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1. Is comprised of all the organisms that interact within a given ecosystem whether or not it is at carrying capacity.
Arthropoda
Parenchyma tissue
The community
T Cells
2. High temperatures
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
A sex linked recessive disease
Ionic bonds involve
Destroy most enzymes
3. Provide rigidity to plant cells (and some bacteria) and are not found within animal cells.
Kingdom Protista
Genome
Cell walls
The adrenal glands
4. A length of DNA (with corresponding histones) is responsible for the production of a certain protein that causes a particular trait to be expressed in an organism.
A gene is
Vascular bundles make up the
Bryophytes
Endoderm
5. Layer that will become the skin - some endocrine glands - and the nervous system.
Pharynx
Gregor Medel
Ectoderm
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
6. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.
Cellular Respiration
Carbon
Share electrons
Filtered by the liver
7. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).
Forebrain
Mitochondria
Stomach secretions
Anabolsim
8. 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.
Allopatric speciation
About five million years ago...
An enzyme
Successful reproduction
9. Is the sugar that lactase acts upon.
The habitat of an organism includes
Anabolsim
North America
Lactose
10. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.
Cerebrum
Cellular Respiration
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Common elements found in proteins
11. Plants and animals obtain usable nitrogen
Genetic imprinting
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
A catalyst
Stem tissues
12. Sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome defined by the absence of one or more proteins required for blood clotting
Mesoderm
Lysis
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Hemophilia
13. Occurs when an individual from an adjacent population of the same species immigrates and breeds with a member of a previously locally isolated group - resulting in a change in the gene pool.
Forebrain
Gene Migration
Vascular bundles
Ribonucleic acid
14. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
Destroy most enzymes
Precambrian period
An enzyme
Circadian rhythms
15. The trachea includes the windpipe or larynx in its upper portion - and the glottis - an opening that allows the gases to pass into the two branches known as the bronchi.
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
A hydrogen bond
Trachea
Chlorophyll
16. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh
Stomach secretions
Circadian rhythms
Gene Migration
Chimpanzees
17. Are surrounded by capillaries that allow for carbon dioxide to diffuse into the lungs and oxygen to diffuse out.
Alveoli
Tundra
A species role in the food chain is part of its
The key limiting factor on cell size
18. Occurs when an individual learns not to respond to a particular stimulus - for instance when a stimulus is repeated many times without consequence.
Habituation
Hemophilia
Stomach secretions
Ectoderm
19. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.
Non-protein
Vitamin C
Tundra
The community
20. Is secreted by the adrenal cortex to promote sodium reabsorption in the kidney.
Phloem tissue
North America
The hormone aldosterone
Filtered by the liver
21. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
Phosphorous gas
Plasmodesmata
Recycled environmental factors
Ionic bonds involve
22. The phylum of insects (bees).
Iisotonic state
Cellular Metabolism
The cell membrane
Arthropoda
23. Mitochondria - they constitute the center of cellular respiration.
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24. Refers to the birthrate of a population.
Natality
Adenine
A lysosome
Interphase
25. 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.
Iisotonic state
The cuticle
Midbrain
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
26. In DNA Thymine pairs with...
Vitamin C
Biogeochemical cycles
Adenine
Genetic imprinting
27. Niche
Endoderm
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Aves
A species role in the food chain is part of its
28. The part of the earth that contains all living things - including the atmosphere (air) - the lithosphere (earth) - and the hydrosphere (water).
Biosphere
Very specific
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
Simple fruits
29. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Niche
Desert
R-selection
Bronchi
30. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.
Lymphocytes
Vitamins
Xylem tissue
A prosthetic group
31. In both living and non-living environments.
Phosphorous gas
Balance
Carrying capacity
Enzymes catalyze reactions
32. Is the earliest period of the Paleozoic era. Began with the Cambrian explosion - this explosion of life resulted in the representatives of most of the modern phyla being present.
The Cambrian Period
Hydrolysis
Catabolism
Carrying capacity
33. The solid mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Population
Cytosine
Morula
Very specific
34. Engages in both passive and active transport.
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Interphase
Catabolism
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
35. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.
Carrying capacity
Prosthetic groups
The Cambrian Period
Cerebrum
36. Controls balance and muscle coordination
Ribonucleic acid
Recycled environmental factors
Cerebellum
The nucleus
37. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with jaws.
Lysis
Mesoderm
Parenchyma tissue
Gnathostomata
38. Covalent bonds
Chordata
Natality
Share electrons
Epidermal tissue
39. Is the organelle where cellular reproductive processes occur.
Multiple fruit
Carbon
The nucleus
Alveoli
40. There was extensive radiation of fish during the Devonian and Silurian periods within the Paleozoic Era.
Endoderm
The community
Carbon
Paleozoic era
41. Is composed of a double layer (bilayer) of phospholipids with protein globules imbedded within the layers. The construction of the membrane allows it to aid the function of the cell by permitting entrance and exit of molecules as needed by the cell.
The cell membrane
The pituitary gland
Arthropoda
Gametogenesis
42. 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
Ribonucleic acid
pH of Water
Balance
Phosphorous
43. Is disorganized - unravelled - DNA with histones attached.
Germ layers
Internodal tissue
Chromatin
Ecotone
44. Is a kind of plain characterized by a warm climate - grassland - and seasonally dry climate conditions.
The salivary gland
Interphase
Vitamin C
Savanna
45. Between the endoderm and ectoderm - layer that will eventually form the muscles - and organs of the skeletal - circulatory - respiratory - reproductive - and excretory systems.
Genome
Mesoderm
Cerebellum
North America
46. Occurs when two populations are geographically isolated from each other. Over time this results in the production of two separate species.
Bronchi
Phosphorous
Allopatric speciation
Endocytic vesicles
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.
The cell membrane
The pancreas
Successful reproduction
The Nitrogen cycle
48. Mass extinctions promote diversification because _______________ - making conditions favorable for the establishment of new - diverse species.
C ---OH
Cytosine
Free ribosomes
Ecological niches open up
49. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.
Porifera
Xylem tissue
Mature sporophyte
Protista
50. Disease causing
Genetic screening
pathogenic
Imprinting
Enzymes catalyze reactions
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