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Principles of
Ecology
Population Ecology and Biodiversity
Cell Structure and Functions
Cells and
Energy
The Cell
Cycle
100
What kind of heterotroph is bacteria?
detritivore
100
What location would you expect to find greater species diversity?
Costa Rica
100
What is one of the major principles upon which cell theory is based?
all organisms are made of cells
100
Before cellular respiration, glucose must be broken down by what process?
glycolysis
100
In which stage of the cell cycle do the nucleus and its contents divide?
mitosis
200
What level of organization includes all other levels?
ecosystem
200
If angelfish produce 100's of young several times a year, what is true about them?
r-strategists
200
Which organelles are unique to plant cells?
chloroplasts
200
Which of the following molecules found in the food we eat is most commonly broken down to make ATP?
carbohydrates
200
What phrase would best describe cytokinesis?
division of the cytoplasm
300
What are the 2 major life processes that involve carbon and oxygen?
photosynthesis and respiration
300
What is an indirect economic value of biodiversity?
flood protection
300
A solute that is hypotonic to a cell has...
fewer solutes than the cell
300
Which process is represented by the following chemical equation: sugar + oxygen -----> carbon dioxide + water
cellular respiration
300
During interphase a cell grows, duplicates organelles and.....
copies DNA
400
What process locks phosphorus in a long-term cycle?
organic materials buried at the bottom of the ocean
400
What is a density-independent factor? (a specific event)
a severe drought
400
Transport proteins play a role in what 2 processes?
active and passive transport
400
The part of cellular respiration that needs oxygen takes place inside the...
mitochondria
400
What limits the maximum size of a cell?
the ration of the cell surface area to volume
500
What is the name of the process in which bacteria and lightening convert nitrogen into compounds useful for plants?
nitrogen fixation
500
What is the method used to restore biodiversity to polluted or damaged areas?
biological augmentation
500
Which organelles contain enzymes that break down old cell parts?
lysosomes
500
Where in plant cells are the energy-absorbing molecules for photosynthesis located?
the thylakoids
500
During the Gap 1 stage of the cell cycle a cell...
carries out its normal functions