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[Show more]Mendel used ___________ for his experiments. 
 
A. Wild-type Birds 
B. Mice 
C. Garden Sweet Peas 
D. ZebraFish - ANS C 
 
In humans, the ___________ determines the sex of the offspring because ___________. 
 
A. male...the sperm can fertilize either a female egg or a male egg. 
B. female....
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Add to cartMendel used ___________ for his experiments. 
 
A. Wild-type Birds 
B. Mice 
C. Garden Sweet Peas 
D. ZebraFish - ANS C 
 
In humans, the ___________ determines the sex of the offspring because ___________. 
 
A. male...the sperm can fertilize either a female egg or a male egg. 
B. female....
The structure of a strand of DNA. - ANS it is a double helix, like a twisted ladder. 
the ladder rings are nucleotide subunits and they have a covalent bond to the sugar phosphate backbone (made of deoxyribose and a phosphate group) 
 
What are the nucleotide subunits? - ANS aden...
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Add to cartThe structure of a strand of DNA. - ANS it is a double helix, like a twisted ladder. 
the ladder rings are nucleotide subunits and they have a covalent bond to the sugar phosphate backbone (made of deoxyribose and a phosphate group) 
 
What are the nucleotide subunits? - ANS aden...
The scientific study of heredity is called ___________. 
 
a. heredity 
b. breeding 
c. genetics 
d. true-breeding - ANS c. genetics 
 
In DNA, the phosphate groups and the sugars are on the outside of the double helix. 
 
a. True 
b. False - ANS a. True 
 
Which of the followin...
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Add to cartThe scientific study of heredity is called ___________. 
 
a. heredity 
b. breeding 
c. genetics 
d. true-breeding - ANS c. genetics 
 
In DNA, the phosphate groups and the sugars are on the outside of the double helix. 
 
a. True 
b. False - ANS a. True 
 
Which of the followin...
DNA and RNA are polymers composed of - ANS nucleotide monomers 
 
In a DNA double helix, adenine pairs with ______ and guanine pairs with _______. - ANS thymine; cytosine 
 
If one strand of DNA has the sequence ATCCGA, what is the sequence of the other strand? - ANS TA...
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Add to cartDNA and RNA are polymers composed of - ANS nucleotide monomers 
 
In a DNA double helix, adenine pairs with ______ and guanine pairs with _______. - ANS thymine; cytosine 
 
If one strand of DNA has the sequence ATCCGA, what is the sequence of the other strand? - ANS TA...
Formation of a new species is called - ANS speciation 
 
As a mechanism of evolution, natural selection can be most closely equated with - ANS unequal reproductive success 
 
What is NOT an example of natural selection? - ANS On a tree, leaves that grow in the shade are...
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Add to cartFormation of a new species is called - ANS speciation 
 
As a mechanism of evolution, natural selection can be most closely equated with - ANS unequal reproductive success 
 
What is NOT an example of natural selection? - ANS On a tree, leaves that grow in the shade are...
Adenine always pairs with - ANS Thymine (A=T) 
 
Cytosine always pairs with - ANS Guanine (C=G) 
 
nitrogen-containing bases (adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine) of the two strands are held to each other by - ANS hydrogen bonds 
 
a DNA molecule contains _____ stra...
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Add to cartAdenine always pairs with - ANS Thymine (A=T) 
 
Cytosine always pairs with - ANS Guanine (C=G) 
 
nitrogen-containing bases (adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine) of the two strands are held to each other by - ANS hydrogen bonds 
 
a DNA molecule contains _____ stra...
What are the differences between RNA and DNA? - ANS RNA is a single strand, contains uracil instead of thymine, and ribose instead of deoxyribose 
 
What are the four nucleotide bases for DNA and RNA? - ANS DNA: Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T). 
 
RNA: The...
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Add to cartWhat are the differences between RNA and DNA? - ANS RNA is a single strand, contains uracil instead of thymine, and ribose instead of deoxyribose 
 
What are the four nucleotide bases for DNA and RNA? - ANS DNA: Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T). 
 
