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Biology Honors
McCormick's Final.
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Science
10th Grade
01/14/2012

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Biology is the study of...
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All living things
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All organisms possess DNA, DNA is...
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is the heriditary information
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Instructions for development that are passed from parents to offspring are known as..
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gene
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As a characteristic of all living things homeostasis relates most directly to which of the following biological themes?
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Stability and Homeostasis
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study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment
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Ecology
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The smallest units that can carry on all the fuctions of life are called...
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cell
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characteristics of all Living things..
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Cells, Organization, Energy Use, Homeostasis, Growth , Reproduction
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All living things maintain a balance within their cells and the environment through the process of...
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homeostasis
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A scientist noticed that in acidic pond water some salamanders developed with curved spines. This was..
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Observing
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Dr. Ross knew that the parasite Plasmodium was always found in the blood of malaria patients. He thought that if the Anopheles mosquitoes were responsible for spreading malaria , the Plasmodium would be found in the Mosquitoes. this idea is....
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prediction
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Atom's are composed of..
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Nucleus, proton, nuetrons, and electrons
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Type of bond that forms when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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Covalent
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A solution with a pH of 11 is..
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alkaline
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a solution that contains more hydroxide ions than hydronium ion is defined as.... (has a bitter taste)
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Base
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alkaline refers to
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bases
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A neutral solution has an equal number of...
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7
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Acidic solutions have a pH that is
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0-7
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what three elements are often found in organic compounds?
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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
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Amino acids are monomers of
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proteins
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Nucleic acids include..
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a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a ring shaped nitrogen base
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All organic compounds contain the element..
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carbon
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Hooke's discovery of cells was made observing...
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a thin slice of cork
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Unicellular organisms that lack a mermbrane-bound nucleus and other organelles
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prokaryote
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an example of a prokaryote..
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Bacterium
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What is a broad comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true
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scienfic theory
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What process are scientific hypotheses most often tested by
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experiment
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A light microscope that has an objective lens of X10 and an ocular lens of X20 has a a maginification of
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X200
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A molecule that has a partial positive charge on one side and a partial negative charge on the other side is called a ....
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polar molecule
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Golgi apparatus are organelles that...
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process and package substances produced by the cell
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Which of the following organelles is a cell's ATP produced?
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Mitochondria
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A structure within that preforms a specific funtcion is called an...
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organelle
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The double membrane surrounding the nucleus is called the ...
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nuclear envelope
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Plant cells have large membrane-bound spaces in which water, waste products, and nutrients are stored in...
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Vacuoles
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what is the correct order of organization of structures in living things, from simplest to most complex?
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Tissues, organs, organ systems
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The process by which water passes into or out of a cell is called?
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Osmosis
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why are CFC's a problem?
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chemical that destroyes the ozone
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Temperatures may increase on Earth because of..
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The greenhouse effect
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Rising coastal sea levels are expected to result form
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Global warming
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A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place is called..
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community
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An Ecosystem consists of..
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All organisms and the nonliving environment found in a place
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In Ecology, models are typically expressed as..
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Visual, verbal, mathematical
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The physical location of an ecosystem in which a given species lives is called a..
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Habitat
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All organisms in an ecosystem are linked together in a network of interactions.. this quality is called..
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interconnectedness
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Parasites
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Feed on hosts
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Human population growth is most rapid in ...
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Less-developed countires
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A tick feeding on a human is an example of
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Parasitism
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The closer an ecosystem is to the equator,
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the more species it will contain
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The gradual, sequential regrowth of species of regrowth stages is..
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Succession
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The type of succession that would most likely occur after a forest fire is?
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Secondary succession
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Secondary succession occurs:
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natural disaster, forest fire, strong storm
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Extinction of many species of organisms is expected to occur in tropical ares because of...
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Destorying of rainforest
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The organelles associated with photosynthesis are
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Chloroplasts
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organelles associated with photosynthesis are the
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chloroplasts
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plant cells...
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have chloroplasts and a cell wall
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diffusion takes place..
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from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
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only eukaryotic cells have...
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membrane bound organelles
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numerous threadlike organelles that protrude from the surface of a cell and are packed in tight rows are called..
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Cilia
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One important organelle that helps maintain homeostasis by moving supplies from one part of a cell to the other is the..
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Endoplasmic ricticulum
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proteins are made in the cells on..
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Ribosomes
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The packing and distribution center of the cell is the
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Golgi apparatus
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