Biology Semester 1

 The ____________ is the area in which a population lives.

Organisms that capture energy from sunlight or chemicals & use that energy to produce food.

The diagram shows:

Consists of adenine, the sugar ribose, and three phosphate groups. 

The relatively constant internal physical and chemical state of a living cell. 

Assemblage of individuals of the same species living in the same area.

vacuoles

The diagram illustrates a(n)

chloroplast

Eukaryotic cells

amino acids are the monomers of

Physical and biological conditions in which a species lives & the way the species obtains what it needs to survive.

cell wall

The main energy source for living things.

Chloroplasts are never found in animal cells. 

The industrial revolution caused a sharp decrease in human population growth.

Which is the best definition of ecology?

Changes in zooplankton populations, small marine animals that eat algae, don't affect all animals in a marine food web.

An organism that feeds by chemically breaking down other organisms.

 He used the term "cell" to refer to the tiny empty chambers he saw when he observed magnified cork.

 A range of conditions under which an organism can grow and reproduce.

Nucleus

Average condition of temperature & precipitation in a region over long periods.

The nucleus of an atom contains electrons and protons.

When one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another.

nucleotides are the monomers of

Which of the following must be true for diffusion to occur?

Electrons have a

phospholipid bilayer

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

Process by which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates.

Well-tested explanation of observations about nature that help scientists make predictions about nature

Some bacteria convert nitrogen gas into ammonia, animals eat the ammonia, then make it available to plants.

All cells are surrounded by a cell wall. 

Group of terrestrial regional climate communities characterized by soil type, climate, & plant & animal life

The variable you change in an experiment:

Kelp forests and coral reefs are found in

The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place. 

Which is NOT a subatomic particle?

Biome with cold, dark winters and short, soggy summers; permafrost

Which are goals of science?

Cytoplasm

lysosome

A barnacle living on a whale’s skin 

 Unicellular prokaryotes, called bacteria , are adapted to living in a remarkable number of different places.

Which is NOT a characteristic of life?

organ

Biology is the study of

centrioles

Competition is an example of a limiting factor. 

Any living part of an environment.

ribosomes

store and transmit hereditary (genetic) information

What effect do carbon dioxide and methane have on Earth’s temperature?

golgi apparatus

When electrons are shared between atoms.

Estuaries form where

a protein that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction

How the individuals are spaced in their range is a population’s ____________________. 

Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain.

The diagram below illustrates the

 The place where a species lives.

cytoskeleton

Cellular respiration occurs in

The sum of all the genetic diversity among all the organisms in the biosphere.

 A harmful material that can enter the biosphere.

Which is the correct order of science methodology?

All the organisms living in a particular place, together with their physical environment.

 No two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at the same time.

Energy is the ability to do work.

It causes water molecules to be drawn together, producing surface tension.

Unequal distribution of the sun’s heat on Earth’s surface results in 3 main climate zones: polar, temperate, tropical

Limiting factors determine the immigration capacity of a population. 

store energy and form parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings

 To respond to chemical signals, a cell must have a(n) __________ to which the signaling molecule can bind.

The first species to live in an area of primary succession.

the process in which water evaporates from the leaves of plants.

A pond with all of the species living together in this one location would be a good example of a(n)

A lion eating a zebra is an example of  

The trapping of heat by gases in the atmosphere.

Population density is the ___________ of individuals per unit area. 

Which is not part of the cell theory?

Intermolecular forces of attraction between polar molecules.

Invention of the _________ made the discovery of cells possible. 

A hydrogen bond is stronger than a covalent bond.

An aphid providing food to an ant in exchange for protection.

Provides for human needs while preserving the ecosystems that provide renewable resources.

A keystone species is one that  

Earth’s curvature causes different __________ to receive less or more intense solar energy.

An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.

Organelles

 ATP releases energy when it ______________ bonds between its phosphate groups.

Climate, precipitation, landmasses, wind currents are all

Freshwater wetlands purify water by ____________ pollutants.

endoplasmic reticulum

Photosynthesis, cellular respiration and human activities such as burning are part of the

control rate of reactions, regulate cell processes, form cell structures, carry substances in & out of cells

mitochondria

Deep ocean currents are caused by the sinking of warm water near the poles.

Occurs when population growth slows and then stops after a period of exponential growth has occurred.