Benchmark II - Review

Front

What is a codon for STOP in genetic coding?

Back

UAA

Front

How many chromosomes do daughter cells have after meiosis if the parent organism has 10 chromosomes?

Back

5

Front

What is labeled as number 3 in an enzyme-substrate complex?

Back

Substrate

Front

What common feature is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Back

Ribosomes

Front

Which statement is NOT part of cell theory?

Back

Anything that moves is made of cells.

Front

Define a codon.

Back

A sequence of three nucleotides that corresponds to a specific amino acid or a stop signal during protein synthesis.

Front

What is meiosis?

Back

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

Front

What are ribosomes?

Back

Cellular structures that synthesize proteins by translating messenger RNA.

Front

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

Back

To modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

The cell.