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1. The phyla of sponges.
Porifera
Pharynx
Mature sporophyte
A gene is
2. The cells of a developing embryo (at the gastrula stage) differentiate into layers - that will later develop into different tissues and organs - including the mesoderm - ectoderm - and endoderm.
Germ layers
Ectoderm
Cenozoic era
Recycled environmental factors
3. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
Isotonic Conditions
Mitochondria
Multiple fruit
The nucleus
4. Controls balance and muscle coordination
Natality
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
Cerebellum
The biosphere
5. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.
Ectoderm
Centrioles
Endoderm
Stomach secretions
6. Is the number of organisms that can be supported within a particular ecosystem.
Midbrain
Carrying capacity
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Genetic maintenance
7. When the water concentration inside and outside the cell is equal - It is said to be in an...
Iisotonic state
Midbrain
Cnidaria
Genetic imprinting
8. Engages in both passive and active transport.
Phototropism
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Kingdom Fungi
An enzyme
9. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with jaws.
Gnathostomata
Blastula
Will increase the reaction rate
Differential reproduction
10. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.
Genetic screening
Blastula
Altruism
Vascular bundles make up the
11. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.
Phototropism
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
Cenozoic era
Stem tissues
12. The pituitary gland.
Ribonucleic acid
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
The biosphere
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
13. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.
Lysis
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
Aganatha
Catabolism
14. Are the organelles where cellular respiration occurs.
Mitochondria
T Cells
B Cells
An enzyme
15. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.
Hydrolysis
A prosthetic group
Protista
Mature sporophyte
16. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
The Cell Theory
Gametocide
Biogeochemical cycles
Recycled environmental factors
17. Is a social behavior of an organism that is beneficial to the group at the individual's expense.
The cell membrane
Altruism
Mature sporophyte
Lysis
18. Most chemical pollutants accidentally ingested by humans are __________ - mixed with broken down pigments in the bile - then bile is secreted into the small intestine - proceeds to the large intestine - and is expelled in the feces.
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Cerebrum
Filtered by the liver
Did not evolve together
19. Is a protein - which is a polymer of amino acids. They generally have the suffix -ase- like lactase.
An enzyme
A prosthetic group
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Cellular Respiration
20. Respiratory organs within insects
An inhibitor
Chromatin
Spiracles
Ectoderm tissue
21. Produces the most ATP molecules - yielding 34 ATPs per glucose molecule.
The products of the Krebs cycle
An enzyme
Genetic maintenance
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
22. The transfer of electrons.
Ionic bonds involve
Arthropoda
Kingdom Protista
C ---OH
23. All store energy within their chemical bonds.
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Bryophytes
Aganatha
Pharynx
24. The lineage that led to the modern Homo Sapiens diverged from the lineage that led to the modern chimpanzee.
Genetic maintenance
Parenchyma tissue
About five million years ago...
Adenine
25. Is comprised of all the organisms that interact within a given ecosystem whether or not it is at carrying capacity.
The community
Forebrain
C ---OH
Protista
26. Is a behavior that is learned during a critical point (often very early) in an individual's life. Imprinting enables the young the recognize members of their own species.
North America
Imprinting
Parenchyma tissue
Forebrain
27. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.
Epidermal tissue
Cellular Respiration
Ecological niches open up
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
28. Cleave strands of DNA segments at certain sites.
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Habitat
Parenchyma tissue
Restriction enzymes
29. The phylum of insects (bees).
A prosthetic group
Parenchyma tissue
Arthropoda
Did not evolve together
30. Breaking down
Share electrons
The pituitary gland
Phosphorous
Catabolism
31. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.
Pi
Meristem tissue
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Cenozoic era
32. The effect of a substrate concentration on the initial reaction rate in the presence of a limited amount of enzyme: _________________ as the concentration of substrate is increased until all the enzymes are used - then the reaction rate will level of
Recycled environmental factors
Will increase the reaction rate
A catalyst
R-selection
33. Are membrane-bound organelles that contain digestive enzymes that digest dead or unused material within the cell or materials absorbed by the cell for use.
Allopatric speciation
Balance
R-selection
Lysosomes
34. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
An enzyme
Very specific
Silicon
Non-protein
35. Chlorophyll pigments absorb photons of light - leaving the chlorophyll in a higher energy (excited) state - these then supply energy to reactions that produce ATP from ADP and Pi.
Habitat
Trachea
Desert
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
36. The process of forming eggs and sperm cells in the reproductive organs.
Chromatin
Chromosome
Angiosperms
Gametogenesis
37. Anabolism
Kingdom Animalia
Phototropism
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
38. Niche
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Anabolsim
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Destroy most enzymes
39. Attaches to an enzyme and blocks the enzyme reaction rather than enhancing it - like a prosthetic group would.
Epidermal tissue
An inhibitor
Gametogenesis
Genome
40. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Free ribosomes
Epidermal tissue
Stomach secretions
Silicon
41. Is the period when the cell is active in carrying on the function it was designed to perform within the organism. Cells spend much more time in interphase than in cell division.
Interphase
Cenozoic era
Chordata
Niche
42. In DNA Guanine pairs with...
Stem tissues
The habitat of an organism includes
Nematoda
Cytosine
43. Is the organelle where cellular reproductive processes occur.
Cytosine
Gene Migration
The nucleus
Prothallus
44. Becomes available for erosion as undersea sedimentary rocks are up-thrust by volcanic activity - erosion releases it from rocks into streams where it combines with oxygen to form phosphates in lakes that are then absorbed by plants - it is recycled t
Color blindness
A catalyst
Multiple fruit
Phosphorous
45. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.
Genetic screening
The Cell Theory
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Balance
46. Contains many genes and is a structure comprised of linear DNA and associated proteins.
Circadian rhythms
Chromosome
Epidermal tissue
Chordata
47. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.
Destroy most enzymes
Trachea
Phosphorous gas
The habitat of an organism includes
48. The class composed of birds.
Aves
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Cnidaria
B Cells
49. Is the outermost of the three main layers of an embryo.
Xylem tissue
Ectoderm tissue
Meristem tissue
Meristem tissue
50. Inorganic phosphate
Interphase
Pi
Gregor Medel
Mitochondria
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