Biology Vocabulary Review

Which of the following is the correct definition for adapation?

• A change in an organism over time to better fit its environment

• The combination of chemical reactions which allows an organism to build or break down materials

• A group in an experiment exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group with the exception of the independent variable

• The genetic makeup of a population within a species

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Which of the following is the correct definition for metabolism?

• Heritable traits that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• Chemical reactions required for an organism to carry out life processes

• DNA sequences that can alter genetic information when needed

• A stable state of conditions in the body that are necessary for life

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Which of the following is the correct definition for homeostasis?

• Heritable traits that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

• Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions at the experimental group except for the independent variable

• A stable state of conditions in the body that are necessary for life

Photosynthetic organelle inside plant cells

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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The factor that is deliberately changed in an experiment, such as giving dogs bones in an experiment when they normally do not get bones is an example of....

• Control Group

• Dependent Variable

• Experimental Group

• Independent Variable

The jelly-like fluid inside the cell that helps to support the organelles

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

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The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called _________.

• heredity

• genes

• mitosis

• recessive traits

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These molecules form the two layers of the cell membrane. 

• Carbohydrates 
• Proteins 
• Phospholipids 
• Cholesterol

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Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

• breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods

• stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

• synthesizes proteins and other macromolecules

• regulates the movement of materials into and out of the cell

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The scientific study of living organisms

• chemistry

• biology

• biotechnology

• ecology

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