final: semester 1 Flashcards

1
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an organism is classified as an omnivore. Is it a heterotrophs or an autotroph? Is it a producer, consumer, or decomposer?

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heterotroph, consumers

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A scientist observed a process and then comes up with an idea that he or she explains that process. At that point, is the idea a hypothesis, theory or scientific law?

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Hypothesis

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what are the four criteria for life?

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how is DNA, metabolism, reproduction, senses and responds to environment

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name the classification groups in our hierarchical classification scheme order.

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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an organism is a multicellular decomposer made of eukaryotic cells. To what kingdom doesn’t belong?

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fungi

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an organism is a single celled consumer made of prokaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong to?

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Monera

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7
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what is the difference between an aerobic process and an anaerobic process?

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aerobic uses oxygen

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8
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what do most bacteria use for locomotion

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flagellum

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9
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what is the main mode of reproduction in bacteria?

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binary fission

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10
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briefly describe conjunction in bacteria

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a temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer, no offspring formed.

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even though conjunction among bacteria does not result in offspring, it can significantly affect the population of a bacteria growth. Why?

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it gives the bacteria new characteristics

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what are the technical names of the three common bacterial shapes?

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coccus ……..
barillus ‘-‘’,-‘,-
spirillum ssssss

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13
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what is the function of a contractile vacuole ?What is the difference between this and a food vacuole?

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regulate the water in a cell, food vacuoles our packages of food floating around the cell

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14
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name at least two pathogenic organisms from kingdom Protista

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plasmodia >malaria

amoeba >amoebic dyssentary

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15
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what is mutualism?

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both benefit.ex:lichen

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16
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which contains the organisms responsible for most of the photosynthesis that occurs on earth? What generic term is used to refer to these organisms?

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chrysophyta, diatoms

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17
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what two phyla contain mostly macroscopic algae?

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phatophyta>brown

rodaphyta> red

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18
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Study of life

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Biology

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19
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The study of animals

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zoology

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20
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The study of plants

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Botany

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21
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four criteria for life

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DNA, metabolism, reproduction, senses and responds to environment

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22
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type of asexual reproduction

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mitosis

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23
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how many cells at the end of mitosis

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two, exactly alike with full sets of chromosomes

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24
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type of sex reproduction

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meiosis

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how many cells at the end of meiosis
four, have chromosomes
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Producer
makes their own food, plant
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consumer
gets their own food, animal
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decomposer
feeds on dead organisms, mushroom
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herbivores
eat plants
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omnivores
eat both plants and animals
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carnivores
eat meat
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special characteristic of Protista kingdom
Half of everything
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a two name naming system
binomial nomenclature
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prokaryotic
unorganized nucleus
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eukaryotic
organized nucleus
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pathogenic
disease causing
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reason for bacteria
breaks down waist, decomposer
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Best way for bacteria to reproduce
binary fission
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example of one bacteria having a DNA set and another copying it
conjugation
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places a bacteria can pick up DNA
Dead DNA, a virus can change it
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autotroph
Producer
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heterotroph
consumer
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parasite
feeds on living host
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aerobic
needs air
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anaerobic
does not need air
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what doesnt need air
swap gas
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what does bacteria need to grow
moisture, food, temperature, light, maybe oxygen
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contractile vacuole
regulate water
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why is algae important
70% of our oxygen is from algae
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sessile
anchored to something
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string of fungi cells
Hyphae
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type of hyphae that acts like Roots
rhizoid hyphae
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what does parasitic fungus need to have
Haustorium
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how does yeast reproduce
budding
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when two halves of DNA come together to make another
zygotes
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Half algae half fungi
lichen
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how does lichen reproduce
Soredium
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symbiotic relationship fungus and plant root?
michorriza
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when both benefit
mutualism
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One benefits and one is hurt
parasitism
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One benefits one gets nothing
commensalism
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an atom with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
isotope
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Metal and metal
covalent
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Metal and nonmetal
ionic
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Area of high to low solutation
diffusion
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semi permeable membrane, low to high
osmosis
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A living organism makes something
biosynthesis
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carbon and water mixed
carbohydrate
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base unit for a carbohydrate
monosaccharides
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two monosaccharides
disaccharides
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two or more monosaccharides
polysaccharides
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Quick energy
carbohydrates
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what builds muscle
protein
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proteins base
amino acids
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lipid made of
three fatty acid's, one glycerol
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lipids are used for
storing energy
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sour, hydrogen ions
acid
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feels slimy
base
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acid base equation
HCl+NaOH -> NaCl+H2O
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Bad fat
saturated
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good fat
unsaturated
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Bond that holds protein together
peptide
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protein that acts like a catalyst
enzyme
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A GCT
DNA
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Bond that holds DNA together
hydrogen bonds
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The study of cells
cytology
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substance cell parts float in
cytoplasm
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what makes ATP
mitochondria
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what makes steroids
smooth ER
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what are ribosomes made by
Nucleolus
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what does the rough ER make
phospholipids
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what is built on the ribosomes
proteins
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what does the Golgi body do
post office
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what determines the type of transport
size
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what do centrioles make
flagellum, cilia, spindle fibers
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kinds of vacuoles
waste, food, water, contractile