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Biology FInal
Sem. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A goal of science is to__________the natural world and events that take place in the natural world. | Understand |
| Bias | A personal perefrence or point of view |
| Main characteristics of living things | Made of one or more cells, Grows and develops, Reproduces, Responds to stimuli |
| Energy must be constantly_____to an ecosystem. | Added |
| Matter is ________ through an ecosystem. | Recycled |
| Abiotic | Non-living |
| Biotic | Living |
| Example of a parasitic relationship. | Dogs and fleas |
| An________is made up of the organisms and nonliving things in an area. | Ecosystem |
| A group of organisms of the same species is a(n) | Population |
| A group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time is a(n) | Community |
| Get energy by eating other organisms. | Heterotrophs |
| Something that controls the growth or size of a population is a____________. | Limiting factor |
| What are two ways that populations can increase in size? | Immigration and Natural Birth |
| The largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long-term is called the_____________. | Carrying capacity |
| How do invasive species threaten biodiversity? | No predators |
| Examples of renewable resources are__________. | Solar power, trees. wind |
| Examples of nonrenewable resources are__________. | Oil, coal, gas |
| A weak acid or base that reacts with a strong acid or base to prevent large and sudden changes in pH is a(n)_______. | Buffer |
| Charges of Electron, Proton and Neutron | Electron - Proton + Neutron 0 |
| What type of bond is formed when electrons are shared between two atoms? | Covalent |
| The Special Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body are_______. | Enzymes |
| What two things will change the shape of an enzyme so that is will not longer function properly? | High Temperature and pH |
| All living things are made of_______. | Cells |
| Cells are the basic unit of_______and________in living things. | 1.Structure 2.Function |
| Cells are produced from_______. | Other cells |
| __________cells do not have a nucleus, but_________cells do have a nucleus. | 1.Prokaryotic 2.Eukaryotic |
| Gives plant cells structure and support | Cell wall |
| the "protein factories" | Ribosomes |
| "Power house" of the cell, converts glucose into usable energy | Mitochindria |