2ND 9 WEEKS STAAR FLASHCARDS
For each set of questions, cut out or write the question(s) on the front of your designated note card. Answers need
to be on the back of note cards and numbered appropriately.
PURPLE CARDS = SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES (UNIT 1), RED CARDS = CELLS AND BIOCHEMISTRY (UNIT 3 & 4),
YELLOW CARDS = GENETICS
CARD 1:
1. Describe and draw a simple plasma membrane. [Red]
2. Define the term osmosis. Draw a picture of a cell in each of the following solutions: hypertonic, hypotonic and
isotonic. [Red]
3. What are the 3 main characteristics of passive transport? [Red]
4. What are the 2 forms of endocytosis? [Red]
5. The three main characteristics of active transport are: [Red]
CARD 2:
1. Diagram the process of mitosis. [Red]
2. Draw out the cell cycle, you must include the following phases and describe what happens in each phase: M, G1,
S, G2 and interphase. [Red]
3. What happens to the cells in the body during cancer? Is cancer contagious? [Red]
4. Draw a general diagram of a DNA molecule in ladder formation. You must show complementary base pairing (all
4 nucleotides), phosphate groups and sugar. [Yellow]
5. Draw out a simple diagram that represents DNA replication. [Yellow]
CARD 3:
1. Diagram and describe the process of meiosis. [Yellow]
2. Why is meiosis important for an organism? [Yellow]
3. How does a haploid cell differ from a diploid cell? What type of cell is produced in mitosis? What type of cell is
produced in meiosis? [Yellow]
4. What are the 3 types of RNA in a cell? What function does each type of RNA serve and where are they found in a
cell? [Yellow]
5. What is a codon? [Yellow]
6. What is a sex-linked trait? [Yellow]
CARD 4:
1. What happens during diffusion? [Red]
2. What happens during transcription? [Yellow]
3. How is transcription different from DNA replication? How many strands are produced? What nucleotides are
found in the strand produced during transcription? [Yellow]
4. What happens during translation? [Yellow]
5. Why is the genetic code considered universal? [Yellow]
6. A dihybrid is the crossing of 2 traits. If given the following parent’s genotype: TTYy. What are the possible
gamete genotypes? [Yellow]
CARD 5:
1. What is the relationship between DNA and a chromosome? [Yellow]
2. How does a deletion in a chromosome differ from an inversion or a substitution? [Yellow]
3. What is an allele? What does dominant and recessive mean in terms of genetics? [Yellow]
4. What do the terms genotype and phenotype mean in terms of genetics? You must give examples for each.
[Yellow]
5. What do the terms homozygous and heterozygous mean in terms of genetics? You must give genotypic
examples of each. [Yellow]
6. Describe the set up of a simple Punnett square- Give an example and explain why you would use a Punnett
square? [Yellow]
7. Compare codominance and incomplete dominance. [Yellow]
8. What do we use a karyotype for? [Yellow]