RNA: The...
Who was the "grandfather" of genetics? - ANS Mendel 
 
Who was the "father" of genetics? - ANS Watson and Crick 
 
4 Characteristics of a Good Genetic Test Subject - ANS 1. Short generation time (like fruit flies) 
2. Readily available 
3. Cost effective 
4. Breeds ...
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Add to cartWho was the "grandfather" of genetics? - ANS Mendel 
 
Who was the "father" of genetics? - ANS Watson and Crick 
 
4 Characteristics of a Good Genetic Test Subject - ANS 1. Short generation time (like fruit flies) 
2. Readily available 
3. Cost effective 
4. Breeds ...
DNA is composed of ____ subunits. - ANS Nucleotide 
 
DNA has a ____ backbone covalently bonded to _____-containing bases - ANS Sugar-phosphate 
Nitrogen 
 
A DNA molecule contains how many strands of DNA? 
These strands form what? This means that they are _____. - ANS ...
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Add to cartDNA is composed of ____ subunits. - ANS Nucleotide 
 
DNA has a ____ backbone covalently bonded to _____-containing bases - ANS Sugar-phosphate 
Nitrogen 
 
A DNA molecule contains how many strands of DNA? 
These strands form what? This means that they are _____. - ANS ...
DNA vs RNA - ANS RNA contains ribose instead of deoxyribose, RNA contains uracil instead of thymine like DNA, RNA is single-stranded rather than double-stranded like DNA, RNA is smaller than DNA 
 
What are the four nucleotide bases for DNA and RNA? - ANS DNA: adenine, cytosine, ...
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Add to cartDNA vs RNA - ANS RNA contains ribose instead of deoxyribose, RNA contains uracil instead of thymine like DNA, RNA is single-stranded rather than double-stranded like DNA, RNA is smaller than DNA 
 
What are the four nucleotide bases for DNA and RNA? - ANS DNA: adenine, cytosine, ...
structure of DNA - ANS composed of nucleotide 
subunits - has sugar - phosphate backbone (deoxyribose and phosphate) 
 
DNA - ANS deoxyribonucleic acid 
 
nitrogen - containing bases - ANS adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine 
 
adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine - ANS...
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Add to cartstructure of DNA - ANS composed of nucleotide 
subunits - has sugar - phosphate backbone (deoxyribose and phosphate) 
 
DNA - ANS deoxyribonucleic acid 
 
nitrogen - containing bases - ANS adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine 
 
adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine - ANS...
What is biology? - ANS The study of life 
 
List the three domains. - ANS Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea 
 
List the four kingdoms in Eukarya. - ANS Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista 
 
What are the properties of life? - ANS 1. They have order 
2. Regulat...
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Add to cartWhat is biology? - ANS The study of life 
 
List the three domains. - ANS Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea 
 
List the four kingdoms in Eukarya. - ANS Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista 
 
What are the properties of life? - ANS 1. They have order 
2. Regulat...
What do all living organisms need to sustain life? - ANS energy 
 
What is energy? - ANS the capacity to do work 
 
Define kinetic energy - ANS energy of motion 
 
Define potential energy - ANS stored energy 
 
What are the different types of energy? - ANS ...
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Add to cartWhat do all living organisms need to sustain life? - ANS energy 
 
What is energy? - ANS the capacity to do work 
 
Define kinetic energy - ANS energy of motion 
 
Define potential energy - ANS stored energy 
 
What are the different types of energy? - ANS ...
What is photosynthetic autotroph? - ANS Creatures that generate their own organic matter through photosynthesis. 
 
What is the fluid inside chloroplasts called? - ANS Stroma. 
 
What are the membranes inside chloroplasts called? - ANS Thylakoids. 
 
What is the overall...
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Add to cartWhat is photosynthetic autotroph? - ANS Creatures that generate their own organic matter through photosynthesis. 
 
What is the fluid inside chloroplasts called? - ANS Stroma. 
 
What are the membranes inside chloroplasts called? - ANS Thylakoids. 
 
What is the overall...
atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere - ANS list the levels of biological organization in order from smallest to largest 
 
order, regulation, growth and development, energy usage, response to environment, reprodu...
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Add to cartatoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere - ANS list the levels of biological organization in order from smallest to largest 
 
order, regulation, growth and development, energy usage, response to environment, reprodu...
What are the levels of biological organization? - ANS atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere 
 
List properties common to all living things - ANS Complex/ structure. Organized. Grow and Reproduce. Respon...
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Add to cartWhat are the levels of biological organization? - ANS atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere 
 
List properties common to all living things - ANS Complex/ structure. Organized. Grow and Reproduce. Respon...
What do all living organisms need to sustain life? - ANS - Oxygen, or some way to produce oxygen 
- Energy 
 
What is energy? - ANS The ability to do work 
 
What are the different types of energy? - ANS - Kinetic- the energy of motion 
- potential- stored energy 
 
Wha...
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Add to cartWhat do all living organisms need to sustain life? - ANS - Oxygen, or some way to produce oxygen 
- Energy 
 
What is energy? - ANS The ability to do work 
 
What are the different types of energy? - ANS - Kinetic- the energy of motion 
- potential- stored energy 
 
Wha...
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