Q1. Why must aerobic organisms such as yourself inhale oxygen and exhale CO2?
Q2. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of anaerobic respiration.
Q3. What is another name for the light reactions of photosynthesis?
Q4. What are two other names for the dark reactions?
Q5. Where do the light reactions' ad dark reactions occur?
Q6. What are the inputs and outputs for the light reactions and dark reactions?
Q7. What is a pigment?
Q8. Why does pigment A look yellow to us? What about the other pigments?
Q9. Is it possible to have an Rf value greater than 1? Why or why not?
Q10. What colors and wavelengths does 'chlorophyll a' absorb best and least?
Q11. If a nucleus has eight chromosomes during interphase, how many chromosomes does it have during metaphase, how many does it have after mitosis is complete?
Q12. What does haploid mean?
Q13. Define meiosis.
Q14. Know what the following terms mean: haploid, gamete, diploid, fertilization, and zygote.
Q15. What is the difference between homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids.
Q16. Synapsis occurs after chromosomal DNA has replicated. How many chromatids are involved in crossing-over of a homologous pair of chromosomes?
Q17. Suppose synapsis occurred between two homologous chromosomes, and one had alleles for blue eyes and brown hair where the other had alleles for green eyes and blonde hair. How many different combinations of these alleles would be possible?
Q18. Describe the events of meiosis.
Q19. If a nucleus has eight chromosomes when it begins meiosis, how many chromosomes does it have after telophase I and after telophase II?
Q20. What are the general location (organ) and the stages for both types of gametogenesis.
Q21. In what stages are primary spermatocytes and oocytes, and secondary spermatocytes and oocytes formed?
Q22. How many sperm cells are produced from one primary spermatocyte? Ova (eggs) from one primary oocyte? What happens to the other three cells that do not become ova?
Q23. Where in the testis specifically does spermatogenesis occur?
Q24. What is the correct sequence of cells in spermatogenesis?
Q25. What is the correct sequence of egg development from oogonium to ovum (egg)?
Q26. What is the correct sequence of follicle development from primary follicle to corpus luteum?