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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occurs when each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources






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






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






4. A disaccharide made from glucose and galactose & milk sugar






5. Breaking apart water






6. Individual & population & community & ecosystem & landscape & biosphere






7. Aka boreal forest & big evergreen forests & cold most of the year






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






9. Lays down an RNA primer that allows the DNA polymerase to attach to the DNA strand






10. The enzyme that takes out all of the introns & leaving only the exons






11. 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






12. A symbiotic relationship in which the parasite benefits which the host is harmed






13. The role of an organism within the structure and function of a community & takes into account all biotic and abiotic aspects of the species & as well as all the physical & chemical & and biological factors that it needs to survive & its habitat & wha






14. A plant structural compound






15. The probability of mortality is highest at a young age & the survival probability increases with age






16. The enzyme that links the Okazaki fragments






17. Inhibits ovulation & lasts a long time






18. Stable relationships that ensure cooperative behavior in mating and the rearing of the young






19. An important part of the structure of ribosomes that has catalytic functions needed during protein synthesis






20. Response of any plant to the amount of light it receives






21. Where seminiferous tubules are found & where testosterone is made






22. The idea that evolution takes place in relatively short bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stability






23. Gases act like a blanket and hold heat in the atmosphere






24. Choosing certain trains and breeding only individuals that axhibited the desired traits






25. Holds the cell in place and gives it structure






26. Produces testosterone






27. The strand of DNA that is always growing away from the replication fork & so only short pieces can be synthesized






28. Stimulates the interstitial cells to secrete testosterone in males & stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in females






29. Transmits hereditary information and determines what proteins a cell manufactures






30. Energy level






31. When two parts of sister chromatids exchange corresponding parts






32. The interactions of tertiary structures






33. Aka boreal forest & big evergreen forests & cold most of the year






34. The enzyme that controls the cell cycle & is destroyed during mitosis






35. Physically changing from sex when there aren't any of one sex






36. Turning energy from one form to another






37. The structure in the mitochondria






38. The number and types of species present & the relative abundance of each species & the interactions between different species & the resilience to disturbances & energy and nutrient flow & productivity






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






40. A group of the populations of all the different species in an area






41. Collects waste products in a land egg






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






43. Any process that leads to new gene combinations






44. The accelerating population growth rate that occurs when optimal conditions allow a constant per capita growth rate






45. Gives live birth






46. Genes that tend to be inherited together






47. Reproductive isolation due to structural differences






48. 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






49. The proportion of a particular genotype in the population






50. Halfway between saturated and unsaturated