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What is the the function of a cell membrane?

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controls what enters and leaves the cell

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What is the the function of the nucleus?

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contains the DNA (chromosomes)

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What is chromosome?

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a strand/piece of DNA

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What is the function of cytoplasm?

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Where chemical reactions take place

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What is the function of mitochondria?

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where respiration occurs

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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site of protein synthesis in the cell

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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supports the structure of the cell

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What is the function of chloroplasts?

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Contains chlorophyll which is needed for photosynthesis

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What is the function of the permanent vacuole?

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Filled with cell sap to help keep the cell turgid (swollen and hard)

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Where is DNA found?

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inside the nucleus

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What is variation?

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The difference between individuals of the same species

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What are the 2 types of variation?

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Genetic and Environmental

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What is DNA?

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the chemical molecule in the nucleus that carries our genetic code

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What is the role of DNA?

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it codes for our characteristics. eg. eye colour

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How is DNA arranged?

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strands called chromosomes

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How much chromosomes does a normal human body cell have?

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46

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How much chromosomes do human sex cells have?

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23

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Genetic material is stored in the __________ of all cells. This material is called __________. It contains information needed to make an organism

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Nucleus, DNA

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DNA is arranged into strands called ______________.

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chromosomes

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You have ___ chromosomes in each cell, arranged into 23 ____

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46, pairs

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Half the chromosomes come from ____ and half from ____

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mum, dad

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What is it when the egg cell and sperm cell fuse?

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fertilisation

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What is a zygote?

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a cell formed by fertilization

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What is an embryo?
The initial stage of development of an organism
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What is a gene?
A section of a chromosome that codes for a particular characteristic
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What is chromosome?
A threadlike structure made up of protein and a single molecule of DNA.
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What is an allele?
We inherit two forms of genes (one from mum and one from dad). Each form of gene is called an allele.
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What is a dominant allele?
Expressed even if only one of the alleles is dominant. eg. BB or Bb
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What is a recessive allele?
Expressed only if there are 2 recessive alleles. eg. bb
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What are homozygous alleles?
When an individual has 2 identical alleles. eg. TT, tt
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What are heterozygous alleles?
When an individual has 2 different alleles. eg Tt
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What is a genotype?
Describes the the alleles of an individual. eg. BB, Tt, ss
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What is a phenotype?
Describes the physical appearance of an individual. eg. brown eyes, tall, curly hair
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What is nature vs nurture?
A debate between the influence of genetics (nature) and social environments (nurture) on the development of individual and which one is more dominant
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What chromosomes does a male have?
XY
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What chromosomes does a female have?
XX
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Is a dominant allele represented by a lowercase of capital letter?
capital
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Is a recessive allele represented by a lowercase of capital letter?
lowercase
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What is a gamete?
A reproductive/sex cell. The female sex cell is the egg cell and the male sex sell is the sperm cell
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What are the two types of sperm cell?
X and Y
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What are the two types of egg cell?
X and X
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Is cystic fibrosis a dominant or recessive gene ?
recessive
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Is polydactyl a dominant or recessive gene?
dominant
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What is cystic fibrosis?
-a disorder of cell membranes -caused by a defective gene inherited from parents -lungs produce a thick mucus that leads to blockages in air passages and chest infections -mucus also occurs in pancreas which causes digestive problems -you need two recessive alleles to get it
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What is polydactyl?
-a genetic disorder of the 7th chromosome -results in extra fingers or toes -means extra digits -you only need one dominant allele in order to get it
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What is screening?
testing people for the presence of a particular allele or other genetic abnormality
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What is selective breeding?
Changing the characteristics of animals or plants by selecting which members of a species you want to breed
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What is the process of selective breeding?
-select 2 parents who show high levels of a characteristic you want -breed them -select the offspring that shows high levels of the desired characteristic -repeat this for many generations until the offspring shows high levels of the desired characteristic
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What is selective breeding also known as?
Artificial breeding
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What are the advantages to selective breeding?
-higher economic gains -eliminating disease -creates new varieties of crops -does not involve genetic modification -produces fitter stronger animals -can change the evolution of a species
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What are the disadvantages to selective breeding?
-animal discomfort -loss of variety and variation (inbreeding) -no control of genetic mutations -lower gene pool
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What is genetic engineering?
A process that involves modifying the genome of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism to give a desired characteristic
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What is a genome?
the 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell's nucleus
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What are GM crops
Genetically modified crops. Crops that have been through genetic engineering
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What are the advantages of genetic engineering?
-manufacturing insulin -crops produce greater yield -finding out where genes are expressed in the body -crops resistant to disease and pests -improving diet in developing countries -it only takes 1 generation
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What are the disadvantages of genetic engineering?
-the plant/animal can breed with wild plants/animals -people don't know the long term effects -people feel that it is unethical
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How is insulin manufactured?
-DNA taken from a human cell -use an enzyme to cut/isolate the required gene from the DNA -use a different enzyme to cut the plasmid of a bacterial cell -use an enzyme to cut a section of DNA from the plasmid insert the gene for insulin into the plasmid -use another enzyme to join the ends of the DNA -put the plasmid with the insulin gene back into a bacterial cell -leave the bacteria to divide -insulin is removed and purified -it is ready to use
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What is cloning?
making a genetically identical copy of an individual
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Which is easier to clone: mammals or plants?
plants
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What is the process of cloning?
-take a normal body cell from the organism to be cloned and keep the nucleus -take an egg cell from another organism and remove the nucleus (and discard it) -insert the nucleus of the normal body cell into the empty egg cell -electric shock is given to simulate cell division -implant the embryo into the uterus of a surrogate organism to develop a clone
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There are ethical arguments for and against human cloning. What reasons could be used to argue for human cloning?
-produces valuable tissues and organs that could be used to save peoples lives -could cure diseases -help those who are infertile -could help the medical research into diseases
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There are ethical arguments for and against human cloning. What reasons could be used to argue against human cloning?
-may produce more diseases in the natural world -shows no respect for human life -human life will be no longer unique -playing God -deformed failure clones
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Organize the parts of a nucleus from largest to smallest
-nucleus -chromosomes -DNA -genes

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