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Bio final exam review
Bio final exam review
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Biology
10th Grade
05/11/2010

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Wilkins and Franklin
Definition
took x ray pictures of DNA
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Watson and Crick
Definition
discovered the structure of DNA
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deoxyribose
Definition
the sugar on DNA
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deoxyribose and phosphate
Definition
the 2 compounds that make up the sides of the DNA ladder
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AGCT
Definition
4 bases on DNA
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complementary base pairs
Definition
2 bases on DNA that ALWAYS bond together
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nucleotide
Definition
Monomer of nucleic acids, consists of one sugar (deoxyribose or ribose), 1 base (A, G, C, T, or U), and a phosphate
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ribose
Definition
the sugar on mRNA
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AGCU
Definition
the bases on mRNA
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replication
Definition
Process in which a DNA molecule makes an exact copy of itself
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transcription
Definition
Process in which one gene on DNA is copied to make an mRNA
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translation
Definition
Process in which the gene on mRNA is used to string together a series of amino acids and make a protein
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Darwin
Definition
developed the theory of survival of the fittest
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survival of the fittest
Definition
theory that the strongest members of a specie will survive and pass the strongest traits on to their offspring
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John Scopes
Definition
teacher who was arrested for teachign about evolution
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homologous structures
Definition
Structures in different species that are similar.
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moneran
Definition
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes
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protista
Definition
kingdom of unicellular eukaryotes which can be autotrophic or heterotrophic
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fungi
Definition
kingdom of uni and multicellular heterotrophs
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plantae
Definition
kingdom of multicellular autotrophs
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animalia
Definition
kingdom of multicellular heterotrophs
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Aristotle
Definition
man who classified animals according to how they moved
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Linnaeus
Definition
man who classified animals according to structure
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binomial nomenclature
Definition
method of naming organisms by genus and species
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protein coat, DNA, tail
Definition
3 parts of a virus
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autotroph
Definition
photosynthetic
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heterotrophic
Definition
non-photosynthetic
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aerobic
Definition
need oxygen
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5 diseases caused by bacteria
Definition
tooth decay, tuberculosis, strep throat, MRSA, anthrax
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5 foods produces by bacteria
Definition
pickles, yogurt, sauerkraut, beer, wine
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how protists are categorized
Definition
by their method of movement
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how protists are categorized
Definition
by their method of movement
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how protists are categorized
Definition
by their method of movement
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pseudopods
Definition
false feet
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sarcodines
Definition
group of protists that move with pseudopods
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amoeba
Definition
an example of a sarcodine
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pseudopod
Definition
false foot
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ciliate
Definition
protists with small hairs to help them move
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paramecium
Definition
an example of a ciliate
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flagellate
Definition
protists that move with long hairs
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euglena
Definition
autotrophic flagellate
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sporozoans
Definition
protists that do not move
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diatoms
Definition
protists which have glass shells that can be used in toothpaste or highway paint
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budding
Definition
how yeast reproduce
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yeast
Definition
the only single celled fungi
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spores
Definition
method of reproduction of multicellular fungi
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hyphae
Definition
long threads that transport nutrients to fungi
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mycelium
Definition
underground networks of hyphae
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mosses
Definition
nonvascular plants
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ferns
Definition
vascular plants that reproduce with spores
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gymnosperms
Definition
seed plants that contain their seeds in cones
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angiosperms
Definition
flowering plants that contain their seeds in flowers
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xylem
Definition
Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves
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phloem
Definition
Vascular tissue that transports sugars from the leaves to the roots
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petal
Definition
part of the flower that attracts birds and bees to the flower
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stigma
Definition
part of the flower that is sticky so pollen sticks to it
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anther
Definition
part of the flower that contains sperm
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filament
Definition
part of the flower that holds the anther
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style
Definition
part of the flower that is a tube through which pollen passes to get to the egg
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ovary
Definition
part of the flower that contains the egg
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fish
Definition
vertebrates that breathe with gills and are covered with scales
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amphibians
Definition
vertebrate that has smooth skin and breathes through gills when young and lungs when mature
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reptiles
Definition
vertebrate that is covered with scales and breathes with lungs
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birds
Definition
vertebrates which are covered with feathers and breathe with lungs
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mammals
Definition
vertebrates which are covered in hair and breahe with lungs
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amniotic egg
Definition
egg that contains membranes
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