Semester 1 Review
Made of smaller units called amino
acids
A.
B.
C.
D.
Protein
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
The grouping of objects or
information based on similarities
is called
A.
B.
C.
D.
Taxonomy
Classification
Evolution
Genus
a difference between
concentrations in a space
A.
B.
C.
D.
Osmosis
Diffusion
Concentration Gradient
Exocytosis
A well tested explanation that
connects a wide range of
observations.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scientific Law
Inference
Hypothesis
Scientific Theory
• A possible explanation or idea about a
question or problem that can be
formally tested.
A.Fact
B.Inference
C.Hypothesis
D.Experiment
The mouse is at the (?) trophic
level
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
Concentrations of dissolved
particles are higher outside the
cell than inside the cell
A. Isotonic
B. Hypertonic
C. Hypotonic
All of the changes during the
lifetime of an organism
A.
B.
C.
D.
Adaptations
Evolution
Growth
Development
1 benefits, other unaffected
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Predation
Biological Magnification
A. 10% of energy is passed from each
trophic level to the next
B. Toxic compounds accumulate in the
tissues of organisms.
C. The progression of the food chain from
autotroph to highest-order heterotroph.
D. Larger organisms are found higher in the
food chain.
Ability to Adjust to Surroundings &
maintain internal/external stability
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stimulus
Organization
Homeostasis
Growth & Development
movement of particles from an area
of high concentration to an area of
low concentration.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Osmosis
Concentration Gradient
Diffusion
Dynamic Equilibrium
A stimulus is:
•
•
•
•
action organism takes when stimulus
occurs
condition that requires an organism to
adjust
Ability to maintain internal/external
stability to survive
Where all parts function together in an
orderly system
A statement of fact meant to explain
an action.
It is generally accepted to be true and
universal, and can sometimes be
expressed in terms of a single
mathematical equation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scientific Law
Scientific Theory
Hypothesis
Inference
This point that a population oscillates
around is the (?) for that particular
organism
A.
B.
C.
D.
Limiting Factor
Exponential Growth
Carrying Capacity
Linear Growth
microbes that live in conditions
that would kill other creatures
A.
B.
C.
D.
Autophiles
Sessile
Extremophiles
Eubacteria
branch of biology that groups and
names organisms based on their
characteristics
A.
B.
C.
D.
Taxonomy
Classification
Evolution
Genus
Taxa from most specific to most broad
A. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class,
Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
B. Class, Species, Genus, Order, Phylum,
Kingdom, Domain, Family
C. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Species
D. Species, Family, Genus, Order, Phylum,
Class, Kingdom, Domain
Coined the term “Natural Selection”
A.
B.
C.
D.
LaMarck
Mendel
Darwin
Hooke
Linnaean system of
classification
A.
B.
C.
D.
Biological Taxa
Taxonomical classification
Binomial nomenclature
Classification nomenclature
Believed that parents could use or
disuse organs and lose or acquire
traits during their lifetime
A.
B.
C.
D.
LaMarck
Mendel
Darwin
Hooke
Evolution is:
A. Small changes accumulate over a large
amount of time, and populations change
• Species acquired traits from parents
• Individual organisms changing over time,
passing changes to offspring
• Two species eventually becoming one
new one
The most abundant gas in our
atmosphere, but it is not in a form
we can use.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Nonliving parts of an organisms
environment.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Biotic factors
Limiting factors
Abiotic factors
Biome
The physical space where an
organism lives
A.
B.
C.
D.
Biome
Community
Habitat
Niche
A form of transport aided by
transport proteins that doesn’t use
energy
•
•
•
•
Osmosis
Passive transport
Facilitated transport
Active transport
A specialized role a species has in
its habitat.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Biome
Community
Habitat
Niche
Whole living layer around the globe
A.
B.
C.
D.
Biome
Biosphere
Habitat
Ecosystem
(?) are a body’s main source of
energy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Protein
Fatty Acids
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Another name for a producer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Heterotroph
Omnivore
Herbivore
Autotroph
2 species have a close &
permanent relationship together
A.
B.
C.
D.
Predation
Community
Symbiosis
Niche
(?) keep phospholipid tails from
sticking
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fatty Acid
Carbohydrates
Water
Cholesterol
The mouse is a (?) level
heterotroph
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
Chemical energy is released and allows the (?)
to change shape, particle is moved to the other
side of membrane
A.
B.
C.
D.
Carrier protein
Channel protein
Plasma Membrane
Transport protein
non-native (or alien) to the
ecosystem it is currently in.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Extremophile
2nd order heterotroph
Invasive Species
Indicator Species