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Honors Freshman Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sequence of three bases that hydrogen bond with the mRNA codon by complementary base pairing
ovary
phagocytosis
species diversity
anticodon
2. Regulates the ecosystem function by nutrient cycling and by availability of other resources
ribosome
bottom up process
polar microtubules
punctuated equilibrium
3. A periodic long-distance travel from one location to another
macroevolution
natural selection
migration
promoter codon
4. Holds the ovaries to the body of the uterus
uniform dispersion
trophic level
net primary productivity
ovarian ligament
5. Eggs and sperm combine
pistil
pyrimidine
cross fertilization
hypertonic
6. The process of community development over time & which involves species in one stage being replaced by other species
succession
style
protein
intermediate disturbance hypothesis
7. Implanted in the uterus & probably stimulates inflammatory response and prevents implantation
DNA replication
intrauterine device (IUD)
chorion
CDK
8. A process carried out to ensure that the male is actually male and a member of the same species
primary growth
enzyme
courtship ritual
acrosome
9. Where sperm is stored
realized niche
Okazaki fragment
ecosytem
epididymis
10. A membrane where some things can go through & and others can't
interkinesis
semipermeable membrane
ovaries
phosphorus cycle
11. Cells are the basic unit of living organisms and all cells come from pre-existing cells
phototropism
linked genes
glycocalyx
cell theory
12. Species that are all undesirable resemble each other
unsaturated fatty acid
secondary structure
Mullerian mimicry
secondary productivity
13. Contains two monosaccharide rings joined by a ether link
glycolipid
biogenesis
climax community
disaccharide
14. What something does and how it does it
population crash
behavior
hydrologic cycle
genotype frequency
15. Plastic cap over the cervix
diaphragm
are selection populations
Okazaki fragment
cryptic coloration
16. Used for long term energy storage & cell membranes & padding and insulation & and steroids & soluble in nonpolar solvents and relatively insoluble in water
diploid
cross fertilization
energy transduction
lipid
17. Emphasizes species individuality & shows how each species has its own abiotic living requirements
viviporous
individualistic model
ovary
urethra
18. Birth canal
holandric
vagina
allopatric speciation
seasonal isolation
19. Connects the ovary to the uterus & where fertilization usually takes place
dynamic equilibrium
circadian rhythms
isotonic
oviduct
20. Response of any plant to the amount of light it receives
photoperiodism
acrosome
placenta
amino acid
21. When the cell prepares itself for division
G2 phase
stroma
rRNA
termination sequence
22. Cold & dry & permafrost & treeless & short growing season
tundra
sister chromatids
codon
flagella
23. Produce estrogen and progesterone
ovarian ligament
heredity
ecosystem management
ovaries
24. Local variation in climate produced by differences in elecation
ES complex
people overpopulation
microclimate
semelparous
25. Competition among population of different species
interspecific competition
epididymis
home range
facilitated diffusion
26. Associates strongly with polar water molecules
hydrophillic
lagging strand
gametic isolation
temperate woodland
27. The ability to adapt past experiences that may involve different stimuli to solve a new problem
niche
start codon
Law of Segregation
insight learning
28. A grid that shows the possible combinations of alleles
oviporous
glycoprotein
sympatric speciation
Punnett square
29. Contains multiple monosacharides bonded together & consists of repeating units of simple sugars
polysaccharide
Golgi complex
ecosytem
cell membrane
30. Triggers mitosis when it binds with cyclins at high enough concentrations & survives mitosis
hydrolysis reaction
hypothalamus
CDK
biome
31. A covalent link formed when the equivalent of a water molecule is removed as one of the glycerol's hydroxyl groups reacts with the carboxul group of a fatty acid
semiconservative replication
sister chromatids
ester linkage
behavior ecology
32. Composes the genes and contains the instructions for making all the proteins & as well as the RNA & an organism needs
ovary
DNA
sexual selection
carrying capacity
33. A type of learning in which an animal learns to ignore a repeated & irrelevant stimulus
insight learning
exponential population growth
habituation
incomplete dominance
34. The enzyme that links the Okazaki fragments
epididymis
population crash
parental investment
DNA ligase
35. Growth response to light & positive
turgor pressure
competition
sodium potassium pump
phototropism
36. A graph that illustrates the total biomass at each successive trophic level
lysis
pyramid of biomass
fat
snRNP
37. Checks for errors and takes of RNA primer
phosphorus cycle
snRNP
DNA polymerase 1
translation
38. A disaccharide made from glucose and galactose & milk sugar
lactose
equilibrium
polar body
auxin
39. Gives live birth
species richness
viviporous
land egg
nocturnal
40. Larger cells
kin selection
G1 phase
3' end
cell elongation
41. A main component of cell walls of fungi and of the external skeletons of insects & crayfish & and other arthropods
phosphorus cycle
keystone species
nucleotide
chitin
42. The idea that evolution takes place in relatively short bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stability
fluid mosaic model
endosymbiotic theory
taiga
punctuated equilibrium
43. Top of the stamen & where pollen is produced
hormone
anther
crossing over
linked genes
44. Cutting of vas deferens
behavioral (sexual) isolation
disruptive selection
vasectomy
ovulation
45. The buildup of predator and prey strategies
promoter codon
sympatric speciation
stigma
evolutionary arms race
46. On the side where the 3' carbon is
47. The time inbetween meiosis 1 and 2
dominant species
disruptive selection
chitin
interkinesis
48. Organizes the cell for purposes of cell division
self fertilization
centriole
habitat isolation
food web
49. Moving molecules into a cell
turgor pressure
condom
endocytosis
promoter codon
50. Exactly the same as mitosis without any DNA replication
testosterone
meiosis 2
Boysen-Jensen
ecosystem management