biology vocabulary review
Across
- 3. location on the DNA where RNA polymerase binds
- 5. a trait is __ if a homozygous dominant individual doesn't survive
- 7. atoms that differ in neutrons, but are within the same element
- 9. meiosis begins with a __ cell.
- 11. a disorder where blood doesn't clot properly
- 15. sequence of mRNA that codes for part of the protein
- 16. a protein that "recieves" a ligand
- 17. single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus
- 20. always pairs with thymine in DNA
- 21. ___ capture energy from the sun to convert to glucose
- 23. the first step in cellular respiration
- 24. abnormal number of a specific chromosome
- 25. enzymes that break down nucleic acids
- 28. a form of fermentation that requires pyruvic acid
- 32. the phase in which the cell grows and prepares for mitosis
- 33. caps protecting against DNA degredation
- 34. a type of mutation where there is no affect on the amino acid
- 37. a __ solution is when water diffuses out of the cell
- 38. the law of __ is when each parent gives 1 allele to each gamete, and is randomized
- 39. the first step of meiosis
- 40. the protein that regulates the cell cycle
- 41. type of RNA that helps with the translation of messenger RNA
- 42. type of RNA that has the instructions to produce certain proteins
- 43. diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
- 44. complete diploid set of chromosomes, arranged from biggest to smallest
- 45. brings the specific amino acid to the correct codon
- 50. carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
- 52. a type of mutation where a single base pair in the DNA is changed
- 55. a reaction that releases energy
- 56. cells that are differentiated and carry out specific tasks
- 57. always pairs with cytosine
Down
- 1. always pairs with adenine in RNA
- 2. males are more likely to exhibit X-linked __ traits
- 3. having more than 2 sets of chromosomes
- 4. a change in genetic material of a cell
- 6. nitrogenous bases are held together by __ bonds.
- 8. both of the parent's phenotypes are expressed
- 10. a process in which plants convert sunlight into energy
- 12. the offspring of the P generation
- 13. reads from 5' to 3'
- 14. force between 2 different molecules
- 18. compounds mostly made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms
- 19. also called the citric acid cycle
- 22. type of RNA that carries the amino acids onto the polypeptide chain during translation
- 26. the second step of translation is called __.
- 27. the formation of 2 daughter cells
- 29. cells that can divide continuously and are undifferentiated
- 30. where photosynthesis takes place
- 31. all cells contain ___.
- 34. light independent reactions take place here
- 35. single stranded and contains ribose
- 36. intracellular signaling is __ a cell
- 40. we get 23 __ from each parent
- 46. light dependent reactions take place in the __.
- 47. a single ring structure
- 48. a chart that shows traits according to ancestry
- 49. produce and process proteins
- 51. type O blood is a __ donor
- 53. a double ringed structures
- 54. the phase in which DNA synthase takes place