Cell Structures | The Cell Cycle | Molecules of Life | Protein Synthesis | Potpourri |
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What are Mitochondria
Because your heart needs a constant supply of energy to continue beating, your cardiac muscle cells have an extremely high number of these ATP-producing organelles.
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What is Mitosis
This process, which includes prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, separates a cell's chromosomes during cell division.
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What is Glucose
This carbohydrate is a product of photosynthesis.
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What are Genes
Proteins are created according to these sections of DNA that are inherited across generations.
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What is Homeostasis
Insulin plays an important role in regulating blood sugar levels, exemplifying this principal of maintaining balance in the body.
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What is the Nucleus
In eukaryotes, transcription takes place in this membrane-bound organelle.
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What is Cytokinesis
At this step, a cell's cytoplasm is divided in half, resulting in two identical daughter cells.
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What are Phospholipids
Our plasma membranes are made up of these molecules that have two fatty acid tails and a hydrophilic head.
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What is mRNA
Transcription produces this messenger molecule capable of leaving the nucleus.
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What are Mutations
Natural selection is only possible thanks to these genetic changes introducing variation between individuals in a population.
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What is the Vacuole
In humans, this cell structure provides storage for water and waste. In plants, it is much larger and provides support for the cell.
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What are Chromatids
During anaphase, the sister these of each chromosome are pulled toward opposite sides of the cell.
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What are Amino Acids
These are the monomers that make up proteins.
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What are Ribosomes
Translation occurs at these structures found in all types of cells.
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What is Cellular Respiration
Glucose is produced during photosynthesis, and broken to provide energy through this process.
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What are Transport Proteins
These types of proteins facilitate diffusion of large particles across the cell membrane.
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What are Homologous Pairs
Human cells produced through mitosis are considered diploid because they contain these pairs of chromosomes, one copy from each parent.
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What are Enzymes
This category of proteins function as catalysts for our cellular reactions.
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What is tRNA
Each amino acid has at least one associated anticodon found on these molecules.
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What is Photosynthesis
This process converts radiant energy into stored chemical energy in the cell.
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What is Prokaryotic
This type of cell lacks structures such as the nucleus and mitochondria, performing their cellular functions in the cytoplasm instead.
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What is Crossing Over
This event, which occurs during meiosis and not mitosis, allows each daughter cells to be genetically unique.
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What are Nucleic Acids
The "D" in DNA stands for deoxyribose, the sugar it contains. The "NA" stands for this category of macromolecules, which also includes RNA and ATP.
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What is UAC GAU CCG
Transcribe this DNA sequence into RNA:
ATG CTA GGC |
What are Gametes
Meiosis produces four genetically unique cells known as these, AKA sex cells.
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