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Honors Freshman Science
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1. A disaccharide made from two glucoses & malt sugar
intersexual selection
intrinsic rate of increase
maltose
autosome
2. AAAA...
semipermeable membrane
termination sequence
lagging strand
RNA
3. A periodic long-distance travel from one location to another
migration
hydrophillic
gene poll
tropical rainforest
4. The interaction of two or more animals & usually of the same species
social behavior
condensation reaction
microclimate
sepal
5. A protein that accelerates the thousands of different chemical reactions that take place in an organism
biosphere
ovaries
learned behavior
enzyme
6. Turning energy from one form to another
energy transduction
internal fertilization
passive transport
ecotone
7. Warning coloration & conspicuous colors of patters which advertise a species' unpalatibility to potential predators
negative tropic response
sexual selection
gene poll
aposematic coloration
8. A mutation in which the entire reading chain is shifted & changed everything after an addition or delection
semelparous
exploitation competition
frameshift mutation
density independent factor
9. The division of the cell cytoplasm to form two cells
ectoparasite
cytokinesis
competition
character displacement
10. The sequence of nucleotides in one chain dictates the complementary sequence of nucleotides in the other
complementary
water vacuole
oxytocin
uniform dispersion
11. Lining of the uterus
nastic response
are selection populations
hydrophillic
endometrium
12. An arm of an amoeba
pseudopod
CDK
chorion
water vacuole
13. The local environment where a species lives
niche
learning
habitat
enzyme
14. Chemical messenger
community structure and functioning
hormone
RNA primer
telophase
15. All the alleles present in the population
homozygous
limited resource
gene poll
operant conditioning
16. Species that show repetitive reproductive cycles
asexual reproduction
iteroparous
edge effect
coleoptile
17. Required for making a boy a boy and sexual growth
fat
intron
testosterone
oviporous
18. The potential ecological niche of a species
fundamental niche
individualistic model
phenotype frequency
sociobiology
19. The interaction of two or more animals & usually of the same species
taiga
social behavior
apical meristem
semelparous
20. Reproductive isolation due to different mating times
glycogen
intrasexual selection
temperate woodland
seasonal isolation
21. Spiral shaped prokaryotic cells
endosperm
microspore
spirillum
cilia
22. Emphasizes species individuality & shows how each species has its own abiotic living requirements
RNA polymerase
individualistic model
cell theory
stabilizing selection
23. The strand of DNA that is always growing away from the replication fork & so only short pieces can be synthesized
primary structure
lagging strand
ovulation
sucrose
24. The stuff in between the granum
stroma
haploid
viviporous
ethylene
25. The enzyme that makes RNA and unzips the DNA for transcription
antiparallel
RNA polymerase
K selection populations
taiga
26. Plastic cover of the penis
condom
seasonal isolation
Punnett square
barrier method
27. A geographic area that animals seldom leave
home range
rRNA
survivorship curve
cell wall
28. The potential ecological niche of a species
fundamental niche
condom
temperate woodland
mortality
29. The pressure necessary to keep the water from moving in a you-tube
osmotic pressure
incomplete dominance
function group
allele
30. The production of gametes
angiosperm
ovulation
carrying capacity
meiosis
31. Produces semen (3)
diploid
organic compound
gymnosperm
prostate
32. When a population is regulated by its environment's limits & grows until it levels out just below the carrying capacity and then oscillates
ER lumen
logistic population growth
classical conditioning
denaturation
33. The time inbetween meiosis 1 and 2
cognition
Beta human chorion gonadotropic
interkinesis
desert
34. The maximum rate at which a population of a given species could increase under ideal conditions & plenty of resources &and a low population density & is influenced by the age of reproductive maturity & how long the organism is able to reproduce & and
pair bonds
rhythm method
sign stimulus
intrinsic rate of increase
35. A structure that separates the duplicated chromosomes during anaphase
anterior pituitary
leading strand
mitotic spindle
ovary
36. The number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume at a given time
plasmolysis
haploid
GnRH
population density
37. Have traits that contribute to a high population growth rate & usually small & reach maturity early & have short life span & have lots of offspring & provide little to no parental care
logistic population growth
ecological pyramid
are selection populations
Law of Segregation
38. Competition within a given population
cognition
taiga
intraspecific competition
cell wall
39. Where protein synthesis takes place
budding
tertiary structure
ecosytem
ribosome
40. Controls the growth and development in animals
endoctrine
unsaturated fatty acid
biome
seminiferous tubules
41. Produces oxytocin
mRNA
denaturation
species richness
posterior pituitary
42. Connects the baby to the placenta
cristae
species diversity
polar microtubules
umbilical cord
43. Has cones
phospholipid
gene poll
gymnosperm
exponential population growth
44. Has its own life support for the embryo
gene poll
type 2 survivorship curve
land egg
Law of Segregation
45. The beta pleated sheet or alpha helix
mitosis
secondary structure
behavioral (sexual) isolation
anterior pituitary
46. A transitional zone where two or more communities meets & contains all or most of the ecological niches of the adjacent communities as well as some that are unique to the ecotone
binary fission
ovary
polypetide
ecotone
47. When strands run in opposite directions
filament
nastic response
antiparallel
pyrimidine
48. Occurs when each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources
consumption overpopulation
learned behavior
complementary
RNA primer
49. A compound on the surface of animal cells that allow cells to recognize and interact with one another
glycolipid
sex reversal
Boysen-Jensen
circadian rhythms
50. Kills sperm
oviduct
heterotroph
spermacide
cyclin