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Biology Midterm
Mrs.Feinman's Sci. class
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Science
10th Grade
01/16/2012

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Term
Biology can be defined as...
Definition
the scientific study of life
Term
"An orderly method for gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge" is the formal definition of the ________ _______.
Definition
scientific method
Term
We use qualitative and quantitative forms of observation. Qualitative observation _____________, while Quantitative observation is all about _________.
Definition
Qualitative observation describes the object, as such with things like color, shape, and so on. Quantitative observation is all about numbers, like height, mass, and so on.
Term
List the parts of the scientific method (describe them as well)
Definition
1.Hypothesis- possible explanation based on preliminary evidence AKA a educated guess
2. Experiment- evaluates the hypothesis
in the experiment you have the
Control group- know the results
Experimental group- isolated variables being tested

3.Theories - generally accepted principles that can change
4.Insight and Imagination- creatively described depth of the experiment
Term
What is an independant variable, and what is a dependant variable?
Definition
An IV is the variable purposefully changed/manipulated, while the DV is the variable that will be the responding to the experiment and is the most important to measure
Term
List all of the characteristics common in all life:
Definition
Order
Reproduction
Growth
Energy processing
Response to environment
Regulation
Evolutionary adaptation
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O.R.G.E.R.R.E.
l.e.i.v.e.u.n.
d.p.v.e.a.d.e.
e.t.e.r.l.e.r.
r.i. .y.l. .g.
.l. .o.y. .y.
.e. .n. . . .
.s. .e. . . .
Term
Name life's 'hierarchy of organization' from largest to smallest
Definition
Biosphere,
Ecosystem,
Community,
Population,
Organism,
Organ System,
Organ,
Tissue,
Cell,
Organelle,
Molecule
Term
Name the three domains of life, and which each consist of.
Definition
Archaea, (prokaryotes)
Bacteria, (prokaryotes)
Eukarya, (protists, animal, fungi cells)
Term
The difference between Bacteria and Archaea domains are...
Definition
Bacteria is more widespread, while Archaea mainly live in the world's most extreme conditions
Term
What is spontaneous generation, and how do we know it's likely impossible?
Definition
Spontaneous generation is the supposed production of living organisms from non living matter, and we can assume it is false due to Charles Darwin's discovery/theroy of evolution and natural selection
Term
Differentiate the different microscopes, and each of the pros/cons for each one...
(3 microscopes)
Definition
The light microscope, it can magnify objects to 100 times their size and can view living specimens, does not have a good resolution.
The scanning electron microscope, can study the structure and architecture of cell surfaces & makes them look 3-D, but cannot look at live specimens.
The transmission electron microscope, an study the details of the internal structure, however cannot study living organisms
Term
Matter is composed of ______. _______ cannot be broken down to other substances
Definition
chemical elements

elements
Term
A _______ is a substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio
Definition
compound
Term
There are __ elements essential to life, but only these four make up 96.3% of the human body. These four elements are...
Definition
4

Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen.
Term
These six elements make up 3.7% of the human body...
Definition
Calcium, Phospherous, Sulfer, Sodium, Chlorine, and Magnesium
Term
Chemicals are added to foods to ____,_____, and ___
Definition
preserve it, make it more nutritious, and make it look better
Term
Name pros and cons of Radioactive tracers
Definition
Radioactive can be used in medical procedures to help find a patient's diagnosis, but however it cause damage to a person's DNA and create abnormal bonds in the body
Term
An atom's attraction for shared electrons is called it's _______.
Definition
electro-negativity
Term
The bonds in some molecules are said to be ______ because _____ are shared equally between the atoms.
Definition
nonpolar covalent bonds, electrons
Term
The bonds in some molecules are said to be ______ because the _____ are shared unevenly
Definition
polar covalent bonds, electrons
Term
A molecule is polar when...
Definition
it has an uneven distribution of charges
Term
An ion is an atom or molecule with...
Definition
an electrical charge resulting from a gain or loss of electrons
Term
When attraction holds ions together, it is called a ____
Definition
ionic bond
Term
_____ affects the strength of ionic bonds
Definition
environment
Term
A chemical reaction is...
Definition
The breaking and making of chemical bonds leading to changes in the composition of matter
Term
An arrow indicates the conversion of the starting materials (in chemical equation), called the _____
Definition
reactants
Term
The material resulting from a chemical reaction
Definition
product
Term
The raw materials of photosynthesis are _______ and _______.
Definition
carbon dioxide and water
Term
_____ bonds make liquid water _____
Definition
Hydrogen, cohesive
Term
The tendency of molecules of the same kind to stick together is called ______. ______ is stronger for _____ then most other liquids
Definition
cohesion

