BSC 1005 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
mitochondria - Answers - described as the "powerhouse of the cell"
animal cell - Answers –
Natural Selection (or Adaptations?) - Answers - process by which organisms become
better adapted to their environment through the preservation of favorable traits
Communication - Answers - action or signal on the part of one organism that alters the
behavior of another organism
Kinetic - Answers - a bicycle riding down a hill is a form of ____________ energy
Capsid - Answers - the protein container surrounding the genetic material (DNA or
RNA) of a virus
Amino acids - Answers - a codon ultimately codes for _______________.
Membrane-bound organelles (such as the NUCLEUS) - Answers - a eukaryotic cell is
different from a prokaryotic cell because it has ___________________________.
Golgi complex functions by ____________________________. - Answers - processing
and packaging proteins, lipids, and other molecules for for export to other locations
inside and outside of the cell
Nucleotide - Answers - a monosaccharide sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base
________________.
, Niche - Answers - its place in the community; the way an organism utilizes the
resources of its environment, including the space it requires, the food it consumes, and
timing of reproduction
Gene - Answers - portion of DNA that codes for a particular protein is ________
Sporophyte (diploid) and gametophyte (haploid) - Answers - alternation of generations
in the plant life cycle
Ecosystem - Answers - is a community of biological organisms and the non-living
environmental components with which they interact
Basic viral structure consists of ____________ - Answers - genetic material inside a
container made of a protein; some viruses also contain s few enzymes
1) a nucleic acid genome (DNA or RNA)
2) a protein CAPSID that covers the genome.
Together this is called the nucleocapsid
Symbiotic - Answers - both organisms benefit in a ____________ relationship
Bubbles come from the leaves of an Elodea plant when it is put under water because
____________ - Answers - oxygen is a product of photosynthesis
Chitin is used in _________ - Answers - the rigid outer skeleton of most insects and
crustaceans
Sucrose, hydrogen - Answers - Dehydration synthesis makes __________ when a
molecule of _________ is removed from both glucose and fructose
Disaccharide - Answers - 2 simple sugars bonded together (polysaccharides formed by
the union of 2 sugars)
Virus - Answers - DNA and protein capsids make up a ______________
Chromosomes - Answers - Eukaryotic DNA is divided up in to small manageable pieces
known as ____________
Mutation, natural selection, adaptation - Answers - Evolution begins with
______________, then ___________ occurs, leading to________.
Evolution occurs via ________ , ________ , ________ , and __________ - Answers -
:mutation, genetic drift, migration, and natural selection (when there's a change in allele
frequencies of a population).
mitochondria - Answers - described as the "powerhouse of the cell"
animal cell - Answers –
Natural Selection (or Adaptations?) - Answers - process by which organisms become
better adapted to their environment through the preservation of favorable traits
Communication - Answers - action or signal on the part of one organism that alters the
behavior of another organism
Kinetic - Answers - a bicycle riding down a hill is a form of ____________ energy
Capsid - Answers - the protein container surrounding the genetic material (DNA or
RNA) of a virus
Amino acids - Answers - a codon ultimately codes for _______________.
Membrane-bound organelles (such as the NUCLEUS) - Answers - a eukaryotic cell is
different from a prokaryotic cell because it has ___________________________.
Golgi complex functions by ____________________________. - Answers - processing
and packaging proteins, lipids, and other molecules for for export to other locations
inside and outside of the cell
Nucleotide - Answers - a monosaccharide sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base
________________.
, Niche - Answers - its place in the community; the way an organism utilizes the
resources of its environment, including the space it requires, the food it consumes, and
timing of reproduction
Gene - Answers - portion of DNA that codes for a particular protein is ________
Sporophyte (diploid) and gametophyte (haploid) - Answers - alternation of generations
in the plant life cycle
Ecosystem - Answers - is a community of biological organisms and the non-living
environmental components with which they interact
Basic viral structure consists of ____________ - Answers - genetic material inside a
container made of a protein; some viruses also contain s few enzymes
1) a nucleic acid genome (DNA or RNA)
2) a protein CAPSID that covers the genome.
Together this is called the nucleocapsid
Symbiotic - Answers - both organisms benefit in a ____________ relationship
Bubbles come from the leaves of an Elodea plant when it is put under water because
____________ - Answers - oxygen is a product of photosynthesis
Chitin is used in _________ - Answers - the rigid outer skeleton of most insects and
crustaceans
Sucrose, hydrogen - Answers - Dehydration synthesis makes __________ when a
molecule of _________ is removed from both glucose and fructose
Disaccharide - Answers - 2 simple sugars bonded together (polysaccharides formed by
the union of 2 sugars)
Virus - Answers - DNA and protein capsids make up a ______________
Chromosomes - Answers - Eukaryotic DNA is divided up in to small manageable pieces
known as ____________
Mutation, natural selection, adaptation - Answers - Evolution begins with
______________, then ___________ occurs, leading to________.
Evolution occurs via ________ , ________ , ________ , and __________ - Answers -
:mutation, genetic drift, migration, and natural selection (when there's a change in allele
frequencies of a population).
