Fall 2021
The basic unit of life is:
Cells
If all the prey dies what would happen to the predator population?
Their population would decrease significantly
What are characteristics of primary producers?
Metabolize CO2 and Water into Glucose and Oxygen
Plants/Plankton
What does Adenine connect to in a DNA sequence?
Thymine
True or False: Living in the same area, eating the same food, interacting constantly, having the same predators, but having separate breeding seasons can lead to speciation.
True
Humans have babies, the babies grow up to make more babies, those babies grow up to make even more babies. Is this an example of what kind of feedback mechanism?
Positive Feedback Loop
Why would animals migrate?
Leave predator heavy areas
Search for a mate or breeding grounds
Food
Out of the top 12 most energy consuming countries, which was the only one to have a decrease in energy consumption from 2010 to 2020?
United States
What does Adenine pair with when it transcribes into an RNA sequence?
Uracil
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Parasitism
Where is the majority of oxygen produced on land?
In Plants
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit is an example of:
Mutualism
Out of the top 12 most energy consuming countries, which country increased their usage of energy consumption the most from 2010 to 2020?
China
What is the first step in Eukaryotic protein synthesis?
Transcription
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
Phosphate Group
Deoxyribose Sugar
Nitrogen Base
Where is insulin produced?
Pancreas
What is the objective of all life?
Pass on genetic material
Which species was most affected in Gorongosa?
Lions
What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA to RNA to Proteins
A relationship in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms is an example of:
Parasitism
What is the photosynthesis equation?
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
The predator-prey balance is an example of which of limiting factor?
Density-Dependent
What is the definition of altruism?
behavior in which an animal reduces its own fitness to help the other members of its social group
Put these terms in order: Transcription, RNA, DNA, Proteins, Translation
1. DNA
2. Transcription
3. RNA
4. Translation
5. Protein
When was the last mass extinction?
100 million years ago