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1. Is a protein - which is a polymer of amino acids. They generally have the suffix -ase- like lactase.
An enzyme
Blastula
Internodal tissue
Mitochondria
2. Is an abundant element found in protoplasm. Together with oxygen - hydrogen - and nitrogen - it composes over 90% of cellular structure.
Chordata
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Carbon
Mesozoic era
3. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.
A hydrogen bond
Ectoderm
Meristem tissue
Midbrain
4. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Chimpanzees
Ionic bonds involve
Interphase
Desert
5. All store energy within their chemical bonds.
Enzymes catalyze reactions
Kingdom Animalia
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Mesozoic era
6. Most fossils of Hominids are from continents other than...
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Xylem tissue
Filtered by the liver
North America
7. 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.
An inhibitor
Porifera
Enzymes catalyze reactions
Gene Migration
8. Is the number of organisms that can be supported within a particular ecosystem.
Scurvy
Morula
Vitamins
Carrying capacity
9. The total amount of genetic information available for a given species.
Did not evolve together
Genome
pathogenic
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
10. 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.
The Cell Theory
Very specific
Cell walls
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
11. A type of innate behavior (instinct.) The FAP is a preprogrammed response to a particular stimulus (known as a releaser stimulus). FAP's include courtship behaviors and feeding of young. These are not learned behaviors - they are automatically perfor
Tundra
R-selection
Cnidaria
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
12. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Fungi
The habitat of an organism includes
R-selection
13. Allows for the genetic code to be preserved in future generations of cells.
DNA replication
Kingdom Plantae
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Circadian rhythms
14. Breaking down
Mesoderm
Silicon
The nucleus
Catabolism
15. 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
Ribonucleic acid
Imprinting
Cell walls
16. Plants and animals obtain usable nitrogen
Centrioles
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Vascular bundles make up the
17. A suffix meaning 'to break apart.' O || ||
Vascular bundles
Biogeochemical cycles
Lysis
So it can be used over and over again.
18. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.
Population
Gymnosperms
Bronchi
A prosthetic group
19. A hydrogen bond involves the ________________ and can be easily broken.
Natality
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Mesozoic era
Non-protein
20. Is found on the stem between nodes.
Aganatha
Bryophytes
So it can be used over and over again.
Internodal tissue
21. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.
Lysosomes
C ---OH
A gene is
Annelida
22. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.
Carbon
Catabolism
Germ layers
Precambrian period
23. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
Chimpanzees
An enzyme
The community
Gregor Medel
24. Develops from the morula as a thin layer of cells surrounding an internal cavity.
Tundra
Blastula
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Color blindness
25. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.
Carrying capacity
Genetic screening
The adrenal glands
Pharynx
26. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).
Interphase
Anabolsim
Parenchyma tissue
Destroy most enzymes
27. Approximately 7 - making it neither basic (under 7) nor alkaline (over 7).
A catalyst
Phloem tissue
pH of Water
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
28. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.
Cellular Metabolism
Annelida
So it can be used over and over again.
Protista
29. Are more closely related to Homo Sapiens than to other apes - but Homo Sapiens did not evolve from chimpanzees.
Kingdom Plantae
Chimpanzees
Pi
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
30. Is the sugar that lactase acts upon.
Destroy most enzymes
Habitat
Lactose
T Cells
31. Algae and Protozoa belong to the kingdom...
Parenchyma tissue
Vitamin C
Protista
Chimpanzees
32. It secretes saliva which enters the digestive tract and aids the digestive process.
The salivary gland
Angiosperms
Aganatha
Epidermal tissue
33. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.
The cell membrane
Ribonucleic acid
Early hominids...
Angiosperms
34. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.
T Cells
Anabolsim
Recycled environmental factors
Chordata
35. 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
So it can be used over and over again.
Will increase the reaction rate
Germ layers
parasitic
36. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.
Non-protein
Will increase the reaction rate
Annelida
Stomach secretions
37. Is more like branching out of a tree with dead ends and new branches appearing simultaneously than like steps on a ladder.
Prothallus
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Desert
Phototropism
38. Controls balance and muscle coordination
Successful reproduction
A hydrogen bond
Cerebellum
So it can be used over and over again.
39. Transparency - polarity - high specific heat - and density (lower density when solid than when liquid.).
Scurvy
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
Multiple fruit
Chlorophyll has the ability to
40. Protein synthesis
The nucleus
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Vascular bundles
The cell membrane
41. Is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in which the body is unable to build enough collagen (a major component of connective tissue).
Non-protein
Cellular Respiration
Scurvy
Midbrain
42. Respiratory organs within insects
Spiracles
The nucleus
Restriction enzymes
The cell membrane
43. Provide rigidity to plant cells (and some bacteria) and are not found within animal cells.
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Cell walls
Color blindness
Biogeochemical cycles
44. Is a kind of plain characterized by a warm climate - grassland - and seasonally dry climate conditions.
Savanna
Desert
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Free ribosomes
45. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Silicon
Endocytic vesicles
The nucleus
Natality
46. Mitochondria - they constitute the center of cellular respiration.
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47. Developed by the German scientists Schleiden and Schwann - States that all living things are made of cells - cells are the basic units of life - all cells come from pre-existing cells.
Kingdom Fungi
Share electrons
Filtered by the liver
The Cell Theory
48. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
Phosphorous gas
Chimpanzees
Multiple fruit
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
49. 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.
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Imprinting
Filtered by the liver
Phosphorous gas
50. Is the control of protein synthesis. Genetic traits are expressed and specialization of cells occur as a result of the combination of proteins produced by the DNA of a cell.
Scurvy
A sex linked recessive disease
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
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