Final Flashcards
(25 cards)
Unwinds DNA strands during replication
Helicase
Synthesizes new DNA strand
DNA polymerase
Joins Okazaki fragments of lagging strand
DNA ligase
prevents further coiling at replication fork
Topoisomerase
synthesizes RNA from DNA template
RNA polymerase
Purple/Blue tubes are for what test?
Biuret’s Reagent
Biuret’s Reagent is for ______
Proteins
The building blocks of proteins are?
amino acids
Yellow/Brown test is an example of _____ test
Iodine Reagent
Iodine Reagent is a test for ____
simple sugar
What are only found in PLANT cells?
Central Vacuole
Cell wall
Chloroplasts
What are characteristics of Prokaryotes?
Small
Nucleoid Region
Simple Structure
When preparing a wet mount specimen for viewing, the specimen should be covered with
Coverslip
The negative control used in the experiments for “Chemistry of Life”
Distilled water
How many molecules of CO2 is needed to make one molecule of sugar during photosynthesis?
6
Movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
Diffusion
What is NOT a type of passive transport?
Endocytosis
Shrinkage of red blood cells is called ____
crenation
Transcription occurs in the _____, but the actual site of protein synthesis is in the ____
nucleus; ribosome
TRUE OR FALSE: Pyrimidines have single ring bases, purines have double ring bases
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Adenine bonds to thymine by three hydrogen bonds
True
Blue/Orange Test is called _____, and it tests for
Benedict’s Test; Simple sugar
What part of the microscope should you NEVER touch when you are on the 40x or 100x objective?
Course objective
The magnification of the ocular lens is
10x
