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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When water moves into a cell with a wall & and the cell grows and pushes against the cell wall and makes it rigid






2. An actively cooperating group of individuals belonging to the same species and often closely related






3. A disaccharide made from two glucoses & malt sugar






4. The concentration is equal in both areas






5. Found out that the hormone was being produced in the tip






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






7. Unzips the DNA strand






8. Male gamete released into the female






9. Exactly the same as mitosis






10. Turning energy from one form to another






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






12. The arrival of the chromosomes at the poles and cytokinesis






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






14. The empty space in the ER tubes






15. The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring






16. A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unharmed






17. When most are average and extremes are better






18. Changes that take place over very long periods of time that may result in speciation






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






20. The number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume at a given time






21. Has its own life support for the embryo






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






23. Provides food for the developing embryo in a land egg






24. The proportion of a particular phenotype in the population






25. Each gene is present in two copies & when gametes are formed each gamete gets only one of the two factors






26. A combination of glycolipids and glycoproteins which is found on the outside of a cell and allows for cell-cell recognition






27. Behavior that is common to a population & learned from other members of the group & and transmitted from one generation to another






28. A molecular unit that consists of a five carbon sugar & one or more phosphate groups & and a nitrogenous base






29. Competition within a given population






30. Going up and down around a set point






31. The number and proportion of people at each age in a population






32. Moving a solid molecule into a cell






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






34. Eggs laid and then fertilized






35. Plant growth response that is dependent on the direction of stimulus






36. How the molecule folds on itself due to the functional group interactions






37. 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






38. Male gamete released into the female






39. Aka temperate deciduous forest & broadleaf trees






40. Capillary bed that is adjacent to the capillaries of the uterine lining & exchanges everything except for blood






41. The constituent of a protein & has an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH) bonded to the same alpha carbon






42. Leaves right around the base of the flower that contains the flower






43. Stalk of the stamen






44. Stimulates the anterior pituitary to make FSH and LH






45. When the chromosomes align at the cells middle






46. Holds the cell in place and gives it structure






47. When the chromatin fibers condense into chromosomes






48. Associates strongly with polar water molecules






49. Connects the testis to the penis






50. Occurs when there is the same concentration in different areas