CSHS Spring Semester

Description:	2009 Spring Biology Exam Review
Category:	Biology
Created by:	ssimond1 on 2009-05-26

Question	Answer
system that regulates hormones that are secreted by glands	endocrine
connective tissue that connects bone to muscle	tendon
In order for two organisms to be in the same phylum, they must also have this in common	Kingdom
organ that filters blood to create urine	kidney
the smallest level of classification in Taxonomy	species
two parts of the scientific name	Genus and species
If two organisms are in the same species, what other levels of classifiction do they also share	all (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus)
system that aids in the immune system that contains the lymph nodes	lymphatic system
kingom that is heterotrophic and has cell walls made of chitin	fungus
kingdom that includes mushrooms and athlete's foot.	fungus
a dead weakened form of a virus that helps to trigger production of antibodies	vaccine
organelle that helps plants to convert sunlight to glucose	chloroplast
system that protects your body from initial invasion of pathogens	integumentary
cells that fight off infections and other pathogens	white blood cells
medication that is used to kill bacteria	antibiotic
material that contains nutrients that is placed in the bottom of a petri dish	agar
vessels that carry blood away from the heart	arteries
vessels that carry blood towards the heart	veins
an organism that can not be seen with the naked eyed is considered to be this	microscopic
kingoms that are microscopic	Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and some Protist
platlets	rupture to form blood clots
the most ACCURATE means for comparing the evolutionary relationship between two organisms	DNA sequencing
when the genes of a population remain constantly the same	genetic equilibrium
the flow of urine in the body ( in order)	kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra
eukaryotic	have a nucleus
prokaryotic	have no nucleus, both bacteria kingdoms ONLY
Is a mushroom a plant or a fungus?	fungus
what are nerves used for?	to send impulses from one part of the body to another
system that the pituitary, thymus, hypothalmus, adrenal, and throid gland belong to	endocrine
two organs that would help to regulate the amount of glucose in the bloodstream	hypothalmus and pancreas
gland that secretes insulin to help regulate glucose in the bloodstream	pancreas
controls all the endocrine glands	hypothalmus
Three adaptations that help desert plants to survive	long roots to get water, small leaves to reduce water loss, waiting until night to open the stomata to decrease water loss
a structure found in an organisms that no longer serves a function, like a hipbone in a whale	vestigial structure
the blood from the left side of the heart leaves the left atrium and travels where?	out the aorta to the body
the top two chambers of the heart	atrium
the bottom chambers of the heart	ventricles
where does the blood travel after leaving the right ventricle?	to the lungs to get oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide
systolic pressure is caused in the heart by the contraction of what chamber?	the left ventricle
reason that you must get a new flu vaccine every year	the virus mutates and the old vaccine is no longer effective
part of the plant that anchors and absorbs water	roots
part of the plant that traps the majority of the sunlight	leaf
part of the plant that transports sugar and water up and down the plant	stem
part of the plant that is the main reproductive organ in angiosperms	flowers
process where an egg and sperm unite	fertilization
location of fertilization in a female body	oviduct
location of the release of an egg in a female body	ovary
reason that your respiratory rate and heart rate increase when you exercise	your muscles need an increased supply of oxygen so that they can breakdown glucose to from ATP
where are hormones secreted into	the bloodstream
source of glucose for animals	food
system that breaks down food to absorb nutrients	digestive
survival of the fittest, when the best adapted organisms survive to reproduce	Natural Selection
when a person takes in air	inhalation
when you breath out air	exhalation
when you breathe in air, what is the pathway of air starting with the nose?	nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
the function of the large intestine	absorb water
the function of the small intestine	absorb nutrients
the function of the villi in the small intestine	increase absorption
the function of the liver	produce bile which is stored in the gall bladder
an organism that is green and needs water is most likely a heterotroph or autotroph	autotroph (also known as a producer)
another name for heterotroph	consumer
another name for autotroph	producer
what is the part of the nervous system that sends an impulse?	neuron (nerve cell)
what are 3 types of connective tissue for your skeletal system?	cartilage, tendon, ligament
Which type of connective tissue for the skeleton makes up most of a unborn baby?	cartilage
the human body system that contains blood	circulatory
the system that helps to maintain the pH of the blood	excretory
type of cell that does not have a nucleus	prokaryotic
carries water in a plant	xylem
results if one species is separated into two groups	divergent evolution, which could cause the development of two different species
two types of digestion that occur in the mouth and stomach	mechanical and chemical digestion
type of blood you have if you have two recessive alleles	type O blood (genotype OO)
does the human body maintain a constant body temperature	yes, it maintains a temperature of 98.6 with the help of all organ systems working together.
