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BrandeisBioFall2012
Semester Exam Review for Fall 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Living or Nonliving: Made of cells | living |
| Living or Nonliving: Breathes | nonlivng |
| Living or Nonliving: Reproduces | living |
| Living or Nonliving: Moves | nonliving |
| Living or Nonliving: Based on a genetic code | living |
| Living or Nonliving: Obtains and uses material and energy | living |
| Living or Nonliving: Has feelings | nonlivng |
| Living or Nonliving: Maintaining an internal balance | living |
| consists of the brain and spinal cord | Central Nervous System |
| not under conscious control | Involuntary |
| under conscious control | Voluntary |
| transmits impulses from sense organs to the central nervous system and back to muscles or glands | Peripheral Nervous System |
| Water, soil, light, temperature, and minerals are _____________ factors. | abiotic |
| In an animal’s habitat, if the food supply is low, this is known as a ___________________. | limiting factor |
| A group of organisms that live in an area and belong to the same species form a: | population |
| Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then the honey guide birds eat. | mutualism |
| Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree, harming the tree. | parasitism |
| As the buffalo walks through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by the cowbirds | commensalism |
| Food, water, shelter, and space are essential components of a ________. | Habitat |
| Organism that break down organic matter and return it to the environment are _____________. | Decomposers |
| The study of interactions of organisms with one another and their environment is called _____________. | Ecology |
| The portion of Earth that supports life is called _____________. | Biosphere |
| If 5000 units of energy are available at the first level of a pyramid, how much energy would be available for use by organisms at the 4th level of the same pyramid? | 5 |
| What is the monomer of carbohydrates? | saccharide |
| What is the monomer of proteins? | amino acid |
| What is the monomer of lipids? | fatty acid |
| What is the monomer of nucleic acid? | nucleotide |
| What is the organic compound that builds and repairs cells? | Protein |
| What is the organic compound that contains genetic information? | Nucleic acid |
| What is the organic compound that is the main source of energy? | Carbohydrate |
| What is the organic compound that forms membranes and is used for long-term energy storage? | Lipid |
| What reactions include which of the breaking of bonds, formation of new substances, energy being released or absorbed | chemical |
| What does an enzyme do to the rate of a chemical reaction? | speed it up |
| Enzymes do what to the activation energy of a chemical reaction? | lower it |
| What happens in the small intestine during the process of digestion? | nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream |
| If you observe several cells without nuclei (plural of nucleus) under the microscope, you are probably observing: | prokaryotic cells |
| Two organelles that are found in animal cells but not in plant cells are | lysosomes and centrioles |
| Structures in the cell, which serve a specialized function (little organs), are called | organelles |
| Water from solutions of different concentrations moves across a membrane as the result of | osmosis |
| This organelle is the site of cellular respiration | mitochondria |
| This organelle transports materials around the cell | ER |
| This organelle contains the genetic information (DNA) | nucleus |
| This organelle produces proteins | ribosome |
| This organelle stores water and other materials | vacuole |
| The process in which molecules of a substance flow from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is ____________. | diffusion |
| Unlike smooth endoplasmic reticulum, rough ER has ______________ . | ribosomes |
| All activities of the cell are directed by the __________ . | nucleus |
| In a typical cell, the material between the nucleus and the cell membrane is the ________________ . | cytoplasm |
| Which body system eliminates waste products from the body in ways that maintain homeostasis? | excretory system |
| Skin cells would have ____________ mitochondria in their cells than found in muscle cells. | less |
| What organelle does photosynthesis take place in? | chloroplast |
| What compound is used for energy storage in every cell? | glucose |
| What compound is the usable from of energy found in every cell? | ATP |
| In the presence of oxygen | Aerobic |
| In the absence of oxygen | Anaerobic |
| Organism that can make its own food | Autotroph |
| Organism that cannot make its own food | Heterotroph |
| These vessels return blood to the heart | veins |
| These vessels carry blood away from the heart | arteries |
| These are the smallest vessels in the body, site of diffusion | capillaries |
| What is the site of gas exchange occur in the lungs? | alveoli |
| pulling air into lungs | inhalation |
| large, flat muscle responsible for breathing | diaphragm |
| The fluid that is collected when lost by the blood is called _________. | lymph |
| The steady flow of lymph fluid prevents ___________ (swelling). | edema |
| The ________________ system is responsible for collecting the fluid that is lost by the blood and returning it to the circulatory system. | lymphatic |
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