Milestone 3 Review

The female sex cell is called a ____?

• egg
• sperm
• zygote
• diploid

What is the complementary DNA strand for the sequence ATCGGA?

• TAGCCT

• UAGCCU

• TACCGT

• TAGGCT

Enyzmes are a very important type of protein used to

• Build bones in skeleton
• Send hormonal signals throughout body
• Speed up chemical reactions
• Photosynthesize glucose in plants

How many parents in sexual reproduction?

• 1
• 4
• 2
• 3

What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

During protein synthesis, what is the process of assembling a protein using the mRNA transcript called?

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Mutation

What is the cell called that results from fertilization?

• egg
• sperm
• zygote
• diploid

All sperm and egg cells are genetically identical.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cacti (plural form of cactus) have several adaptations to maintain homeostasis in a desert environment. Instead of having large leafy leaves, cacti have small spines. What relationship do the size of spines have with accessibility to water?

• As leaf size increases so does the availability of water

• As leaf size decreases so does the availability of water

• As leaf size decreases water availability stays constant

• As leaf size increases water availability stays constant