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Explore key cellular structures, processes, and evolutionary patterns in biology, from DNA to metabolism, with detailed explanations and diagrams.
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C___________ ell Life’s fundamental unit of structure and function Ion with a + charge ation C___________
Steroid that forms an essential component in animal cell membranes and acts as a precursor for the synthesis of many steroid hormones C___________ holesterol
Water impermeable ring in the endodermal cells of plants that blocks passive flow of water through the apoplast and sends it into the xylem C___________ asparian strip
Pattern of evolution in which two symbiotic organisms evolve togetherEX: Seen in flowers and their insect pollinators oevolution C___________
Evolution pattern shown by dolphins, penguins, and sharks which are distantly related but share similar characteristics which help them live in water C________ evolution onvergent
Idea that all species are derived from common ancestors linked by a single “tree of life” C___________ ommon descent
Diagram that shows evolutionary relationships C___________ ladogram
Polysaccharide with nitrogen groups attached found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and cell walls of fungi C___________ hitin
Type of non-Mendelian inheritance shown A and B blood type alleles C___________ odominance
C___________ Main photosynthetic pigment ingreen plants hlorophyll Concentration of sense organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end of an organism C___________ ephalization
C___________ arrying capacity K Includes G1, S, G2, mitosis andcytokinesis C___________ ell cycle
Smallest blood vessel where nutrients, oxygen and waste are exchanged with tissues C___________ apillary C___________ arboxyl group
C___________ entral nervous system (CNS) Brain and spinal cord Protein shell that encloses a viral genome C___________ apsid
Photosynthetic organelle C___________ hloroplast
Region representing crossing over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis hiasma pl. chiasmata C___________
Stage of photosynthesis that uses energy from ATP and NADPH to fix atmospheric CO2 into carbohydrates C___________ alvin cycle
Burst of evolutionary origins when most of the major body plans of animals appeared in a relatively brief time in geologic history C___________ ambrian Explosion
Uppermost layer of vegetation in a terrestrial biome anopy C___________
Funtional group consisting of a carbon double bonded to an oxygen atom that is present in aldehydes and ketones arbonyl C___________
Macromolecule group that includes monosaccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides C___________ arbohydrate
Animals that at some point during their development have a notochord, pharyngeal arches, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, and a post anal tail C___________ hordate
Reciprocal exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis C___________ rossing over
Type of metabolism in which CO2 is taken in at night and incorporated into four-carbon compounds to be used later during the Calvin cycle C___________ rassulacean acidmetabolism (CAM)
Ring shaped molecule made from ATP that is a common intracellular signaling molecule (second messenger) in eukaryotic cells yclic AMP (cAMP) C___________ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cyclic-adenosine-monophosphate-2D-skeletal.png
Binding together of like molecules, usually due to hydrogen bonds C___________ ohesion
Shallow groove in the plasma membrane of an animal cell during cytokinesis C___________ leavage furrow
DNA molecule made in vitro using mRNA as a template and reverse transcriptase; ~ gene without introns C___________ omplementary DNA (cDNA)
Circulatory system in which blood is confined to vessels and is kept separate from interstitial fluid C___________ losed circulatory system
Critical point in the cell cycle where stop and go signals can regulate the cycle C___________ heckpoint
Glycoprotein in the extracellular matrix of animal cells that forms strong fibers; found in connective tissue & bone; most abundant protein in animal kingdom entromere C___________
Direct transfer of DNA between two prokaryotic cells that are temporarily joined; bacterial “sex” C___________ onjugation
A three nucleotide sequence in m-RNA that specifies a particular amino acid or a termination signal C___________ odon
C___________ Region joining two sister chromatids entromere Large intestine olon C___________
http://www.daviddarling.info/images/contractile_vacuole.gif Membranous sac thathelps remove water from certain cells C___________ ontractile vacuole
Type of lymphocytic that kills infected cells, cancer cells, and transplanted cells when activated C___________ ytotoxic T cell
Network of microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments that branch throughout the cytoplasm and functions in transport and support C___________ ytoskeleton
Type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share two or more pairs of electrons C___________ ovalent bond
Waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves that prevents desiccation in terrestrial plants C___________ uticle
Folded membrane inside a mitochondrion C___________ ristae
C___________ ryptic coloration Camouflage Subphylum of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, crayfish, and shrimp C___________ rustacean