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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involves persistent changes in behavior that result from experience






2. Species interacting in a positive way & Which modifies and enhances the local environment for other species






3. Fluid filled sac where the primary oocyte divides to form the secondary oocyte and the polar body






4. An economical form of reserve fuel storage which yields over two times more energy than carbs when metabolized






5. When the chromosomes align at the cells middle






6. The sequence of nucleotides in one chain dictates the complementary sequence of nucleotides in the other






7. AAAA...






8. Things that eat the primary consumers & third lowest trophic level






9. The interaction of two or more animals & usually of the same species






10. The end of a lineage






11. Eggs and sperm combine






12. A lipid that consists of a clycerol molecule attached at one end to two fatty acids & and at the other end to a phosphate group linked to an organic compound






13. Where sperm is stored






14. A link formed when two amino acids combine






15. The study of how living organisms and the physical environment interact in an immense and complcated web of relationships & the broadest field of biology






16. A long & unbranched hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end






17. Warm & lots of rain & highest level of diversity and production






18. The movement of alleles






19. Energy from food passing from one organism to the next in a sequence






20. The measure of the relative importance of each species within a community & based on its abundance & productivity & or size






21. Going from areas of high concentration to low concentration & going with the concentration gradient






22. Moving into unoccupied niches & causes speciation






23. A species is protected because of its similar appearance to an undesirable species






24. Chemical messenger






25. Where chromosomes are attached to spindle fibers






26. Produce estrogen and progesterone






27. Animal starch & used for energy storage






28. The change in species composition over time in a habitat that was not previously inhabited by organisms (no soil)






29. Away from the stimulus






30. The enzyme that makes RNA and unzips the DNA for transcription






31. The start of a gene






32. A fatty acid that contains the maximum possible number of hydrogens






33. Shows interactions at their most basic level (who eats who)






34. A plant structural compound






35. Produces oxytocin






36. Halfway between saturated and unsaturated






37. A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unharmed






38. A type of social learning based on early experience which allows offspring to bond to their mother






39. 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






40. Stores water in plants






41. AAAA...






42. Have trains that maximize the chance of surviving in an environment where the number of individuals is the carrying capacity & have few offspring & are larger & have long life spans & develop slowly & reproduce late & have low reproductive rates & pr






43. Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes






44. Sex cell






45. Original cell that forms sperm






46. The potential ecological niche of a species






47. A macromolecule composed of amino acids






48. A link formed when two amino acids combine






49. Female part of the flower






50. A tool of ecological management in which the undergrowth and plant litter are deliberately burned under controlled condition before they accumulate to dangerous levels