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Biology
10th Grade
12/16/2010

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Term

What is the basic unit of life in an organism?

Definition
the cell
Term
All organisms on earth are composed of ____?
Definition
cells
Term
What are the two basic cell types?
Definition
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic
Term
Which cell type (Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic) tend to be unicellular?
Definition
Prokaryotic
Term

Bacteria is an example of a _________ cell.

(Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic)

Definition
Prokaryotic
Term

Amoebas, algae, and yeast are examples of __________ cells.

(Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic)

Definition
Eukaryotic
Term

Which type of cell does not contain a true nucleus?

(prokaryotic or eukaryotic)

Definition
prokaryotic
Term

Which type of cell contains membrane-bound organelles?

(prokaryotic or eukaryotic)

Definition
eukaryotic
Term
What are the two types of eukaryotic cells?
Definition
plant cells and animal cells
Term
Which organelle is made up of a phospholipid bilayer?
Definition
plasma (cell) membrane
Term
Which organelle is a gel-like substance in which other organelles are suspended?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
In which organelle do all chemical reactions take place?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
Which organelle is made up of protein tubules that help hold the organelles and give the cell support?
Definition
cytoskeleton
Term
What are the small round structures attached to the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum?
Definition
ribosomes
Term
which organelle seperates the cell from its environment?
Definition
plasma (cell) membrane
Term
Which organelle contains most of the cell's genetic material?
Definition
the nucleus
Term
Which organelle makes ribosomes?
Definition
Nucleolus
Term
Protein tubules that help hold the organelles and give the cell support make up the:
Definition
Cytoskeleton
Term
A bacterial cell is:
Definition
Prokaryotic
Term
Which organelle is found only in plant cells?
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
Which organelle contains chlorophyll?
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
Which organelle allows the plant to make sugars for food through photosynthesis?
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
Which organelle is small in an animal cell and large in a plant cell?
Definition
Vacuole
Term
Which organelle is used to store water, food and waste?
Definition
Vacuole
Term
Which organelle can help break down large molecules?
Definition
Lysosomes
Term
Which organelle digests old organelles?
Definition
Lysosomes
Term
quantitative data
Definition
number # data
Term
qualitative data
Definition
descriptive data
Term

Steps of the Scientific Method:

1. P../Q..

2. O../R..

3. F.. a H..

4. E..

5. C..&A.. Results

6. C....

7. C... the R..

Definition

1. Problem/Question

2. Observation/Research

3. Formulate a Hypothesis

4. Experiment

5. Collect & Analyze Result

6. Conclusion

7. Comunicate the Results

 

Term
Terrestrial Ecosystem
Definition
ecosystem located on land
Term
Aquatic Ecosystem
Definition

fresh & saltwater

 

Term
What type of ecosystem makes up 70% of the Earth's surface?
Definition
aquatic
Term
stimulus
Definition
anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes the organism to react
Term
environment
Definition
an organism's surroundings
Term
development
Definition
all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
Term
growth
Definition
increase in the amount of living material and formation of new structures
Term
species
Definition
group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
Term
reproduction
Definition
production of offspring
Term
organization
Definition
orderly structure
Term
organism
Definition
anything that posesses all the charateristics of life
Term
Biology
Definition
the study of life
Term

What are the Charateristics of Life?

1. R..

2. G.. & D..

3. O.. S..

4. R.. & A..

5. E...

Definition

1. Reproduce

2. Grow & Develop

3. Organized Structure

4. Respond & Adapt

5. Energy

Term
Dependent variable
Definition
any changes in this variable depend on the independent variable
Term
Independent variable
Definition
this is the only factor that effects the outcome of the experiment
Term

Amoebas

Algae

and Yeast

are examples of

Definition

Unicellular Eukaryotic cells.

Note: MOST EUKARYOTIC CELLS ARE MULTI-CELLULAR

Term

Three parts of Interphase

{G1, S, G2}

 

Definition

1 cell enlarges

2 chromosomes replicate

3 centrioles replicate

Term
    ?    forms chains of genetic material organized into chromosomes
Definition
DNA
Term
What is chitin?
Definition
a polysaccharide that forms the exoskeleton in insects and is found in the cell wall of fungi
Term
What do steroids do?
Definition
serve for structure and control functions in the body
Term
List the protein functions in living things
Definition

structure

movement

enzymes

antibodies

hormones

pigments

Term
What makes up more than 1/2 of the dry weight of your body?
Definition
Proteins
Term
What are nucleic acids composed of?
Definition

carbon

hydrogen

oxygen

phosphorus

and

nitrogen

Term
What are the two kinds of nucleic acids?
Definition
DNA and RNA
Term
The basic building blocks of all proteins are called:
Definition
amino acids
Term
A    ?    is a large molecule formed when many smaller molescules bond together.
Definition
polymer
Term
dynamic equilibrium
Definition
when there is continuous movement but no overall concentration change
Term
3 key factors that affect the rate of diffusion:
Definition

concentration

temp.

pressure

Term
diffusion
Definition
net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration
Term
What are the 3 types of passive transport?
Definition

a. diffusion

b. facilitated diffusion

c. osmosis

Term
What are polysaccharides used for?
Definition
energy storage
Term

2 types of sugars:

 

Definition

Monosaccharides

Disaccharides

Term
Where are proteins synthesized?
Definition
ribosomes
Term
cytoplasm
Definition
clear, gelatinous fluid inside a cell
Term
which organelle suspends the other organelles of a cell?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
Where do the chemical reaction sof a cell take place?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
nucleic acids
Definition
made of nucleotides
Term
Where does most metabolism of a cell take place?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
Which substances provide long-term energy storage?
Definition
fats and oils
Term
What are the most common of all lipids
Definition
Fats, oils and waxes
Term
How do plants store energy?
Definition
as starch
Term
how do animals store energy?
Definition
as glycogen
Term
where is glycogen formed
Definition
in the muscles and liver
Term
centriole
Definition
used in ANIMAL CELL reproduction to attach the spindle fibers from chromosomes
Term
centromere
Definition
holds sister chromatids together
Term
chromatid
Definition
tightly coiled DNA that coils because its going to undergo replication
Term
chromatin
Definition
uncoiled peice of DNA, found in the nucleus of all cells
Term
gametes undergo
Definition
meiosis
Term
somatic cells undergo
Definition
mitosis
Term
What is a cencerous cell called?
Definition
oncogene
Term
proteins control
Definition
enzyme production
Term
what subsance controls the cell cycle
Definition
enzymes
Term
phenotype
Definition
what you see
Term
heterozygous
Definition
one of each allele
Term
homozygous
Definition
both alleles the same
Term
recessive
Definition
only expressed if there is no dominant allele
Term
dominant
Definition
expressed if present
Term
hybrids have
Definition
a different allele from each parent
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