cohesion, water
Term
Most plants rely upon _____ to help transport water and nutrients from their roots to their leaves
Definition
cohesion
Term
The tendency of one substance to cling to another is called...
Definition
Adhesion
Term
Related to cohesion, surface tension is....
Definition
surface tension is the measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid.
Term
______ bonds give water high surface tension
Definition
Hydrogen
Term
Heat is....
Definition
the amount of energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in a body of water
Term
Temperature is...
Definition
the measure of intensity of heat- more the speed of molecules rather then the total amount of energy in a body of matter
Term
When molecules with the greatest energy leave, the process of _________ occurs
Definition
evaporative cooling
Term
Water is less dense as ice then a liquid because of ______. As water freezes, each molecule forms a stable ____ with it's neighbors. As the ice crystals form, the molecules become _________ than in liquid water.
Definition
hydrogen bonds,
hydrogen bond,
less densely packed
Term
A solution is....
Definition
a liquid consisting of a uniform mixture of two or more substances
Term
The ____ is the dissolving agent in a solution
Definition
solvent
Term
The substance in a solution that is dissolved is the ______
Definition
solute
Term
An ___________ is a solution in which water is the solvent
Definition
aqueous solution
Term
Water's versatility as a solvent results from the _____ of it's molecules
Definition
polarity
Term
Hydrogen (___) and Hydroxide (___) ions are very reactive
Definition
H+,
H-
Term
A compound that donates H+/Hydrogen ions to solutions is called an ____
Definition
acid
Term
A ____ is a compound that accepts hydrogen ions and removes them from the solution
Definition
base
Term
We use the ________ to determine how acidic or basic a ________ is
Definition
pH scale, solution
Term
Each pH unit represents a 10_fold change in the ________ in ___ in a solution
Definition
concentration, H+
Term
Buffers are.....
Definition
substances that minimize changes in pH
Term
The pH scale is a ___ point scale. At the most ____ end (is battery acid), while at the other end the most ____ (is oven cleaner)
Definition
14 point scale,
acidic, basic
Term
the pH of human blood plasma is very close to __ on the pH scale
Definition
7.4
Term
_____ are the building blocks of polymers
Definition
monomers
Term
monomers are linked together to form polymers by a ______ reaction, which is when _____ is removed
Definition
dehydration, water
Term
A polymer breaks up to form monomers through a _______ reaction, or the ______ of water
Definition
hydrolysis, addition
Term
______ are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in cells
Definition
enzymes
Term
Proteins are made from just ___ amino acids, and DNA is made from only ____ types of nucleotides
Definition
20, 4
Term
______ are the main fuels for cellular work and used as raw materials to manufacture other organic molecules. They usually forms as rings
Definition
Monosacchrides
Term
In a _____ reaction, two monosacchrides can come together to form a _______
Definition
dehydration, disaccharide
Term
The disccharide molecule is formed from two ______ monomers, while the disacchride sucrose is formed from combing a _______ monomer and a _______ monomer
Definition
glucose, glucose, fructose
Term
The four main categories of macromolecules are....
Definition
lipids, carbohydrates, nuclaeic acids, and proteins
Term
A major characteristic all lipids have in common is that they are made up of ____ and _____
Definition
fatty acids and glycerol
Term
lipids are water ______, important in long term energy _____, and consist mainly of ____ and ____ atoms linked by chemical bonds
Definition
fearing, storage, hydrogen and carbon
Term
Fats with the maximum number of hydrogen produces ______ fats, while those missing a hydrogen form -_____- fats.
Definition
saturated, unsaturated
Term
_______ are lipids in which the carbon skeleton contains four fused rings
Definition
Steroids
Term
Amino acids have an ___ group and a ___ group
Definition
amino, carboxyl
Term
An amino acid can be catagorized as ______, water loving, or ______, water fearing
Definition
hydrophyllic, hydrophobic
Term
A protein can also be referred to as a ________
Definition
polypeptide
Term
Structural proteins provide ______ between _________
Definition
associations between body parts
Term
Defensive proteins include _____ of the ______ system
Definition
antibodies of the immune system
Term
Signal proteins are best exemplified by _____ and other chemical messengers
Definition
hormones
Term
Receptor proteins submit ____ into ____
Definition
signals into cells
Term
Transport proteins carry ______
Definition
oxygen
Term
Storage proteins serve as a source of ___ acids for ______.
Definition
amino acids for embryos
Term
Estrogen, cholesterol, and steroids are examples of ______
Definition
lipids
Term
___ and ____ are the building blocks of nuclaeic acids
Definition
DNA and RNA
Term
Secondary structure is the ___ or ____ of a polypeptide.
Definition
coiling or bending
Term
The overall three dimensional shape of a polypeptide is it's ______ structure
Definition
tertiary structure
Term
Two or more polypeptide chains associating provides the _____ structure
Definition
quaternary structure
Term
DNA's nitrogenous bases are...
A-
T-
C-
and G-
Definition
Adenine,
Thymine,
Cythosine,
and Guanine
Term
hydrogen bonds individually are weak, but in ______ they are strong.
Definition
double bonds
Term
Nucleaic acids and proteins both _____
Definition
made up of the same four building blocks
Term
An enzyme is a type of catalyst, however they differ in that the __________
Definition
structures of each are different, and depending on the structure, the function of that catalyst or enzyme is determined
Term
Enzymes(catalysts) are proteins, and can be...
Definition
structural, contractile, defensive, signal, receptor, transport, or storage proteins depending of course of their structure!
Term
Stanley Miller and Harold Urey discovered through an experiment made to resemble the hypothetical conditions on early earth, tested the ________ origin of life. They discovered the creation of ______________ in their experiment.
Definition
tested the chemical origin of life...
creation of 20 amino acids in their experiment
Term
Charles Darwin came to the theroy of natural selection with these two observations...
Definition
1) Individuals in a population vary in their traits, many of which passed from parents to offspring,
2) A population can produce far more offspring than the environment can support
Term
From his inferences, Charles Darwin was able to draw the inference that...
Definition
those individuals with heritable traits best suited to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than are the less-suited individuals. Due to this, soon enough we'll see more of the people with preferably traits then those without.
Term
The result of natural selection is _____________, the accumulation of favorable traits in a population over time
Definition
evolutionary adaptation
Term
Scientists use _________ __________ to support the theroy that organisms have all evolved from a common ancestor
Definition
inductive reasoning
Term
The increase in the apparent size of an object is...
Definition
Magnification
Term
Microscopes do have limitations. A big limitation they have is the amount of ________ that can be seen by _______.
Definition
resolution seen by the human eye
Term
Cell size needs to be both large & small. It should be large as so it can house ____, _____, and _____ needed as to make it possible for it to survive and reproduce. Yet, it needs to be small enough to allow a _____-to-______ ratio that will allow adequate exchange with the environment.
Definition
DNA, proteins, and structures:
surface to volume ratio
Term
The _______ membrane, AKA the ____ membrane, forms a flexible boundary between the _________ and it's _______.
Definition
plasma membrane, AKA the cell membrane;
living cell and it's surroundings
Term
Phospholipids from a two layer sheet called a __________ _______ in which hydrophilic cells face _____, while hydrophobic cells point _____.
Definition
phospholipid bilayer;
outwards...inwards
Term
Membrane proteins are either...
attached to the __________ OR
embedded in the ____________.
Definition
attached to the membrane surface or embedded in the phospholipid bilayer
Term
Proteins have two main functions within cells. Some form tunnels or channels that shield ___ and other _______ molecules as they pass through the _____ center of the membrane. Other proteins serve as ____, u
Definition
ions and other hydrophilic;
hydrophobic center of the membrane;
transfer molecules
Term
Bacteria and archaea are prokaryotic cells. ____________ are eukaryotic cells.
Definition
All other forms of life are eukaryotic cells
Term
List the differences of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Definition
presence of a nucleus, structure, cell wall/membrane, size, organelles, reproduction, and food source
Term
A cell's _____ helps propel the cell through it's liquid environment.
Definition
flagella
Term
Prokaryotes have no true _____, and instead have a _____. Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound _____.
Definition
nucleus, instead have a nucleoid;
nucleus
Term
Prokaryotes have circular DNA called _____. Eukaryotes have linear DNA that are organized into _______.
Definition
plasmoid;chromosones
Term
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes can have a singular __________/___________, or they can have both
Definition
cell membrane/cell wall
Term
Prokaryotes are usually _____ then eukaryotes.
Definition
smaller
Term
List all of the organelles in a prokaryotic cell
Definition
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, and ribosomes
Term
List all of the organelles in a eukaryotic cell
Definition
Cell membrane, Endoplasmic reticulum, Nucleus, Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosome, etc.

C.E.N.R.C.M.G.L. or
u.d.a.o.o.a.u.a.
t.g.n.l.u.k.y.u.
t.e.o.l.l.e.s.g.
i. . .e.d. . .h.
n. . .r. . . . .
g. . .s. . . . .
. . .k. . . . .
. . .a. . . . .
. . .t. . . . .
. . .e. . . . .
Term
Prokaryotic cells reproduce in a process known as _________.
Definition
binary fission
Term
Eukaryotic cells reproduce through a process called ______.
Definition
mitosis
Term
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes can be either ________ or ________ in terms of food source
Definition
autotrophs (make their own food)
heterotrophs (eat food from the outside world)
Term
The ___________ forms a flexible boundary between the living cell and it's surroundings
Definition
plasma membrane
Term
Some ______ form channels or tunnels that shield ions & other hydrophilic molecules as they pass through the hydrophobic center of the _______.
Definition
proteins form channels; center of the membrane
Term
The structures and organells of eukaryotic cells perform four basic functions.
1. The _______ and _____ are involved in the genetic control of the cell
2. The ER (______), _________, _____,_____, and ______ are involved in the manufacture, distribution, and breakdown of molecules
3. Mitochondria are in ___ cells, and chloroplasts in ____ cells are involved in energy processing
4; Structural support, movement, and communication between cells are the functions of the _______, plasma membrane, and ______.
Definition
nucleus and ribosomes;
ER (endoplasmic reticulum), golgi apparatus, lysosomes,vacuoles, and peroxisomes are involved in;
in ALL cells, chloroplasts in plant cells;
cytoskeleton, plasma membrane, and cell wall
Term
Almost all organelles of animals cells are found in plant cells except _____ and ______. Plant cells have however a _____,_____, & ____ animal cells don't have.
Definition
lysosomes and centrioles;
have a rigid cell wall, chloroplasts, and a central vacuole
Term
The nucleus contains most of the cell's DNA and controls the cell's activities by directing ______ synthesis by making the messenger ____.(_._._)
Definition
protein synthesis;
the messenger RNA
Term
The nuclear envelope is a double _____ and has ____ that allow material to flow in and out of the _____.
Definition
is a double membrane;
pores that allow...of the nucleus
Term
Ribosomes are synthesized from ____ produced in the nucleolus
Definition
from RNA
Term
One of the most important substances that crosses membranes is _____.
Definition
water
Term
_______ is the diffusion of water across a membrane
Definition
osmosis
Term
If a membrane permeable to water (but not a solute) seperates two solutions with different concentrations of solute, then the water will...
Definition
the water will cross the membrane and move down the concentration gradient until the solute concentration has reached equilibrium
Term
_______ is the ability of a solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water
Definition
Tonicity
Term
Determined tonicity depends on the __________________ on both sides of the membrane (HINT*C.o.S)
Definition
concentration of the solute
Term
When an animal cell is placed into a _____________ solution, the concentration of a solute is the same on both sides of a membrane, and the cell volume won't change
Definition
an isotonic solution
Term
When an animal cell is placed into a ____________ solution, the solute concentration is lower outside of the cell, which makes water molecules move into the cell, and the cell will expand (possibly burst)
Definition
A hypotonic solution
Term
When an animal cell is placed into a ____________ solution, the solute is more concentrated outside of the cell and water molecules exit the cell making the cell shrink
Definition
a hypertonic solution
Term
For an animal cell to survive in a hypotonic or a hypertonic solution, it must go through osmoregation, or the _____________.
Definition
or the control of water balance
Term
Plant cells differ in a _______ solution than animal cells, b/c the plant cell exerts pressure that prevents the cell from taking in too much water and bursting. Plant cells and animal cells react the same however in a _________ solution
Definition
Hypotonic solution...

