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What is mitochondria
This organelle is the powerhouse of the cell
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What is anthropoda
This phyla makes up 85% of all animals on earth
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What is total body temperature
heat produced metabolically + heat gained from the environment - heat lost to the environment
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What is the adrenal gland
What endocrine gland is associated with they kidney?
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Who is Gregor Mendel
Considered to be the Father of Genetics, he observed patterns of inheritance passed from parent to offspring in pea plants.
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What is a mutation
ANY change in the sequence of A, T, C, G nucleotides of the DNA code.
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What is osteoclast
These types of bone cells break down bones
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What is 0%
In pea plants, tall (T) is dominant to short(t). If you were to cross a homozygous tall plant with a short plant, what percentage of their offspring will be short?
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What are valves
What prevents backflow of blood in veins?
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What is platelet
What type of cell is important for clotting?
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What is the M checkpoint
“Spindle checkpoint” near the end of metaphase to make sure the chromosomes are attached to the spindle
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What is prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Name the four stages of mitosis in order
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What is BMR (basal metabolic rate)
This is a formula that takes into account your height, weight, age and sex to determine your resting.
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What is the small intestines
This organ is where most food is digested and absorbed, 7-8 m in length, and contains villi that absorb nutrients
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What is
[Type of selection] Intermediate phenotypes are favored and extreme phenotypes at both ends of the range of variation are eliminated.
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What is serotonin
This neurotransmitter controls eating, sleep, and regulation of pain
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What are bird, mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian
Name the five classes of Chordates
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What is covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bond
Name the three types of chemical bonds
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What is thyroid gland
This gland makes two hormones (T4, T3) that control normal tissue growth, development, and metabolism
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What is carbohydrates (sugars), fats (lipids), proteins (amino acids), and nucleic acids (RNA, DNA)
Name the four major molecules of life
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What is annelida
These are “segmented worms”, 15,000 species, marine, Freshwater, terrestrial, head, segmented body and terminal portion, hydrostatic skeleton (fluid filled body for structure)
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What is a bottleneck effect
A severe reduction in population size brought about by intense selection pressure, a natural catastrophe, disease, hunting, loss of habitat.
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What is:
Preserve diversity of species/communities Prevent extinction of populations/species Maintain ecological complexity Allow evolution to continue Recognize the intrinsic value of biological diversity.
Name 3 of the five ethical principles of conservation biology
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What is skeletal muscle
This muscle type contracts when you are running
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What is programmed cell death
First the cell shrinks away from its neighbors
Cell surface appears to be bubbling and cytoplasm churning The nucleus breaks apart The cell breaks apart They get engulfed (eaten) by large white blood cells |
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