Shelton High School Biology Final Review

Question 1

The function of the nucleus is to...

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all of the above

Question 2

In Natural Selection, organisms leave more offspring than others. Their survival is due to the

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inherited adaptations well-suited for the environment

Question 3

Genes contain instructions for assembling...

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proteins

Question 4

The method for determining the possible gamete allele combinations is called the...

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FOIL Method

Question 5

Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

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deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine

Question 6

The genotype tells you about the

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genetic make up (alleles)

Question 7

Which of the following is released during cellular respiration?

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 8

A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction is called a(n)

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enzyme

Question 9

A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant. The gas is probably...

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oxygen

Question 10

Primary Succession begins on soil.

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False

Question 11

Which organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell - releasing energy from sugars?

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mitochondria

Question 12

Organisms that have 2 identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be ...

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homozygous

Question 13

The # and local of bones of many fossil vertebrates are similar to living vertebrates. Explain

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a common ancestor

Question 14

Cell Respiration is called aerobic because it is done in the presence of ...

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oxygen

Question 15

The phenotype is...

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physical appearance

Question 16

Which organelle makes proteins using instructions that come from the nucleus?

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Ribosome

Question 17

The nucleus of an atom contains

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protons and neutrons

Question 18

The mushrooms at the end of a food chain are the

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Decomposers

Question 19

Diffusion = movement of molecules from area of _____ concentration to area of low concentration

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high

Question 20

DNA codes for "_____________"

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proteins

Question 21

When two organisms both benefit from a relationship it is called...

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mutualism

Question 22

Charles Darwin made many critical observations while studying on the ...

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Galapagos Islands

Question 23

The passive movement of water across a membrane is called

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osmosis

Question 24

In a covalent bond, electrons are

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shared

Question 25

When 1 organism catches and eats another organism it is called...

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predation

Question 26

Biological Fitness is...

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contribute to the gene pool of the next generation

Question 27

The number of individuals per unit area is the population's ...

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density

Question 28

In whales, the remnants of pelvis and femur bones are

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vestigial structures

Question 29

A snake that eats a mouse that eats a seed is a...

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secondary consumer

Question 30

A change in pH or temperature can cause a protein to unravel. This is known as "____________"

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Denatured

Question 31

When both species are helped

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Mutualism

Question 32

Unlike DNA, RNA contains

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uracil

Question 33

A change in the gene pool of a population due to chance is called...

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genetic drift

Question 34

Organisms that eat plants are

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herbivores

Question 35

Which organelle "splits" open invaders or breaks down larger macromolecules into smaller pieces

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Lysosomes

Question 36

Protons have a ________ charge

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positive

Question 37

_________________ = process where plants use sun's energy to convert H2O and CO2 into sugars.

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Photosynthesis

Question 38

Uracil (U) is found only in RNA.

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True

Question 39

If T = tall and t = short, then a baby with Tt would be...

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tall

Question 40

a condition in the environment that can restrict a population's growth is a ...

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limiting factor

Question 41

When environmental factors limit a population's growth, it has plateaued / reached its ...

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carrying capacity

Question 42

How many bonds can Carbon form?

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4

Question 43

Which scientist believed the concept of use / disuse (giraffe's neck stretch and pass to child)

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Lamarck

Question 44

What are the events that lead to primary succession?

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glacier retreating

Question 45

Cross black chicken (CBCB) with white chicken (CWCW) produces all Blue (CBCW) chickens. Called

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incomplete dominance

Question 46

The letter "F" in the FOIL method stands for

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first

Question 47

Definition of niche:

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an organism's habitat, food source, & other specific factors

Question 48

Which of the following is part of the overall reaction for photosynthesis?

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all of the above

Question 49

All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food...

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web

Question 50

Channels in the plasma membrane that help move materials from one side to another are made of :

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proteins

Question 51

If there are 20 frogs living in 10 acres of jungle, what is the frog pop. density per acre?

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2

Question 52

An increase in Earth's average temperature from the buildup of CO2 in the atmosphere is called:

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global warming

Question 53

Genetic Information passed on to offspring is stored in the molecule ribonucleic acid (RNA).

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False

Question 54

The algae at the beginning of a food chain is a

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Primary Producer

Question 55

An enzyme is a specialized _________.

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protein

Question 56

During DNA replication, a DNA strand with the bases CCCATTT produces a strand with bases

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GGGTAAA

Question 57

DNA Replication results in 4 copies of the same gene.

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False

Question 58

Cellular Respiration is called Aerobic because it requires...

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oxygen

Question 59

Only ___ % of the energy in a trophic level is available to the organisms at the next level.

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10

Question 60

A codon consists of how many nucleotides?

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3

Question 61

In DNA replication - Given the codon ATA, the anticodon is...

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TAT

Question 62

In a chemical reaction, atoms are

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rearranged

Question 63

DNA is copied during a process called

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replication

Question 64

The main fuel supply for cellular work is

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sugars

Shelton High School Biology Final Review

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Shelton High School Biology Final Review

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