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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Has its own life support for the embryo






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






3. Noncoding material






4. The science that deals with human population statistics






5. A group consisting of members of the same species that live together in a prescribed area at the same time






6. The global movement of carbon between the abiotic environment and organisms






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






8. A graph that indicates the energy content of the biomass of each trophic level






9. TATA






10. A chain produced by likening small organic compounds called monomers






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






12. The global movement of water between the abiotic environment and organisms






13. The contribution that each parent makes in producing and rearing offspring






14. Destoy the ozone layer






15. The time between mitosis and the S phase & when the cell grows and performs its function






16. The number of species in a community






17. Affects the ripening of fruit






18. Morning after pill






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






20. A lipid that consists of carbon atoms arranged in four attached rings & three of which are hexagonal and the other is pentagonal






21. A mutation in which the entire reading chain is shifted & changed everything after an addition or delection






22. Contains enzymes that help with fertilization






23. Fluid filled chamber that surrounds and protects the developing embryo in a land egg






24. Noncoding material






25. When a cell controls how fast it wants to take things in






26. When a cell controls how fast it wants to take things in






27. Coccus prokaryotic cells






28. Local variation in climate produced by differences in elecation






29. Sticky part of the pistil that pollen sticks to






30. The buildup of a toxin in an organism's body






31. Stimulates contraction & prostaglandin release & and ejection of milk






32. The ability to produce viable offspring






33. Where sperm is stored






34. The start of a gene






35. The ability to adapt past experiences that may involve different stimuli to solve a new problem






36. Contain identical & double stranded DNA sequences (><)






37. Involves mitosis and cytokinesis






38. Genes that tend to be inherited together






39. Megasporocyte after meiosis






40. The nuclear division that produces two nuclei containing chronosomes identical to those in the parental nucleus






41. Lining of the uterus






42. When the animal must do something to gain a reward or to avoid punishment






43. Microsporocyte after meiosis






44. Inhibits ovulation & affects the endometrium and cervical mucus to prevent implantation & regulates the menstrual cycle






45. Plastic cap over the cervix






46. Interaction among two or more individuals that attempt to use the same essential resource






47. The local environment where a species lives






48. Where DNA is held & the control center of the cell






49. Destoy the ozone layer






50. The process by which heritable traits make it more likely that an organism will have greater reproductive success