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Bio Final 2 Review

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1. Know how to pair DNA with each other A-T C-G
2. What is the difference between the four nucleotides Bases
3. Which scientists discovered the structure of DNA Watson and Crick
4. What is the job of DNA polymerase Bind nucleotides
5. Know how to pair RNA with DNA A-U C-G
6. What is the central dogma of DNA DNA to RNA to proteins
7. What is a codon Groups of 3 bases
8. What is the difference between introns and exons Exons are spliced together during processing and expressed, Introns not expressed
9. What is adaptation Feature that allows an organism to survive better in it’s environment
10. How do we define a population All members of a species living in the same area at the same time
11. What is a vestigial structure Remnant of an organ that had a function in an ancestor
12. What did Darwin observe when he took a look at the finches in the Galapagos Different species lived on different islands
13. How were the Galapagos tortoises better adapted to each island U-shaped shell was adapted for taller plants
14. How do organisms weed out bad traits over time Natural selection
15. What is natural selection Organisms best adapted for their environment survive and reproduce
16. What is catastrophism Frequent floods and earthquakes in earth’s history
17. Be able to calculate half-life Using a table
18. What are primates Group of animals, including modern humans
19. How does the carbon cycle through our environment Diagram
20. Are herbivores primary or secondary consumers Primary
21. What is biodiversity Number of species in an ecosystem
22. What is the difference between a biotic and an abiotic factor Biotic is living abiotic is non-living, together they make up an ecosystem
23. What is a habitat Physical area an organism lives
24. What is a trophic level Feeding level on a pyramid of numbers
25. Where do almost all the autotrophs get their energy sun
26. What is niche partitioning Two or more species use the same resource and divide it up to reduce competition
27. What is commensalism One benefits, one is unaffected
28. What is parasitism One benefits, one is harmed
29. How do we measure population density Number of individuals divided by area
30. How does a population change Increase with immigration and births
31. Know how to interpret a growth curve Type of growth- logistical or exponential
32. What is the canopy of a rain forest Uppermost branches
33. Be able to interpret graphs biomes
34. What is an example of a renewable resource Resources that can replenish themselves
35. Be able to project a world population graph Read
36. Where is biodiversity the highest Tropical rain forest
37. How are organisms classified Physical characteristics in Linnaean taxonomy
38. What is a cladogram Identify clades and derived characteristics
39. How many domains do we use to classify organisms Three
40. What is Canis lupis Binomoial nomenclature, wolf
41. How can we use molecular evidence to classify Most accurate, compare DNA
42. What is a prion Made of protein
43. What is its size compared to other organisms Smallest biological particle
44. What are the components of a virus Genetic material and protein coat
45. Know your virus shapes Helical, polyhedral
46. What is a viral capsid made from protein
47. What is a lysogenic infection Bacteria with viral DNA inside is a prophage
48. What is facultative anaerobe Can survive with or without oxygen
49. Be able to identify structures of a bacterium Pili, DNA, plasmid, flagellum
50. How do we use antibiotics Fight bacterial infections
51. How do prokaryotes reproduce Binary fission
52. What is a protozoan Animal-like protist
54. Which algae do we use Red algae
55. Why is some algae green chlorophyll
56. What would the first true plants look like mosses
57. How does a plant use the pressure flow model to transport sugar Transported from the leaves down
58. What is pollination Pollen is transferred to female reproductive parts of the same species
59. Why are fleshy fruits important to plants Seeds are dispersed when fruits are eaten by animals
60. What is a dicot 2 seed leaves
61. What is a perennial a plant that grows every year
62. What is cohesion Forms between water molecules
63. Why do plants need a root cap Protective cells
64. How does transpiration work Decreases pressure and pulls water up
65. What is osmosis Pulls water into phloem
66. What is the function of a plant stem Store food and water
67. What are leaves used for Gathering sunlight
68. What kind of plant would we look for if it was pollinated by insects flowering
69. What happens to a seed during dormancy Embryo is protected
71. What is gravitropism Root growing down and shoot growing up
Essays
1. Who were Hershey and Chase
What contributions did they make to science
How did they make these contributions?
2. What was Darwin’s theory of natural selection (hint: 4 main principles)
What are some examples he used
3. How do humans fit into the ecosystem
What factors are we influenced by
4. What is the difference between logistic growth and exponential growth
What are the different characteristics of species that follow these curves
5. What is the linnaen classification system
How do new technologies allow us to be better at classifying organisms
6. How do prokaryotes reproduce
What are two methods of reproduction and how are they different
7. How can the misuse of antibiotics lead to even more illness
How does natural selection come into play with antibiotics
8. What would happen if we didn’t have pollinators to pollinate our various flowers and trees
9. What is the vascular system of a plant
Which processes do plants use to move water, and sugars to the area that needs them the most
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