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Life Science Midterm Flashcards

1
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Smallest unit of any living thing

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Cell

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2
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Theory we believe; living things can only come from other living things

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Biogenesis

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3
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Science making our lives better

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Technology

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4
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Doing an experiment enough times, or using enough samples so that you can be sure the results are correct

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Validity

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5
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Thing that would change in an experiment

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Variable

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6
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The balance of nature

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Homeostasis

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7
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Any living thing

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Organism

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8
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“Two name naming system”

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Binomial nomenclature

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9
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Things that should stay the same in an experiment

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Constance

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10
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To group according to similar characteristics

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Classify

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11
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List 6 steps of ATWOOD scientific method

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1.State Problem
2. Collect information
3. Make hypothesis
4. Test hypothesis
5. Analyze data
6. Draw conclusions

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12
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3 things all organisms have in common

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Can reproduce
Grow and develop
Ability to adapt

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13
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What do you know about any animal that is the phylum Chordata

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Has a vertebrae

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14
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What do you know about any animal is in class Mammalia

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It’s a mammal (duh)

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15
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What do you know about any animal that is in the order Carnivora

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It’s a carnivore

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16
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Homo sapien=

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Human

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17
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Felis domesticus=

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Cat

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18
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Canus familiarius=

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Dog

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19
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List Seven taxons in order

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Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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20
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Series of passageways from the nucleus to the other parts of the cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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21
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E.R. Comes in two types…

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Rough and smooth

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22
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Water-based, jelly-like substance within the cell

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Cytoplasm

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23
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Type of microscope used in our classroom

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Compound light

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24
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Credited with the first good compound microscope

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Leeuwuenk

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25
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Digests old worn out cells and cell parts

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Lysosomes

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26
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Describes a cell with membrane-bound cell structures;has a true nucleus

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Eukaryotic

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27
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Outside of an animal cell

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Cell membrane

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28
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Control center of the cell

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Nucleus

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29
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Green pigment used in photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll

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30
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Container for green pigment

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Chloroplast

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31
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Storage units for food, water, and waste

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Vacuoles

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32
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Provides energy for the cell

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Mitochondria

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33
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Makes protein for the cell

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Ribosomes

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34
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“Packaging plants” for the cell

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Golgi body

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35
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Transfer units for Golgi body

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Vesicles

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36
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Outside of a plant cell; for structure and support

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Cell wall

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37
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Describe the cell with no membrane bound parts; no true nucleus

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Prokaryotic

38
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Collective name for all cell parts

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Organelles

39
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Three parts of cell theory

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  1. All organelles have one or more cells
  2. cells only come from other cells of the same kind.
  3. cells are the basic unit of organization of living things.
40
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How to correctly hold a microscope

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Hold by the arm and carry by the base

41
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  1. Cell =
  2. Tissue=
  3. Organ=
  4. Organ system=
  5. Multicellular organisms
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  1. The basic unit of life
  2. Group of cells
  3. Groups of tissues
  4. Group of organs
  5. The whole living thing
42
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Type of mixture that will not maintain equilibrium; will eventually “fall out” of solution

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Suspensión

43
Q

All the chemical reactions occurring within an organism

A

Metabolism

44
Q

Organism that can make its own food internally

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Producer

45
Q

Smallest particle of matter

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Atom

46
Q

Two or more elements chemically combined

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Compound

47
Q

Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Matter

48
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Where respiration occurs

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Mitochondria

49
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Two or more elements or substances together, they are not chemically combined, can be separated back out

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Mixture

50
Q

Pure substance made of only one type of atom

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Element

51
Q

Causes change

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Energy

52
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Type of mixture, which one substance is dissolved in another

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Solution

53
Q

For organic compounds important to living things:

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  1. Carbohydrates.
  2. Lipids
  3. Protein
  4. Nucleic acid.
54
Q

List the three types of passive transport:

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  1. Facilitated diffusion.
  2. Simple diffusion
  3. Osmosis.
55
Q

List the three types of active transport:

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  1. endocytosis.
  2. Carrier proteins.
  3. Exocytosis.
56
Q

What is the term that describes are cell membranes?

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Semi permeable 

57
Q

Chemical equation for photosynthesis

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CO2 plus H2O plus light equals C6H206+ energy.

58
Q

The chemical equation for respiration

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C6H1202 equals CO2 plus H2O plus energy

59
Q

Describes a pair of genes that are different

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Heterozygous

60
Q

Specific characteristics of an organism

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Traits

61
Q

A gene that is always expressed, it is written with a capital letter

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Dominant

62
Q

Diagram that shows the probability that offspring will have certain characteristics

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Punnets square

63
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Diagram, showing how characteristics are passed from one generation to the next

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Pedigree 

64
Q

The passing of traits from one generation to the next

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Heredity

65
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Father of genetics

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Gregor, Mendel

66
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Process that creates specialize sex cells

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Meiosis

67
Q

Gene that is easily cover it up, always written with a lowercase letter

A

Recessive

68
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Describes a pair of genes that are like

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Homozygous

69
Q

The study of heredity

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Genetics

70
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Describe cells that have half the number of chromosomes found in the body cells

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Haploid

71
Q

The genetic make up of an individual

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Genotype

72
Q

Requires genetic information from two parents

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Sexual reproduction

73
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Give an example of a heterozygous genotype, any letter

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Any letter with a capital letter first and a lowercase following

74
Q

Being colorblind is an example of this

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Sex linked

75
Q

Hair color, eyecolor, height, color, skin, color, etc. are signs of being…

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Polygenic

76
Q

Spell what DNA stands for

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

77
Q

The process by which cells replicate themselves

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Mitosis

78
Q

A small section of DNA that makes a certain proteins, causing a specific trait

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Gene

79
Q

Two men credited with the current DNA model

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Watson, Crick

80
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Long strands of DNA coil together, can often be easily seen under a microscope

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Chromosome

81
Q

Describe the shape of the DNA molecule (two strands, twisted)

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Double helix

82
Q

The process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself

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DNA replication

83
Q

Is mitosis a form of sexual or asexual reproduction?

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Asexual

84
Q

List the four nitrogen bases, matching them appropriately

A

Adenine, thymine
Guanine, cytosine

85
Q

Describes a cell that has half the total number of chromosomes

A

Haploid

86
Q

More scientific name for sex cells

A

Gametes

87
Q

Describe the cell that has the total number of chromosomes

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Diploid

88
Q

Human diploid number

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46

89
Q

Human haploid number

A

23 

90
Q

List only the phases of mitosis

A

Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

91
Q

When the cell is at rest, but not really

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Interphase

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