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____ is not a phase in mitosis
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interphase
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____ is a malignant growth resulting from uncontrolled cell growth
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cancer
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__ is the diffusion of water along a semi permeable membrane
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osmosis
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____ is a solution in which there is more water inside the cell than outside and therefore causes the cell to shrivel
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hypertonic solution
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___ is the phase in the Cell cycle where the chromosomes are doubled
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interphase
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the levels or organization from smallest to largest is..
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cell, tissue, organ, organ system
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___ are proteins that control the cell cycle
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diffusion, amount of DNA, surface area to volume ratio
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the phases of mitosis are...
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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
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the stringy structures in the cell nucleus that contain DNA are...
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chromosomes
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a diet low in fat and high in fiber can reduce the risk of many kinds of cancer
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true
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___ processes require oxygen, where as ____ processes do not.
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aerobic - anaerobic
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energy used by the cell is called
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PTA
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the structure that light dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place in the
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chloroplast
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the stage or cellular respiration is glucose broken down into two molecules or pyruvic acid called
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glycolysis
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the stage that is not part of cellular respiration is called..
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calvin cycle
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the products of photosynthesis are sugar and oxygen (T or F)
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true
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the process that uses the suns energy to make simple sugars is...
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photosynthesis
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the process by which mitochondria break down food molecules to produce ATP is called _____
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cellular respiration
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the stage of photosynthesis is carbon from CO2 used to form a six-carbon sugar is known as the...
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calvin cycle
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a community is a group of organisms, all of the same species, which live in a specific area
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false
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populations experience linear growth (a steady increase that is graphed in a straight line)
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false
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biodiversity decreases as you move toward the equator
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false
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one of the biggest reasons for the decline in biodiversity is habitat loss
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true
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the initial increase in a population is slow because the number of reproducing individuals is small. the growth increases because the total number of individuals is small. the growth increases because the total number of individuals that are able to reproduce is larger. this is known as an S-shaped curve.
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true
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a threatened species is one in which the numbers become so low that extinction is possible
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false
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an african elephant is one of the threatened species of today
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true
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biodiversity is the study and implementation of methods to protect biological diversity
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false
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the Endangered Species Act, the law which protects only species who are endangered, was enacted in 1993
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false
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black footed ferret is a species that was saved from extinction thanks to a captive breeding program
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true
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the number of species of an area is known as
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biodiversity
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organisms are dispersed in a variety of ways, all except...
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diverse
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interactions of organisms limit population size by
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predation, competition, crowding, stress
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when a population increases to the point in which demand for resources exceeds the supply, the populations size..
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decreases, reaches its carrying capacity
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populations grow in a predictable manner. order the stages in which this occurs
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beginning growth, rapid growth, leveling off, carrying capacity, fluctuations
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____ doesn't have rapid life-history
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humans
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chinese monks cared for and held the Ginkgo tree in there temple grounds. is an
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exotic species
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in human population, PGR stands for...
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population growth rate
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population growth rate is above zero when...
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the birth rate is greater then the death rate
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doubling time is...
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time needed for a population to double in size
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biodiversity is important for life because..
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living things in nature are interdependent, and depend on each other for resources, it brings stability to an ecosystem, it is important for the human race to be able to depend on diversity of species
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organisms are dispersed in a variety of ways, all except...
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diverse
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interactions of organisms limit population size by
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predation, competition, crowding, stress
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when a population increases to the point in which demand for resources exceeds the supply, the populations size..
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decreases, reaches its carrying capacity
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populations grow in a predictable manner. order the stages in which this occurs
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beginning growth, rapid growth, leveling off, carrying capacity, fluctuations
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____ doesn't have rapid life-history
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humans
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chinese monks cared for and held the Ginkgo tree in there temple grounds. is an
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exotic species
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in human population, PGR stands for...
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population growth rate
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population growth rate is above zero when...
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the birth rate is greater then the death rate
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doubling time is...
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time needed for a population to double in size
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biodiversity is important for life because..
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living things in nature are interdependent, and depend on each other for resources, it brings stability to an ecosystem, it is important for the human race to be able to depend on diversity of species
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