Biology Semester Final Study Quide

Molecule that stores information within the nucleus of a cell

A visual representation of the levels of organisms through which energy flows through an ecosystem

In addition to alcohol, alcoholic fermentation lso produces carbon dioxide

Both producers and consumers obtain energy through cellular respiration

A simple, testable statement that predicts the answer to a question

The position occupied by an organism on an ecological pyramid

The meaning given to an analysis of evidence; deeply affected by a person's worldview

Most free oxygen is produced by the decay of minerals in the earth's crust

chemical equation shows both the reactants that enter into a chemical reaction and the products formed by that reaction

Particle shape is not a factor in passive transport

When water reacts with ATP, ADP is formed and _____ is released

Glucose and sucrose are example of lipids

The use of technology to enhance living organisms and thier processes

Sum of all the processes that obtain, store, or use energy within cells

A depiction of the overlapping paths that energy can take through an ecosystem

The study of morality as it relates to the practice of biology and medicine

God's command to Adam and Eve to fill the earth and have dominion over it

Passive transport can move particles from regions of low concentration to regions of high concentration

A simplified representation of reality that explains somehing in a usefull way

Largescale ecological footprint calculations are faulty because they dont consider the complecity of human interactions

During nitrogen fixation, atmospheric nitrogen is converted to ammonia by _____ in the roots of lequmes

Biomes are to latitude what veritcal zones are to ____

Glycolysis takes place in the ____ of a cell

Most Ocean life exists in the thin upper layer of water where light can penetrate, know as the _____

Electrons are the basic building blocks of matter

All living things require _____ and ____ to maintain a high level of organization.

The twisted ladder shape of a DNA molecule is known as a _____

Process of storing within a cell the energy obtained from food or from the environment

According to Genesis 1, God created the earth and everything in it out of nothing

Temperature and precipitation are not affected by latitude or elevation

Dead plant and animal material is known as biomass

The light-dependent phase of photosynthesis takes place in the thylakoids

An organism that can make its own food

Chloroplasts and leucoplasts are examples of a type of organelle known as a ____

Enzymes help a chemical reaction proceed by _____ the activation energy

When placed in a hypertonic solution, water will diffuse ____ a cell

Nucleic acids contain instructions that cells use to build proteins

Plants that produce a 4-carbon precursor to glucose, unlike C3 plants, are called ____ plants

The First organisms to move into an area during primary succession are _______ species

During transcription, some of the information in a DNA molecule is copied into molecule of _____

Conservationism is a worldview that holds to the idea that the earth is fragile and shold be used as little as possible

All the living matter within an ecosystem

A model that explains a set of observations

An experiment is a way to test a hypothesis

Bioremediation has been successfully used to help clean up oil spills

In a solution, the substance that does the dissolving is called the solute

Central vacuoles are responsible ffor maintaining ____ the force of which keeps a cell rigid

Atoms are made of smaller particles including negatively charged _______

Introns are the portion of an RNA strand that are cut out before the RNA is sent out of the nucleus

The energy in a glucose molecule is tranferred to _____ for use in the cell

Rough endoplasmic reticulum is rough because it is studded with _____

The codon on a tRNA molecule corresponds to an anticodon on an RNA strand

An animal that prey on other animals for food

An animal that gets its food only from plants

Cell theory is a model that explains the way cells work

When insufficient oxygen is available for aerobic cellular respiration, some organisms can swich to ___ to produce ATP

Nucleotides consist of a phosphate group, a sugar and ______

Catalysts increase the amount of activation energy necessary for a reaction

A food web is composed of overlapping trophic levels

Part of the scientific method involves sharing one's findings in science journals, articles, and books

Molecule used by cells to provide energy for cellular processes

Use of Stored energy by cells to carry on life processes

Plants require magnesium to make chlorophyll. If insufficient magnesium is unavailable then magnesium may be ____

A ecosystem where an organism lives such as the margins between fields and forests preferred by deer is called ___

DNA consists of nucleotides made of a nitrogen-containing base, a phosphate group, and a sugar

Each level on an ecological pyramid, such as producers, herbivores, and carnivores, is known as a trophic level

The perservation and wise use of natural resources

Dead plant and animal material

Lysosomes are a type of vacuole that contain ______

A greenhouse gas is a gas in the earth's atmosphere that traps heat

Includes our personalities, emotions, ability to reason, and desire to love and be loved

The idea that the earth is fragile and its resource should be used as little as possible

Homeostasis is the process by which a cell maintains stable conditions in its external concentration

Mutualism is a type of _____ in which two different species live in a mutually beneficial relationship.

Proteins are polymers made of amino acids connected by peptide bonds

The passage of energy from one organism to another

Unsaturated fats contain only single bonds

Death and desease existed before the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Molecule that a cell recycles to store energy

A piece of data that can be analyzed to help explain a phenomenon

The wise use of Earth's resources with a mind for making those resources available to future generations is known as ___

The purpose of the E transport chain of the light-dependent phase is to produce __ and __ to power the Calvin cycle

Sustainability refers to ability of the biosphere to maintain balance

A model that describes how phenomena relate to each other, often using a formula

In addition to NADPH, the Calvin cycle is fueled by ___

In the Calvin cycle, carbon atoms from carbon dioxide are linked together to make RuBisCO

Climate is primarily determined by the temperature and precipitation within a particular area

A limiting factor is the maximum number of a particular species than an ecosystem can sustain

All cells contain information for directing their activities

The outermost electrons in an atom are called valence electrons

The Perspective a person uses to view and interpret the world

A collection of observations that can be analyzed is know as ______.

A key element for living things and one that can form up to four chemical bonds is ____

Active transport requires the use of trannsport proteins embedded in the cell membrane

omparison of how many resources a person uses to how those resources can be replaced is a measure of that person's ___

Information storage molecule used to build proteins

Two different organisms living together and interacting in a way that benefits both organisms is known as commsdalism

Asorption by organisms of matter and the return of the matter to the eviroment is known as ____ cycle

An organism that cannot make its own food

The first step in using the scientific method is to do research