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A complete review of everything this school year. #somanyquestions
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A punnett square is used to determine the…
Actual outcome of a cross
Probable outcome of a cross
Result of incomplete dominance
Result of meiosis
2
A technique used to separate and analyze the differently sized fragments
Gel electrophoresis
Reading DNA
Gel science
Reading DNA
3
Enzymes __________ chemical reactions that take place in in cells.
Cancel
Speed Up
Don't affect
Slow down
4
What is a hypothesis?
Educated guess
A dog
A guess
Observation
5
What is the relationship between science and society?
Limitations
Nothing
Develop technology
Plants and animals
6
Meiosis and Mitosis are different…
False
True
7
What is climate?
Rainy weather
Thunderstorms
Temp.
Average weather in an area over a period of time
8
The movement of materials across the cell membrane without using cellular energy is called ...
Diffusion
Transportation
Passive Transport
Active Transport
9
Fermentation takes place in the absence of oxygen, said to be?
Cyclic
Anaerobic
Aerobic
oxygen-rich
10
The most common type of microscope today is _______.
X-ray microscope
Electron Microscope
Compound Light Microscope
Scanning probe microscope
11
________ is a protein needed to regulate the cell cycle.
Cyclin
Peanut Butter
Amino acids
Tumor
12
Forms an important part of both subunits of the ribosome
Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Chickens
13
Malaria is a disease caused by a?
Bacterium found in water
Parasite carried by mosquitoes
Defect in red blood cells
Gene mutation
14
Carries instructions for polypeptide synthesis from nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm
Messenger RNA
Pickles
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
15
Genetic Code is read ________ letter(s) at a time.
3
1
5
4
16
__________ is the longest phase in the cell cycle
Interphase
G1 phase
G2 phase
S phase
17
What is the Scientific Theory?
Enable scientists to make accurate prediction
Open-mindedness and creativity
Life
Sharing data
18
What does DNA stand for?
Cells
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Acid
Dogs are Not Animals
19
To maintain homeostasis, unicellular organisms __________ to respond to the environment
live
Decay
Stay the same
grow
20
What is primary succession?
Taking over an area w/o remnants of an older community
Someone winning
DNA
Plants growing in established soil
21
Rain forest, the dense covering formed by the leaf tops of tall trees is called?
tagia
Canopy
Niche
Understory
22
Relationship where one organism is helped and another organism is neither helped/hurt is called
Commensalism
Competition
parasitism
mutualism
23
What is Biology?
Study of space
Study of rocks
Study of life
Study of fish
24
Why does yeast make bread rise?
Lactic acid fermentation
Alcoholic fermentation
Yeast mitosis
Cellular respiration
25
In cancer cells, cells ____________.
Don’t change
Die rapidly
Apoptosis
divide uncontrollably
26
________ join together to form polymers.
Monosaccharides
monomers
nucleotides
Lipids
27
In Mitosis, each daughter cell receives one complete set of chromosomes…
False
True
28
One strain of bacterium is changed into another strain is called?
Transformation
Transcription
Replication
Duplication
29
What is homeostasis?
DNA
A thing that destroys the body
The way your body balances itself
Cancer
30
_______ is programmed cell death.
Apoptosis
Tumour
Cell Growth
Cancer
31
Genes mutations that involve changes in one or a few nucleotides are known as
Frameshift mutations
Insertion
Point mutations
Deletion
32
Which is a goal of science?
To make life hard
To make life hard
Explain things in the world
To confuse people
33
__________ is used to start a reaction.
Starting energy
Activation Energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy
34
Which term describes a group of different species that live together in a defined area?
A community
An ecosystem
A biosphere.
A population.
35
The first organisms to repopulate an area affected from volcanic eruption are called?
Primary producers
Keystone species
Pioneer species
Climax species
36
Gives cell membranes flexible structure that forms strong barrier between cell and surroundings
Cell membrane
Lipid bilayer
Cell wall
Nucleus
37
True or False: Photosynthesis uses CO2 from the atmosphere
False
True
38
The leaves of a plant appear green because Chlorophyll…
Absorbs green light
Reflects green light
Absorbs blue light
Reflects blue light
39
Which of the following organisms is a decomposer?
A bird.
A plant
Bacteria
A fox.
40
Which of the following is an autotroph?
Leopards
Mushrooms
Plants
Deer
41
Which of the following is the correct in the levels of Organization?
Organ system -> cells ->Tissue -> organs
Cells ->Tissue-> organs -> Organ System
Organs -> Organ System -> Tissue -> Cells
Cells -> Organs -> tissue -> organ system
42
Is there evidence to man once having a tail?
yes
no
43
________ is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
Homeostasis
Osmosis
Diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
44
Which of the following is not a statement of the cell theory?
Cells are basic units of structure/function in living things
Cells are not real
All living things are made up of cells
New cells are produced from existing cells
45
Proteins are the polymers of what molecule?
Amino acids
Lipids
Nucleotides
monosaccharides
46
What is DNA?
A cell
Building blocks of life
Genetic code
A part of plants
47
A gene map shows…
How crossing-over occurs
The number of possible alleles for a gene.
