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1. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.
Cellular Respiration
Pharynx
Mature sporophyte
Aves
2. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).
Anabolsim
Morula
The nucleus
Allopatric speciation
3. Covalent bonds
Gene Migration
Allopatric speciation
Precambrian period
Share electrons
4. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.
Non-protein
Imprinting
R-selection
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
5. 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.
An enzyme
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Lysosomes
Catabolism
6. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.
Endocytic vesicles
Ectoderm
Cerebrum
Nematoda
7. Energy transformations that occur as chemicals are broken down or synthesized within the cell.
Endoderm
R-selection
Color blindness
Cellular Metabolism
8. 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.
Gene Migration
Vitamin C
Internodal tissue
A species role in the food chain is part of its
9. The role played by an organism in its food chain.
Gymnosperms
Niche
Parenchyma tissue
Chlorophyll
10. The pharynx is between the nasal passage and the trachea. Air passes into the body via the nasal passage - then passes through the pharynx and on to the trachea.
Successful reproduction
Pharynx
The habitat of an organism includes
Spiracles
11. Where protein synthesis occurs. They float unattached in the cytoplasm. They contain RNA that is specific to their function in protein formation.
Multiple fruit
Free ribosomes
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Vitamins
12. Are tubes constructed of a geometrical arrangement of microtubules in a pinwheel shape. Their function includes the formation of new microtubules - but is primarily to form the structural skeleton around which cells split during mitosis and meiosis.
Bronchi
Centrioles
Habitat
Biosphere
13. Is a coenzyme required in the synthesis of collagen.
Successful reproduction
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Vitamin C
Habituation
14. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.
Allopatric speciation
Endoderm
Simple fruits
pathogenic
15. The lineage that led to the modern Homo Sapiens diverged from the lineage that led to the modern chimpanzee.
Vascular bundles
Centrioles
Paleozoic era
About five million years ago...
16. Can be accounted for by the theory of punctuated equilibrium. The fossil record shows periods of stability with regard to appearance and disappearance of species as well as periods of sudden change.
Genetic screening
Lysis
Midbrain
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
17. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.
Bronchi
Pharynx
North America
Endoderm
18. Contain one celled eukaryotes such as algae and protozoa.
Kingdom Protista
Arthropoda
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Cuticle
19. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Hydrolysis
Stem tissues
Filtered by the liver
20. Is the number of organisms that can be supported within a particular ecosystem.
Carrying capacity
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Catabolism
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
21. 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
A species role in the food chain is part of its
The pituitary gland
Carbon
The key limiting factor on cell size
22. 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.
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
The pancreas
The hormone aldosterone
Larynx
23. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with no jaws.
Pharynx
Aganatha
T Cells
Imprinting
24. Produces the most ATP molecules - yielding 34 ATPs per glucose molecule.
Annelida
Cerebellum
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Paleozoic era
25. 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.
Altruism
Internodal tissue
Stomach secretions
Plasmodesmata
26. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.
Simple fruits
Bronchi
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Meristem tissue
27. Is a social behavior of an organism that is beneficial to the group at the individual's expense.
Altruism
T Cells
Iisotonic state
Enzymes catalyze reactions
28. The part of the earth that contains all living things - including the atmosphere (air) - the lithosphere (earth) - and the hydrosphere (water).
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Endoderm
Biosphere
Hydrolysis
29. Contains the chromosomes and is the site of reproduction through mitosis and meiosis.
Protista
Silicon
Chlorophyll has the ability to
The nucleus
30. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Cnidaria
Gene Migration
Chordata
Silicon
31. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.
The key limiting factor on cell size
Free ribosomes
Phosphorous gas
Phyla
32. The solid mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Morula
Cuticle
Carrying capacity
The Nitrogen cycle
33. Channels is cell membranes that carry water between cells.
Plasmodesmata
A prosthetic group
Endocytic vesicles
Genetic maintenance
34. Protein synthesis
Biogeochemical cycles
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Cuticle
Iisotonic state
35. Plants and animals obtain usable nitrogen
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Protista
Phyla
36. Between the endoderm and ectoderm - layer that will eventually form the muscles - and organs of the skeletal - circulatory - respiratory - reproductive - and excretory systems.
An inhibitor
Nematoda
Mesoderm
Carrying capacity
37. Disease causing
Chordata
Cerebrum
Kingdom Protista
pathogenic
38. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
Multiple fruit
Endocytic vesicles
Cenozoic era
Iisotonic state
39. The phyla composed of segmented worms.
Paleozoic era
An enzyme
Annelida
Phyla
40. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
Recycled environmental factors
Chromatin
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
41. Contains many genes and is a structure comprised of linear DNA and associated proteins.
Anabolsim
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Chromosome
Ribonucleic acid
42. 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.
Imprinting
Prosthetic groups
Adenine
Common elements found in proteins
43. Proposes that those individuals within a population that are most adapted to the environment are also the most likely individuals to produce viable offspring.
Iisotonic state
Lymphocytes
Differential reproduction
Gymnosperms
44. The phyla of round worms.
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Nematoda
Biogeochemical cycles
Cnidaria
45. Is the sugar that lactase acts upon.
Interphase
Lactose
Gametogenesis
Will increase the reaction rate
46. Is secreted by the adrenal cortex to promote sodium reabsorption in the kidney.
Morula
The hormone aldosterone
Vitamins
Chimpanzees
47. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.
The salivary gland
Aggregate fruit
C ---OH
Destroy most enzymes
48. Breaking down
Cenozoic era
Hemophilia
Catabolism
Mitochondria
49. The class composed of birds.
Angiosperms
Aves
R-selection
A hydrogen bond
50. Is a substance that changes the speed of a reaction without being affected itself.
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
The pituitary gland
A catalyst
Simple fruits
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