Biology Flashcards
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Which of the following correctly orders the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest?
Answer: Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form organ systems.
What is produced when mRNA is translated at the ribosome?
Answer: A protein
Translation reads mRNA codons to assemble a chain of amino acids into a protein.
Which process allows a cell to engulf large particles by wrapping its membrane around them?
Answer: Phagocytosis
Phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis where the cell engulfs large solid particles.
In photosynthesis, which pigment captures light energy in plants?
Answer: Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll absorbs light energy to drive photosynthesis in the chloroplasts.
What is the genotype of an individual with two different alleles for a gene?
Answer: Heterozygous
Having two different alleles for a gene is described as heterozygous.
Which type of cellular transport requires energy in the form of ATP?
Answer: Active transport
Active transport moves substances against their concentration gradient using ATP.
A mutation that changes a single nucleotide base in DNA is called what?
Answer: Point mutation
A point mutation is a change in a single nucleotide base within the DNA sequence.