SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Honors Freshman Science
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
science
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The graph of the comparison of trophic levels by determining the number of organisms & the biomass & or the relative energy found at each level
DNA
ecological pyramid
cell elongation
termination sequence
2. A fatty acid that doesn't contain the maximum possible number of hydrogens
unsaturated fatty acid
gene poll
oral contraceptive
microevolution
3. Where cell aerobic respiration takes place
mitochondria
CFCs
gametic isolation
steroid
4. Quantitative estimate of the total mass & the amount of living material
biomass
desert
glycocalyx
survivorship curve
5. States that species richness is greatest at moderate levels of disturbance & so all the different species are at different stages in succession
seminiferous tubules
intermediate disturbance hypothesis
glycolipid
incomplete dominance
6. The site of photosynthesis
rRNA
unsaturated fatty acid
chloroplast
interspecific competition
7. A conservation approach that emphasizes restoring and maintaining the quality of an entire ecoystem rather than the conservation of individual species
anticodon
ecosystem management
biosphere
sepal
8. An organic compound with 3-7 carbons with a hydroxyl (OH) group bonded to each but one & which is double bonded to an oxygen
crepuscular
carbon cycle
viviporous
monosaccharide
9. A simple signal that triggers a specific behavioral response
gymnosperm
monosaccharide
trophic level
sign stimulus
10. The constricted region in a chromatid
fat
binary fission
centromere
unsaturated fatty acid
11. The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring
maltose
heredity
pyrimidine
microtubule
12. A compound on the surface of animal cells that allow cells to recognize and interact with one another
endocytosis
biogenesis
glycolipid
promoter
13. A geographic area that animals seldom leave
home range
competition
promoter codon
phototropism
14. Reproductive isolation due to molecular and chemical differences
interstitial cell
population dynamics
gametic isolation
genetic code
15. Moving a liquid molecule into a cell
frameshift mutation
pinocytosis
tropic response
stamen
16. Busiest at dawn or dusk
founder effect
negative tropic response
crepuscular
RNA
17. Forms the initial seed leaves (not actual leaves) & a side of the seed
rRNA
spherical
cotyledon
concentration gradient
18. A species is protected because of its similar appearance to an undesirable species
Batesian mimicry
logistic population growth
budding
epididymis
19. Any environmental factor that affects the size of a population but isn't influences by changes in population density & usually abiotic factors
pseudopod
endosymbiotic theory
ecological pyramid
density independent factor
20. Competition among population of different species
Law of Segregation
osmotic pressure
interspecific competition
genetics
21. A lipid that consists of carbon atoms arranged in four attached rings & three of which are hexagonal and the other is pentagonal
secondary structure
steroid
recombination
ester linkage
22. Cutting of vas deferens
vasectomy
natural selection
mitochondria
cross fertilization
23. The number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume at a given time
home range
asexual reproduction
semiconservative replication
population density
24. Checks for errors and takes of RNA primer
fecundity
survivorship curve
DNA polymerase 1
glycoprotein
25. Cells are the basic unit of living organisms and all cells come from pre-existing cells
prophase
learning
individualistic model
cell theory
26. Stores water in plants
water vacuole
sodium potassium pump
desert
limited resource
27. The formation of an association between some normal body function and a new stimulus
classical conditioning
ES complex
sign stimulus
behavioral (sexual) isolation
28. A behavior that has been modified in response to environmental experience
hydrophobic
biological magnification
learned behavior
pyramid of numbers
29. The interaction of two or more animals & usually of the same species
gene
sexual reproduction
intersexual selection
social behavior
30. A type of social learning based on early experience which allows offspring to bond to their mother
individualistic model
fundamental niche
imprinting
isotonic
31. Fluid filled chamber that surrounds and protects the developing embryo in a land egg
ovary
amnion
cell wall
oscillate
32. Physically changing from sex when there aren't any of one sex
migration
sex reversal
gene
natural selection
33. Proposes that simple prokaryotic organisms began living in symbiotic relationships that eventually became obligatory (necessary) as one cell engulfed the other
ER lumen
endosymbiotic theory
nitrogen cycle
pinocytosis
34. Stable relationships that ensure cooperative behavior in mating and the rearing of the young
pair bonds
ovary
microtubule
primary succession
35. CAT
negative feedback
the signal to start bringing amino acids
glycogen
epididymis
36. Growth response to light & positive
function group
phototropism
habitat isolation
complementary
37. Moving molecules into a cell
acrosome
endocytosis
nocturnal
frameshift mutation
38. A membrane where some things can go through & and others can't
type 1 survivorship curve
cell membrane
semipermeable membrane
endosymbiotic theory
39. Aka aggregated distribution & occurs when resources in an area are clumbed & when there is limited seed dispersal or asexual reproduction & or when families/colonies all live together & good because the organisms can protect one another
fundamental niche
RNA polymerase
clumped dispersion
Bubourethral gland
40. Forms the initial seed leaves (not actual leaves) & a side of the seed
cotyledon
stabilizing selection
nucleic acid
testes
41. A structure that separates the duplicated chromosomes during anaphase
sex reversal
biological magnification
mitotic spindle
vagina
42. Making more DNA
organic compound
pyramid of numbers
DNA replication
disruptive selection
43. Stimulates the anterior pituitary to make FSH and LH
species richness
Law of Segregation
producers
GnRH
44. Changes that take place over very long periods of time that may result in speciation
positive tropic response
macroevolution
embryo
interbreeding
45. Megaspore after mitosis
embryo sac
epididymis
tertiary structure
tropic response
46. An economical form of reserve fuel storage which yields over two times more energy than carbs when metabolized
taiga
external fertilization
fat
secondary succession
47. The movement of alleles
stroma
gene flow
deforestation
parental investment
48. Moving a solid molecule into a cell
phagocytosis
sympatric speciation
chorion
sex reversal
49. When water moves into a cell and keeps going in until the membrane bursts
granum
gene
lysis
navigation
50. The study of behavior in natural environments from an evolutionary perspective
behavior ecology
food web
monogamy
ecotone