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Question 1

Nucleotide

Answer 1

Monomer of nucleic acid made up of a 5-carbon sugar a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base

Question 2

Base pairing

Answer 2

Principle that bonds in DNA can form only between Adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine

Question 3

Chromosome

Answer 3

Threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next

Question 4

Gene

Answer 4

Sequence DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait

Question 5

Transcription

Answer 5

Process in which a part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complimentary sequence in RNA

Question 6

Translation

Answer 6

Decoding of a mRNA message into a Polypeptide chain

Question 7

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 7

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name

Question 8

Phylogeny

Answer 8

The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms

Question 9

Derived characteristics

Answer 9

Characteristic that appears in recent parts of a lineage but not in it older members

Question 10

Cladogram

Answer 10

Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms

Question 11

Eukaryote

Answer 11

Organism whose cells contain nuclei

Question 12

Prokaryote

Answer 12

Uni cellular organism lacking a nucleus