A scientists wants to determine the effect of an herbicide on plant health. This herbicide hurts plant cells by damaging their cell walls. The scientist’s results are charted below:

Which of the following would be the dependent variable for this experiment?

Your heart beats more quickly after you do 25 jumping jacks. This characteristic of life is called...

Which of the graphs represents a best fit line?

A scientists wants to determine the effect of an herbicide on plant health. This herbicide hurts plant cells by damaging their cell walls. The scientist's results are charted below:

Which plant group (1-4) would be this experiment control group?

What is the actual population number of Bluefish?

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

Which plant grew the tallest over the 15-day period?

The data in Table A was collected while a person was running a 100 meter dash. Which of the following would be the best conclusion based on the data? (Feel free to use your scratch paper to graph the data if this is useful for you.)

Match the following definition with the correct term.

A reaction to a change in the environment

Match the following definition with the correct term.

To create more of one's own kind; to create offspring...

A scientists wants to determine the effect of an herbicide on plant health. This herbicide hurts plant cells by damaging their cell walls. The scientist's results are charted below:

Which of the following should be a constant/controlled variable to consider for this experiment?

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

Which plant grew the slowest in the first 10 days?

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

Which variable represents the dependent variable?

The data that would be best represented as a line graph is found in

Scientific hypotheses must be proposed in a way that ____________.

The information gathered from experiments is called _____.

A microscope specimen under medium power (10x) with an eyepiece of 10x magnification has a total magnification of 100x. You are viewing a specimen under a microscope using high power (40x). Determine the total magnification if the eyepiece has 10x magnification.

A structured procedure for collecting information to test a hypothesis is _______________.

A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations is a (an) ____________.

Match the following definition with the correct term.

A change in an individual’s characteristics over time

Match the following definition with the correct term.

Maintaining constant internal conditions necessary for survival

Human body temperature has a range of 97ºF to 99ºF. Maintaining this range is an example of...

Match the following definition with the correct term.

A living thing...

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

This type of graph is a

Match the following definition with the correct term.

The study of living things

Match the following definition with the correct term.

A change in the internal or external environment that results in a response (ie: a bell rings)

A caterpillar eventually turns into a moth. This is an example of _________.

A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test ___________.

The variables that remain unchanged throughout an experiment are called

The data that would be best represented as a bar graph is found in

Match the following definition with the correct term.

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

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

Which plant grew the fastest over the last two days?

Match the following definition with the correct term.

An increase in size

Which of the following explains why a control must be part of the experimental design?

Use the following diagram to answer the question. The yellow coloration in this diagram represents the presence of iodine.

A color change occurs when iodine and starch mix. After beaker “B” has sat out for 24 hours, the inside of the cell turned purple. What conclusion can be made from the location of the color change?

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus? Select all that apply.

Produces energy for the cell; the “powerhouse” of the cell

Diffusion occurs because ___________.

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

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

cytoplasm

In eukaryotes, DNA ________.

A group of similar cells that work together to carry out a function is called a(n)

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

bacteria

Contains hereditary material

Use the following diagram to answer the question. The yellow coloration in this diagram represents the presence of iodine.

A color change occurs when iodine and starch mix. After beaker “B” has sat out for 24 hours, the inside of the cell turned purple. What is the most important factor in determining which particles get to move through the “membrane”?

Stores water, wastes, minerals,…

Located in the nucleus; produces ribosomes

Contains digestive enzymes to get rid of wastes and unwanted materials

Active transport requires

Identify the component of a phospholipid which would be repelled by water AND which vocabulary term describes that characteristic?

If a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, the cell membrane expands but the cell wall remains fixed (stuck) in place. The conclusion from this result would be that the cell wall is _______.

Which organelle converts glucose (sugar) into ATP (energy) during cellular respiration?

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

animal cell

This property of the cell membrane allows certain substances to pass through and others not.

Cell proteins are made here

Which of the following statements is correct?

_________ is a process by which cells take large molecules into the cell by surrounding them with the plasma (cell) membrane.

