Biology 101 Final Hoover
Rod-like
What shape does a bacillus bacterium have?
Sphere-like
What shape does a cocci bacterium have?
Spiral-like
What shape does a spiral bacterium have?
Mortality, Incidence
When discussing cancer, (WORD) is the number of deaths, while (WORD) is the number of new cases diagnosed in a given time period
Endoderm
Which germ layer eventually gives rise to the lining of the intestines?
Glucagon
Which hormone would you expect your body to release if you hadn't eaten 24 hours?
Injection
Which method of immunity acquisition can be categorized as either active or passive, depending upon the substance transferred?
mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Which of the following correctly follows the path of food through the body?
Cordyceps
Which of the following fungi are responsible for killing insects in a beautiful and terrifying way?
C-G, A-T
Which of the following is correct for DNA base pairing?
Preanal tail
Which of the following is not a characteristic shared by all chordates?
Mitochondria evolved from free-living bacteria
Which of the following is not a component of the cell theory?
Humans evolved from apes
Which of the following is not one of Darwin's five postulates?
Genes are carried by DNA, which is the molecule responsible for genetic inheritance
Which of the following is not one of Mendel's hypotheses?
It can be proven true
Which of the following is not true about a hypothesis?
Porifera
Which of the following phyla contains the simplest creatures, which lack tissues, symmetry, and motility in the adult form?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Which of the following shows the correct order of mitosis?
Can be controlled with diet and exercise
Which of the following statements is not true concerning type 1 diabetes?
Rods are more sensitive to light than cones
Which of the following statements is true concerning rods and cones of the human eye?
Phinease Gage
Which unfortunate chap had a railroad spike remove most of his frontal lobe in a horrific workplace accident, ultimately helping researchers link specific regions of the brain to specific behaviors/functions?
Wallace
Who also formulated the idea of natural selection while in a malaria-induced daze?
If scientists build their assumptions on falsified data, their conclusions are not valid.
Why is scientific integrity essential to the scientific method?
"Bushmeat"
Wild-caught (often endangered) animals that are captured or snared by hunters - gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, porcupines
Stabilizing
^ shape graph
Disruptive
^I^ shape graph
primary succession
ecological succession in places where no plants have ever grown
secondary succession
ecological succession in places where plants have ever grown
Bioaccumulation
increase in concentration of a pollutant in an organism
Bioamplification
increase in concentration of a substance as you move up the food chain
Theory, Hypothesis
(WORD) and (WORD) are important themes in biology because they describe both the surprising interrelatedness and adaptability of all living organisms.
Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic
(WORD) disease is localized to a region or population, while a (WORD) disease occurs in a large number of people in a region or population at the same time. (WORD) disease affects many people around the world at the same time
Steroid, Peptide
(WORD) hormones can cross the cell membrane, (WORD) hormones cannot.
Acquired, Innate
(WORD) immune defenses involve antibodies, while (WORD) immune defenses include physical barriers.
Prion
(WORD) is an infectious, often slow-acting, misfiled protein which can be acquired by eating infected nervous system tissue. Zombies are likely loaded with them.
Diploid, Haploid
(WORD) means two sets of chromosomes are present in a cell, while (WORD) means only one set is present
Central Dogma
(WORD) of biology sates that DNA codes for mRNA, which codes for proteins.
Known, Recessive
A monohybrid test cross always involves an individual with an unknown genotype and a (WORD) phenotype, crossed with another individual with a known (WORD) phenotype.
Is widely accepted by scientists because multiple datasets support it
A scientific theory:
Ecology Ecosystem
A spatially-defined interacting ecological community plus the nonliving parts of its environment
all statements are true
A viroid is:
Ecology Population
All of the organisms of a species that occupy a particular place at a particular time
ecology community
All of the populations that interact within an area
FALSE
All plants have motile sperm
Inflammatory
Allergies can be described as an improper (WORD) response to a nonpathogenic substance
Translation
is the process of converting mRNA to protein
Transcription
is the process of producing mRNA from DNA
ATCG
Given the DNA nucleotide sequence AAGTGCT, provide the correct DNA base pairing
Biotic potential
How fast a population can reproduce
3
How many domains make up all known life?
92
How many total chromosomes does a human cell have during mitotic prophase?
F2
In the monohybrid crosses below, name the generation shown in red. AA x aa --> Aa x Aa --> Aa x aa
Moas
Large wingless birds with long necks, beaks with broad spear points, covered in soft feathers
Bison
Largest terrestrial animal in North America
Four, Haploid
Meiosis produces (WORD) (WORD) cells
Metastasis
occurs when tumor cells creak free of surrounding tissue and colonize new areas of the body
Gram positive cells
very thick cell wall, stain dark purple
Gram negative cells
very thin cell walls, stain pink
Energy flow in an ecosystem
Only 10% of the energy available to an organism is stored in its tissues and can be passed to the next consumer in the food chain Solar energy > producers > consumers > decomposers > inorganic nutrient pool
SO2, NO3, NO
Pollutants which contribute to acid rain
Passenger Pigeons
Previously one of the most numerous bird species in the world
Apoptosis
Programmed cell death, a process which is overridden by cancer, is named:
Ecology Biome
Regional ecosystem characterized by dominant vegetation and controlled by a similar climate
Biological
The (WORD) species classification system is based on the idea that organisms from different species cannot successfully interbreed and produce viable offspring.
Carrying capacity (k)
The ability of an environment to provide the conditions necessary to sustain and support a population of a certain size
Oxygen
The difference between the sugars for DNA and RNA is a single atom of:
Ecology biosphere
The global ecosystem composed of all of Earth's ecosystems and biomes
Venae cavae > right atrium > right ventricle > pulmonary arteries
Trace the path of blood through the body, beginning at the venue cavae
Animal, Plant, Fungi
Arrange the following kingdoms based on their number of phyla and known species, from high to low.
rainfall, typical vegetation, temperature
Biome
Ecology Definition
Branch of biology that deals with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
Golden Lion Tamarin
Brazilian rain forest is now 7% of the size it was when Europeans arrived
Atlantic Cod
Fish that lives in cold, deep sea waters
High, Malignant
The two characteristics shared by all forms of cancer include: abnormally (WORD) levels of cell division and (WORD) tumors which detach from neighboring cells to invade other tissues
Crossing Over
The variation in gametes produced by meiosis is greatly increased by what process?