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100
The study of living things.
Biology
100
Any relationship in which two species live closely together is called:
Symbiosis
100
A population which has decreased death rate and increased birth rate will (grow/decrease) in size.
Grow
100
Jelly-like portion of the cell outside the nucleus.
Cytoplasm
100
Light absorbing molecules found in plants.
Pigments
100
Compare cellular respiration and photosynthesis in regards to their formulas. How are they similar and different, at the same time?
The formula is identical, but moves in opposite directions.
200
In science, a hypothesis is only useful if it can be _______.
Tested
200
Describe how the movement of energy differs from the movement of matter through an ecosystem.
Energy moves in one way (through food chains and webs).
Matter recycles (through biogeochemical cycles).
200
This type of growth has a J-shaped curve (100).
Another type of growth has an S-shaped curve (100).
Exponential
Logistic
200
Cells that do NOT have a nucleus - include bacteria.
Prokaryotes
200
________ are organisms that use light energy to produce their own food.
________ is the process they use which converts the energy in sunlight, water, and CO2 to produce energy rich carbohydrates and O2.
100 points each
Autotrophs
Photosynthesis
200
Define aerobic and anaerobic (100 points each).
Aerobic requires oxygen
Anaerobic does not require oxygen.
300
The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable is called
Homeostasis
300
Describe the difference between weather and climate.
Weather refers to the day to day conditions of an ecosystem.
Climate refers to annual averages.
300
What are the three types of air pollution? (100 each).
1. Acid Rain
2. Particulates
3. Smog
300
Cells move materials in the opposite direction compared to normal (low concentration to high concentration).
Active Transport
300
What is the name of the protein where H+ ions move back across the membrane, and their energy is used to make ATP?
ATP Synthase
300
What are the three stages of cellular respiration? (100 each)
Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
400
A well tested hypothesis that unifies a broad range of observations becomes a _______. (200 points)
It can be _______ or ______ based on new research. (200 points)
Theory
Revised or Replaced
400
Name the three types of symbiotic relationships in organisms (100 each).
Describe them (100).
Mutualism - both benefit.
Commensalism - one benefits, one is indifferent.
Parasitism - one benefits, the other is harmed.
400
The graph below shows how a new mosquito spray program affected a local population. What type of limiting factor is this?
Density-Independent
400
Place the four levels of organization (within an organism) in the correct order, from simplest to most complex (100 each).
1. Cells
2. Tissues
3. Organs
4. Organ Systems
400
What is returned to the thylakoid membrane after the light-independent reactions to be used again?
200 points each
ADP
NADP+
400
What are the two main types of fermentation? (200 each)
Lactic Acid Fermentation
Alcoholic Fermentation
500
BONUS: 600 POINTS
Name the three subatomic particles in an atom. (200 each)
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
500
Name the five levels of organization in ecosystems from smallest to largest.
Species
Populations
Community
Ecosystem
Biome/Biosphere
500
Name five density-dependent limiting factors (100 each).
1. Competition
2. Predation
3. Herbivory
4. Parasitism
5. Disease
6. Stress from overcrowding.
500
_______ is used for the storage of salts and other materials - there is a BIG one in plant cells (250).
_______ work as if they were the "stomach" of the cells and break down junk the cell doesn't want. (250)
Vacuole
Lysosomes
500
What three substances are produced when water is split at the photosystem II?
150 points each
O2
H+
e-
500
BONUS: 600 points
Where in the cell does each step of cellular respiration take place? 200 points for naming and stating where each stage is.
Glycolysis - cytoplasm
Krebs Cycle - mitochondrion
Electron Transport Chain - Mitochondrial membrane