MDCAT • NUMS • PMDC
COLOR FLASHCARDS — VOLUME 3
40 Original Quick-Revision Cards
Study tip: Recall first, then check the answer.
FLASHCARD 1 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the main function of mitochondria?
✓ ANSWER: They produce ATP through cellular respiration.
FLASHCARD 2 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the function of chloroplasts?
✓ ANSWER: They are the main sites of photosynthesis in plant cells.
FLASHCARD 3 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is DNA replication?
✓ ANSWER: The process of making a copy of DNA before cell division.
FLASHCARD 4 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is transcription?
✓ ANSWER: Formation of RNA using DNA as a template.
FLASHCARD 5 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is translation?
✓ ANSWER: Formation of a polypeptide using information carried by mRNA.
FLASHCARD 6 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is a gene?
✓ ANSWER: A segment of DNA that contains information for a functional product.
FLASHCARD 7 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is a chromosome?
, ✓ ANSWER: A DNA-protein structure that carries genetic information.
FLASHCARD 8 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is an allele?
✓ ANSWER: An alternative form of a gene at a particular locus.
FLASHCARD 9 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is genotype?
✓ ANSWER: The genetic makeup of an organism.
FLASHCARD 10 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is phenotype?
✓ ANSWER: The observable characteristics of an organism.
COLOR FLASHCARDS — VOLUME 3
40 Original Quick-Revision Cards
Study tip: Recall first, then check the answer.
FLASHCARD 1 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the main function of mitochondria?
✓ ANSWER: They produce ATP through cellular respiration.
FLASHCARD 2 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the function of chloroplasts?
✓ ANSWER: They are the main sites of photosynthesis in plant cells.
FLASHCARD 3 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is DNA replication?
✓ ANSWER: The process of making a copy of DNA before cell division.
FLASHCARD 4 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is transcription?
✓ ANSWER: Formation of RNA using DNA as a template.
FLASHCARD 5 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is translation?
✓ ANSWER: Formation of a polypeptide using information carried by mRNA.
FLASHCARD 6 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is a gene?
✓ ANSWER: A segment of DNA that contains information for a functional product.
FLASHCARD 7 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is a chromosome?
, ✓ ANSWER: A DNA-protein structure that carries genetic information.
FLASHCARD 8 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is an allele?
✓ ANSWER: An alternative form of a gene at a particular locus.
FLASHCARD 9 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is genotype?
✓ ANSWER: The genetic makeup of an organism.
FLASHCARD 10 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is phenotype?
✓ ANSWER: The observable characteristics of an organism.