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Honors Freshman Science

Subject : science
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1. One extreme is bad and the other is good






2. When females select their mates on the basis of some physical trait or some resource offered by the winning suitor






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






4. The end of a lineage






5. The mating of genetically similar individuals that are more closely related than if they had been chosen at random from the entire population






6. All of the contents of the cell inside the membrane






7. Collects waste products in a land egg






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






9. Going from areas of low to high concentration & goes against the concentration gradient & requires cell energy






10. An arm of an amoeba






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






12. Organizes the cell for purposes of cell division






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






14. Plant growth response that is not dependent on the direction of the stimulus






15. Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes






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






17. Makes up the cytoskeleton






18. A fatty acid that doesn't contain the maximum possible number of hydrogens






19. Going up and down around a set point






20. Used for reproductive purposes and peeing






21. Inhibits ovulation & lasts a long time






22. Initial fertilized cell






23. Going up and down around a set point






24. New genetically identical 'self' grows on the side and then breaks off






25. When individuals are evenly spaced & occurs because of territoriality or competition for resources or space






26. Secretes hormones that keep uterine lining thick in the event of fertilization & what the follicle turns into after fertilization






27. The constricted region in a chromatid






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






29. Stimulates the growth of sex organs at puberty and the development of secondary sex characteristics & induces maturation & stimulates monthly preparation of endometrium for pregnancy & makes cervical mucus thinner and more alkaline






30. Promotes cell elongation & apical dominance






31. A mutation in which the wrong base it transcribed






32. The buildup of predator and prey strategies






33. When a molecule attaches to the channel and the carrier 'somersaults' to the other side and releases the molecule & then returns to its original side






34. A single strand of RNA that folds back on itself to form a specific shape






35. 'Water fearing' & repels water






36. When individuals of the same sex actively compete for mates






37. The average per capita death rate






38. An arm of an amoeba






39. Defense of a territory






40. Pressure the cell membrane exerts on the cell wall when the water vacuole is filled






41. A group of atoms that determines the types of chemical reactions and associations in which the compound participates






42. A parasite that lives inside the host






43. The passage of energy in a one-way direction through an ecosystem






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






45. Female part of the flower






46. A compound on the surface of animal cells that allow cells to recognize and interact with one another






47. A fatty acid that contains the maximum possible number of hydrogens






48. A macromolecule composed of amino acids






49. Covalently linking monomers






50. A section of three nitrogenous bases







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