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Plank Midterm
Midterm for Pre-AP Biology 2011
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Biology
10th Grade
12/14/2011

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Homeostasis
Definition
The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant
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Population
Definition
A group of organisms of one type living in the same place
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Meter
Definition
Basic unit of measurement in the Metric System
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Gram
Definition
Basic unit of mass in SI
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What is the highest possible magnification that a scientist can use in order to study a living cell?
Definition
1,000x Compound Microscope
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When enough experimental data supports a hypothesis, it becomes a....
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theory
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Theory
Definition
A tested hypothesis that can be revised or replaced
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What is the term given to a group of cells that develop from a single cell?
Definition
Cell Culture
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Hypotheses must be proposed in a way that...
Definition
Enables them to be tested
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A controlled experiment has...
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A Single variable
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What technique is used to separate the different cell parts?
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Cell Fractionation
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Hypotheses can come from....
Definition
1. Prior knowledge. 2. Logical inferences. 3. Informed, creative imagination.
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Space around the nucleus of an atom contains...
Definition
Electrons
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Isotopes have same number of protons and...
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a different number of neutrons
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Atomic number
Definition
Number of protons in an atom
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Compound
Definition
substance formed by the combination of two or more elements in definite proportions
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A covalent bond is formed from....
Definition
Sharing an electron pair
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What type of electron forms bonds?
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Valence
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What type of ion forms when it looses an electron?
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Positive
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Water molecules are polar with the.......
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oxygen side being negative and the hydrogen being positive
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Solution
Definition
Evenly distributed mixture of 2 or more substances
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Bases
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Solutions that have a pH value less than 7 (less H ions)
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A monosaccride is a
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Carb
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DNA molecules are made of....
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Nucleotides
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Activation Energy
Definition
Energy needed to get a reaction started
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Chemical reactions that release energy....
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Will often occur spontaneously
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Catalyst
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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction
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The four groups of organic compound are...
Definition
Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
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Who saw cells in cork?
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Robert Hooke
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A Prokaryote lacks a...
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Nucleus
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Which organelle breaks down food?
Definition
lysosome
Term
Which organelle makes proteins?
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Ribosomes
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Which organelle fuels the cell?
Definition
Mitochondria
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Which organelle/s is/are in plants but not animals?
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Vacuoles and chloroplasts
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Which cell structures carry out cell movement?
Definition
Microtubules and microfiliments
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Diffusion is movement of molecules from...
Definition
High to low concentration
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Osmosis
Definition
The diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane
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