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42 Cards in this Set
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Evolution occurring in burst of rapid change, followed by periods of relative stability is called ____________.
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punctuated equilibrium
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The role of messenger RNA is to _______________.
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To be a copy of a portion of DNA
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When two species evolve to be morphological less similar, it is called _______
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Character Displacement
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A population is defined as a group of the same species occupying a single habitat. (T/F)
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True
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Cell cytoplasm is primarily composed of __
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Water
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Which is the correct description of the logistic growth curve in population growth?
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S Curve
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Which type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electrons in the outer shells of atoms?
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Covalent Bonds
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Where would I go to watch active protein synthesis?
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The Rough ER
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Meiosis occurs in support of sexual reproduction. (T/F)
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True
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Which type of population age-structure diagram is associated with high juvenile mortality and high reproductive rates?
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Pyramidal
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Which is true regarding saturated fats?
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They lack double bonded carbon atoms in their fatty acids
They have a higher melting point They are associated with animal fat All these answers are associated with saturated fats |
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Bacteria perform a form of cell division called ____________.
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Binary Fission
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Which of the following molecules includes the organic molecules known as RNA and DNA
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Nucleic Acids
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Which organ system produces the developmental hormones?
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Endocrine System
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Which of the following is an example of post-zygotic reproductive isolation?
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Hybrid Inviability
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Which of the following is an example of an electron carrier (transport) molecule?
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NADH
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The majority of homeostatic processes in the human body work on the principle of positive-feedback control.
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False, Negative Feedback
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Which organelle is a principle site of cell product packaging and storage?
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Golgi Complex
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Which of the following features sets humans apart from all other primates?
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Bipedalism
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f one parent is heterozygous for a gene and the other parent is homozygous recessive for the same gene, what is the chance that they have a child showing the recessive form of the gene in their phenotype?
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50%
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Which type of survival curve is associated with K-selected species?
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Type 1
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Which of the following events in cellular respiration produces the most ATP?
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Electron Transport Chain
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If a cell has a lower concentration of solutes inside it’s fluid than its surrounding environment, the cell is in ________
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Hypotonic
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The physical location of a gene on a chromosome is called the __________________.
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Locus
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In the evolutionary sense, a measure of an individual organism's relative fitness is a measure of its _____________
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Reproductive Output
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Which of the following does not occur during prophase?
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Formation of the nuclear membrane
The condensation of the chromosomes The initial formation of the spindle fibers None of the above (all occur during prophase) |
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Niche partitioning reduces competition between species.
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True
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Which level of protein structure involves back folding of the helix onto itself?
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Tertiary
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Which of the following is most likely an acid?
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CaCl2
SiO2 CaCO2 H2SO4 |
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Which type of organic molecule is associated with ester bonds?
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Ester Bonds
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are found in plant cells but not animal cells.
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Central Vaculoes
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Succession following habitat disturbance is called ________ succession.
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Secondary Succesion
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Which of the following events in meiosis does not specifically result in shuffling of a species' DNA?
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Crossing over
Independent assortment Formation of the tetrads Chromosomal reduction |
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Which of the following would be considered density independent population regulation?
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Competition
Predation Disease Flood! |
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The Light Independent step in photosynthesis is also known as the Krebs Cycle.
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False
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Which form of speciation is the result of an some kind of geographic barrier?
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Allopatric
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DNA fingerprinting utilizes _______________
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electrophoresis
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he pocket-like structure in the gastrula is called the _____________.
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Archenteron
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Photosynthesis is not an example of an oxidation-reduction reaction.
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False
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___________ facilitate the movement of large molecules between neighboring cells.
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Gap junctions
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A mutation involving the flipping of a portion of the chromosome is called a(n) ______________.
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Inversion
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Approximately what percent of the sunlight striking the earth is actually captured by the biosphere on any given day?
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1%
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