Wahlsten Final Exam Life Science Review

Antibiotics are used to kill

These recycle materials by breaking down dead matter

This is the process that plants undergo to make their own food

This is another name for the independent variable in an experiment.

A way that infectious diseases can spread

What is a one celled organism called?

This system is responsible for delivering nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body.

What part of the Central Nervous System connects nerves with the Peripheral Nervous System?

Light enters the eye through this opening

Experiment tests the effectiveness of different antiseptics;petri dish without any antiseptic

Test in an experiment for best fertilizer, one plant receives plain soil and water, this is the

Nutrients and oxygen are delivered to all parts of the body by these specialized cells.

Mom:heterozygous for sex linked sickle cells, dad:normal genes-probability offspring disease 

The green pigment found in plants that capture the sun's energy in photosynthesis

The basic unit of all living things.

Which of the following is a typical unicellular organism?

A group made up of organisms all belonging to the same species

The two types of data that are recorded in an experiment are

What is a group of cells all performing the same function?

What is a group of tissues all performing the same function?

Which system transfers oxygen and carbon dioxide in the human body?

Reliable data comes from

What is the function of the kidneys?

Bacteria are

This is the number of independent variables that should be in every well designed experiment.

This is the first step in the scientific method

A living factor in an ecosystem.

This powerhouse of the cell carries out cellular respiration.

This is another name for the dependent variable.

Using your senses to gather information about your surroundings is a(n)

This involves using your prior knowledge and experience to make a judgement.

A characteristic all living things have in common.

This man is known as the Father of Genetics.

In a food chain, a plant is

What is a specialized group of cells?

How does a human get energy?

Which organ is the first line of defense to help our body fight disease?

The cell organelle that controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell.

Plant cells are different from animal cells because

The function of the small intestine is to 

Biology is the study of

Tt represents the genotype of a pea plant. A word(s) used to describe this pea plant is

Energy +6 CO 2 + 12 H 2 O ------> C 6 H 12 O 6 +  O2

Which part of the circulatory system is where  the exchange nutrients and waste take place?

Structural organization from simplest to most complex

This is the control center of the cell.

There are more mitochondria in these cells to meet the demands of the cells.

Which structures help maintain homeostasis?

Which of the following are examples of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Which organisms eat only plants

This gives you an active immunity to a specific disease.

A trait linked to the X chromosome

The likely effect of a drought on a population of fish.

The boy has a red face and has a temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit.