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Biology Mid-Term
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Biology
9th Grade
01/12/2014

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Place these terms in order of increasing complexity (Organ, cell, tissue, organ system, organism)
Definition
CELLS, TISSUE, ORGANS, ORGAN SYSTEM, ORGANISM
Term
What does homeostasis mean?
Definition
IT INVOLVES THE INTERNAL FEEDBACK MECHANISMS THAT WORK LIKE A THERMOSTAT
Term
What is positive feedback?
Definition
THE ENHACEMENT OF AMPLIFICATION OF AN EFFECT BY ITS OWN INFLUENCE
Term
Give an example of positive feedback.
Definition
Term
What is negative feedback?
Definition
WHEN THE SYSTEM RESPONDS TO AN OPPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE PERTURBATION.
Term
Give and example of negative feedback.
Definition
Term
The exchange of nutrients and oxygen between body and blood occurs in the?
Definition
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Term
Which two systems work together to remove excess water from the body?
Definition
CIRCULATORY AND EXCRETORY
Term
Which macromolecule is used for energy reserve, insulation, and to repel water?
Definition
WATER MOLECULE
Term
Proteins and carbohydrates are made up of smaller subunits called?
Definition
AMINO ACIDS
Term
Why can more energy come from a fat molecule than a glucose molecule?
Definition
BECAUSE GLUCOSE BUILDS UP STARTCH
Term
The monomers that make up nucleic acids are?
Definition
NUCLEOTIDES
Term
What are the three parts of the cell theory?
Definition
1) LIVING THINGS ARE COMPOSED OF CELLS
2) CELLS ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN ALL LIVING THINGS
3) NEW CELLS ARE PRODUCED FROM EXISTING CELLS
Term
What is a prokaryotic cell?
Definition
A GROUP OF ORGANISMS WHOSE CELLS LACK A MEMBRANE-BOUND NUCLEUS
Term
Give an example of a prokaryotic cell?
Definition
Term
What does the term "Cell specialization" refer to?
Definition
A CELL THAT DOES A CERTAIN/SPECIFIC JOB
Term
Give an example of cell specialization.
Definition
SPERM CELL
Term
What structure identifies a eukaryotic cell?
Definition
A NUCLEUS
Term
What is the purpose of a ATP in both cellular respiration and photosynthesis?
Definition
TO STORE ENERGY
Term
In plants, what does xylem transport?
Definition
NEUTRIANTS
Term
How do enzymes affect the reaction in a living cell?
Definition
THEY SPEED UP A REACTION WITHIN THE CELL
Term
What are the three (3) function(s) of proteins?
Definition
1) HELP CARRY OUT CHEMICAL REACTIONS
2) TRANSPORT SMALL MOLECULES IN/OUT OF CELLS
3) FIGHT DISEASE
Term
What are the four main classes of organic compounds?
Definition
1) CARBOHYDRATES
2) LYPIDS
3) NUCLEIC ACIDS
4) PROTIENS (CLNAP)
Term
Large Carbon compounds are made up of smaller units called?
Definition
MONOMERS
Term
Describe what happens to the energy in a trophic pyramid?
Definition
IT GETS SMALLER AND TRANSFERS
Term
Describe the order that energy flows in an ecosystem?
Definition
SUN, PRODUCER, CONSUMER, DECOMPOSER (SPCD)
Term
What does it mean to be a secondary and tertiary consumer?
Definition
EATING ANIMALS AND PLANTS
(TERTIARY CONSUMERS ARE CARNIVORS AT THE TOP LEVEL OF THE FOOD CHAIN WHO EAT ONLY OTHER CARNIVORS. SECONDARY CONSUMERS ARE ANIMALS THAT LIVE OFF PLANTS AND ARE CONSUMED BY CARNIVORS)
Term
Give an example of a secondary and tertiary consumer?
Definition
TERTIARY - HUMAN
SECONDARY - COWS, CHICKENS, FISH
Term
What is the ultimate source of energy on Earth, used for photosynthesis?
Definition
SUN
Term
Which organelle controls what enters and leaves the cell
Definition
CELL MEMBRANE
Term
Which organelle converts food into cellular energy for the cell?
Definition
MITOCHONDRIA
Term
What organelles do plant cells have that animals cells do not?
Definition
CELL WALL, LARGE VACULOLE, AND PLASTIDS
(CVP)
Term
What makes up the cell membrane?
Definition
CYTOPLASM, PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, LIPD BILAYERS
(CPCL-B)
Term
What organelle stores, secretes, packages, and ships out proteins?
Definition
GOLGI
Term
Which organelle is a series of interconnected passageways with bumps all over it?
Definition
RIBOSOMES
Term
Which organelle assembles proteins from amino acids?
Definition
RIBOSOMES
Term
Which organelle undergoes photosynthesis?
Definition
CHLOROPLASTS
Term
Why are most plants green?
Definition
BECAUSE OF CHLOROPLASTS AND PHOTOSYMTHESIS
Term
During the second part of the photosynthesis, glucose, is formed from combining Hydrogen with what?
Definition
CARBON (CARBON DIOXIDE)
Term
What three things affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Definition
WATER, TEMPERATURE, LIGHT (WTL)
Term
How do the equations of photosynthesis and cellular respiration compare to each other?
