Unity Biology I Yearlong Review for Final Exam

Question 1

The "Tree of Life" in Biology is...

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All of the above

Question 2

A sea anemone, jelly fish, and coral polyp would be best described as...

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acoelomates with radial symmetry

Question 3

Presence of wolves is a good indication that all ecosystem components are working, a(n)

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Umbrella Species

Question 4

"Carbon Waters", CH2O, includes glucose, sucrose, amylose, cellulose...Energy and Structure

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Carbohydrates

Question 5

The organ associated with the absorption of nutrients from food into the body and blood stream

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Small Intestine

Question 6

Paramecium uses a contractile vacuole to evacuate water out of the cell. This process is...

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An active process working from low to high concentration

Question 7

An animal...with an exoskeleton...having six jointed legs...and scaly wings... Lepidoptera is

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Order

Question 8

The phase of the cell cycle where the sister chromatids are pulled apart from the centromere

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Anaphase

Question 9

Starch is a carbohydrate and used for energy storage in plants. Starch is a(n)...

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polymer molecule built through condensation reactions

Question 10

Molecules of _____ are the instructions for building ____, the molecules that do cellular work

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DNA -- Proteins

Question 11

The human kidney...

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All of the Above

Question 12

Density Dependent Factors are influenced by how many organisms live in an area and include

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disease, starvation, stress, and fighting

Question 13

The number one threat to biological species diversity on Earth is...

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loss of habitat and destruction of ecosystems

Question 14

Back and forth folds of a membrane in a living cell are indications of...

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increasing surface area for important reactions

Question 15

The organ in the earthworm (also found in birds) associated with a muscular gut- grinds food

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Gizzard

Question 16

The important molecules that communicate, regulating growth, homeostasis, sex characteristics

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Hormones

Question 17

An analogy: If living cells are artists, then ________ is the art.

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Protein

Question 18

Common to plants and algae, an organelle that conducts photosynthesis; CO2 --> Sugar

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Chloroplast

Question 19

Powerful protein that initiates a chemical reaction by lowering activation energy of reactants

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Protein Enzyme

Question 20

Wolves are seen to regulate biological communities from the top down. In this way they are a(n)

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Keystone Species

Question 21

The "Powerhouse" of the eukaryotic cell; the cell harnesses energy from respiration

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Mitochondria

Question 22

A cell contains all of the DNA, both sets of alleles from mom AND dad; somatic cell; 2n

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Diploid

Question 23

Animal cells and plant cells differ mainly in that...

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animal cells lack a cell wall and chloroplasts

Question 24

Possessing both a dominant and recessive gene; a green tobacco plant carrying albino allele

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Heterozygous

Question 25

These dissolve and ionize in water, conducting charge in living cells; ionic bonds

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Salts

Question 26

When the environment in a glass of water is warmer, we observe that...

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diffusion of molecules happens more quickly

Question 27

The organ in the vertebrate animal that regulates salt and water concentration of the blood...

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Kidney

Question 28

The information and control center of the cell, containing DNA; very often easily viewed...

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Nucleus

Question 29

When a population has unlimited resources (more than can be used) we would see...

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Exponential or doubling growth until exceeding K

Question 30

A highly organized, tightly wound strand of DNA containing many genes; Humans = 23 pairs

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Chromosomes

Question 31

Consider the Heterozygous cross, AaBb and AaBb. What fraction will be aabb?

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1/16

Question 32

The best way to describe a cell wall is as..

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a strong cellulose structure that provides support

Question 33

The gradual change of ecosystems and communities through the activities of living things...

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Succession

Question 34

Small vesicle filled with digestive enzymes used to break down food, destroy or recycle...

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Lysosome

Question 35

Amylase, a powerful enzyme in our saliva, is capable of...

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All of the above

Question 36

The proof that Thermatoga is a truly ancient bacteria, representing early life on Earth...

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some of the DNA code can be found in every living species

Question 37

An animal... with an exoskeleton... having six jointed legs... is an insect. INSECT is..

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Class

Question 38

The organ of the vertebrate animal that circulates blood so that oxygen & nutrients reach cells

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Heart

Question 39

In osmosis and through simple, facilitated diffusion, molecules move along...

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Concentration Gradients

Question 40

All of the living organisms interacting in a particular area, including trophic (feeding) niche

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Community

Unity Biology I Yearlong Review for Final Exam

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Unity Biology I Yearlong Review for Final Exam

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