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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Response of any plant to the amount of light it receives






2. Moving a solid molecule into a cell






3. Stimulates the development of seminiferous tubules and spermatogenesis in males & stimulates the development of follicles and the secretion of estrogen in females






4. Produces semen (1)






5. An important part of the structure of ribosomes that has catalytic functions needed during protein synthesis






6. A combination of glycolipids and glycoproteins which is found on the outside of a cell and allows for cell-cell recognition






7. Active at nigh






8. The stuff in between the granum






9. Aka scramble competition & all the members of the population have a generally equal amount of the resources






10. A molecular unit that consists of a five carbon sugar & one or more phosphate groups & and a nitrogenous base






11. Behavior that is common to a population & learned from other members of the group & and transmitted from one generation to another






12. Noncoding material






13. Cells are the basic unit of living organisms and all cells come from pre-existing cells






14. Holds the ovules






15. A disaccharide made from two glucoses & malt sugar






16. Competition within a given population






17. When one individual behaves in a way that seem to benefit others rather than itself






18. Sex cell






19. A long whip-like tail used for movement






20. The mating of genetically similar individuals that are more closely related than if they had been chosen at random from the entire population






21. Occurs when the environment is worsening from too many people






22. The major carrier of genetic information in eukaryotes & found in the cell nucleus






23. A scientific discipline with ties to evology that focuses on how humans interact with the environment






24. Plastic cover of the penis






25. Both individuals have male and female parts but don't self fertilize






26. The proportion of a specific allele in a particular population






27. 'packages' cell products






28. Coccus prokaryotic cells






29. Connects the testis to the penis






30. Has its own life support for the embryo






31. A conservation approach that emphasizes restoring and maintaining the quality of an entire ecoystem rather than the conservation of individual species






32. The structure in the mitochondria






33. A single cell made from the union of two gametes






34. Produces gonatotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)






35. When cells touch each other and stop dividing






36. A transitional zone where two or more communities meets & contains all or most of the ecological niches of the adjacent communities as well as some that are unique to the ecotone






37. Provides food for the developing embryo in a land egg






38. The information from the mRNA being used to form a protein






39. The potential ecological niche of a species






40. The increase in the concentration as the toxin passes through successive levels of the food web






41. Plastic cover of the penis






42. The potential ecological niche of a species






43. Holds the cell in place and gives it structure






44. The formation of an association between some normal body function and a new stimulus






45. Lateral






46. Genes that tend to be inherited together






47. A group consisting of members of the same species that live together in a prescribed area at the same time






48. Exactly the same as mitosis






49. Unfertilized egg develops into a reproducing haploid animal that is capable of reproducing using a different process to make gametes






50. Female part of the flower