Biology Keystone Exam Vocabulary Review: Unit 5

What is the name given to part of a DNA molecule that codes for a protein?

• Glucose
• Chromosome
• Gene
• Phosphate

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A variation of a gene's nucleotide sequence (alternative forms of the gene)

• allele

• genotype

• heredity

• gamete

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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Series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication. Main phases are interphase, nuclear division, and cytokinesis.

• Budding

• Carbon Cycle

• Cell Cycle

• Translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following phrases best describes cytokenesis

• division of the cytoplasm
• division of the nucleus
• division of DNA
• division of surface area

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The process in which DNA makes a duplicate copy of itself.

• Translation

• Transcription

• DNA Replication

• mitosis

A reproductive cell (egg or sperm)

• Autosome
• Zygote
• Diploid
• Gamete

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A cell that has one set of chromosomes  (Ex. gametes - egg or sperm)

• Haploid
• Diploid
• Tripoid
• Quadloid

The process in which a nucleotide sequence of a gene is used to make a functional product such as a protein.

• Gene Experience

• Gene Expression

• Genetic Recombination

• Gene Duplication

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

During which phase of cell division does the cell double in size and replicate its DNA?

• Prophase
• Telophase
• Interphase
• Metaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following best describes meiosis?

• It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
• It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
• It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
• It is the first stage of mitosis

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