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Midterm Review Flashcards

1
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What are the levels of organization of life?

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Atom, Molecules, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere

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Which level is the most inclusive?

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Biosphere

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3
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Which level is the least inclusive?

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Atom

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4
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Which level includes non-living substances like soil and rivers?

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Ecosystem

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5
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Which level includes only members of the same species?

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Population

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6
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Which level includes members of many species?

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Community

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7
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How are species named?

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Homo. Sapiens

Genus. Species

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8
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What are the three domains of life?

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Eukarya, Eubacteria, Archaea

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9
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Cells in which domains do not have nuclei?

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Bacteria and Archaea

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10
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What is the smallest unit of life?

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Cell

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11
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What are producers?

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Make their own food using energy and raw materials from non biological resources (photosynthesis)

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What are consumers?

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Obtain energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms (mammals)

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13
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In which domain are halophiles classified?

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Eubacteria and archaea

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14
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Are halophiles prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

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Prokaryotic

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15
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What are some examples of unicellular organisms?

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E.coli, bacteria, protists

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16
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What are some examples of multicellular organisms?

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Plants and animals

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17
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In science, what is a control group?

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Group not exposed to the independent variable being tested

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18
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In science, what is an experimental group?

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Group of individuals who have certain characteristics or receive a certain treatment

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19
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What is a scientific theory?

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A hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing

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20
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What is a hypothesis?

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Testable explanation for a natural phenomenon

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21
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How do you reduce bias in a study?

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Use a blind study

By designing experiments that yield quantitative results

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What is a bias, and how can scientists avoid it?

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Bias is a preference for or against one idea, thing, or person. Scientists can avoid bias by conducting blind studies

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23
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What is the octet rule?

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The tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in their valence shells

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24
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What determines the identity of an atom?

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Basically the atomic number

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25
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How do you determine the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons?

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Protons are the same as the atomic number
Electrons are the same as protons and neutrons
Neutrons are the atomic mass subtracted from the atomic number

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26
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How do you determine the number of valence electrons in an element?

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By what group they fall under in the periodic table

27
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How can an atom become an ion?

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When an atom loses or gains an electron

28
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Where are protons, neutrons, and electrons located in an atom?

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The nucleus

29
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What is an isotope? How can one element have more that one isotope?

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Same atom, different number of neutrons

30
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What is an ionic bond?

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Atoms with more or less electrons than protons

31
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What is a covalent bond?

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Sharing an electron pair between two atoms

32
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What kind of bonds link amino acids?

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Peptide bonds

33
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What kind of reaction is used to break down polymers into monomers?

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A hydrolysis reaction

34
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What factors limit cell size?

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35
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What is a biofilm?

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Community of different types of microorganisms living within a shared mass of slime

36
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What kind of cells can have flagella?

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Bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

37
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What is cell theory?

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One of the foundations of modern biology

38
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What is the fluid mosaic model of cell membranes?

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A cell membrane can be considered a two-dimensional fluid of mixed composition

39
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What cells organelles are found in ALL cells?

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Golgi bodies, mitochondria, and ER

40
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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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To function as a selectively permeable barrier separating an internal environment from an external one

41
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What is the endomembrane structure?

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Series of interacting organelles between the nucleus and plasma membrane

42
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What is the endomembrane function?

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Make and modify lipids, proteins, and recycles molecules and particles such as worn out cell parts, and inactivates toxins

43
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What are the characteristics of life?

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Hereditary info is passed to offspring
Adaptation to environmental change
Requirements for nutrients

44
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How do fungi obtain nutrients?

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They absorb the nutrients around them

45
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How many electrons can the first and second valence shells hold?

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The first shell can hold 2 and the second shell can hold 8

46
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What is the difference between a solvent, solute, and solution?

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Solvent- the material that usually decides the solutions physical state
Solute- the product that the solvent dissolves
Solution- the “equivalent”

47
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What is a glycogen?

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A polysaccharide used for energy storage by animals

48
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What are the types of lipids?

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Triglyceride, phospholipid, and sterols

49
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What is a sampling error and how can you minimize it?

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Sampling errors are not providing enough samples during a study. You can avoid this by ensuring you have an appropriate sample size for your study.

50
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What are hydrophobic interactions? What role do they play in cell membranes?

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The tendency of non polar molecules to aggregate in water solutions

51
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What is the relationship between a population and community?

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A population is a group of individuals that belong to a particular species, living in a particular geographical area at a particular time. On the other hand, a community is two or more populations, living in the same geographical area at a particular time.

52
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What is homeostasis?

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Process by which an organism keeps it’s internal conditions within a range that favors survival by sending and responding to change

53
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What is hydrolysis?

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The breakdown of large molecules by enzymes and the addition of water

54
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What is a nutrient?

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A nutrient is a substance necessary for survival that an organism cannot make itself

55
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Is there a one way flow of nutrients or are they cycled?

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Energy flows one way

Nutrients are cycled

56
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How are two strands of DNA held together?

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By hydrogen bonds between pairs of bases (A-T, C-G)

57
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What is the composition of a triglyceride?

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Glycerol fatty acid chains

58
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What are saturated fats?

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Fatty acid chains that have a single bond

59
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Where are saturated fats found naturally?

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Red meats or dairy products

60
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Are saturated fats usually liquid or solid at room temperature?

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Solid

61
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What are unsaturated fats?

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Contain one or more double bonds

62
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Where are unsaturated fats found naturally?

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Food from plants such as vegetable oil and seeds

63
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Are unsaturated fats usually liquid or solid at room temperature?

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Liquid

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