BIOL 133 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
segment of DNA - Answer -gene
variant of a gene - Answer -allele
Which of these traits will identical twins share?
Fingerprints
Belly button shape
Birthweight
Eye color - Answer -Eye color
DNA is - Answer -Deoxyribonucleic acid
what are the four building blocks for DNA? - Answer -A, T, G, C
RNA - Answer -Ribonucleic acid
what are the four building blocks for RNA? - Answer -A, U, G, C
How many chromosomes are in each one of your cells? Except sex cells - Answer -46
chromosomes. 23 from mom and 23 from dad
How many genes are in the human genome? - Answer -20,000
An organisms' appearance is it's ________________ (eye color, hair color, diseases) -
Answer -phenotype
alleles an organism contains - Answer -genotype
how those alleles are expressed (what the organism looks like). - Answer -phenotype
Chart that displays chromosome pairs in size order - Answer -karyotype
Who is the famous flower pea guy? - Answer -gregor medel
One gene causes a specific phenotype (ex. sickle-cell amen, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia)
- Answer -Mendelian traits
A traits caused by one or more genes and the environment
ex) height, hair color, hypertension, breast cancer, diabetes - Answer -multifactorial
traits
, This macromolecule....
- provides structure support
- control gene expression
- enzymes - Answer -protein
what are rogue proteins called? - Answer -prions
This macromolecule....
-provide energy for cell metabolism
- provide cell identity - Answer -carbohydrate
This macromolecule....
- provide energy
-main component of cell membranes
- many area hormones - Answer -lipids
This macromolecule....
- genetic material
- energy source - Answer -nucleic acids
Organelles:
site of protein synthesis for export out of cell - Answer -rough ER
Organelles:
detoxify toxins - Answer -smooth ER
organelles:
Proteins are modified and labeled for transport outside cell - Answer -golgi apparatus
Organelles:
Contain digestive enzymes that breakdown cellular material - Answer -lysosomes
Organelles:
Produce bile for fat digestoin - Answer -peroxisomes
Organelles:
segment of DNA - Answer -gene
variant of a gene - Answer -allele
Which of these traits will identical twins share?
Fingerprints
Belly button shape
Birthweight
Eye color - Answer -Eye color
DNA is - Answer -Deoxyribonucleic acid
what are the four building blocks for DNA? - Answer -A, T, G, C
RNA - Answer -Ribonucleic acid
what are the four building blocks for RNA? - Answer -A, U, G, C
How many chromosomes are in each one of your cells? Except sex cells - Answer -46
chromosomes. 23 from mom and 23 from dad
How many genes are in the human genome? - Answer -20,000
An organisms' appearance is it's ________________ (eye color, hair color, diseases) -
Answer -phenotype
alleles an organism contains - Answer -genotype
how those alleles are expressed (what the organism looks like). - Answer -phenotype
Chart that displays chromosome pairs in size order - Answer -karyotype
Who is the famous flower pea guy? - Answer -gregor medel
One gene causes a specific phenotype (ex. sickle-cell amen, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia)
- Answer -Mendelian traits
A traits caused by one or more genes and the environment
ex) height, hair color, hypertension, breast cancer, diabetes - Answer -multifactorial
traits
, This macromolecule....
- provides structure support
- control gene expression
- enzymes - Answer -protein
what are rogue proteins called? - Answer -prions
This macromolecule....
-provide energy for cell metabolism
- provide cell identity - Answer -carbohydrate
This macromolecule....
- provide energy
-main component of cell membranes
- many area hormones - Answer -lipids
This macromolecule....
- genetic material
- energy source - Answer -nucleic acids
Organelles:
site of protein synthesis for export out of cell - Answer -rough ER
Organelles:
detoxify toxins - Answer -smooth ER
organelles:
Proteins are modified and labeled for transport outside cell - Answer -golgi apparatus
Organelles:
Contain digestive enzymes that breakdown cellular material - Answer -lysosomes
Organelles:
Produce bile for fat digestoin - Answer -peroxisomes
Organelles:
