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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Transfer of DNA to RNA
vascular cambium
transcription
chlorophyll-A
natural selection
2. Have a nucleus - and a cell membrane
prokaryotes
zone of maturation
eukaryotes
lack of available oxygen
3. During which phase of meiosis do daughter cells become haploid?
palisade mesophyll
telophase-I
electron transport chain
DNA
4. Which part of aerobic respiration generates the most ATP?
osmosis
electron transport chain
telophase-I
structural support
5. What are adenine - guanine - thymine - cytosine?
fuzzy plant
nitrogenous base
heartwood
maternal sporophyte - gametophyte - daughter sporophyte
6. Enzymes are an example of what type of molecule?
protein
phytochrome
pasteurization
bionary fission and asexually
7. A gymnosperm - lives in the desert for up to 3000 years - only grows 2 leaves - 5 feet across - they receive 1 inch of lower of rainfall per year - roots can grow under the soil at least a mile.
welwichsia
electron transport chain
seed
cheese - yogurt - pharmaceuticals
8. What type of fruit develops from a cluster of many simple flowers?
water
zone of maturation
multiple
palisade mesophyll
9. What is a final product of aerobic respiration?
translation
heartwood
carbon dioxide
phytochrome
10. A piece of potato tuber is placed in a concentrated sugar-water solution. what statement BEST describes why the piece of potato shrinks in size over time?
the water potential is higher in the potato than the sugar solution
nucleus
lichens
lipids
11. Seeds are not protected by fruit and they do not have flowers - do not have shell around seeds - reproduce by releasing pollen into the air to make available to the ovule in the megaspores - causing fertilization
bocarnia
ADP
gymnosperms
pyruvate
12. Epiphytes - valemine breaks down compost in roots
orchids
prokaryotes
osmosis
accessory
13. What pigment is responsible for plants sensing day length?
the water potential is higher in the potato than the sugar solution
phytochrome
palisade mesophyll
pairs of chromosomes that each carry an allele for a given trait
14. NO vascular tissue - NO roots - have modified photosynthetic tissue to help it absorb carbon dioxide without losing too much water - can survive in variety of environments - seedless - and commonly seen as mosses - hornworts - and liverworts.
starch
bryophytes
dehiscent
multiple
15. If an ovule is fertilized - what will it develop into?
seed
resonance
multiple
zone of maturation
16. During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate?
-water vapor -oxygen -carbon dioxide
bryophytes
maternal sporophyte - gametophyte - daughter sporophyte
anaphase
17. What is the function of the cortex in a root?
nucleus
pyruvate
storage
carbon dioxide
18. What is a product of the biochemical reactions of photosynthesis?
ferns
natural selection
lichens
starch
19. Lives in california - it is a lily - waxy - thin - sharp leaves to stop water loss - holds water for up to 2 years.
pericycle
phytochrome
eukaryotes
bocarnia
20. 3 part molecule with a sugar - phosphate group - and nitrogenous base - carries genes
DNA
polar nuclei
sister chromatids
storage
21. What causes diffusion of gases to occur?
orchids
structural support
krebs cycle
andom particle movement results in a net movement from high to low concentration
22. What is considered part of the protoplast?
ADP
-organelles -cytosol -nucleus
butcher's broom
provide nutrients for a developing embryo
23. What is the primary function of collenchyma cells?
mobility by cilia or flagella - do not have roots - and are not adapted to dry land
structural support
maternal sporophyte - gametophyte - daughter sporophyte
bud scale scars
24. Change in gene frequency in a gene population over time.
40x
abscistic acid
natural selection
evolution
25. What contains the most potential energy?
cytokinnin
bud scale scars
ground tissue
starch
26. Have a cell wall - no membrane - and no nucleus
prokaryotes
bud scale scars
orchids
mangrove
27. How does DNA replication take place?
iris diaphragm
potato
polar nuclei
2 strands separate - 2 new strands are produced - each new DNA molecule contains 1 old strand
28. How do bacteria reproduce?
pericycle
bionary fission and asexually
nucleus
abscistic acid
29. Vascular and seed bearing
pericycle
both gymnosperms and angiosperms
mobility by cilia or flagella - do not have roots - and are not adapted to dry land
a changing/heterogeneous environment
30. What BEST describes plant hormones?
hormones are produced in a part of a plant and act in another part.
accessory
orchids
palisade mesophyll
31. What process would be used by a plant to move potassium ions across a membrane AGAINST a concentration gradient?
active transport
potato
multiple
transcription
32. Seedless - multicellular - and terrestrial - have a vascular system - reproduce by spreading spores that are found on the underside of mature leaves.
dehiscent
ferns
sister chromatids
polar nuclei
33. Which part of aerobic respiration results in the production of CO2?
krebs cycle
-organelles -cytosol -nucleus
krebs cycle -glycolysis
dehiscent
34. Lives in dry - hot/cold - windy places - has fuzzy hairs to distance wind from the leaves
fuzzy plant
lichens
NOT a sperm - microspore - or egg cell
40x
35. Lives in desert - leaves have waxy cuticle - succulent - holds onto water
ghost plant
natural selection
chlorophyll-A
pairs of chromosomes that each carry an allele for a given trait
36. Individuals best adapted to their environment reproduce offspring. it requires variation - heritability - and selection.
pyruvate
provide nutrients for a developing embryo
natural selection
ADP
37. What would be a way of keeping a short-day plant from blooming?
natural selection
pitcher plant
telophase-I
interrupt the dark period with several minutes of light
38. What is the role of endosperm?
accessory
mRNA
provide nutrients for a developing embryo
2
39. Southern US - prop roots hold it in place as water moves out - it can breathe under water.
chloroplasts
mangrove
starch
-regulate water loss -regulate gas exchange -allow light to enter the leaf
40. A piece of potato tuber is placed in a concentrated sugar-water solution. what statement BEST describes why the piece of potato shrinks in size over time?
the water potential is higher in the potato than the sugar solution
bocarnia
seed
ground tissue
41. An ecosystem with similar climatic conditions on earth - such as communities of plants - animals - and soil organisms
phytochrome
eukaryotes
fungi
biome
42. Under what conditions would a plant utilize fermentation to obtain energy?
synthesis of proteins
pericycle
lack of available oxygen
mobility by cilia or flagella - do not have roots - and are not adapted to dry land
43. What is considered part of the protoplast?
bryophytes
interrupt the dark period with several minutes of light
lumen
-organelles -cytosol -nucleus
44. What part of a stem can a tree live without?
heartwood
lack of available oxygen
artificial selection
effects of rising carbon dioxide
45. What is the main function of the roots of a corn plant?
pathogens
absorption of water
-organelles -cytosol -nucleus
ghost plant
46. What is a function of the epidermis?
chloroplasts
-regulate water loss -regulate gas exchange -allow light to enter the leaf
ethylene
starch
47. Cladifils- modified stems that look like leaves - all parts are photosynthetic
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48. What type of RNA has an anticodon?
absorption of water
tRNA
pasteurization
phytochrome
49. What type of RNA has a codon?
ferns
cytokinnin
mRNA
pasteurization
50. What process involves the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane?
electron transport chain
both gymnosperms and angiosperms
osmosis
palisade mesophyll