Mid-Term Review Cards

Front 1

a pine tree is a member of hte kingdom _________.

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Plantae

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some members of the kingdom Protista

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have flagella

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the seven levels of classification, from general to specific, are:

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kingdom, pylum, calss, order, family, genus, species.

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Linnaeus is known for

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founding the science of taxonomy

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

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animalia

Front 6

the scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. what is its species name?

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domesticus

Front 7

Eubacteria do NOT

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live in hot springs

Front 8

fungi obtain nutrients by

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absorbing them from their surroundings.

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members of hte kingdom _______ include such organisms as the mold that grows on bread.

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Fungi

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orders of organisms are further broken down into ______.

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families

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tow organisms that are in the same class will aslo be in the same _____.

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order

Front 12

some organisms in the kingdom _______ are able to live inside the human body.

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Eubacteria

Front 13

scientists often use experiments to test their ___________, which are possible explanations for observations.

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hypothesis

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__________ is defined as the amount of space something occupies.

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volume

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a life scientist would use a _______ ______ _________ to magnify a living specimen.

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compound light microscope

Front 16

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

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theory

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___________ is hte use of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish tasks.

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Technology

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where would you find a life scientist at work?

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studying how wasps could be used to control fire and populations

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when researchers use the scientific method, they should

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repeat or switch the order of steps needed

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a scientist who wants to stuyd the possible side effects of a new medicine would probably

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include a control group that recieved no medicine

Front 21

which tool would a life scientist use to obtain a detailed image of the nerves that brach off a person's spinal cord?

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an MRI

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an advantage of using the international system of units is that it

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gives scientists a common way to share their results

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in a scientific experiment, a hypothesis that cannot be tested is always considered to be

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not useful

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a _____ object contains the same amount of matter as a 10 kg object

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10,000 g

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in the cell membrane, _________ molecules form two layers

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phospholipid

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when a planarian worm is cut in half, each half develops into a whole worm. this is an example of _______ reproduciton

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asexual

Front 27

__________ are sometimes called the blueprints of life

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Nucleic acids

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_________ is the passing of traits from one generations to the next.

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heredity

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_________ refers to all of hte chemical activites that an organisms cells perform.

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metabolism

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________ is a complex carbohydrate manufactured by plants

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starch

Front 31

when a duck dives under water, it's inner eyelids automatically raise to cover the duck's eyes, this is in case the water acts as a

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stimulus

Front 32

the molecules that provides energy for cellular processes is

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ATP

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the subunits of protiens are

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amino acids

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cells do not use _________ for energy storage

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nucleic acids

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________ is NOT true of protiens

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they are the primary source of energy for cells

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_______ is NOT part of the cell theory.

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all cells have a nucleus and a cell membrane

Front 37

a life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, wheather, and soil on a mountaintop is studying a

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ecosystem

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_______ is NOT found in plant cells

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lysosome

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_________ contain cellulose

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all plant cells

Front 40

which part of a cell manufactures lipids?

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endoplasmic reticulum

Front 41

materials that are to be released outside the cell are transported to the cell membrane in a small compartement that has pinched off the

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Golgi complex

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________ is NOT a characteristic of bacteria

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a cell membrane

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

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organs

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the role of of the cell's _________ is to release energy tat can be used to power various celluar processes

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mitochondria

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unlike animal cells, plant cells have _______ to capture energy from teh sun.

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Chloroplasts

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cells that have no membrane-covered organelles are ________

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prokaryotic

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a prat of the Golgi complez can pinch off and form a ________, which contains digesting enzymes

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lysosome

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______is the random movement of particles form an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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diffusuion

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plants produce their own food by the process of _____________

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photosynthesis

Front 50

food molecules that are too large to pass easily though the cell membrane can enter by

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endocytosis

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human body cells have 23 pairs of ____________ ___________

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homologus chromosomes

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the process of cell division in a bacterial cell is called _____ _______

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binary fission

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food particals move through proteins in the cell membrane without using energy in a process called _________ _______

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passive transport

Front 54

when wilted celery is soaked in water, it becomes crisp again due to ______.

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osmosis

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fermentation in animal cells produces

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lactic acid and ATP

Front 56

oxygen is used to break down food molecules and release energy in a process called

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cellular respiration

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_______ is a product of photocynthesis

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glucose

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_____ is NOT used to make glucose in photosynthesis

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O2

Front 59

a ____________ plant produces offspring with the same taits as the parent

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true breeding

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the physical expression of an organism's genes is its ______

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phenotype

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each parent donates a set of instructions, known as

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genes

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when Mendel performed genetic crosses, the traits that seemed to vanish were ________

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dominant

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eggs and sperm are _______

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sex cells

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these may be dominant or recessive

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alleles

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

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three

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how man chromosomes are present in a normal human sex cell?

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23

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

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three purple: one white

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probobility is

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the mathematical chance that an even will occur