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






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






3. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen






4. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.






5. Process in which elements - chemical compounds - and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another.






6. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.






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






8. All store energy within their chemical bonds.






9. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.






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






11. When stems bend toward the light it is due to _____________ the hormone auxin - in response to light - migrates from the light to the dark side of the shoot tip. The cells on the dark side now contain more auxin - which causes the cells on that side






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






13. Is composed of an anterior and posterior lobe. The stalk of the lobe is connected to the hypothalamus. Antidiuretic Hormone (AH) is produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary. Upon nervous stimulation from the hypothalamus - t






14. Is secreted by the adrenal cortex to promote sodium reabsorption in the kidney.






15. 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






16. The phylum of insects (bees).






17. A suffix meaning 'to break apart.' O || ||






18. Niche






19. Protein synthesis






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






21. A hydrogen bond involves the ________________ and can be easily broken.






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






23. The class composed of birds.






24. Breaking down






25. Veins in the leaf and are also distributed throughout the stem






26. Is a coenzyme required in the synthesis of collagen.






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






28. Are membrane-bound organelles that contain digestive enzymes that digest dead or unused material within the cell or materials absorbed by the cell for use.






29. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with jaws.






30. Enzymes are usually __________ to certain reactions.






31. What phylum are snakes in?






32. May be ions or non-protein molecules - they are similar to cofactors - but differ in that they are tightly attached by covalent bonds to the enzyme - rather than being separate atoms or molecules.






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






34. Digestive enzymes - hydrochloric acid - and gastric juices which aid in digestion. The mucous secreted by the stomach protects the stomach lining from the acids and juices.






35. Engages in both passive and active transport.






36. Synthesis






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






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






39. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.






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






41. Biotic (living) factors such as population and food source - and abiotic (non-living) factors such as weather - temperature - soil features - sunlight).






42. Is more like branching out of a tree with dead ends and new branches appearing simultaneously than like steps on a ladder.






43. Respiratory organs within insects






44. Produce antibodies into the bloodstream that find and attach themselves to foreign antigens (toxins - bacteria).






45. Small - green - heart-shaped gametophyte plant form of a fern that can make its own food and absorb water and nutrients from the soil






46. Algae and Protozoa belong to the kingdom...






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






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






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






50. 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.







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