Biology Mid-Term Review

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A _____________is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature

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Scientific law

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___________is the process for developing knowledge

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Science

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True or false? A scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method a person who engages in systematic activity to acquire knowledge

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True

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The word “science” comes from the Latin word “scientia.” It means___________.

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Knowledge

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Science involves objective, logical and repeatable experimental attempts to understand the principles and forces working in the natural_____________.

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Universe

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_____________ is a distinctive way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that starts with a question and then tries to answer the question with evidence and logic.

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Science

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Who is best known for determining the structure of DNA?

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Watson and Crick

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Bioethics

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The social ethics of biology and medicine

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Molecular biologist

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Studies specific molecules or molecular processes that make up living things

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A scientific experiment must...

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Have a testable and measurable variable.

Have a control.

Be reproducible.

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A scientific experiment must...

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Have a testable and measurable variable.

Have a control.

Be reproducible.

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Required safety equipment while carrying out in investigation in the lab

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Lab coat

goggles

gloves

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A scientific experiment must...

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Have a testable and measurable variable.

Have a control.

Be reproducible.

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Required safety equipment while carrying out in investigation in the lab

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Lab coat

goggles

gloves

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Resolution

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The measure of clarity of an image.

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Magnification

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Enlarging the image of an object so that it appears much bigger than its actual size

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Which type of microscope uses visible light and lenses to magnify objects?

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Optical microscope

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Scientific Method steps

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Ask a question

Form a hypothesis

Test the hypothesis

Draw conclusion

Communicate your results

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Population

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A group of individuals in a single species that Meet and interact with one another even image you back area

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Ecosystem

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Made up of the relationships among smaller groups of organisms with each other and with their environment

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Interdependence

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All organisms need other organisms to survive

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Who is the inventor of the modern classification system?

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Carl Linnaeus

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The order of naming and grouping organisms

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Class-order – family – genus

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Cell

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The basic unit of structure and function of all living things

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The four unifying principles of modern biology are...

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Cell theory, Jeanne theory, homeostasis and evolution

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Carbohydrates

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Sugar or starch used to store energy

Monosaccharides disaccharides and polysaccharides

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Glycogen

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Used by animals to store energy

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Cellulose

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Used by plants to form strong cell walls

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Mass

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Grams

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Starch

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Used by plants to store energy

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Who developed the periodic table?

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Dimitri Mendeleev

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Molecule

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Any combination of two or more atoms

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Compound

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A combination of two or more elements

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Atoms consist of...

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Protons, neutrons, electrons

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Examples of lipids...

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Phospholipids, steroids, triglycerides

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The role of phospholipids...

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To form bilayer surrounding the components of a cell as a membrane

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Steroids

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Lipids that serve as Chemical messengers

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The substances which yield the most energy per unit of weight are...

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Lipids

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Triglycerides

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The main form of stored energy in animals

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Length

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Meters

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Nucleotide

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Consists of three smaller molecules: a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base

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ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate

Contains three phosphate groups

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DNA is a chain of...

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Nucleotide

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RNA

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Helps in making proteins in a cell

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Volume

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Liter

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SI stands for...

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International system of units

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Time

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Seconds

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Atoms

Molecules

Macromolecules

Organelles

Cells

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Tissue

Organs

Organ systems

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Homeostasis

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The process of maintaining a stable internal environment

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Who propose the process of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

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Evolution takes place by a process called...

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Natural selection

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Cytosine

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Guanine

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Cytosine

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Guanine

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Car in the garage

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Adenine

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Thymine

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Apples in the tree

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Biomolecules

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Carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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Building blocks of DNA are...

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Monomers called nucleotides

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Uracil

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Replacement of thymine and RNA

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Functions of proteins

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Muscle tissue and transporting items in and out of the cell

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Enzymes

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Protein that speeds up bio chemical reaction

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The ability to do work is called...

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Energy

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Enthalpy

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The measure of total energy of a thermodynamic system

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Pepcin

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Stomach acid

1.5

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Trypsin

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Small intestine

8

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Acid

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PH 7 or lower

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BASE

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PH higher than 7