nucleotide triplet – codes for amino acid

Term

Be able to use a genetic code decoder to determine amino acid from mRNA codon

Definition

Be able to use a genetic code decoder to determine amino acid from mRNA codon

Term

DNA from mRNA (AUGCCCACG)

Definition

TACGGGTGC

Term

tRNA’s role in translation?

Definition

anticodons help to deliver amino acids

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