Science uses which system to measure items? | ||
Biology is the study of ______________. | ||
All living things __________ to make more of themselves. | ||
Living things adjust to a stimulus by a ______________. | ||
Questions arise from individuals __________ the world around them. | ||
The study of standards for what is right and wrong is called ______. | ||
Information gathered through experimentation. | ||
A structured procedure for collecting information to test a hypothesis is called an _______. | ||
Applying science to the needs and problems of our society is called ________. | ||
A scientific explanation that's been tested over time is a _________. | ||
The part of a science experiment that's kept the same. | ||
Steps used in science that gathers information, tests hypothesis, and solve problems is called | ||
A testable explanation for a question or problem | ||
Research that's reported in numerical form with charts and graphs. | ||
A test of a hypothesis | ||
Carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and proteins are all large molecules called _____________. | ||
All carbon compounds are called ___________________. | ||
Carbon atoms must share ____________ electrons to be stable | ||
Burning of paper is an example of a ______________ reaction. | ||
Two or more elements chemically bonding together is called a _____________. | ||
Protons and neutrons are located in the __________ of an atom. | ||
Electrons move about the nucleus in regions called ____________. | ||
Proteins are made up of __________________. | ||
Water can dissolve many compounds because of its | ||
All living things are made up of _________. | ||
Which type of cells do not have a cell wall? | ||
When diffusion slow down and stops __________ is reached. | ||
Diffusion continues until there is no ____________. | ||
Proteins contain what element that fats and carbohydrates don't have? | ||
The first electron energy level can contain a maximum of ______ electrons | ||
Acids have a pH _______ than seven. | ||
Unsaturated fats contain ________ bonds | ||
pH of 13 is considered a strong ____________. | ||
Enzymes in the human body are ___________. | ||
Non-metals like chlorine typically will _________ electrons to become stable. | ||
N₂O₂ has how many total atoms? | ||
all life is made of cells which are the basic units of life and must come from preexisting cells is called the ________. | ||
First to describe cells | ||
The type of microscope which has the greatest magnification | ||
A cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles is termed ____________. | ||
The cell membrane is made up of a ________________. | ||
Water moves out of a cell when the cell is placed in a ________ solution like sugar water. | ||
Water moves into a cell when the cell is placed in a _________ solution. | ||
When a cell moves particles from an area of lesser concentration to greater concentration it uses ________. | ||
Water leaving or entering a cell does so through a process known as __________. | ||
What part of a cell maintains the cells homeostasis? | ||
A gene is a segment of DNA that controls the production of ________. | ||
Viruses, environmental influences and radiation are examples of things that can cause _________. | ||
What monitors the cell's cycle from phase to phase? | ||
What phase is identified by chromosomes lining up along the cell's mid-line? | ||
The longest phase of the cell's cycle. | ||
Chlorophyll is located in what organelle? | ||
Green pigment that traps light energy is called ____________. | ||
In order for your body to undergo reactions and normal body function, it requires _____. | ||
What are the two products of photosynthesis? | ||
The process which burns glucose to produce energy. | ||
When parts of homologous chromatids exchange places with one another which creates genetic recombinations. | ||
A device used to show the offspring combinations of two parents. | ||
Two alleles; one dominant and one recessive is said to be ______. | ||
Mendel's law that states only one factor from each parent is passed to the offspring is called _______. | ||
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called __________. | ||
A cell containing the full set (2) alleles for each trait is said to be _____. | ||
The gamete produced by the mother. | ||
The percent chance a couple will always have a boy is _______. | ||
Looking at the physical features of a dog will provide the dog's ________. | ||
What cell division reduces the number of chromosomes by 1/2? | ||
The process of a sperm uniting with an egg is called __________. | ||
Alternate forms of a gene are called ______________. | ||
Guanine always bonds to what nitrogen base? | ||
When a portion of a chromosome is missing or breaks off. | ||
The shape of the DNA molecule. | ||
What could be one result of mutated skin cells of a person? | ||
When DNA is copied, these pair up to form a new strand. | ||
Is made up of one sugar, base and a phosphate group. | ||
The sugar of a DNA molecule. | ||
The sugar of a RNA molecule. | ||
Replaces the Thymine in an RNA molecule. | ||
Process which forms Messenger RNA | ||
Put in order from largest to smallest: DNA, nucleotide, cell, chromosome, nucleus | ||
What part of the DNA molecule gets copied during transcription? | ||
The dropping off of amino acids for protein assembly is called ______. | ||
