Bio Midterm 1

Question 1

The study of life: biology or ecology

Answer 1

Biology

Question 2

The perspective or collection of presuppositions a person uses to view and interpret the world: world view or interests

Answer 2

Worldview

Question 3

The physical stuff that makes up the universe. Anything that occupies space and has mass: organ or matter

Answer 3

Matter

Question 4

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom: esophagus or element

Answer 4

Element

Question 5

A measurement of the average speed of the particles within a substance: septum or temperature

Answer 5

Temperature

Question 6

a chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat: exothermic reaction or growth hormone

Answer 6

Exothermic reaction

Question 7

a process or reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings: endothermic reaction or enzymes system

Answer 7

Endothermic reaction

Question 8

I naturally occurring catalyst, usually a protein: family or enzyme

Answer 8

Enzyme

Question 9

To opposite ends: polarity or retina

Answer 9

Polarity

Question 10

The attraction of particles in one substance for particles in a different substance: antenna or adhesion

Answer 10

Adhesion

Question 11

The attraction between like particles within polar substances: cohesion or domain

Answer 11

Cohesion

Question 12

The sum of all the habitable ecosystems on the earth: biosphere or ecosphere

Answer 12

Biosphere

Question 13

The study of the interrelationships between living things and their physical environments: gestation or ecology

Answer 13

Ecology

Question 14

The set of plants and animals that are adapted for life in those parts of earth characterized by a particular climate: biome or centromere

Answer 14

Biome

Question 15

The role of an organism within its habitat: niche or organ

Answer 15

Niche

Question 16

A group of organisms of the same species living and interacting with in the same geographic area: population or ribosome

Answer 16

Population

Question 17

Living or derived from living things: biotic factors or cell body

Answer 17

Biotic factors

Question 18

non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment: cell theory or abiotic factors

Answer 18

Abiotic factors

Question 19

The average weather in an area over an extended length of time: climate or divergence

Answer 19

Climate

Question 20

an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings: autotrophs or cerebellum

Answer 20

Autotrophs

Question 21

an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances: heterotrophs or insulin

Answer 21

Heterotrophs

Question 22

The conflict that results when organisms attempt to use the same resources: mma or competition

Answer 22

Competition

Question 23

a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at predator species: food chain or food line

Answer 23

Food chain

Question 24

The process of getting energy by burning wood, and other organic matter: biosphere or biomass

Answer 24

Biomass

Question 25

3 types of symbiosis

Answer 25

Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism

Question 26

a pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) compartments of Earth.

Answer 26

Biochemical cycles

Question 27

The conversion of nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that living things can use: fermentation or nitrogen fixation

Answer 27

Nitrogen fixation

Question 28

The number of organisms in a defined unit of area: retrovirus or population

Answer 28

Population

Question 29

A measurement of the variety of life in a particular ecosystem: catalyst or biodiversity

Answer 29

Biodiversity

Question 30

A rate of population growth in which the population size multiplies at a constant rate at regular intervals: exponential growth or excavation rate

Answer 30

Exponential growth

Question 31

The human demand on nature: ecological footprint or pollution

Answer 31

Ecological footprint

Question 32

A gas that can trap heat in the earths atmosphere such as carbon dioxide or water vapor: GlucaGen or greenhouse gas

Answer 32

Greenhouse gas

Question 33

A technique that uses organisms to remove or neutralize hazardous waste in the environment, such as oil spills

Answer 33

Bioremediation

Question 34

One of the fundamental models of biology that states that cells are the smallest form of life come from P existing cells are the basic building blocks of all life forms and carry out life processes to maintain homeostasis

Answer 34

Cell theory

Question 35

An organism consisting of only one cell

Answer 35

Unicellular

Question 36

An organism consisting of two or more cells

Answer 36

Multicellular

Question 37

Describes cells having a true nucleus as well as membrane bound organelles

Answer 37

Eukaryotic

Question 38

Describe cells that don't have a true nucleus

Answer 38

Prokaryotic

Question 39

A group of cells that are specialized to perform a particular function: trachea or tissue

Answer 39

Tissue

Question 40

A group of cells that live and work together: colony or domain

Answer 40

Colony

Question 41

The structure within cells that helps to find their shape: cytoskeleton or chlorophyll

Answer 41

Cytoskeleton

Question 42

A whip like cellular organelle and used for movement in many bacteria: flagellum or gizzard

Answer 42

Flagellum

Question 43

The cellular organelle found in plants that contains the pigment chlorophyll and is where photosynthesis takes place: coagulation or chloroplast

Answer 43

Chloroplast