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Biology
9th Grade
04/14/2009

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Which phase of mitosis has chromatids and the cytoplasm being seprated and a visible line forming between sets of chromatids
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telophase
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oxygen is added to an ecosystem by what?
Definition
photosynthesis
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the blood type is a trait that is determined by?
Definition
multiple alleles
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what is an instrument not used to measure volume?
Definition
blaances
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a single isolated gene can be cloned most rapidly using genetically engineered...
Definition
bacteria
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some bacteria are greenish in color and live on the surface of water. These organisms are probably...
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producers
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cell walls are made of cellulose, a complex carb. what compounds is the basic unit of the cell wall?
Definition
sugars
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enzymes can promote chemical reactions in living tissues. For ex. the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into harmless water and oxygen is accomplished by the chemical catalase. Which molecule represents the substrate in this reaction
Definition
hydyogen peroxide
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what is something that can NOT be viewed with a compound light microscope?
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DNA molecule
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Highly social species of organisma benefit from cooperative behavior EXCEPT..
Definition
chances of surviving enviromental disasters
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the molecules made by living cells are MAINLY assembled around which element?
Definition
carbon
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the phenotype of an animal depends MOST directly on
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how the genes of the animal are expressed
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What kind of vegetation would dominate the landscape in a temperate region with little
summer rain, but heavy winter rains and little snowfall?
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woody shrubs
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in waht part of DNA is genetic information located?
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Nucleotide sequence
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A grassland biome does not naturally support trees because there is a —
Definition
lack of adequate precipitation.
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What is a bond that carb. molecules do not have
Definition
C-N
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The little brown bat has populations in the millions in some caves. These mammals
consume insects that are harmful to corn and cotton. It is estimated that a
community of a million bats consumes 10 tons of insects each night. As the
population of bats increases, it would be expected that the crop production
in nearby areas would —
Definition
steadily increase
Term
terrestrial biome is to a tropical rain forest as an aquatic biome is to —
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coral reef
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What structures carry the MOST genetic information for a leaf cell?
Definition
chromosomes
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The salivary glands of animals release secretions from simple proteins that are
packaged in each cell’s —
Definition
golgi bodies
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name an example of a lipid
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choleesterol
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One way RNA is different from DNA is that RNA contains —
Definition
ribose.
Term
a virus can be classified by its type of
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nucleic acid
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The channels in cell membranes that help substances to move in and out of cells during active
transport are made of —
Definition
protein
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A woman who is colorblind (XcXc) can expect —
Definition
100% of male offspring to be (CB)
Term
In some years the number of minnows in a pond is much greater than in other years. The
increases in the minnow population are MOST likely accounted for by increases in —
Definition
pond vegitation
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Chromosomes are most easily seen during cell division because the chromosomes —
Definition
shorten and thicken
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