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48 Cards in this Set
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In lab, we tested for the production of _____ by yeast and humans. |
Carbon dioxide |
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The processes of _____ and _____ link the cycling of oxygen between plants and animals. |
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis |
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The bacteria inhabiting the root nodules of certain plants (legumes) are fixing gaseous ____ into a solid form. |
Nitrogen |
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_______ is the process by which water flows over land into bodies of water. |
Run-off |
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Which of the following terms are not a part of the water cycle? A.) Evaporation B.) Nitrification C.) Condensation D.) Precipitation |
Nitrification |
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Some alternate terms for exhalation and inhalation are _______.
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Expiration and inspiration |
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True or false: In lab we tested for salt loss from the body. |
True |
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______ is the main function of the respiratory system. |
Ventilation |
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Breathing (repiration) is under the influence of ______. A.) Voluntary control B.) Involuntary control C.) Both involuntary and voluntary control |
Both involuntary and voluntary control |
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The main organ(s) of the repiratory system are the ______. |
Lungs |
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In the instance where we pulled down on the rubber diaphragm", the volume inside the plastic "chest cavity" increased. How did this increase in volume affect the pressure inside the lungs and chest cavity? |
Decreased the pressure |
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As discussed in lab, breathing is possible because air moves in response to pressure differences between the lungs and the atmosphere. Inhalation (movement of air into the lungs) results when the air pressure in the lungs is _____ that of the atmosphere outside the body. |
Higher than |
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If you excercise, you would expect the CO2 levels in your blood to ______. |
Increase |
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True or false: Blood is important in the exchange and delivery of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases throughout the body. |
True |
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From the excretion portion of the lab, the presence of salt should have been detected in all of the following except ______. A.) Urine B.) Salt Water C.) Cotton and distilled H2O D.) Cotton rubbed on the skin and distilled H2O. |
Cotton and distilled H2O |
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What are the two categories of receptors found in the skin? |
Free nerve endings and encapsulated nerve endings |
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Meissner's corpuscles are receptors for _____ and ________. |
Fine touch and low frequency vibration |
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Which of the following did we not test in lab? A.) Touch B.) Reaction time C.) Balance D.) Taste |
Balance |
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The initials CNS that are used in lab stand for ____ _______ _______. |
Central Nervous System |
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Each piece of infromation recieved by receptors is called a ______. |
Stimulus |
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_______ which occurs within the central nervous system, involves the processing of messages received from receptors and the activation of appropriate responses. |
Integration |
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Pacinian corpuscles are receptors for _____ and _______. |
Pressure and high frequency vibration |
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What is a reaction? |
A voluntary response to the reception of a stimulus |
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Sensory nerves carry messages from _____ to ______. |
Receptors to Central Nervous System |
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Before we can react to a given stimulus, several things must happen. List them in order. |
1. A stimulus activates a receptor 2. A sensory nerve transmits infromation to the central nervous system 3. The brain process the information 4. A message is carried on a motor nerve 5. The appropriate reaction occurs in the muscle |
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_______ is considered by most to be the father of genetics. |
Gregor Mendel |
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When 2 alleles are the same they are called _________. |
Homozygous |
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Rr is an example of a ______ while pink flower is an example of a ______. |
Genotype, Phenotype |
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A monohybrid cross is when ______. |
Only one trait is looked at in a cross |
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Assuming that you have true-breeding individuals in the parental generatio, the _____ reatio you would expect in the F2 generation of a monohybrid cross is 3:1. |
Phenotypic |
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The difference between a monohybrid and a dihybrid corss is ___________. |
The number of traits under consideration |
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An individual with the genotype AaBB can produce gametes with which of the following combination of alleles? |
AB and aB |
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True-breeding individuals are ________ for all traits under consideration. |
Homozygous |
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If two individuals with the genotypes AABB and aabb are mated, the offspring will _______. A.) All be heterozygous for both traits B.) All be homozygous for both traits C.) All be homozygous for one trait D.) All be heterozygous for one trait |
All be heterozygous for both traits |
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For which phenotypes can we infer the genotype(s)? |
We can only infer the genotype when a recessive characteristic is expressed in the phenotype |
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Why are humans not acceptable subjects for genetic studies? |
Long life span, small families, unethical to randomly mate |
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According to the mathematical concept of ______, half the gametes of a person with the genotype Tt would contain the T allele and the other half would contain the t allele. |
Probability |
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The Hardy-Weinberg Law is a statement of ______________. |
The constancy of gene frequencies in a population. |
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What is the first step you must take when solving for the algebraic terms in a Hardy-Weinberg problem? |
Solve for q^2. |
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The frequency of RR (a homozygous dominant genotype) is represented by the algebraic term ______ in the Hardy-Weinberg equation. |
p |
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After an experiment it is found that the ability for a duck to drive a car is genetically based and is a homozygous recessive trait, dd (non-driving is the dominant trait). 22 ducks were found to be able to drive, while 78 were unable to drive. What is the value of q^2? |
0.22 |
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23 able to drive, 78 unable to drive. Non driving is dominant. What is the freuency of the homozygous dominant trait? |
0.282 |
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23 able to drive. 78 unable to drive. Non driving is dominant. What does 2pq equal? |
0.498 |
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________ is a biological relationship in which individuals of a different species live together in close contact. |
Symbiosis |
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If two organisms are considered to have a _______ relationship, then one can not survive without the other. |
Obligatory |
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________ is when both members of the partnership recieve a benefit from each other. |
Mutualism |
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An example of a species that participates in commensalism is _______. |
Remora |
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A parastic organism that causes African Sleeping Sickness is _______. |
Trypanasoma |