When a DNA segment has an added or lost nitrogen base it's called a _________ mutation. | ||
Pink flowers from red and white parent combination shows the trait is ____. | ||
The 23rd set of chromosomes is called ______. | ||
Males have XY chromosomes and females have sex chromosomes called _____. | ||
The most efficient type of respiration is ______. | ||
Sac of digestive enzymes | ||
Storage sacs | ||
Power-house of the cell (converts larger molecules into ATP for energy use) | ||
Folded membrane where reactions occur | ||
Thin strands of DNA | ||
Boundary of the cell | ||
Short hair-like; used for movement | ||
Control Center of Cell | ||
Converts light energy to chemical energy | ||
Phase the cell spends most of it's time in | ||
Chromosomes line up along midline | ||
Cell begins to undergo Mitosis by coiling up chromosomes | ||
Chromatids separate at the centromere | ||
Two new cells form | ||
Division of body cells | ||
Division of cells that will form gametes | ||
Putting amino acids together | ||
Converting light energy into glucose | ||
Known as Father of Genetics | ||
Compounds with the same chemical formula will differ in ________________ | ||
Carbon-12 carbon-13 carbon-14 are examples of ___________ | ||
The cell's cytoplasm can differ from the cell's surroundings due to the cell membrane's _________________ | ||
Cancer rates for people will follow according to the country ____________ | ||
Chromatids of a chromosome attach to spindle fibers by the ___________ | ||
Which term is most complex: cell, organ system, organ or tissue? | ||
The energy molecule that cells use is called _________________ | ||
The MAKING of a glucose molecule occurs through the process called _________ | ||
The first step in BREAKING DOWN a glucose molecule | ||
The parent's ________________ are written on the top and side of a punnett square | ||
Reducing 78 chromosomes to 39 is the result of ___________ | ||
The backbone of a DNA molecule is made up of a phosphate | ||
The process of a part of a chromosome breaking off and is added to a different chromosome is called _____________ | ||
The process of DNA copying itself is called ___________________ | ||
A DNA segment that's changed from CAT to GAT while being copied is called | ||
Royal hemophilia is the result of _____________ inheritance | ||
Blood types are the result of ______________ inheritance | ||
Most human genetic disorders are caused by | ||
the site of protein synthesis | ||
the breakdown of glucose to usable energy | ||
long whip-like extension of the cell used for movement | ||
jelly-like matrix that suspends organelles | ||
Ability to reproduce, high level of organization, growth, adaptation, responding to stimuli and requiring energy are all examples of | ||
The metric base unit for length is | ||
The metric unit commonly used for mass is _____ for small items and kilogram for heavier items. | ||
The metric unit for volume is | ||
The measured outcome of an experiment | ||
The variable being tested in an experiment | ||
water has slight charges on its ends due to unequal sharing of electrons causing a property called | ||
The attraction of a hydrogen atom of one water molecule to an oxygen atom of another water molecule forms | ||
Dissolving substances is a ___________ change since you can achieve the solid again by boiling the liquid | ||
Isotopes are the same atoms with different numbers of | ||
A substance that forms hydrogen ions in water is an | ||
metals and nonmetals form __________ compounds | ||
nonmetals form ___________ compounds with other nonmetals | ||
Known as the Father of Microscopy | ||
micrscope containing two lenses and used in common high school labs | ||
The three main parts of a cell | ||
What does ATP stand for? | ||
Enzymes attach to molecules called __________that undergo chemical reactions in the body | ||
The word equation for photosynthesis | ||
The light reaction and calvin cycle are two parts to ________________ | ||
glycolysis, krebs and electron transport chain are all steps in | ||
__________ occurs after glycolysis if oxygen is absent | ||
total net ATP molecules produced from one glucose molecule during aerboic respiration | ||
During the first step of respiration, glucose is broken down into | ||
uncontrolled division of cells creates a tumor that can spread resulting in | ||
During prophase I of Meiosis, homologous chromosomes (4 chromatids) which come together are called ___________ | ||
The actual moving of homologous chromosomes to pair up during prophase I is called | ||
The phase of meiosis when homologous chromosomes line up in two lines along the mid-line of the cell is called | ||
The phase of meiosis when chromatids separate from each other | ||
The phase of meiosis when 4 haploid cells form is called | ||
Meiosis produces 4 sperm or 1 egg and 3 _________. | ||
Type of RNA that is a blue print of the DNA molecule which leaves the nucleus during protein synthesis | ||
Clover shaped RNA that picks up amino acids for transport to the ribosome | ||
A globular RNA that is combined with special protein that makes up a ribosome | ||
Guanine base binds to _________ | ||
_____________ bonds to thymine on a DNA molecule or uracil on RNA. |
Biology Semester I Exam Review
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