Definition
PS DEPOSITS ENERGY
RESPIRATION WITHDRAWS ENERGY
Term
Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down what?
Definition
GLUCOSE AND OXYGEN TO CREATE CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER
Term
If Oxygen is present - what are the steps, in order, for cellular respiration?
Definition
GLYCOLYSIS, KREBS CYCLE, ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN (GK-C ETC)
Term
Is Diffusion active or passive?
Definition
PASSIVE
Term
Give an example of Diffusion.
Definition
OSMOSIS
CARBON DYOXCIDE INTO PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Term
Is Osmosis active or passive?
Definition
PASSIVE
Term
Give an example of Osmosis?
Definition
WATER ABSORPTION
Term
Is Facilitated Diffusion active or passive?
Definition
PASSIVE
Term
Give an example of Facilitated Diffusion
Definition
GLUCOSE THAT NEEDS TO GET ACROSS A MEMBRANE
Term
Is Exocytosis active or passive?
Definition
ACTIVE
Term
Give an example of Exocytosis?
Definition
NUERONS perform ENDO and EXOCYTOSIS with TOXINS.
THINK: A car garage, where cars (THINK vesicles) are release from the gate (the membrane) and cars are let into the garage (cell) through the gate (membrane)
REQUIRES ENERGY FROM THE CELL
Term
Is Endocytosis active or passive?
Definition
ACTIVE
Term
Give an example of Endocytosis?
Definition
Absorbing the cell for destruction
REQUIRES ENERGY FROM THE CELL
Term
Define Hypotonic?
Definition
A SOLUTION THAT HAS A LOWER SOLUTE CONCENTRATION THAN A CELL (WATER IN)
Term
Define Hypertonic?
Definition
A SOLUTION THAT HAS A HIGHER SOLUTE CONCENTRATION THAN A CELL (WATER OUT)
Term
Define Isotonic?
Definition
CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CELLS (WATER IN AND WATER OUT)
Term
When movement occurs against the concentration gradient (low to high) what is it called?
Definition
ATP Energy
Term
What macromolecule contains CHO as a major source of energy for the body?
Definition
CARBOHYDRATES
Term
What macromolecule contains CHO and is a long-term storage energy for the body?
Definition
LIPIDS
Term
What macromolecule contains CHON and is needed for growth and repair?
Definition
PROTEIN
Term
What macromolecule contains CHONP and is a blueprint for heredity?
Definition
NUCLEIC ACIDS
Term
Define Commensalism.
Definition
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WHICH ONE MEMBER IS DEPENDENT UPON ANOTHER. NON-HARMFUL MANNER. AIR PLANT
Term
Define Parasitism
Definition
ONE ORGANISM RECEIVES BENEFITS BY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ANOTHER. TIC
Term
Define Mutualism
Definition
TWO ORGANSIMS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES EXIST IN A RELATIONSHIP. OXPECKER AND ZEBRA
Term
Define Competition
Definition
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN/AMONG TWO LIVING THINGS: LIONS & HYINNAS TRYING TO KILL/EAT THE SAME SMALLER ANIMALS
Term
Match function of cell organelles with structure:
Definition
STUDY PICTURE FOR: NUCLEUS, RIBOSOME, MITOCHONDRIA, CELL MEMBRANE, CHLOROPLAST, VACUOLE, LYSOME
Term
Put these terms in the order to show increasing complexity in ecology.
Definition
B2-ECPS

BIOSPHERE, BIOM, ECOSYSTEM, COMMUNITY
POPULATION, SPECIES
Term
What type(s) of events might lead to primary succession?
Definition
First organisms to appear lichens, mosses soon appear, tree seeding, and shrubs sprouts then animals come
Term
Draw and describe:
Definition
Energy Pyramid, Pyramid of Biomass, Pyramid of Numbers, Food Chain
Term
Name two decomposers?
Definition
BACTERIA AND FUNGI
Term
What is a decomposer?
Definition
ORANISIMS THAT BREAK DOWN AND OBTAIN ENERGY FROM DEAD ORGANIC MATTER
Term
An overpopulation of algae covers the surface of a pond and disrupts the ecosystem. How does the pond suffer?
Definition
MORE ALGAE LESS WATER LIFE AND LESS USE OF WATER
Term
Describe the 10% rule.
Definition
10% OF ENERGY IS TRANFERRED TO ONE TROPIC LEVEL TO THE NEXT
Term
Give an example of the 10% rule
Definition
ENERGY PYRAMID
Term
What does it mean for a chemical to be corrosive?
Definition
A SUBSTANCE THAT WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE ANOTHER SUBSTANCE.
Term
Give an example of a corrosive chemical
Definition
RUST, BATTERY ACID
Term
Why would we not heat a test tube with a stopper in it?
Definition
BECAUSE THERE IS NO WHERE FOR THE HEAT OR EXPANDING CHEMICALS TO GO AND IT WOULD EXPLODE
Term
What are the 8 characteristics of life?
Definition
GENRECS - CONSUME NUTRIENTS, ELIMINATE WASTE, GROWTH, EXCHANGE GASES, NEED WATER, REPRODUCE, HAS CELLS STIMULI
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