Honors Biology Fall Final 2021

limiting factor affected by number of individuals; food, water, predation, disease

system that gives each species a two-part name using Latin roots

any organism that was brought to an ecosystem as a result of human actions

from the simplest level to the most complex level, your body is organized in this order

low level of infant mortality, survive to old age, parental care for young, humans and large mammals

most basic unit of life; all living things made up of one or more

substance made up of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio

classifcation based on common ancestry

T or F: An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean

chemical reaction that absorbs more energy than it releases

diagram that compares energy used by producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers

study of factors that cause illness and disease in populations

toxic chemicals produced in plants that discourage would-be herbivores

the study of all chemicals containing carbon

condition changed or manipulated during an experiment

two organisms fight for the same limited resources

proposed explanation for wide range of observations and experimental results that is supported by wide range of evidence

ecological relationship between two or more organisms of different species that live in direct contact with one another

WHICH KINGDOM?: eukaryote, uni or multicellular, auto or heterotroph, cell wall (some shells), most diverse

WHICH KINGDOM?: eukaryote, multicellular, heterotroph, no cell wall

T or F: Transgenic organsism have genes from only one species.

species evolve to adapt to similar environments

population begins with a period of slow growth followed by a brief period of exponential growth before leveling off

individuals live close together in groups in order to facilitate mating, gain protection, or access food resources

relationships that are valid everywhere; always true in nature

limiting factor that limits growth regardless of population size; weather, natural disasters, human activities

WHICH DOMAIN?: all organisms with eukaryotic cells in kingdoms protista, plantae, animalia, fungi

a pure substance made of only one kind of atom

WHICH KINGDOM?: eukaryote, uni or multicellular, heterotroph, cell wall (chitin)

WHICH KINGDOM?: prokaryote, unicellular, auto or heterotroph, cell wall (peptidoglycan)

Glycogen, cellulose, and starch are all examples of ______.

specific reactants that an enzyme acts on

WHICH DOMAIN?: single-celled prokaryotes in kingdom archaebacteria; unusual/extreme conditions

Which scientist developed the classification system for organisms that we use today?

a high energy compound made up of a nucleotide that has phosphate groups instead of just one

the study of substances that, in general, do not contain carbon

the way in which individuals of a population are spread in an area or volume

use and application of living things and biological processes

catalysts for chemical reactions in living things

protected species which leads to preservation of habitat and protection of other species

individuals are spread randomly within an area or volume

The Linnaean classification system is based on ______.

reesatablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil was left intact

one organism benefits while the other is harmed; species benefits on host for food and shelter

one species benefits while the other is not benefited or harmed

species divide resources based on competitive advantages

the group in an experiment that receives the experimental treatment

covalent bond formed between amino acids

What are all the kingdoms?

2 species that compete: one will be better suited to niche and other will be pushed into another niche or become extinct

long life span, slow maturing process, reproduce later in life

process in which two or more species evolve in response to changes in each other

WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUND?: made of amino acids; muscle movement, speeds up chemical reactions in cells

8 levels of classification in order

T or F: The three parts of a lipid are sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate group.

WHICH KINGDOM?: prokaryote, unicellular, auto or heterotroph, cell wall (lipids), extremophiles

all of the individuals of a species that live in the same area

the ability of water to resist changes in temperature

attraction between molecules of the same substance

maximum number of individuals of a particular species that the environment can normally and consistently support

levels of nourishment in a food chain: producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers

traits shared by some species but not present in others

organisms respond to changes such as light, temperature, or touch

survivorship rate equal at all ages

WHICH KINGDOM?: eukaryote, multicellular, autotroph, cell wall (cellulose)

entire range of resource opportunities an organism is able to occupy

substances changed during a chemical reaction; starting materials on the left

part of an organism's fundamental niche that it actually occupies

proposed answer for a scientific question

all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce

pollutant moves up the food chain as predators eat prey, accumulating in higher concentration

An enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction by______.

variety of life within a given area

population increases dramatically over a short period of time; occurs when resources are abundant; j-shaped curve

observed and measured during an experiment

includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related; first part of a scientific name

sequence of biotic changes that regenerate a damaged community or create a community in a previously uninhabited area

very high birth rate and infant mortality; mostly invertebrates

temporary complex formed when an enzyme binds to its substrate molecule(s)

chemical process that builds up or breaks down materials

reproduce many offspring; have short life span

passing of traits from parent to offspring

WHICH DOMAIN?: single-celled prokaryotes in kingdom eubacteria; ubiquitous; classified in many ways

T or F: The trend of increasing global temperatures is called global warming.

process by which an organism makes more of its own kind

WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUND?: fats, oils, cholesterol, source of energy when broken down, 3 fatty acids and triglycerol

the group that does not receive the experimental treatment

study of the interactions among living things and their surroundings

WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUND?: made up of nucleotides; detailed instructions to build proteins

specie that provides a sign of the quality of an ecosystem's environmental conditions

shows the complex network of feeding relationships and the flow of energy within and sometimes beyond an ecosystem

forms when 2+ atoms share pair of electrons

hypothesis is either supported or rejected

substances made by a chemical reaction; newly formed substances on the right of the equation

the place on the enzyme where the substrate fits

all of the biotic and abiotic factors in the area where an organism lives

symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other

species that occupy similar niches but live in different geographical regions

species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem

WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUND?: sugars and starches, can be broken down for energy, made up of monosaccharides