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HONORS BIOLOGY

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What are the functions of the digestive system?

digestion, absorption, immune protection, movement, excretion

The figure is a karyotype from a person with XYY Syndrome. What event is MOST LIKELY to cause XYY Syndrome?

Nondisjunction of chromosomes during meiosis

Define Natural Selection

Organisms with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully, producing fertile and viable young.

What is a nucleotide?

A monomer of DNA

What is the result of mitosis?

2 daughter cells that are genetically identical to their mothers.

What stimuli trigger mitosis?

repair, development and growth

What is the purpose of a pedigree chart?

To determine the probability of inheriting a specific trait

What is the function of Lac operon?

Is a gene regulator

Define homeostasis. Explain why homeostasis is essential for organisms.

Homeostasis is the process by which organisms maintain internal stability and equilibrium despite changing external conditions.

Describe the relationship between primates and humans

Humans and primates evolved separately from a common ancestor

What is genetic drift?

The random fluctuations in the frequency of alleles in a population

What happens during the S phase of the cell cycle

DNA replication

Describe the role of the skin in removing waste products

. Sweat is composed of water, salt, and other metabolic waste products such as urea and ammonia. Through sweating, the skin helps to eliminate excess of waste

What are the main 3 stages of cellular respiration?

glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation

Topic Genetics. The letters represent alleles. A-black a-white. Aa will be _______. Describe why

Black. Because A is a dominant allele.

This enzyme is responsible for the process of DNA replication?

Adds nucleotides to the 3" one at the time.