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All living organisms: |
Use energy/metabolize, pass on their genetic information, are made of one or more cells |
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Characteristics of life include: |
Reproduction Homeostasis Organization Metabolism Being composed of one or more cells |
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The steps to the scientific method are: |
Make observations Formulate a hypothesis Set up an experiment Draw conclusions Revise |
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Moving and breathing are characteristics of life True or False |
False |
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Hypotheses cannot be proven True or false |
True |
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The lowest meaningful level of ecology to study is ________ |
A population |
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The two types of competition are: |
Resource partitioning and competitive exclusion |
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The types of macromolecules are: |
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids |
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Carbohydrates are used for: |
Energy |
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Lipids include: |
Fats, sterols, and phospholipids |
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Fats are used for: |
Long term energy storage |
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Sterols are used for: |
Hormones |
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Phospholipids are used for: |
Cellular membranes |
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Proteins are used for: |
Various functions, building blocks |
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Nucleic acids are used for: |
Storing genetic information |
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Which level of organisms has the highest level of contaminants? |
Top predators |
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Plants are capable of which types of species interaction? |
All types |
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The structure of proteins follow as such: |
Primary, secondary, tertiary (3D), quaternary |
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The three types of mutation are: |
Spontaneous, chemical, radiation |
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Recombinant DNA is: |
DNA from two or more sources |
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The three types of cloning are: |
Reproductive, DNA, and therapeutic |
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The stages are mitosis are: |
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telephase (and Cytokinesis) |
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Sister chromatids separate during: |
Anaphase II |
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Homologous chromosomes separate during: |
Anaphase |
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A protein's ______ determines its function. |
Shape |