_________ is the reverse process where cells export large molecules by first packaging them in plasma membrane.

In plant cells, the cell membrane is found __________.

Describes how the plasma (cell) membrane is flexible and made of different molecules; proteins can move throughout the lipids.

Indicate in which direction water will move due to different solute concentrations.

Which of the following is a condition of the cell theory? (Select ALL that apply)

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

plant cell

Property of the plasma (cell) membrane by which certain substances are able to pass through the membrane and certain substances are not.

Outermost layer of a plant cell

This type of cellular transport requires energy; substances are moving from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration

Clear jelly-like substance; most chemical reactions occur here

Packages and modifies proteins and lipids

Contains chlorophyll; this is the site of photosynthesis in plant cells

Indicate in which direction water will move due to different solute concentrations.

Cells are classified as prokaryotes or eukaryotes depending on whether they ________.

Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called _________.

Outermost layer of an animal cell

Which is the correct order of levels of organization, from smallest to largest?

Which organelle(s) would you expect to find in plant cells but not in animal cells?

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

Small and has a simple structure

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

Contains membrane-bound organelles such as the mitochondria or endoplasmic reticulum

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

cell membrane

Match the item below with the cell type(s).

DNA

Which of the following are components of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is an example of a type of active transport found in cells?

Indicate in which direction water will move due to different solute concentrations.

Membrane structure that produces proteins and lipids

Diffusion that occurs with the aid of membrane-bound proteins; a form of passive transport

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Electron transport chain with oxygen as the final electron acceptor

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

Light striking chlorophyll causes electrons to gain energy (“excited”)

Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires ________.

Which stage of cellular respiration does the following occur?

Glucose is split and converted to 2 molecules of pyruvic acid.

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

Hydrogen ions (H+) diffuse through ATP synthase and ATP is produced.

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

The carbon in CO2 joins a 5-carbon compound already present to produce glucose.

Which of the following affects the rate of photosynthesis? Select ALL that apply.

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle)

How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis almost opposite processes?

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Oxygen is released as a waste product

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Chlorophyll absorbs light energy

What is the name of the two 3-carbon molecules produced during glycolysis?

Which of these is a product of cellular respiration?

Which stage of cellular respiration does the following occur?

Occurs outside of the mitochondria.

Which of the following is an advantage of mitochondria having a folded inner membrane?

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Glycolysis

Which stage of cellular respiration does the following occur?

H+ ions build up to a high concentration on one side of the membrane.

If carbon dioxide is completely removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant’s production of glucose?

Which equation best shows the reactants and products for cellular respiration?

Which stage of cellular respiration does the following occur?

ATP synthase makes a lot of ATP.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into ________.

The shape (structure) of enzymes is important because….

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

Oxygen is released as a byproduct

If an athlete needs a quick burst of energy, what waste product will build up in his/her muscles?

The majority of the chemical processes essential to the function of a cell are performed by enzymes whose functions depend on the amino acid sequences they are made of and their resulting shapes. Certain circumstances can prevent an enzyme from being able to do its job. Which of the following can prevent an enzyme from doing its job? (Mark all correct answers)

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Krebs Cycle

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Water is split.

The two main types of fermentation are called _________.

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Pyruvic acid is broken down and carbon dioxide gas is released.

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

Glucose is produced using the energy and electrons from ATP and NADPH.

A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction is called a (an) __________.

A student measures the rate of photosynthesis using leaf discs and records how long it takes for them to rise to the surface in a solution. In the first two minutes, no discs floated to the top. What is the best explanation for this?

Name the high-energy electron carrier(s) produced during the Krebs cycle.

What is the name of the energy-rich electron carriers produced during glycolysis?

During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, energy from sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll located in the _______.

The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs is the _________.

If an organism does not have oxygen available but still needs to create ATP’s as a source of energy, what process can be performed to regenerate NAD+ so that glycolysis can continue to happen over and over again?

Plants take in the sun’s energy using a light-absorbing pigment called _________.

What is the name of the 6-carbon sugar that is split during glycolysis?

Which stage of cellular respiration does the following occur?

