2017 18 Unity Bio Semester 1 Review

Question 1

Red-eyed Vireos usually climb along the top of a branch searching for caterpillars. This is...

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the vireo's niche

Question 2

Calcium has a +2 Charge when ionized in water; important in electrochemical charge in muscle...

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Salt

Question 3

A biome with very cold temperatures and very low precipitation...

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Tundra

Question 4

In the famous and historic Hudson Bay data set following Canada Lynx and Snowshoe Hare, we see

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the lynx population following the hare population

Question 5

The main Elements of Biological Molecules are...

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C, H, O, N, P, S

Question 6

How many covalent bonds will Carbon make?

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4

Question 7

Photosynthesis is a biological chemical process that stores energy in sugars. This is...

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Anabolic

Question 8

Starch is a carbohydrate used by plants to store energy over a long time. Starch is...

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A polymer formed by dehydration synthesis

Question 9

When a K-selected population reaches carrying capacity, it will tend to...

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reach equilibrium, oscillating around K

Question 10

Chronic Wasting Disease in deer would be spread most easily in a population of deer that is...

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More than 30 deer per square mile congregating over bait

Question 11

Energy-rich molecules of C, H, and O; ratio of CH2O; largest polymers build plant tissue

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Carbohydrates (sugars)

Question 12

When a population has unlimited resources, it will usually...

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double; increase exponentially

Question 13

How many covalent bonds will Nitrogen make?

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3

Question 14

The best reason to study birds is that...

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Birds are easy to detect and respond quickly to change.

Question 15

A HETEROTROPH is...

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an organism that eats other organisms

Question 16

Chemical reactions that release energy and break molecules are...

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Catabolic

Question 17

If CELLS are the artists, then _______________ is the art. Living cells create it!

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Proteins that give us shape and function

Question 18

In the great bear rainforest, we saw vivid examples of...

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All of the above

Question 19

Examples of Density Dependent Factors that affect biological populations are...

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Disease, stress, competition, and starvation

Question 20

How many covalent bonds will Oxygen make?

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2

Question 21

The most important threat to biological diversity on Planet Earth is...

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habitat loss

Question 22

A recognizable community of organisms living within a particular climate is the result of...

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Range of Tolerance

Question 23

The property of water that is MOST important in how sap and blood can transport sugars and salt

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Universal Solvent

Question 24

When the human liver breaks Hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, the "mastermind" is the...

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Enzymes of the liver

Question 25

The ability of an organism to survive a variety of environmental conditions; Ex. Brine Shrimp

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Range of Tolerance

Question 26

Large non polar molecules used to waterproof, store energy, and insulate; makes happy otters!

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Lipids

Question 27

A strong bond common in biology where elements share electrons quite equally!

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Covalent Bond

Question 28

Common in biology, this is a large molecule built of simple molecules that repeat...repeat...

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Polymer

Question 29

The transport carbohydrate of plants, found abundantly in sap, is...

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Sucrose

Question 30

A general rule of thumb helpful in understanding diffusion and osmosis is that...

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molecules flow from high concentration to low concentration

Question 31

In our study of butterflies wings we found a tight ratio between lead wing and hind wing length

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...representing adaptation to a set of conditions

Question 32

How many bonds will Hydrogen make?

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1

Question 33

What kind of trend might we expect from the population shown in the picture?

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Very Little Growth

Question 34

When wolves were extirpated (wiped out) from the mountains, Aldo Leopold witnessed...

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Destruction of mountain habitat and loss of the deer

Question 35

Scientists recently used a chemical signal to awaken an old gene: Chicken embryos grew teeth!

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All of the Above!

Question 36

A protein is a complex polymer built of many...

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Amino Acids

Question 37

Climate represented by much of Wisconsin, with moderate temperatures and moderate rainfall...

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

Question 38

A population of meadow mice can survive at low numbers and then reproduce rapidly. They have..

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An r-selected life strategy

Question 39

Water's properties (universal solvent, adhesion, cohesion, etc...) come from...

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Polar Covalent Bonds

Question 40

When a polymer is BROKEN into monomer subunits, releasing energy...

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Hydrolysis Reaction

2017 18 Unity Bio Semester 1 Review

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2017 18 Unity Bio Semester 1 Review

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