BYU Bio 100 Marci Adams Exam 2 Questions & Answers

BYU Bio 100 Marci Adams Exam 2 Questions & Answers What is cellular respiration? - Ans-This is the process where the body takes glucose from food, combines it with oxygen to create energy. It is also called metabolism. What is the chemical equation for cellular respiration? - Ans-C6H12O6 + 6O2 ----- 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP Electron Transport Chain - Ans-Happens in the mitochondria. Convert ADP to ATP. Glycolysis - Ans-Taking glucose and breaking it don through enzymes to make it into a more usable form so that it can travel through the mitochondria. Produces 2 ATP Kreb's Cycle - Ans-It takes place in the mitochondria. it uses the pyruvate that was produced in Glycolysis and through a process produces NADH, FADH2 and carbon dioxide. It produces 2 ATP. What are the two types of cells in our body? - Ans-1) Somatic 2) Gametes How many chromosomes are in somatic cells? - Ans-46 chromosomes. They are most of the cells in our body. How many chromosomes are in gametes? - Ans-23 chromosomes. They are the reproductive cells in our body. What are the three things that make up DNA? - Ans-1) Phosphate group 2) Sugar Molecule 3) Nitrogenous Bases DNA Helicase - Ans-unwinds the double helix of the DNA DNA Polymerase - Ans-Finds the bases to match the other bases and lines it up DNA Ligase - Ans-Stitches the pieces of the strand back together. What did Franklin observe? - Ans-She observed the pattern DNA What are Watson and Crick "credited" for finding? - A...