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Scientific study of heredity
enetics
G___________
Gamete producing form that is
dominant in Bryophytes and
reduced in Angiosperms
ametophyte
G___________
Growth phase of the cell cycle that
precedes DNA synthesis
G___________
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Three main embryonic layers
that form during gastrulation
erm layers
G___________
Group of plant hormones that
stimulate growth in stems and
leaves, trigger germination of
seeds, and stimulate fruit
development with auxin
G___________
ibberellins
Respiratory organ in aquatic
animals that uses counter current
flow for gas exchange with water
G___________
ills
Taxonomic level that designates
the first word in a scientific
name
enus
G___________
Unpredictable changes in allele
frequencies in small populations
due to chance not natural selection
enetic drift
G___________
Haploid cells (sperm or egg) that
join during fertilization to make
a diploid zygote
amete
G___________
Phase of the cell cycle in which
cells leave the cycle and stop
dividing
G___________
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Cluster of nerve cell bodies in
a nervous system
G___________
anglion (pl. ganglia)
Type of intercellular connection
in animal cells (similar to
plasmodesmata in plants)
that allows the passage of material
between cells
G___________
ap junction
Technique used to separate
nucleic acid fragments or
proteins based on their size and
electrical charge
G___________
el electrophoresis
Metabolic pathway that splits
glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate
G___________
lycolysis
Plant response that causes
roots to grow downward and
shoots up
G___________
ravitropism
Stack of thylakoid membranes
ranum (pl. grana)
G___________
Natural process by which
atmospheric gases trap energy
from the sun and keep the
Earth habitable
G___________
reenhouse Effect
Nitrogen base that pairs with
cytosine in DNA
G___________
uanine
Cell organelle that modifies and
packages molecules for
transport out of the cell
G___________
olgi complex
Hormone produced by the pancreas
that stimulates cells to break down
stored glycogen and return glucose to
the blood stream
G___________
lucagon
Plant like a conifer, Ginko, or
cycad that produces “naked
seeds”
ymnosperm
G___________
Six carbon monosaccharide
used by all living things as a
source of energy
G___________
lucose
http://www.palaeos.com/Fungi/FPieces/Images/Glucose.gif
Cells that control the opening and
closing of stomates in plant leaves
G___________
uard cells
Highly branched polysaccharide
used by animals to store glucose
G___________
lycogen
Exudation of water droplets
caused by root pressure in
some plants
G___________
uttation
A discrete unit of hereditary
information consisting of a
specific nucleotide sequence in
DNA
G________
ene
Total production of organic
compounds by photosynthesis
in an ecosystem
G___________
ross Productivity
Process by which cells move
inward at the blastopore in a
developing animal embryo
G___________
astrulation
Bond formed between two
monosaccharides by a
dehydration synthesis reaction
lycosidic linkage
G___________
3 carbon sugar produced by one
turn of the Calvin cycle
3P
G___________
(glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate)
One of several molecules that have
the same molecular formula but
different spatial arrangement of
their atoms
G___________
eometric isomers
Plant tissues that are not
vascular or dermal
G___________
round
The genetic makeup of an
organism
G___________
enotype
Protein covalently attached to a
carbohydrate found on the
surface of cells involved in cell
recognition
G___________
lycoprotein
http://www.funhousefilms.com/glycolip.jpg
Three carbon molecule that joins
with 3 fatty acids to make a fat
or 2 fatty acids and a phosphate
group to make a phospholipid
G_______
lycerol
Organism into which genes from
another organism have been inserted;
also called a transgenic organism
enetically modified organism
G___________
(GMO)
Plant gamete forming structures
(archegonia or antheridia)
ametangium
G___________
Island where Darwin observed
finches and tortoises and
collected specimens that led to his
Theory of Evolution
G___________
alapagos
Complete complement of an
organism’s genes
G______
enome
Organ that stores bile made by
the liver
all bladder
G___________
Growth phase of the cell cycle
that follows S
2
G___________
“Father of Genetics” who
experimented with pea
breeding
regor Mendel
G___________
Sum of all the alleles in a
population
ene pool
G___________
Ball of capillaries surrounded by
Bowman’s capsule in the nephron
that is the site of filtration in
kidneys
G lomerulus
Prezygotic barrier that
prevents the sperm of one
species from fertilizing another
G___________
ametic isolation
One opening digestive space
seen in cnidarians and some
Platyhelminthes
astrovascular cavity
G___________
Cells that are essential for the
support and function of nerve
cells
lial cells
G___________
Protein isolated from jellyfish
used to identify the presence
of recombinant plasmids
FP
G___________
(green fluorescent protein)
Hormone made by the anterior
pituitary that has an effect on
a wide variety of tissues
rowth hormone
G___________
Manipulation of genes by
humans for practical purposes
enetic engineering
G___________