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Severson Vocab Final 2024

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The maintenance of a constant internal environment

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Thermoregulation

c)

Osmoregulation

d)

Metabolism

2.

In genetics, this means a physical trait (not the combination of alleles)

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Allele

d)

Trait

3.

This type of reproduction requires 1 parent to produce identical offspring

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

binary fission

d)

budding

4.

This is a group of closely related species (also the 1st part of the scientific name) 1

a)

Genus

b)

Family

c)

Order

d)

Class

5.

This is the process by which organisms that inherit beneficial traits tend to survive and reproduce more successfully

a)

natural selection

b)

genetic drift

c)

mutation

d)

gene flow

6.

This type of cell does not contain a nucleus

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Virus

d)

Fungi

7.

The type of cell division that results in 4 sex cells

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Budding

8.

This structure is made of tightly packed DNA and protein

a)

Chromosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondrion

9.

This process breaks down sugars and oxygen into carbon dioxide, water and ATP

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

fermentation

d)

glycolysis

10.

This is the center of a eukaryotic cell that protects the DNA

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

11.

This is the basic unit of life

a)

cell

b)

molecule

c)

atom

d)

tissue

12.

This is the difference between two individuals in a population

a)

Variation

b)

Mutation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Evolution

13.

This is the barrier between the inside and outside of a cell (controls what comes into and out of the cell)

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

14.

The largest difference between living things (biggest level of classification)

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

15.

A genotype that has two of the same copies of an allele

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Hemizygous

d)

Nullizygous

16.

The organelle that photosynthesis occurs in

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

17.

The making of more offspring than will actually survive

a)

Overproduction

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Mutation

18.

The most recent species from which two different species have evolved

a)

common ancestor

b)

descendant species

c)

parallel species

d)

unrelated species

19.

Any change in DNA

a)

Mutation

b)

Recombination

c)

Replication error

d)

Transcription error

20.

This type of cell division produces 2 identical body cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Budding

21.

This domain of living things contains unicellular prokayotes that can survive harsh conditions

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Protista

22.

This is the combination of alleles someone has for an inherited trait

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Chromosome

d)

Gene

23.

This process uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Fermentation

d)

Transpiration

24.

this type of organism has a nucleus in each of its cells

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

25.

This is the diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

26.

The inherited traits that help an individual survive and reproduce

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mutation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Evolution

27.

The cell organelle that is the powerhouse and the location of cellular respiration

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

28.

The inherited molecule that contains instructions for different traits for living things

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

29.

This describes a genotype that have two different copies of alleles

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Dominant

d)

Recessive

30.

The process by which populations of living things change over time

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Mutation

31.

The type of reproduction that requires 2 parents that produce genetically unique offspring

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

binary fission

d)

budding

32.

The collection of cells working together

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

System

d)

Organism