benefit of phototropism	allows the plant to face the light and absorb the most sunlight using its chloroplast
waxy covering on a leaf	cuticle
benefit of a thick cuticle on a leaf	prevent water loss for a hot habitat
what level objective on a microscope do you start with when viewing a specimen	low power
what advantage is there over using low power over high power, when first viewing a specimen	you can see more depth of field (more of the specimen will be visible in the eye piece)
the system that removes solid waste from the body	digestive
system that removes liquid waste from the body	excretory
system that removes carbon dioxide from the body	respiratory
system that removes cell waste from the body	produces urine which is the excretory system
system that has a network of vessels that carries oxygen	circulatory
system that contains glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream	endocrine
systems that protects your organs	skeletal
part of the plant cell that absorbs the sunlight needed for photosynthesis	chloroplast
plant part that contains the most chloroplast	leaf (in order to absorb the most sunlight)
structures found inside a prokaryotic cell	DNA or RNA (no nucleus or complex organelles)
shape of an animal cell	round
structure on a bacteria and some protist that help them move	flagella
kingdom that includes organisms that are eukaryotic, chloroplast, and are always multicellular	Plantae
causes the most variation in a population over time	mutations in the DNA
how many thing should be tested at one time in an experiment	one
name of the variable that is being tested that the experimentor has control over	independent variable
name of the variable that is the result of the experiment, what the experimentor is looking for	dependent variable
when gather qualitative date you should make sure that the sample size is small or large	large
the process that plants perform, that animals DO NOT, that allows them to make their own food	photosynthesis
process of exchanging gases	respiration
skeleton that is found inside the body of an organism	endoskeleton
a group of similar cells make up this	tissue
a group of tissues make up this	organ
a bunch of related organs make up this	organ system
two nucleic acids that a virus can contain	DNA or RNA
material found inside a virus	Nucleic acid only
a separation of a population into different location could result in this type of evolution	divergent
function of the uterus	serves as a site for the egg to attach and develop if fertilized
function of the penis	provide an avenue for urine and semen to leave the body
function of the testis	sperm formation
function of the fallopian tubes	connects the ovary (where the egg is release) with the uterus (where the fertilized egg develops)
name of an organism that contains a backbone	vertebrate
name of an organism that does not have a backbone, but often has an exoskeleton instead	invertebrate
process where the body regulates stable internal conditions	homeostasis
kingdom that contains an organism that is eukaryotic, multicelluar and can perform photosynthesis	Plantae
attributes that would cause a species to change rapidly	high mutation rate or a rapid change in the environment
smallest vessels in the circulatory system	capillaries
structures that would help a seed disperse by air	wings, plumes, light weight, aerodynamic shape
a short, hairlike structure used by some protist to move	cilia
long, whiplike structure used by some protist, sperm and bacteria to move	flagella
false foot used by a ameoba to move	pseudopod (pseudo=false, pod=foot)
technique used to apply the cover slip to the slide when making a wet mount	put the cover slip on at an angle to reduce air bubbles under the cover slip
step that follows a virus attaching to a cell	injection of the viral nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
advantage of having a flat tail if living in the water (like a beaver)	the tail is better for swimming
type of cell if it lacks a nucleus	prokaryotic (all bacteria)
when one species evolves into two species	speciation
a substance secreted by a gland that regulates some activity in the body	hormone