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| What are the processes of life? |
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| Reproduction - Metabolism - Homeostasis - Heredity - Evolution |
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| the process in which organisms make more of its kind from one generation to the next |
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| the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
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| the maintenance of stable internal conditions in spite of changes in the external conditions |
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| the sum of all of the chemical reactions carried out in an organism |
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| change in the inherited characteristics of species over generations |
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| What are the parts of an ATOM |
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| the smallest unit of matter that can be broken down by chemical means - made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons - have one electron for each proton |
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| What is an ORGANIC COMPOUND |
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| made up of carbon atoms which are covalently bonded to other element - usually hydrogen or oxygen |
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| the building blocks of proteins |
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| organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the proportion of 1:2:1 |
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| nonpolar molecules that are not soluble or mostly insoluble in water - important in the structure and function of cell membranes |
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| movement across the cell membrane that does not require energy from the cell |
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| the transport of a substance across the cell membrane against its concentration gradient |
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| What is the SMALLEST unit of life? |
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| What is an enzyme? Why are they important? |
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| specialized proteins that help spread reactions by lowering the activation energy - They are important b/c they enable your body to react fast enough to keep you alive |
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| Describe Cellular Respiration |
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| the process cells used to harvest the energy in organic compounds (food) |
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| process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy |
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| organisms that must obtain energy from food instead of sunlight |
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| organisms that get energy from sunlight or inorganic substances instead of food |
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| why is chlorophyll green? |
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| most plant absorbs blue and red light and reflect green and yellow light making plants and especially there leaves appear green |
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| the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics |
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| the process of forming a nucleic acid by using another molecule as a template |
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| the portion of protein synthesis that takes place at ribosomes |
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mRNA (messenger RNA)
tRNA (transfer RNA)
rRNA (ribosomal RNA) |
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| where the instructions for RNA are written as a series of three-nucleotide sequences on the mRNA |
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| What are the effects of mutations? |
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| deletion - duplication - inversion - translation |
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| kingdom - phylum - class - order - family - genus - species |
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| a gene that occurs more often in offspring from generation to generation |
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| A gene that occurs rarely in offspring from generation to generation |
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| if the alleles of a particular gene is present in an individual they are heterozygous |
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| if two alleles of a particular gene is present in an individual it is homozygous |
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| the physical appearance of a person |
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| the set of alleles an individuals has for a character |
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| when a cell has two sets of chromosomes |
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| when a cell has one set of chromosomes |
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| determines the gender of the individual |
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| individuals that have physical characteristics or behavioral traits that better suit the enviroment |
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| the branch of biology that studies the interactions of organisms with one another and the other non-living part of the enviroment |
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| group of organs that work together |
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| all the individuals of the same species that live in an area |
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| All of the organisms that live in that area |
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| consist of a community and all the physical aspects |
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| a major biological community that occurs over a large area of land |
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| the physical aspects of a habitat |
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| regular progression of species replacementt |
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| the functional role of a particular species in a ecosystem |
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| organisms that first capture energy |
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| organisms that consume plants or other organisms to obtain energy necessary to build their molecules |
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| the circulation of substances through living organisms from or to the enviroment |
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| reductional division in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half |
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| separation of a Eukaryotic cell into two daughter cells |
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| the process by which male gametes form |
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| the production , growth and maturation of an egg or ovum |
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| the random distribution of the pairs of genes on different chromosomes to the gametes |
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| exact replication of an organism using asexual reproduction |
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| the science of describing, naming and classifying organisms |
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| a classification system that uses shared characteristics and ancestry to form groups |
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| What is the difference between an ecosystem and a community |
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| a ecosystem is a community of organisms and their abiotic environment while a community is all of the organisms in a area |
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| 7 abiotic components of an ecosystem |
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| soil types - moisture levels - weather - climate |
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| Many of Darwin's ideas were developed from his observations during the voyage of the _______ |
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| T/F According to Darwin, individuals with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive |
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| T/F Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection predicts that disadvantageous traits will become more common in a population over time |
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| What does evolution mean in biology |
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| change in species over time |
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| how is the beak size affected in finches |
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| type of food available to eat |
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| The major idea that Darwin presented in his book The Origin of species was that....... |
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| species change over time by natural selection |
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| A trait that allows organisms to survive and reproduce better than others without the trait in a specific environment is an ____________ |
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| the formation of a new species |
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| the movement of alleles into or out of a population due to migration |
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| Directional Selection tends to eliminate what? |
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| one extreme in a range of phenotypes |
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| Darwin conducted most of his research where? |
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| spontaneous change in DNA leading to new traits |
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| can result from a fire or landslide that leaves a few survivors of a population |
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| choosing a mate based on attributes |
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