4/26 Test Study Guide
Cell Division
Be able to define the following terms:
● Mitosis
● Meiosis
● Chromosome
● Sister Chromatid
● Homologous Pair
● Cytokinesis
● I PMAT C
● Cell Cycle
● G1, G2, and S phase
● Haploid vs Diploid
● 2n vs n
● Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction
● Somatic Cell
● Gamete
Questions you should be able to answer:
● How do the daughter cells at the end
of Meiosis compare to the parent cell
and to each other?
● How do the daughter cells at the end
of Meiosis compare to the parent cell
and to each other?
● What are the main differences
between meiosis and mitosis?
● When does DNA replication/synthesis
occur?
● What happens to cells when cancer
forms? What causes it?
● Can cancer that forms in a somatic
cell be passed down to your offspring?
● What happens in each phase of the
cell cycle?
DNA Replication
Be able to define the following terms:
● DNA
● Deoxyribonucleic Acid
● Nucleotide
● Nitrogenous Base
● Enzyme
● DNA Polymerase
● Mutation
● Deletion Mutation
● Insertion Mutation
● Inversion Mutation
● Translocation Mutation
● Semi-Conservative
Questions you should be able to answer:
● What are the 4 nucleotides in DNA
and how do they pair together?
● What are the main enzymes that work
together in DNA replication?
4/26 Test Study Guide
Protein Synthesis
Be able to define the following terms:
● Transcription
● Translation
● RNA
○ tRNA
○ mRNA
● Ribonucleic acid
● RNA Polymerase
● Ribosome
● Amino Acid
● Protein
● Polymer and monomer
● Peptide bond
Questions you should be able to answer:
● What happens during transcription?
Where does it occur?
● What happens during translation?
Where does it occur?
● How are RNA and DNA different?
How are they the same?
● What are the 4 nucleotides in RNA
and how do they pair with other
nucleotides?