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Biology PAP
9th grade Austin Biology
Question | Answer |
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Explain the key concepts and influences of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Include his voyage, book, natural selection | |
Describe different structural adaptations among the finches that Darwin found on the Galapagos Islands. | |
List & give a brief explanation of the scientists that influenced Darwin | |
Explain speciation and the factors that influence it. | |
Discuss radioactive dating and the importance of the fossil record | |
Compare and contrast natural selection with artificial selection | |
List the 5 factors of a Hardy-Weinburg population | |
gene pool | |
directional selection | |
disruptive selection | |
relative frequency | |
evolution | |
homologous structure | |
stabilizing selection | |
genetic drift | |
genetic equilibrium | |
taxon | |
vestigial structure | |
temporal isolation | |
geographic isolation | |
behavioral isolation | |
Name the 7 levels of classification from largest to smallest. | |
Explain binomial nomenclature. Include the rules and examples of scientific names. | |
Identify the 6 kingdoms, include characteristics and examples of organisms for each. | |
Why do we need a classification system? | |
What 2 current kingdoms made up Kingdom Monera? How do they differ? | |
List the 3 domains and explain each. | |
What does a cladistic analysis show about an organism? What are derived characters? | |
Chapters 19-21 | |
Describe binary fission and conjugation. | |
Draw and label the lytic and lysogenic cycles. | |
Draw and label the different shapes and arrangements of bacteria. | |
List and define the parts that make up the structure of viruses. | |
Why can viruses only infect certain cells? | |
Draw the shape of the cell that this virus would infect. | |
What are bacteriophages? | |
What adaptation would having flagella provide for a bacteria cell? | |
How are bacteria harmful to humans? Helpful to humans? | |
How can bacterial diseases be treated? Viral diseases? | |
List 3 diseases that are caused by bacteria and 3 that are caused by a virus. | |
How do photoautotrophs obtain food? Chemoautotrophs? | |
List the 3 groups of protists and describe how each group obtains food. | |
What are some products that we get from algae? Why are algae considered to be one of the most important groups of organisms on the planet? | |
What is a red tide? What organism is responsible? | |
What disease does Entamoeba cause? Which group of protists does it belong to? | |
What organelle stores food in the amoeba? What organelle helps it to move? | |
What organelle in the Paramecium prevents the accumulation of excess water? Draw what the structure looks like. | |
What do Fungi feed on? Describe how they digest their food. | |
What is fungal sporulation? | |
How do fungi resemble plants? | |
prophage | |
bacteriophage | |
host cell | |
phytoplankton | |
toxin | |
prion | |
zooplankton | |
viroid | |
vaccine | |
mycelium | |
obligate aerobe | |
facultative anaerobe | |
rhizoid | |
Illustrate and describe the different types of symmetry and give examples of organisms that exhibit each type. | |
invertebrate | |
cephalization | |
endoskeleton | |
exoskeleton | |
ectotherm | |
endotherm | |
vertebrate | |
notochord | |
How is gas exchange important to plants? | |
Trace the evolution of plants. | |
List the similarities and differences between vascular plants and nonvascular plants. | |
How do seed-bearing plants differ from all other plants? | |
Describe annuals, biennials, and perennials. | |
List the characteristics of plants. | |
List the characteristics of bryophytes. | |
Compare and contrast gymnosperms and angiosperms. Also describe the 2 classes of angiosperms and give examples of all. | |
Draw and label the structure of a flower. | |
What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph? | |
List some factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis. | |
Explain why plants are green. | |
Draw and label the structure of a leaf. | |
xylem | |
seed coat | |
cone | |
phloem | |
fruit | |
ovary | |
mesophyll | |
seed | |
stoma/stomata | |
guard cell | |
List some examples of abiotic and biotic factors. | |
Limiting factors , what are they and what are some examples?? | |
Energy pyramids……. | |
How much energy is transferred b/t trophic levels? | |
Which trophic level is receiving the most energy between them, 1st to 2nd?, 2nd to 3rd?, 3rd to 4th? | |
Label a pyramid with following, carnivores, herbivores, producers | |
What happens to the amount of stored energy as you go up a food chain? | |
Food chains/food webs…… You will need to know how to read one. What do the arrows mean? | |
Explain the 2 types of succession? | |
Explain each of the different types of consumers (herbivore, carnivore, decomposer/detritivore, scavenger, etc) | |
Biogeochemical cycles – how is flow of matter different from flow of energy? | |
Symbiotic relationships – list types and describe each. | |
What is carrying capacity – type of growth when population is at or below carrying capacity; type of growth when population is above carrying capacity? | |
Biological magnification – which organisms in a food chain have the highest levels of a toxin? | |
Describe the two types of population growth, characteristics of each, shape of graph that each makes. | |
What are Density –dependent and density-independent limiting factors? Give 2 examples of each? | |
Describe a saprobe. What types of organisms can they be? | |
Write down the 11 systems while you are reviewing them. Don’t forget to include their functions, and organs within each system on pages 892-893. List the 11 systems here and list a few of the organs associated with each system. | |
Explain the importance of homeostasis in the human body. | |
Draw and label a neuron. Explain how it works. What system(s) is the neuron in? | |
Describe the divisions of the PNS. | |
Discuss the axial skeleton –vs- the appendicular skeleton. | |
Name and give an example of the 4 freely moveable joints. | |
List and explain the 3 types of muscles. | |
Explain how a muscle moves and contracts. | |
In addition to myosin, what other protein is involved in a muscle contraction? | |
What are the 3 layers of the skin? What can be found in each layer? | |
List the path of blood flow through the heart (include the lungs). | |
Compare and contrast WBC and RBC. | |
What are the smallest blood vessels? | |
Which system collects fluid that is lost from the blood and returns it back to the circulatory system? | |
What does it mean if your lymph nodes become swollen? | |
List the path that air takes in the respiratory system. | |
Why are having anaerobic bacteria in your large intestine a necessity? | |
Which structure serves as a passageway for both air and food? | |
List all of the functions of the pancreas. | |
Which structure in the digestive system extracts the water from digested food? | |
What macromolecule provides the body with its main source of energy? List all of the functions of proteins. | |
Explain how enzymes work. | |
The process by which organ systems maintain relatively constant internal conditions is called | |
Explain the importance of dialysis. | |
Draw and label the excretory system. Include the order in which urine flows. | |
How does the endocrine system help to maintain homeostasis? | |
List the glands that make up the endocrine system. | |
List the specific defenses and nonspecific defenses of the body. | |
Explain an inflammatory response that happens in the body. | |
Humoral immunity is carried out by what type of cells? | |
What is asthma? What causes it? | |
Describe what an autoimmune disease is. List some examples. | |
How does HIV weaken the immune system? | |
What are the monomers of the 4 types of macromolecules? | |
Describe the maximum antibody level of a person’s body after a flu. | |
ligament | |
endocrine gland | |
exocrine gland | |
tendon | |
hemoglobin | |
passive immunity | |
keratin | |
active immunity | |
antibody | |
melanin | |
antigen | |
vein | |
artery | |
mechanical digestion | |
amylase | |
chemical digestion | |
peristalsis | |
nephron | |
What is the function of the pseudopodium of the amoeba? | |
Why is the Euglena considered plant like protist even though it has a Flagellum that it can use to move? | |
An endoskeleton is a | |
The main difference between ectotherms and endotherms is | |
Cephalization refers to the |