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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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1. A sequence of three bases that hydrogen bond with the mRNA codon by complementary base pairing






2. Regulates the ecosystem function by nutrient cycling and by availability of other resources






3. A periodic long-distance travel from one location to another






4. Holds the ovaries to the body of the uterus






5. Eggs and sperm combine






6. The process of community development over time & which involves species in one stage being replaced by other species






7. Implanted in the uterus & probably stimulates inflammatory response and prevents implantation






8. A process carried out to ensure that the male is actually male and a member of the same species






9. Where sperm is stored






10. A membrane where some things can go through & and others can't






11. Cells are the basic unit of living organisms and all cells come from pre-existing cells






12. Species that are all undesirable resemble each other






13. Contains two monosaccharide rings joined by a ether link






14. What something does and how it does it






15. Plastic cap over the cervix






16. Used for long term energy storage & cell membranes & padding and insulation & and steroids & soluble in nonpolar solvents and relatively insoluble in water






17. Emphasizes species individuality & shows how each species has its own abiotic living requirements






18. Birth canal






19. Connects the ovary to the uterus & where fertilization usually takes place






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






21. When the cell prepares itself for division






22. Cold & dry & permafrost & treeless & short growing season






23. Produce estrogen and progesterone






24. Local variation in climate produced by differences in elecation






25. Competition among population of different species






26. Associates strongly with polar water molecules






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






28. A grid that shows the possible combinations of alleles






29. Contains multiple monosacharides bonded together & consists of repeating units of simple sugars






30. Triggers mitosis when it binds with cyclins at high enough concentrations & survives mitosis






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






32. Composes the genes and contains the instructions for making all the proteins & as well as the RNA & an organism needs






33. A type of learning in which an animal learns to ignore a repeated & irrelevant stimulus






34. The enzyme that links the Okazaki fragments






35. Growth response to light & positive






36. A graph that illustrates the total biomass at each successive trophic level






37. Checks for errors and takes of RNA primer






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






39. Gives live birth






40. Larger cells






41. A main component of cell walls of fungi and of the external skeletons of insects & crayfish & and other arthropods






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






43. Top of the stamen & where pollen is produced






44. Cutting of vas deferens






45. The buildup of predator and prey strategies






46. On the side where the 3' carbon is


47. The time inbetween meiosis 1 and 2






48. Organizes the cell for purposes of cell division






49. Moving molecules into a cell






50. Exactly the same as mitosis without any DNA replication