Hypertonic solution
Term
Transport proteins help polar/charged substances cross cell membranes through a process called ______ diffusion.
Definition
facilitated diffusion
Term
Facilitated diffusion does not require ______ and relies only on a ________________.
Definition
does not require energy and relies on the concentration gradient.
Term
Due to water being _____, it passes through the membrane's interior slowly. The rapid diffusion of water into and out of certain cells is made possible by a protein channel called an _________.
Definition
polar...

aquaporin....
Term
In active transport, a cell must _____ energy to move a solute ____ the concentration gradient
Definition
must expand energy,

move a solute against the concentration gradient
Term
Name the four main stages of active transport.
Definition
Exocytosis/endocytosis, cells transform energy, chemical reactions release or store energy, ATP fuels work
Term
A cell performs __________ to export bulky molecules across the membrane (ex. proteins)
Definition
exocytosis
Term
a cell performs _______ to import substances useful to the livelihood of the cell
Definition
endocytosis
Term
There are three kinds of endocytosis...
______ is the engulfment of a particle,
______ is the same however any fluid absorbed is moved into vesicles
_______ is when receptors are created to absorb everything into vesicles
Definition
Phagocytosis,
Pinocytosis,
Receptor-mediated
Term
The two main kinds of energy are ______ and ____ energy
Definition
kinetic and potential
Term
____________ is the study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter
Definition
Thermodynamics
Term
Name the two rules of thermodynamics (these rules govern energy transformations)
Definition
1. Energy in the universe is consistent
2. Energy conversions increase the disorder of the universe
Term
_______ is the measure of disorder in the universe
Definition
entropy
Term
Chemical reactions either release energy (________ reactions), or require an input of energy needed that the cell will then store (________ reaction)
Definition
(exergonic reactions)

(endergonic reaction)
Term
The goal of photosynthesis is to ________________, NOT make energy
Definition
make sugars
Term
Photosynthesis is a type of _______ reaction. In photosynthesis, _______ & ____ are used. While energy is absorbed from ______, that energy is used to create energy rice sugar molecules
Definition
endergonic reaction,
carbon dioxide and water are used,
energy is absorbed from sunlight
Term
____ powers all cellular work
Definition
ATP
Term
ATP consists of...
a nitrogeneous gas known as _____,
an five-carbon sugar _____, and
____ phosphate groups
Definition
adenine,
five-carbon sugar ribose,
three phosphate groups
Term
Photosynthesis occurs in the ______. The pigment-molecule _____ inside of the chloroplast is what absorbs energy from the sunlight. This pigment-molecule absorbs all specific wavelengths of light, and all colors except for ______.
Definition
occurs in the chloroplast.
Chlorophyll inside of the chloroplast absorbs the sunlight.
Green light is rejected from the chlorophyll.
Term
Light reactions in photosynthesis happen ____. These light reactions occur in the ______ membrane, and the product of it all is ____ made from sunlight.
Definition
they happen FIRST,
they occur in the Thykaloid membrane,
and the product of it all is ATP made from sunlight
Term
Dark reactions in photosynthesis happen_____. They occur in the _____, and the product of it all is ______ from ATP.
Definition
happen SECOND.
Occur in the Stroma.
the product is Glucose from ATP
Term
____________ is the opposite of photosynthesis
Definition
cellular respiration
Term
In cellular respiration, organic molecules (GLUCOSE) are broken down to _______ energy and recharge ___
Definition
release energy and recharge ATP
Term
The main site of Cellular Respiration occurs in the ___________.
Definition
mitochondria
Term
Glycolysis in cellular respiration happens ______. It happens in the _____, and it produces ___ ATP per glucose
Definition
FIRST,
happens in the cytoplasm,
2 ATP per glucose
Term
The Krebs Cycle or Citric Acid Cycle in cellular respiration happens ______. It happens in the _____, and it produces ___ ATP per glucose
Definition
SECOND,
occurs in the mitochondrial matrix,
2 ATP per glucose
Term
Oxidative Phosphorylation in cellular respiration happens ______. It occurs in the _____, and it produces ___ ATP per glucose
Definition
THIRD,
occurs across the mitochondrial inner membrane,
28 ATP per glucose
Term
Approxiamtely ____ ATP are created in cellular respiration
Definition
32 ATP
Term
There are two types of cellular respiration... Aerobic and Anaerobic.
The aerobic form of cellular respiration occurs in the presence of ________, while Anaerobic cellular respiration DOES NOT!!!!! Aerobic cellular respiration produces ___ ATP, while in Anaerobic cellular respiration only __ ATP are made per each glucose molecule. THESE ARE THE ONLY DIFFERENCES
Definition
occurs in the presence of OXYGEN, Anaerobic DOES NOT!
32 ATP...
2 ATP per glucose...
Term
Membranes are composed of...

Scientists call this structure a _______.
Definition
a bilayer of phospholipids, with embedded and attached proteins.

A fluid mosaic
Term
Diffusion is the tendency for...
Definition
particles to spread out evenly in the available space
Term
Passive transport is diffusion that __________
Definition
requires no energy
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