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1. The pharynx is between the nasal passage and the trachea. Air passes into the body via the nasal passage - then passes through the pharynx and on to the trachea.






2. Where protein synthesis occurs. They float unattached in the cytoplasm. They contain RNA that is specific to their function in protein formation.






3. Fruits that develop from a single ripened ovary (apple - olive - acorn - cucumber).






4. Contains multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms including gymnosperms and angiosperms.






5. Controls balance and muscle coordination






6. In DNA Thymine pairs with...






7. The size of a cell is limited by the ratio of its surface area to volume.






8. Subsets below the kingdom level






9. Are where the sugars synthesized by photosynthesis travel through to various parts of the plant.






10. Is an ion that binds to an enzyme making it more able to catalyze a reaction.






11. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen






12. The large brain and upright posture of Homo Sapiens...






13. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.






14. Protein synthesis






15. Decomposition of living matter for consumption.






16. The role played by an organism in its food chain.






17. There was extensive radiation of fish during the Devonian and Silurian periods within the Paleozoic Era.






18. Are easily converted to ATP - but the main energy products of the Krebs cycle liberate electrons then used in the electron transfer reactions.






19. Is the outermost of the three main layers of an embryo.






20. Is the organelle where cellular reproductive processes occur.






21. High temperatures






22. Contains optic lobes - controls sight.






23. Produce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads.






24. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.






25. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.






26. The phyla of sponges.






27. Attaches to an enzyme and blocks the enzyme reaction rather than enhancing it - like a prosthetic group would.






28. Are surrounded by capillaries that allow for carbon dioxide to diffuse into the lungs and oxygen to diffuse out.






29. Channels is cell membranes that carry water between cells.






30. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.






31. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.






32. Disease causing






33. All store energy within their chemical bonds.






34. Breaking down






35. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.






36. Is when expression of genetic traits is determined by weather the trait is inherited from the mother or the father.






37. In order to become an established part of an island ecosystem there must be a populations large enough to ensure _________ - a food source - a suitable habitat - and a source of moisture.






38. An enzyme is unaffected by the reactions it catalyzes






39. Includes all living and nonliving components of the Earth to support living things.






40. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.






41. Refers to the birthrate of a population.






42. The part of the earth that contains all living things - including the atmosphere (air) - the lithosphere (earth) - and the hydrosphere (water).






43. Studied the relationships between traits expressed in parents and offspring and the genes that caused the traits to be expressed.






44. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).






45. 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.






46. Is a phylum that contains jellyfish - hydra - etc.






47. Secretes insulin to lower blood sugar and maintain equilibrium. A person eats three candy bars. Within minutes this endocrine gland affects blood-glucose homeostasis.






48. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.






49. 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






50. When the water concentration inside and outside the cell is equal - It is said to be in an...







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