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Honors Freshman Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Megaspore after mitosis
anticodon
tRNA
embryo sac
condom
2. Capillary bed that is adjacent to the capillaries of the uterine lining & exchanges everything except for blood
meiosis
sodium potassium pump
placenta
corpus luteum
3. Contains multiple monosacharides bonded together & consists of repeating units of simple sugars
polysaccharide
microevolution
temperate forest
cell elongation
4. The process of gaining knowledge & including thinking & processing information & learning & reasoning & and awareness of thoughts & perceptions and self
chloroplast
species diversity
pyramid of biomass
cognition
5. When a molecule attaches to the channel and the carrier 'somersaults' to the other side and releases the molecule & then returns to its original side
lactose
RNA primer
recombination
mobile carrier
6. Regulates the ecosystem function by nutrient cycling and by availability of other resources
cytoskeleton
desert
bottom up process
mutualism
7. A mating system in which a male mates with only one female during a breeding season
monogamy
vagina
density dependent factor
species richness
8. The change in species composition that takes place after some disturbance removes the existing vegetation & but the soil remains
biological organization
secondary succession
survivorship curve
corpus luteum
9. Changes in the shape of a protein and the accompanying loss of its biological activity
meiosis 2
cooperative ion channel
denaturation
iteroparous
10. A type of natural selection for successful mating
altruism
sexual selection
insight learning
LH
11. Species that expend their energy in a single & huge reproductive effort
gated channel
vas deferens
semelparous
DNA polymerase 1
12. A cooperative view of the community that stresses interactions between different species
testosterone
organismic model
mechanical isolation
limited resource
13. Fossil record
LH
palentology
biogenesis
modern synthesis
14. A section of three nitrogenous bases
CDK
codon
secondary structure
age structure
15. Provides structure for the cell
cell wall
start codon
kinetechore
biological organization
16. The number of species in a community
biomass
G1 phase
species richness
nitrogen cycle
17. A cooperative view of the community that stresses interactions between different species
organismic model
amnion
megasporocyte
crossing over
18. Original cell that forms egg
megasporocyte
primary structure
community stability
cellulose
19. Contain identical & double stranded DNA sequences (><)
sister chromatids
haploid
style
habitat
20. A parasite that lives on the outside of the host
prostate
intrasexual selection
ectoparasite
haploid
21. The complex formed when the enzyme and substrate combine
umbilical cord
interphase
food chain
ES complex
22. Emphasizes species individuality & shows how each species has its own abiotic living requirements
individualistic model
hydrolysis reaction
corpus luteum
cognition
23. Stores water in plants
autotroph
circadian rhythms
water vacuole
hypertonic
24. Provides genetic variation through recombination
iteroparous
sexual reproduction
lipid
S phase
25. Produces semen (1)
RNA
phosphorus cycle
seminicle vesical
clumped dispersion
26. A plant structural compound
holandric
tubal ligation
social behavior
cellulose
27. A grid that shows the possible combinations of alleles
RNA primer
Punnett square
plasmolysis
symbiosis
28. A periodic long-distance travel from one location to another
interphase
intrasexual selection
migration
pyramid of energy
29. Produces semen (1)
food web
seminicle vesical
lysis
phototropism
30. Active at nigh
nocturnal
character displacement
follicle
DNA polymerase 1
31. Initial fertilized cell
ovary
zygote
gene poll
microtubule
32. The strand of DNA that is synthesized smoothly and continuously
leading strand
anaphase
survivorship curve
oral contraceptive
33. The enzyme that controls the cell cycle & is destroyed during mitosis
Golgi complex
linked genes
cyclin
progesterone
34. TATA
cell theory
promoter codon
courtship ritual
allele
35. When the heterozygote has a phenotype intermediate between those of its two parents
incomplete dominance
interphase
founder effect
heterotroph
36. LH-like hormone produced by the placenta that maintains the corpus luteum
pinocytosis
Beta human chorion gonadotropic
antrhopomorphic
population
37. The proportion of a particular genotype in the population
zygote
genotype frequency
comminity
pyramid of numbers
38. Different traits are passed on separately and independently from one another
mechanical isolation
density dependent factor
Law of Independent Assortment
contact inhibition
39. An organic compound with 3-7 carbons with a hydroxyl (OH) group bonded to each but one & which is double bonded to an oxygen
energy flow
monosaccharide
complementary
ovary
40. Warning coloration & conspicuous colors of patters which advertise a species' unpalatibility to potential predators
aposematic coloration
stabilizing selection
Punnett square
community
41. The study of heredity
dynamic equilibrium
genetics
promoter codon
disturbance
42. Shows interactions at their most basic level (who eats who)
FSH
Mullerian mimicry
food web
function group
43. A combination of glycolipids and glycoproteins which is found on the outside of a cell and allows for cell-cell recognition
glycocalyx
active transport
polar body
transcription
44. Growth response to gravity & positive in stem & negative in roots
meiosis 2
incomplete dominance
glycogen
gravitropism
45. When individuals are evenly spaced & occurs because of territoriality or competition for resources or space
uniform dispersion
follicle
self fertilization
dominant species
46. A channel that takes things from one side of the phospholipid bilayer to the other by having a protein attach to the channel which changes its shape and moves the stuff to the other side
habitat isolation
cooperative ion channel
Law of Segregation
individualistic model
47. The number of species in a community
species richness
allele frequency
competition
amnion
48. The information from the mRNA being used to form a protein
mortality
translation
hypertonic
enzyme
49. The buildup of a toxin in an organism's body
self fertilization
genotype frequency
cervix
bioaccumulation
50. A protein channel that lets things in and out of the cell
permease
autotroph
slash and burn agriculture
altruism