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1
Q

All the different forms of life - created by
a God or Supreme Being. It has no scientific
basis

A

Creation Theory

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2
Q

They believed insects arise from dew, fish
& frog from mud fly maggots from meat.

A

Spontaneous Generation Theory

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3
Q

Life had come to earth from other planets
of the universe, in the form of resistant
spores.

A

Theory of Panspermia

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4
Q

Life first arose from a collection of
chemical substances by a progressive series
of reactions.

A

Theory of Biochemical Evolution

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5
Q

Proposes the primordial life-forms that
gave rise to all life on Earth left deep-sea
vents because of their “invention” of a tiny
pump. These primitive cellular pumps would
have powered life-giving chemical
reactions.

A

Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent Theory

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6
Q

Proposes that new living organisms can
only emerge from other previously existing
living organism.

A

Theory of Biogenesis

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7
Q

Life on Earth initially began with

A

Prokaryotes

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8
Q

Life on Earth initially began with
prokaryotes discovered in secondary
rock formations called

A

Stromatolites

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9
Q

The first photosynthetic organism
thrived the earth which is blue green
algae called

A

Cyanobacteria

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10
Q

The Paleozoic era when the _____ and _______came dominant
in the ocean particularly during the
Cambrian and Ordovician

A

Trilobites and Cephalopods

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11
Q

It is the smallest unit that can live on its
own and that makes up all living organisms
and the tissues of the body.

A

Cell

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12
Q

It is the study of the relationships between
living organisms, including humans, and
their physical environment.

A

Ecology

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13
Q

It is the change in the characteristics of a
species over several generations and relies
on the process of natural selection.

A

Evolution

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14
Q

It is the physical or behavioral
characteristic of an organism that helps an
organism to survive better in the surrounding
environment.

A

Adaptation

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15
Q

Basic ideas that apply to all organisms;
connects many things in the exploration of
life.

A

Themes of Life

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16
Q

Is any individual entity that embodies the
properties of life. It is a synonym for “life
form”.

A

Organism

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17
Q

Entire organism that is made up of 1
single cell

A

Unicellular

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18
Q

Organism that is made up of many cells.

A

Multicellular

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19
Q

Are made up of DNA and each
chromosome contains many

A

Genes

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20
Q

Produces offspring that are genetically
identical to a single parent.

A

Asexual Reproduction

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21
Q

Involves two parents contributing
genetic information to produce a unique
offspring.

A

Sexual Reproduction

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22
Q

Technology applies scientific knowledge
in new ways. Through science, humans
learn about the solution to various
problems.

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Science, Technology, and Society

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23
Q

The maintenance of internal conditions
within certain physiological boundaries.

A

Homeostasis

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24
Q

Pieces of the parent breaks off and
develops into a new animal.

A

Fragmentation

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25
Q

Process in which an organism divides
into two and grow into a new organism.

A

Binary Fission/ Binary

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26
Q

Process outgrowth or callus projecting
from the parent and eventually buds off.

A

Budding

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27
Q

Mechanism of asexual reproduction in
which female offspring develops from
unfertilized eggs.

A

Parthenogenesis

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28
Q

It is the process of transforming in a
different shape and form that usually
happens in some annelids especially in
insects.

A

Methamorphosis

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29
Q

Is a genetically modified so that it
contains beta-carotene, the source of
vitamin A.

A

Golden Rice

30
Q

Carry the information that determines your
trait.

A

Gene

31
Q

It consists of genetic instructions for the
development and function of living things.

A

DNA

32
Q

Creation of proteins that allow the function
and structure of cells.

A

Protein Synthesis

33
Q

Base pair of ADENINE

A

Thymine

34
Q

Base pair of THYMINE

A

Adenine

35
Q

Base pair of GUANINE

A

Cytosine

36
Q

Base pair of CYTOSINE

A

Guanine

37
Q

Permanent alteration (change) in the DNA
sequence.

A

Gene Mutation

38
Q

One nucleotide is replaced by a different
nucleotide

A

Substitution Mutation

39
Q

The loss of one or more nucleotides from a
segment of DNA.

A

Deletion Mutation

40
Q

Addition of one or more nucleotides into a
segment of DNA.

A

Insertion Mutation

41
Q

One or more copies of a DNA segment are
produced.

A

Duplication Mutation

42
Q

What organ system is responsible for the
movement of the blood throughout the
body?

A

Circulatory System

43
Q

What is the organ that regulates blood
sugar by releasing the hormones insulin and
glucagon in the blood?

A

Pancreas

44
Q

What organ does feces form?

A

Large Intestine

45
Q

It is a system that produces enzymes that
aid in digestion.

A

Endocrine System

46
Q

Which organ that controls the abilities of
awareness, thinking, feelings and emotion.

A

Nervous System

47
Q

Are events that are not caused by changes
in habitat or competition but by
catastrophes.

A

Mass Extinction

48
Q

The end of an organism

A

Extinction

49
Q

Are formed when sulfur dioxide and/or
nitrogen oxides are put out into the
atmosphere.

A

Acid Rain

50
Q

Habitat destruction, increase in human
population, pollution, overharvesting/
overhunting are example of what
extinction?

A

Human Causes

51
Q

Climatic heating, Acid rain, spread of
invasive species are example of what
extinction?

A

Natural Causes

52
Q

Formed by the interaction of biotic and
abiotic components on land are called

A

Terrestrial Ecosystem

53
Q

It is an ecosystem that cover almost three-
quarters of earth’s surface. They provide
almost 97 percent of the earth’s water
supply.

A

Aquatic Ecosystem

54
Q

involves the formation of new species.

A

Speciation

55
Q

The degree of variation of living things
presents in a particular ecosystem.

A

Diversity

56
Q

It is the physical area where an organism
lives.

A

Habitat

57
Q

It is a process by which a species becomes
better suited to its environment.

A

Adaptation

58
Q

This principle explains how different species
rely on each other for their habitat needs.

A

Interdependence

59
Q

It is the change in the inherited traits of a
population from generation to generation

A

Evolution

60
Q

It refers to the maximum capacity of an
ecosystem to sustain a population of
organisms without deteriorating.

A

Carrying Capacity

61
Q

They can improve the reproduction rate in
a population.

A

Environmental Resistance

62
Q

The ability or capacity of a population of
species to grow or propagate under ideal
environmental conditions with given
sufficient food supply, no diseases, and no
predators present, is called.

A

Density - Biotic Potential

63
Q

It is the movement of new organism into a
population.

A

Immigration

64
Q

It is the movement of organisms out of a
population.

A

Emigration

65
Q

Formed in similar ways but different in forms
and functions

A

Homologous Structure

66
Q

Similar functions, yet they are very different
in structure and form

A

Analogous Structure

67
Q

Organs or structures that lost their function in an
organism and these structures with no purpose
are called

A

Vestigial Structure

68
Q

All vertebrate embryos start out similar in
appearance. This similarity has led scientists to
think that these organisms have in a common
ancestor.

A

Evidence from Embryo

69
Q

If the amino acid sequences from a certain
protein are very similar in two species, one can
assume that those two species had a common
ancestor

A

Evidence of Molecular Biology

70
Q

The fossils and the order in which fossils and appear are called

A

Fossil Records

71
Q

Are mineralized/hardened traces of organism most commonly found in the sedimentary rocks

A

Fossils

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