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Honors Freshman Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contains multiple monosacharides bonded together & consists of repeating units of simple sugars
intrauterine device (IUD)
microevolution
extinction
polysaccharide
2. Coccus prokaryotic cells
DNA polymerase 1
tropic response
spherical
function group
3. The site of photosynthesis
organic compound
chloroplast
meiosis
extinction
4. When most are average and extremes are better
stabilizing selection
phytochrome
energy flow
parasitism
5. Changes in the shape of a protein and the accompanying loss of its biological activity
competition
denaturation
pyramid of numbers
granum
6. The ability to produce viable offspring
glycocalyx
fecundity
oral contraceptive
classical conditioning
7. Speciation that occurs when one population becomes geographically separated from the rest of the species and subsequently evolves by natural selection/genetic drift
allopatric speciation
species diversity
amino acid
kin selection
8. The average per capita death rate
concentration gradient
filament
type 1 survivorship curve
mortality
9. Spontaneous generation & life may arise from nonliving matter (incorrect idea)
RNA polymerase
anterior pituitary
mRNA
abiogenesis
10. The enzyme that links the Okazaki fragments
DNA ligase
internal fertilization
population dynamics
dominant species
11. Turning energy from one form to another
operant conditioning
energy transduction
water vacuole
slash and burn agriculture
12. The change in species composition over time in a habitat that was not previously inhabited by organisms (no soil)
primary succession
realized niche
barrier method
interbreeding
13. Collects waste products in a land egg
allontois
epididymis
protein
turgor pressure
14. Pressure the cell membrane exerts on the cell wall when the water vacuole is filled
turgor pressure
pyrimidine
fecundity
tundra
15. The ability to produce viable offspring
are selection populations
lipid
meiosis 2
fecundity
16. A group consisting of members of the same species that live together in a prescribed area at the same time
population
energy flow
autotroph
mobile carrier
17. An important part of the structure of ribosomes that has catalytic functions needed during protein synthesis
hydrophillic
ectoparasite
controlled burning
rRNA
18. The nuclear division that produces two nuclei containing chronosomes identical to those in the parental nucleus
endocytosis
hypotonic
cilia
mitosis
19. The sequence of amino acids in a protein which are joined by peptide bonds
individualistic model
primary structure
protein
diploid
20. Light sensitive chemical
polymer
habitat
phytochrome
sympatric speciation
21. On the side where the 5' carbon is
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22. The concentration of water is higher than in the other area
imprinting
gene
hypertonic
habituation
23. Species that expend their energy in a single & huge reproductive effort
triaclyglycerol molecule
hypertonic
semelparous
ecology
24. A single cell made from the union of two gametes
climax community
hydrolysis reaction
condensation reaction
zygote
25. Stimulates the anterior pituitary to make FSH and LH
lipid
secondary growth
GnRH
stigma
26. Defense of a territory
territoriality
vasectomy
dipeptide
population density
27. What something does and how it does it
equilibrium
testosterone
primary succession
behavior
28. The clearance of large expanses of forest for agriculture or other uses
deforestation
crepuscular
cytokinesis
quaternary structure
29. Produces eggs
organic compound
ovary
mortality
primary succession
30. A section of three nitrogenous bases
codon
turgor pressure
acid growth hypothesis of elongation
lysis
31. The graph of the comparison of trophic levels by determining the number of organisms & the biomass & or the relative energy found at each level
cotyledon
biogeography
heterotroph
ecological pyramid
32. Emphasizes species individuality & shows how each species has its own abiotic living requirements
polypetide
pyramid of numbers
fundamental niche
individualistic model
33. An economical form of reserve fuel storage which yields over two times more energy than carbs when metabolized
environmental science
viviporous
fat
protein channel
34. Choosing certain trains and breeding only individuals that axhibited the desired traits
artificial selection
species diversity
learning
recombination
35. Capillary bed that is adjacent to the capillaries of the uterine lining & exchanges everything except for blood
spermacide
amino acid
placenta
controlled burning
36. Produces testosterone
interstitial cell
operant conditioning
chromosome
dispersion
37. Any environmental source that tends to restrict the ecological niche of a species because it is scare or unfavorable
testosterone
intrauterine device (IUD)
mRNA
limited resource
38. The passage of energy in a one-way direction through an ecosystem
desert
energy flow
exploitation competition
M phase
39. Any event in time that disrupts community or population structure
gametic isolation
disturbance
DNA replication
character displacement
40. The concentration of water is lower than in the other area
secondary growth
allele frequency
nucleic acid
hypotonic
41. An environmental factor whose ways of affecting a population are altered when there is a change in population density
active transport
nastic response
density dependent factor
asexual reproduction
42. An organic compound with 3-7 carbons with a hydroxyl (OH) group bonded to each but one & which is double bonded to an oxygen
genetic code
intraspecific competition
Okazaki fragment
monosaccharide
43. Growth response to gravity & positive in stem & negative in roots
macroevolution
tropic response
lagging strand
gravitropism
44. A fatty acid that contains the maximum possible number of hydrogens
purine
glycolipid
saturated fatty acid
ER lumen
45. Both individuals have male and female parts but don't self fertilize
are selection populations
heterozygous
stamen
hermaphrodism
46. Eggs formed and held in the mother & eggs hatch and the offspring leaves the mother
cytokinin
cristae
ovouiviporous
placenta
47. Shows the mortality and survival data of a population
life table
acid growth hypothesis of elongation
spermatid
transcription
48. Any event in time that disrupts community or population structure
disturbance
sodium potassium pump
mitosis
type 1 survivorship curve
49. Away from the stimulus
taiga
negative tropic response
net primary productivity
anterior pituitary
50. Moving molecules into a cell
epididymis
cytoplasm
growth from cell division
endocytosis