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4. 1a A terrestrial animal that must go back to a water environment in order to reproduce

5. 1a Amphibia

6. 2a A type of cell that can exist in a broad range of environmental conditions, can rapidly multiply, and lacks a nucleus

7. 2a Prokaryotic

8. 3a Sea turtles are classified as vertebrates because they have _______

9. 3a Backbone

10. 4a Process by which the order of bases in messenger RNA codes for the amino acids in a protein

11. 4a Translation

12. 5a What is the basic building blocks of protein?

13. 5a amino acids

14. 1b Organisms in an ecosystem are linked together by

15. 1b food webs

16. 2b Biology is the study of

17. 2b Life

18. 3b Humans have had a tremendous impact on the environment. What has caused an increase in the amount of acid rain?

19. 3b Coal burning power plants

20. 4b The gene for red/green colorblindness in humans is recessive and primarily affects males. Where is this gene located?

21. 4b X chromosome

22. 5b The state of Georgia is located in which biome?

23. 5b temperate deciduous forest

24. 1c What holds together the atoms of a molecule of water?

25. 1c covalent bonds

26. 2c What is the diploid chromosome number in a human body cell?

27. 2c 46

28. 3c A.I. Oparin & J.B.S. Haldane each suggested that Earth’s oceans once contained large amounts of organic molecules that eventually gave rise to pre-cells. What is Oparin & Haldane’s idea historically known as?

29. 3c Primordial Soup Model

30. 4c Algae are commonly found in both fresh & saltwater. Under certain conditions, they may undergo population explosions. When this happens with 1 particular type of algae, it causes a red tide. Because of the toxins produced & released by these single-celled algae, many fishes are killed. What organism is responsible for red tides?

31. 4c dinoflagellates

32. 5c What is the MOST nutritious part of grains such as rice and wheat?

33. 5c Endosperm

34. 1d Where does the major source of oxygen that is released in to atmosphere come from?

35. 1d Photosynthesis

36. 2d What part of the human body has the primary role of detecting & responding to stimuli?

37. 2d nervous system

38. 3d What part of a plant functions as an anchor and as an absorption & storage unit?

39. 3d root

40. 4d What is the biome populated by cone-bearing trees such as pine, spruce, & fir?

41. 4d Coniferous forest

42. 5d To identify an unfamiliar species of bird, it is MOST useful to refer to which resource?

43. 5d field guide

44. 1e Which human body system is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body?

45. 1e The circulatory system

46. 2e While reading a nature magazine, Sheila learned that spadefoot toads are common in areas with high daytime temperatures, limited rainfall, & cacti as the primary vegetation. Which biome would spadefoot toads MOST likely inhabit?

47. 2e Desert

48. 3e Cells use passive & active transport to move materials across cell membranes in order to maintain a constant internal environment. What is the process of maintaining a constant internal environment?

49. 3e Homeostasis

50. 4e The body temperatures of warm-blooded creatures, such as birds and mammals, are kept fairly constant by automatic responses controlled by _____________.