Where chromosomes are in a cell
The relative locations of genes on a chromosome
48
Photosynthesis happens in the..
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Chloroplasts
Golgi Apparatas
49
What is a niche?
A drug
habitat
Scientists
job
50
Cells use the energy available in food to make energy are called?
Water
ATP
Sugar
ADP
51
The light-independent reactions of photosynthesis are also known as…
Sugar Cycle.
ATP Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Calvin Cycle
52
Cell division results in _____ new daughter cells
2
4
5
7
53
A nucleotide does NOT contain
Nitrogen base
A 5-carbon sugar
Amino acid
phosphate
54
What is data?
Answers
Recorded information
A science date
Numbers
55
Carries amino acids to the ribosome and matches them to the coded mRNA message
Trees
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA
56
True or False: Heterotrophs make there own food
False
True
57
A chart that traces the inheritance of a trait in a family is called?
Genome
Karyotype
Pedigree
Autosome
58
What is cohesion?
A polar molecule
A bond between hydrogen and water
An attraction between molecules of different substances
An attraction between molecules of the same substance
59
Which of the following is not a phase of Mitosis?
Telophase
Centriole
Metaphase
Prophase
60
Who should have been credited for discovering the shape of DNA?
Frederick Griffith
Donald Trump
Thomas Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
61
_________ cells are cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei.
Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes
62
What is a habitat?
a place where a species works
DNA
A place where a species lives
RNA
63
How many nitrogenous bases does DNA have?
4
5
2
3
64
What is a predator?
An animal that eats vegetables
An animal that preys on others
65
Animals that that live near or in the ocean are called?
Parasites
Benthos
Mangroves
Plankton
66
Bacteriophages are?
A form of bacteria
Enzymes
Viruses
Coils of DNA
67
Which base pairs are correct
A=T
A=C
G=A
G=C
68
project’s goal to sequence all 3 billion base pairs of human DNA/identifying all human genes
Genome Project
Grinko Project
Human genome Project
Chromosome Project
69
What is the photic zone?
Area where photosynthesis can happen
Outer Space
Ocean
A dark wet cave
70
Primary producers are organisms that…
Use energy from the sun to make their own food
Consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter.
Obtain energy by eating only plants
Rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.
71
When a candle burns, energy is released in the form of…
Electricity and Motion
Carbon Dioxide and Water
Light and heat
The chemical substance ATP
72
Different forms of a gene are called…
Dominant Factors
Recessive Factors
Alleles
Hybrids
73
What is nondisjunction?
Chromosomes fail to separate
Plant cells
Cancer
Blood cells
74
In addition to light and Chlorophyll, photosynthesis requires…
Water and Carbon Dioxide
Water and Sugars
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Water and Oxygen
75
A normal human diploid zygote contains?
44 chromosomes
46 chromosomes
23 chromosomes
XXY chromosomes
76
The unspecialized cells from which differentiated cells develop are known as __________.
Stem cells
Apples
Blastocyst
Pluripotent Cells
77
All of Earth exists in..
Ecology
A biome
An ecosystem
The biosphere
78
The series of steps in which a large fish eats a small fish that has eaten algae is a..
Pyramid of numbers
Food web.
Pyramid of Biomass
Food chain
79
What form of reproduction produces identical offspring?
Single celled
Sexual
Human
asexual
80
The physical characteristics of an organism are called its…
Genotype
Phenotype
Heredity
Genetics
81
What is a canopy?
Trees that are dense and leafy
Type of cancer
A drug
Climate
82
Pink plant is crossed with white plant. chance that seed from this produce a red plant?
1
1/4
1/2
0
83
Are genes affected by the environment?
No
yes
84
Biomes include?
Climate Factors
Soil Type
Plant and Animal Factors
Spcae
85
The end result in photosynthesis is…
Carbon Dioxide and glucose
Oxygen and Lactose
Potatoes and Tomatoes
Oxygen and glucose
86
become specialized for particular tasks/communicate with one another to maintain homeostasis
All organisms
Multi-cellular Organisms
Single cell organisms
No Organisms
87
A biotic factor is any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
False
True
88
The process that releases energy from food to make oxygen?
Cellular respiration
ATP synthase
Synthesis
photosynthesis
89
Start codon
CAC
GAU
AUG
GUA
90
What did Darwin discover?
The tortoises could go for long periods of time without food
Finches had different types of beaks
The peony plant
All tortoises are the same
91
What are Wetlands?
The North Pole
Deep sea
Deserts
Swamp like areas
92
What is meiosis?
Division of body cells
A car
Division of sex cells
Medical disorder
93
Which is a Scientific Attitude?
Close-minded
Angryness
Hunger
Open-mindedness
94
Evaporation is in the..
Carbon Cycle
Grinko Cycle
Water cycle
Food Cycle
95
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Cytoplasm
Vacuoles
Mitochondria
Nucleus
96
Chemosynthesis is the process which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates.
True
False
97
Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be…
Heterozygous
Hybrid
Dominant
Homozygous
98
What is shown on the pH scale?
Solvent
Acid
Buffer
Base
99
The build of lactic acid in muscle cells results in?
Oxygen debt
Cellular respiration
Krebs cycle
Fermentation