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1. The transfer of electrons.






2. Has loosely packed cells that allow for gas and moisture exchange.






3. Contains the chromosomes and is the site of reproduction through mitosis and meiosis.






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






5. A sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome in which an individual cannot perceive certain colors.






6. Is the number of organisms that can be supported within a particular ecosystem.






7. Covalent bonds






8. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.






9. The pituitary gland.






10. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.






11. Is an abundant element found in protoplasm. Together with oxygen - hydrogen - and nitrogen - it composes over 90% of cellular structure.






12. 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.






13. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.






14. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.






15. It secretes saliva which enters the digestive tract and aids the digestive process.






16. Synthesis






17. Has an equal (50%) chance of being passed from a carrier mother to a son or a daughter.






18. Develops from the morula as a thin layer of cells surrounding an internal cavity.






19. Are produced when water passes through the cell membrane by osmosis from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration - to equalize water concentration.






20. 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






21. Subsets below the kingdom level






22. 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.






23. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.






24. Is a compound fruit that develops from many ovaries of a single flower fusing together (raspberry).






25. Mitochondria - they constitute the center of cellular respiration.

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26. Has extreme cold temperatures - low precipitation - modified grassland - perma-frost - a short growing season and some plants and animals.






27. Is a phylum that contains sponges.






28. Occurs when an individual learns not to respond to a particular stimulus - for instance when a stimulus is repeated many times without consequence.






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






30. Transparency - polarity - high specific heat - and density (lower density when solid than when liquid.).






31. Are more closely related to Homo Sapiens than to other apes - but Homo Sapiens did not evolve from chimpanzees.






32. 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.






33. Anabolism






34. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.






35. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.






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






37. Is made of stacked cells connected by sieve plates that allow nutrients to pass from cell to cell. They transport food made in the leaves (by photosynthesis) to the rest of the plant).






38. 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.






39. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.






40. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.






41. Most fossils of Hominids are from continents other than...






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






43. Covers and protects the leaf.






44. 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).






45. The most recent and present era. It includes the radiation of flowering plants - the angiosperms.






46. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.






47. Are the organelles where cellular respiration occurs.






48. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with no jaws.






49. Breaking down






50. Is a social behavior of an organism that is beneficial to the group at the individual's expense.







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