Mid-Term Exam Review Cards

Front 1

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom_______

Back 1

Plantae

Front 2

Some members of the kingdom Protista _______ _______.

Back 2

have flagella

Front 3

Name the seven levels of classification from general to specific.

Back 3

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Front 4

Linnaeus if known for what?

Back 4

founding the science of taxonomy

Front 5

Organisms in the kingdom ______ usually move by themselves and have advanced nervous systems that allow them to respond to their environment.

Back 5

animalia

Front 6

The scientific name for the common house cat is felis domesticus. What is its species name?

Back 6

domesticus

Front 7

Eubacteria do NOT _____.

Back 7

live in hot springs

Front 8

Fungi obtain nutrients by _____.

Back 8

absorbing them from their surroundings.

Front 9

Members of the kingdom _____ include such organisms as the mold that grows on bread.

Back 9

Fungi

Front 10

Orders of organisms are further broken down into _____.

Back 10

families

Front 11

Two organisms that are in the same class will also be in the same _____.

Back 11

phylum

Front 12

Some organisms in the kingdom _____ are able to live inside the human body.

Back 12

Eubacteria

Front 13

Why do scientists use scientific names for organisms?

Back 13

So they will know what eachother is talking about.

Front 14

Genes are composed of subunits known as _____.

Back 14

nucleotides

Front 15

Chargaff's rules state that the amount of _____ in DNA is always equal to the amount of guanine.

Back 15

cytosine

Front 16

_____ _____ allows scientists to transfer genes from one organism to another.

Back 16

Genetic Engineering

Front 17

__ _____ is a tool for tracing a genetic trait through generations of a family.

Back 17

A pedigree

Front 18

Examples of chemical _____ include asbestos and chemicals found in cigarette smoke.

Back 18

mutagens

Front 19

The code for a given amino acid consists of _____ bases.

Back 19

three

Front 20

What materials make up each nucleotide in DNA molecule?

Back 20

a sugar, a phosphate, and a base

Front 21

Most genetic disorders are due to a _____.

Back 21

recessive gene

Front 22

What are the three types of mutations?

Back 22

insertion, deletion, and substitution.

Front 23

How does a DNA molecule make a copy of itself?

Back 23

the DNA molecuel splits into

Front 24

A _____ _____ plant produces offspring with the same traits as the parent.

Back 24

true-breeding

Front 25

The physical expresstion of an organism's genes is its _____.

Back 25

phenotype

Front 26

Each parent donates a set of instructions, known as _____ to is offspring.

Back 26

genes

Front 27

When Mendel performed genetic crosses, the traits that seemed to vanish were _____ _____.

Back 27

recessive traits

Front 28

If you cross two rabbits taht have the genotype Bb, how many possible genotypes can be found in the offspring?

Back 28

3

Front 29

How many chromosomes are present in a normal human sex cell?

Back 29

23

Front 30

If a purple flower with the genotype Pp self-pollinates, the ratio of purple offspring to white offspring would be _____.

Back 30

three purple: one white

Front 31

The mathematical chance that an event will occur is _____.

Back 31

probability

Front 32

_____ is the random movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

Back 32

Diffusion

Front 33

Plants produce their own food by the process of _____.

Back 33

photosynthesis

Front 34

Food molecules that are too large to pass easily through the cell membrane can enter the cell by _____.

Back 34

endocytosis

Front 35

Human body cells have 23 pairs of _____ _____.

Back 35

homologous chromosomes

Front 36

The process of cell division in a bacterial cell is called _____ _____.

Back 36

binary fission

Front 37

Food particles move through proteins in the cell membrane without using energy in a process called _____ _____.

Back 37

passive transport

Front 38

When wilted celery is soaked in water, it becomes crisp again due to _____.

Back 38

osmosis

Front 39

Fermentation in animal cells produces _______________.

Back 39

lactic acid and ATP

Front 40

Oxygen is used to break down food molecules and release energy in a process called _____ _____.

Back 40

cellular respiration

Front 41

A life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, weather, and soil on a mountaintop is studying an _____.

Back 41

ecosystem

Front 42

Which part of a cell manufactures lipids?

Back 42

endoplasmic reticulum

Front 43

Materials that are to be released outside the cell are transported to the cell membrane in a small compartment that has pinched off the _____ _____.

Back 43

Golgi complex.

Front 44

_____ are made up of various tissues that work together to perform a specific

Back 44

Organs

Front 45

The role of the cell's _____ is to release energy that can be used to power various cellular processes.

Back 45

mitochondria

Front 46

Unlike animal cells, plant cells have _____ to capture energy from the sun.

Back 46

Chloroplasts

Front 47

DNA, the genetic material of a eukaryotic cell, is located in the cell's _____.

Back 47

nucleus

Front 48

Cells that have no membrane-covered organelles are _____.

Back 48

prokaryotic

Front 49

A part of the Golgi complex can pinch off and form a _____ which contains digesting enzymes.

Back 49

lysosome

Front 50

Describe two functions of the cell wall in plants.

Back 50

1. keeps the plant stable
2. keeps bad things out of the cell.

Front 51

In the cell membrane, _____ molecules form two layers.

Back 51

protein

Front 52

When a planarian worm is cut in half, each half develops into a whole worm. this is an example of _____ reproduction.

Back 52

asexual

Front 53

_____ _____ are sometimes called the blueprints of life.

Back 53

Nucleic acids

Front 54

_____ is the passing of traits from one generation to the next.

Back 54

Heredity

Front 55

_____ refers to all of the chemical activities that an organism's cells perform.

Back 55

Metabolism

Front 56

_____ is a complex carbohydrate manufactured by plants.

Back 56

Starch

Front 57

When a duck dives under water, its inner eyelids automatically raise to cover the duck's eyes. In this case, water acts as a _____.

Back 57

stimulus

Front 58

The molecule that provides energy for cellular processes is _____.

Back 58

ATP

Front 59

The subunits of proteins are _____ _____.

Back 59

amino acids

Front 60

Cells do not use _____ _____ for energy storage.

Back 60

nucleic acids

Front 61

Scientists often use experiments to test their _____, which are possible explanations for observations.

Back 61

hypotheses

Front 62

_____ is defined as the amount of space something occupies.

Back 62

Volume

Front 63

A life scientist would use a _____ _____ _____ to magnify a living specimen.

Back 63

compound light microscope

Front 64

A set of related hypotheses that are supported by evidence may become accepted as a _____.

Back 64

theory

Front 65

____ is the use of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish tasks.

Back 65

Technology

Front 66

In a scientific experiment, a hypothesis that cannot be tested is always considered to be _____ _____.

Back 66

not useful