Biology SOL Review #2

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process in which plants make their food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.

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What is meiosis?

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A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four gametes, each with half the number of chromosomes of the original cell.

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What is cellular respiration?

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The process that releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present.

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How many chromosomes are present in body cells if a male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells?

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80 chromosomes.

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What stage of mitosis is characterized by the condensation of chromatin into visible chromosomes?

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Prophase.

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What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

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To convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.

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What are gametes?

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Reproductive cells (sperm and eggs) that contain half the number of chromosomes of body cells.

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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

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Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, while meiosis results in four genetically diverse gametes.

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What is ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

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What is the light-dependent reaction in photosynthesis?

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The stage of photosynthesis that converts solar energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH.