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65 Cards in this Set
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During the light independent reactions of photosynthesis, light energy is used to split water molecules generating protons and oxygen molecules. True or False?
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False
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In the first step of the Calvin cycle called carbon fixation, 3 carbon dioxide molecules combine with 6, 5 carbon compounds to form 12, 3 carbon molecules called 3 phosphoglycerate.
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False
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The first stage of cellular respiration, glycolysis, is an anaerobic process
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True
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It takes 3 turns of the Krebs cycle to break down each glucose molecule
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False
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A prokaryote that grows and reproduces without oxygen is called aerobic
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False
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A gamete has one half the number of chromosomes of a regular body cell
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True
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Homologous chromosomes are 2 chromosomes with identical DNA sequences
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False
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During Meiosis, chromosome number is reduced through three rounds of cell division
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False
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Sexual reproduction would be more advantageous than asexual reproduction for for organisms living in an environment that is diverse and undergoes frequent changes
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True
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Mendel's work on garden pea plants resulted in the discovery that genetic traits of parents always blend together in subsequent generations
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False
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In humans, the ability to roll one's tongue is a dominant trait. Therefore, a tongue roller can only have children who are also tongue rollers
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False
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Polyploidy is more common in plants than animals
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True
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During meiosis 1, homologous chromosome pairs are separated when the centromeres split
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False
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Meiosis occurs during both sexual and asexual reproduction
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False
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Gregor Mendel's research supports the idea each organism carries a pair of alleles.
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True
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The 2 forms of archaebacteria that can be found near volcanoes are thermoacidophiles and halophiles
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False
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If a researcher wanted to use a rod shaped bacteria in her experiment, she would use a type of bacilli
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True
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All antibiotic medicines are made of chemicals produced by fungi
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False
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The digestion of fungi is similar to other heterotrophs in that they digest food by first absorbing it and then breaking it down with enzymes and nutritional components
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False
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One aspect of fungi that is beneficial to humans is their role as decomposers, returning nutrients into the food chain
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True
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Budding is the reproductive strategy used by most fungi
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False
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Based on fossil evidence, marsupials originated in Australia
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False
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While inside their mother's pouch, marsupials get nourishment through an umbilical cord
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False
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A general characteristic of all mammals is that the mother gives birth to live young
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False
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Australia is the only continent where marsupials thrive in nature
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False
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The dermis contains nerve tissue
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True
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Skin cells have the ability to multiply and repair injuries
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True
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First degree burns take the longest to heal because cells in both the dermis and the epidermis are damaged
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False
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It is important to eat foods that contain vitamins because the body is not able to produce all of the vitamins it requires
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True
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Sperm develops in the testes in the vas deferens
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False
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The menstrual cycle can be divided into three phases: The flow phase, follicular phase and the placental phase
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False
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In the second trimester of pregnancy, all organs, tissues, and organ systems begin to develop in the fetus
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False
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write the six functions of hair for mammals and give an example of each
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insulation- polar bear
Camouflage-fox Sensory devices- whiskers on a seal waterproofing- fur on sea otter signaling- tail on white tailed deer defense- quills on porcuipine |
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List the 4 classifications of mammals based upon what they eat, give an example of a mammal for each
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insectivores- moles and shrews
herbivores- deer and rabbits Omnivores- humans carnivores- bears |
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List 3 groups of mammals based on how they reproduce and give method of reproduction and an animal from that group
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monotremes-egg laying-duck billed platypus
marsupials- develop in pouch- kangaroo placental- give birth to live young-most mammals |
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Define invertebrate
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Animal with no backbone
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Define Vertebrate
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Animal with backbone
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what are the 3 groups of animals that are invertebrates?
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worms, mollusks, arthropods
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What are 5 groups of animals that are vertebrates?
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fish, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, birds
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All mammals have______ and _____
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hair, mammary glands
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What is an endotherm?
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Animal who produces body heat internally
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What are 2 ways mammals control their body heat?
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sweating and panting
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Where do most marsupials live?
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Australia
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What's the human classification for domain
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Eukarya
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What's the human classification for kingdom?
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animalia
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What's the human classification for phylum?
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chordata
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What's the human classification for class?
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animalia
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What's the human classification for order?
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Primates
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What's the human classification for family?
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hominidae
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What's the human classification for genus?
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homo
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What's the human classification for species?
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sapiens
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Write the correct scientific name for a human
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Homo sapien
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What are the 4 parts of the circulatory system?
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blood vessels, lymphatic system, blood, heart
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What are 3 types of blood vessels?
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veins arteries, capillaries
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What are the 4 components that make up your blood?
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platelets, white blood cells,red blood cells, plasma
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What are the 4 blood types?
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O A AB B
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What blood type is the universal donor?
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O
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What blood type is the universal recipient?
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AB
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Carries fats and glucose |
Plasma
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Fights infection |
White blood cells
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Contains hemoglobin |
Red blood cells
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Transports oxygen |
Red blood cells
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Clear, yellowish fluid |
Plasma
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Helps clot blood |
Platelet
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White blood cell, Red blood cell, platelet or plasma
Lacks a nucleus |
Red blood cells
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