A lot of NADH and FADH2 are produced.

In the graph above, which colors have the highest absorption?

A student measures the rate of photosynthesis using leaf discs and records how long it takes for them to rise to the surface in a solution. Which of the following could explain the data set presented below?

Which set of reactions during photosynthesis does the following occur?

Water is split.

What type of macromolecule is the substance with the chemical formula C6H12O6?

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Light-dependent reactions

As pyruvic acid is modified during the Krebs cycle, what waste product is released as a gas?

In which group(s) of organisms does cellular respiration occur? Select ALL that apply.

Determine whether the process below occurs during photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

Glucose is split and converted to 2 molecules of pyruvic acid

During alcoholic fermentation, what gas is produced?

The model above shows how ATP transfers energy. Energy is released (transferred) from ATP when __________.

A snake that eats a mouse that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a ________.

Many flowers need insects to spread their pollen for reproduction. The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the pollinating insect that feeds on its nectar is an example of _________.

Which of the following represents the "?" in the water cycle diagram above?

Examine the food web above. Which of the following organism would accumulate the highest levels of a pesticide such as DDT?

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

An organism that uses energy to produce its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a (an) _________.

After analyzing the food web model above, which factor would most likely cause an increase in the number of frogs?

Which climatograph shows the greatest temperature variation throughout the year?

The combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist is called the _________.

There are 150 Saguaro cactus plants per square kilometer in a certain region. To which population characteristic does this information refer?

Which of the following represents the "?" in the water cycle diagram above?

Record if the step below occurs in the carbon or nitrogen cycle

fixation into NH3, NO3-, & NO2-

Record if this step below occurs in the Carbon Cycle or the Nitrogen Cycle.

plant photosynthesis

Which trophic level in the diagram to the right contains the most energy in an ecosystem?

If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the __________.

Record if this step below occurs in the Carbon Cycle or the Nitrogen Cycle.

Bacteria converting compounds in the atmosphere into plant nutrients in the soil

The algae at the beginning of the food chain in the figure above are __________.de

All of the members of a single species that live in one area are called a (an) ________.

An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called _______.

The movement of organisms into a given area from another area is called _________.

Biodiversity is important to human society because it ________.

Which are two ways a population can decrease in size?

Record if the step below occurs in the carbon cycle or the nitrogen cycle.

The use of fertilizer

Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is ______.

Different species can share the same habitat, but competition among them is reduced if they…

The average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region are referred to as the region’s __________.

What may be an indication that pollution is causing an ecosystem to be out of balance?

The graph above represents a(n) __________.

Record if the step below occurs in the Carbon Cycle or the Nitrogen Cycle.

Cellular Respiration

Which is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population in a specific ecosystem?

A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit is ________.

The goals of conservation biology include all of the following EXCEPT _________.

An endangered species is _________.

An organism’s niche is _______________.

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

Which of the following represents the "?" in the water cycle diagram above?

Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?

Which of the following represents the "?" in the water cycle diagram above?

Which of the following represents the "?" in the water cycle diagram above?

When a family of rabbits shares a habitat with raccoons and deer, this level of organization is called ___________.

The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called ________.

A biotic or an abiotic resource in the environment that causes population size to decrease is a(n):

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT ________.

The savanna biome has year-round warm temperatures, generally in the 20C - 30C range. Rainfall is NOT evenly distributed. There is a long dry season and rainy season. Which climatograph best represents the savanna?

Zebra mussels, an aquatic pest, came to the United States on ships from Europe during the 1980’s. They reproduce and grow so quickly that they cause major ecological changes and are driving several native species close to extinction. Zebra mussels are an example of _______________.

Temperatures on Earth remain within a suitable range for life as we know it because of the:

The reasoning that no two species of organism can occupy the same niche without there being competition for resources is known as the…

Which trophic level in the diagram to the right contains the least energy in an ecosystem?

Record if this step below occurs in the Carbon Cycle or the Nitrogen Cycle.

The burning of fossil fuels.

Which sequence best represents the flow of energy through an ecosystem?