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Honors Freshman Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The production of gametes
seasonal isolation
meiosis
disruptive selection
positive tropic response
2. When individuals of the same sex actively compete for mates
seasonal isolation
ribosome
intrasexual selection
posterior pituitary
3. Compounds with the same molecular formulas but different structures
nucleic acid
diaphragm
prophase
isomer
4. An evolutionary modification that improves the chances of survival and reproductive success in a given environment
adaption
succession
intraspecific competition
land egg
5. A group consisting of members of the same species that live together in a prescribed area at the same time
sociobiology
limited resource
phagocytosis
population
6. The tubules that extend from each pole to the equatorial region
microspore
society
decomposers
polar microtubules
7. The interaction of two or more animals & usually of the same species
social behavior
gymnosperm
embryo sac
sexual reproduction
8. Where cell aerobic respiration takes place
semelparous
mitochondria
prophase
tropic response
9. Up or down
tropic response
primary growth
hormone
complementary
10. The net energy available for biomass production by consumer organisms
logistic population growth
mitotic spindle
secondary productivity
microspore
11. Provides genetic variation through recombination
heterotroph
purine
energy transduction
sexual reproduction
12. A piece of DNA that codes for a specific trait
type 1 survivorship curve
gene
primary consumers
centromere
13. A gateway in the cell membrane that lets molecules through
endosymbiotic theory
cytoplasm
protein channel
cell membrane
14. A community with the abiotic factors of the place
macroevolution
translation
ecosytem
fat
15. Both individuals have male and female parts but don't self fertilize
follicle
founder effect
test cross
hermaphrodism
16. The global movement of carbon between the abiotic environment and organisms
carbon cycle
centromere
artificial selection
water vacuole
17. The ability to adapt past experiences that may involve different stimuli to solve a new problem
age structure
pyramid of biomass
parthenogenesis
insight learning
18. Capillary bed that is adjacent to the capillaries of the uterine lining & exchanges everything except for blood
urethra
placenta
people overpopulation
oviporous
19. Lays eggs
stroma
food web
uniform dispersion
oviporous
20. Produces oxytocin
external fertilization
placenta
posterior pituitary
evolutionary arms race
21. The contribution that each parent makes in producing and rearing offspring
fluid mosaic model
parental investment
biogenesis
food web
22. A compound present on the outer surface of cells that aren't bacteria
evolutionary arms race
glycoprotein
disruptive selection
meiosis 1
23. Occurs when each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources
consumption overpopulation
density dependent factor
adaption
parthenogenesis
24. A long whip-like tail used for movement
granum
land egg
coevolution
flagella
25. Produces testosterone
interstitial cell
society
pistil
tertiary structure
26. Where protein synthesis takes place
Beta human chorion gonadotropic
ribosome
people overpopulation
culture
27. Defense of a territory
territoriality
cryptic coloration
clumped dispersion
macroevolution
28. A fatty acid that contains the maximum possible number of hydrogens
sodium potassium pump
saturated fatty acid
granum
S phase
29. Coding material
exon
semipermeable membrane
Punnett square
spermatid
30. Where chromosomes are attached to spindle fibers
parental investment
transcription
kinetechore
cytokinin
31. The structure in the mitochondria
cristae
sodium potassium pump
resource partitioning
intraspecific competition
32. The study of the past and present geographic distribution of organisms
grasslands
biogeography
megaspore
resource partitioning
33. Inhibits ovulation & affects the endometrium and cervical mucus to prevent implantation & regulates the menstrual cycle
lysis
polysaccharide
oral contraceptive
gymnosperm
34. Where chromosomes are attached to spindle fibers
vasectomy
density dependent factor
kinetechore
directional selection
35. The study of how living organisms and the physical environment interact in an immense and complcated web of relationships & the broadest field of biology
incomplete dominance
territoriality
ecology
abiogenesis
36. The lifestyle a species actually pursues and the resources it actually uses
mRNA
climax community
Law of Independent Assortment
realized niche
37. Secretes hormones that keep uterine lining thick in the event of fertilization & what the follicle turns into after fertilization
ectoparasite
quaternary structure
corpus luteum
gametic isolation
38. Aka boreal forest & big evergreen forests & cold most of the year
circadian rhythms
taiga
internal fertilization
telophase
39. Takes less energy and is more efficient than sexual reproduction
polar microtubules
operant conditioning
5' end
asexual reproduction
40. Growth response to physical disturbance & positive or negative
gravitropism
thigmotropism
chitin
hydrocarbon
41. A compound present on the outer surface of cells that aren't bacteria
cotyledon
interbreeding
glycoprotein
phenotype frequency
42. Opening into the uterus
cervix
termination sequence
frameshift mutation
facilitated diffusion
43. The sequence of nucleotides in one chain dictates the complementary sequence of nucleotides in the other
complementary
temperate woodland
pyramid of numbers
posterior pituitary
44. The clearance of large expanses of forest for agriculture or other uses
deforestation
pinocytosis
DNA
tertiary structure
45. Reproductive isolation due to structural differences
crepuscular
fundamental niche
mechanical isolation
protein channel
46. A section of three nitrogenous bases
embryo sac
codon
ecosytem
semelparous
47. Different traits are passed on separately and independently from one another
fat
water vacuole
random dispersion
Law of Independent Assortment
48. Eggs and sperm combine
secondary succession
community structure and functioning
cross fertilization
ovary
49. When two parts of sister chromatids exchange corresponding parts
crossing over
Batesian mimicry
tropic response
environmental science
50. An organic compound with 3-7 carbons with a hydroxyl (OH) group bonded to each but one & which is double bonded to an oxygen
barrier method
semipermeable membrane
monosaccharide
rhythm method