Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
Cells/Cell Transport
Misc
100
List two processes that increases variation within a population
Mutations, Meiosis (Crossing Over)
100
Identify the primary mechanism by which evolution occurs
Natural Selection
100
Define autotroph
An organism that can produce its own food.
100
True or False
BOTH plants and animals have a mitochondria
TRUE!
100
What organ helps deliver nutrients and oxygen from mother to fetus?
Placenta
200
Why do two proteins in the same cell perform different functions?
-Different shape
-Folded differently
-Different sequence of Amino Acids
200
Both the chicken and the human look very similar during the early stages of embryo development. In terms of evolution, what does this prove?
The chicken and the human have a common ancestor.
200
Which organism would receive the least amount of transferred solar energy?
Owls
200
What term describes the diffusion of water down its concentration gradient?
Osmosis
200
The ability of the human body to keep blood sugar levels within a fairly narrow range, despite the intake of meals high in carbohydrates, is an example of
Maintaining homeostasis
300
What is the name of the process that produces domestic animals and new varieties of plants with traits that are particularly desirable?
Selective breeding
300
List the 4 principles of natural selection
variation, competition, adaptation and overproduction of offspring
300
Decomposers
300
This organelle is only found in producers and allows producers to convert light energy into chemical energy.
Chloroplast
300
The substance labeled "catalyst" is also known as
An enzyme
400
What is used to cut DNA at specific points into fragments
restriction enzymes
400
Name the 4 types of evidence that support the theory of evolution
Molecular similarities, comparative embryology, fossil records, homologous structures
400
Define and give an example of both abiotic and biotic factors
Abiotic: Non-living components of the environment (ex: rocks, water)
Biotic: Living components of the environment (Plants and animals)
400
Draw the relationship between cells, tissues, and organs in a complex multicellular organism
Cells -> Tissues -> Organs
400
Name all four macromolecules.
Proteins, nucleic acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids
500
Process in which you take genes from other organisms and insert them into the DNA of a bacterium
Genetic Engineering
Product: Recombinant DNA
500
How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
-Genetic mutations
-Transfer of resistant genes
-Misuse/Overuse of antibiotics
500
Draw a graph that shows carrying capacity in a population where there are limiting factors that maintain the stability of the ecosystem
500
Which process is shown below?
Active Transport
500
The cell labeled X is most likely what type of Leukocyte
What are Macrophages/phagocytes