Grab Bag CellsGeneticsEcologyBiochemistry

Question: An organism’s regulation of its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival is ____________. Check Your Answer Grab bag for 1

Answer: Homeostasis Back to the Game Board Grab bag for 1

Question: A taxonomic grouping of similar families is a(n). Check Your Answer Grab bag for 2

Answer: Order Back to the Game Board Grab bag for 2

Question: The products of photosynthesis are __________ and ___________. Check Your Answer Grab bag for 3

Answer: oxygen and glucose (a sugar) Back to the Game Board Grab bag for 3

Question: Cells that do not contain a nucleus are called ___________. Give an example of such a cell. Check Your Answer Grab bag for 4

Answer: Prokaryotes, bacteria. Back to the Game Board Grab bag for 4

Question: 2 identical beakers containing equal amounts of water are placed under a lamp. Beaker A receives direct light while beaker B receives indirect light. The temperature is recorded in 3 minute intervals for 1 hour. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? Check Your Answer Grab bag for 5

Answer: Temperature Back to the Game Board Grab bag for 5

Question: Random movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is called ___________. Check Your Answer Cells for 1

Answer: Diffusion Back to the Game Board Cells for 1

Question: A small organelle in the cytoplasm where enzymes and other proteins are assembled. Check Your Answer Cells for 2

Answer: Ribosome Back to the Game Board Cells for 2

Question: The organelle that transforms energy stored in food molecules into ATP is the ______________. Check Your Answer Cells for 3

Answer: Mitochondrion Back to the Game Board Cells for 3

Question: The cell walls of plants are composed of ______. What type of organic molecule is it? _____________ Check Your Answer Cells for 4

Answer: Cellulose, carbohydrate (polysaccharide) Back to the Game Board Cells for 4

Question: Active transport of materials through a membrane against a concentration gradient requires _________. Check Your Answer Cells for 5

Answer: Energy Back to the Game Board Cells for 5

Question: Eggs and sperm are called __________. Are they haploid or diploid? Check Your Answer Genetics for 1

Answer: gametes, haploid Back to the Game Board Genetics for 1

Question: The outward appearance of an organism is known as its __________. Check Your Answer Genetics for 2

Answer: phenotype Back to the Game Board Genetics for 2

Question: Name the 3 types of RNA. Check Your Answer Genetics for 3

Answer: transfer RNA (tRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and messenger RNA (mRNA) Back to the Game Board Genetics for 3

Question: The failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis; results in gametes with too few or too many chromosomes. Check Your Answer Genetics for 4

Answer: Nondisjunction Back to the Game Board Genetics for 4

Question: In humans, the gene for color blindness is sex-linked and recessive. What would be the genotype of a color blind male? Check Your Answer Genetics for 5

Answer: X b Y (lower case b) Back to the Game Board Genetics for 5

Question: A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time is a _____________. Check Your Answer Ecology for 1

Answer: population Back to the Game Board Ecology for 1

Question: Name an abiotic factor in an ecosystem. Check Your Answer Ecology for 2

Answer: temperature, light, water, climate, wind Back to the Game Board Ecology for 2

Question: A permanent, close association between two or more organisms of different species is called ____________. Check Your Answer Ecology for 3

Answer: symbiosis Back to the Game Board Ecology for 3

Question: Orderly, natural changes and species replacements that take place in ecosystem communities over time. Check Your Answer Ecology for 4

Answer: Succession Back to the Game Board Ecology for 4

Question: Name 7 terrestrial biomes. Check Your Answer Ecology for 5

Answer: Tundra, taiga, desert, tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, grassland, savanna. Back to the Game Board Ecology for 5

Question: Water molecules are ________, since they have an unequal distribution of charge. This gives them a negative end and a positive end. Check Your Answer Biochemistry for 1

Answer: polar Back to the Game Board Biochemistry for 1

Question: What ions are found in acids? What ions are found in bases? Check Your Answer Biochemistry for 2

Answer: acids have hydrogen ions (H+) and bases have hydroxide ions (OH-) Back to the Game Board Biochemistry for 2

Question: Enzymes are usually made of _________. What is their function? Check Your Answer Biochemistry for 3

Answer: protein; to speed up a chemical reaction Back to the Game Board Biochemistry for 3

Question: Name the 4 main organic macromolecules. (large molecules) Check Your Answer Biochemistry for 4

Answer: carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins Back to the Game Board Biochemistry for 4

Question: How is glucose different than cellulose? Check Your Answer Biochemistry for 5

Answer: glucose is a monosaccharide (simple), and cellulose is a polysaccharide (complex). Humans can’t digest cellulose. Back to the Game Board Biochemistry for 5