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Bio Final Part 1

Bio Final for Connelly

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What is an adaptation a term used to describe the ways in which organisms change over time in response to the changing demands of their environment
what are some examples of adaptations the sensitive antennae of insects, and the flowers and fruits of plants
What are the 3 domains? Eukarya, Eubacteria(true bacteria), and archaea
What is an ecosystem? is a community of plants, animals and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce and interact in the same area or environment.
What is a theory? built upon one or more hypotheses, and upon evidence.
What is imprinting is a form of animal learning which occurs at a very specific stage in that animal’s life.
What is habituation? is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations
What is Classical Conditioning? is a technique used in behavioral training. A naturally occurring stimulus is paired with a response.
What is Operant Conditioning? is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.
What is Insight learning? is solving problems not based on actual experience but on trials occurring mentally. Often the solution is learned suddenly.
What is a Eukaryote? contains membrane-bound nuclei and other organelles. Genetic material is contained within a nucleus within the cell
What are Prokaryotes? lack a membrane-bound nucleus. genetic material DNA in prokaryotes is not bound within a nucleus
What are the four steps to Natural Selection? Overproduction, Genetic Variation, Struggle to Survive, and Successful Reproduction
What is a Buffer? serves to maintain the correct pH necessary.
What is an Acid? a compound or a substance that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions
What is a Base? a molecule that donates electrons.
What is Adhesion the force of attraction between molecules of different substances.
What is Cohesion? the force of attraction between molecules of the same substance.
What is a Polar molecule? has a mostly positive charge on one side and a mostly negative charge on the other.
What is a Hydrogen bond? attractive force between the hydrogen attached to an electronegative atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom of a different molecule.
What is a Covalent bond? type of chemical bond in which there is mutual sharing of electrons between two atoms.
What is a Ionic bond? A chemical bond in which one atom gives up an electron to another, forming two ions of opposite charge.
What is an Isotope? a substance made of atoms with a different number of neutrons than is typical.
What is a Solute? substance that dissolves another substance.
What is a Solvent? either a liquid or gas that takes into itself a solute (which can be in the state of a solid, liquid or gas) and creates a solution.
What is a Compound? pure substance made of atoms of two or more elements chemically combined in fixed ratios.
What is an Element? a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any simpler substances by chemical methods.
What is Cellular Respiration? the process by which cells obtain energy from glucose.
What is Photosynthesis? the process plants use to change carbon dioxide into sugar using sunlight.
What is Fermentation? the process by which cells release energy under anaerobic conditions.
What is saturated fat? found in animal products and processed foods Solid at room temperature.
What is unsaturated fat? found in nuts, avocados and olives. They are liquid at room temperature
What are the functions of proteins in the cell membrane?
What is a controlled experiment? A controlled experiment is one in which there is strict control exercised on variables, with typically one or more variables being changed or “manipulated” while all other variables remain the same.
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