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the process by which organisms give rise to offspring is **blank**
[ "differentiation", "evolution", "photosynthesis" ]
reproduction
it is called **blank** when ice changes to liquid water
[ "vaporizing", "boiling", "condensing" ]
melting
Biological features from a common evolutionary origin are known as **blank**
[ "monologous", "heterologous", "analogous" ]
homologous
**blank** protects the pollen of seed plants and spores of seedless plants
[ "cystosol", "cocklebur", "chlorophyll" ]
sporopollenin
first stage of cellular respiration is **blank**
[ "electrolysis", "hydrolisis", "metabolism" ]
glycolsis
birds live and breed on **blank**
[ "three", "four", "eight" ]
seven
The hydrogen is oxidized because it undergoes a partial loss of **blank**
[ "density", "protons", "ions" ]
electrons
land with permafrost , no trees , and small hardy plants is **blank**
[ "subtropics", "taiga", "desert" ]
tundra
**blank** is defined as the ability to do work
[ "fuel", "heating", "momentum" ]
energy
All biochemical molecules have oxygen , carbon , and **blank** other element
[ "helium", "nitrogen", "calcium" ]
hydrogen
a structure that is composed of one or more types of tissues is **blank**
[ "system", "muscle", "node" ]
organ
different types of tissues organized into functional units are called **blank**
[ "tendons", "arteries", "veins" ]
organs
atoms of the same element that differ in their numbers of neutrons are called **blank**
[ "reactions", "organisms", "opposites" ]
isotopes
**blank** is added to a measured portion of a more concentrated stock solution to achieve a particular concentration
[ "water", "yeast", "pigment" ]
solvent
a vector quantity with the same direction as the force is called **blank**
[ "accelerated", "inverted", "simple" ]
impulse
pepsin help break down into amino acids **blank**
[ "glucose", "carbohydrates", "fats" ]
proteins
the most successful phylum of plants are **blank**
[ "spores", "gymnosperms", "ferns" ]
angiosperms
The muscular layer is much thicker in **blank** ventricle of the heart
[ "middle", "upper", "right" ]
left
**blank** of fluid cushions the fetus and helps protect it from injury
[ "plasmid", "epithelial", "aqueous" ]
amniotic
Under the right conditions , **blank** energy source can be used to eject electrons from a solid material
[ "force", "weight", "gravity" ]
light
the study of how forces affect the motion of objects is **blank**
[ "behaviors", "acceleration", "kinematics" ]
dynamics
Compounds containing **blank** element are the basis of all known life
[ "oxygen", "helium", "hydrogen" ]
carbon
the muscles that control the anus are **blank**
[ "elliptical", "irregular", "triangular" ]
circular
the small molecules or proteins produced by bacteria that regulate gene expression are **blank**
[ "fluxes", "protazoas", "sporozoans" ]
autoinducers
Channel proteins form **blank** in the membrane
[ "walls", "fibers", "atoms" ]
pores
The sun gives off energy in tiny packets called **blank**
[ "ions", "electrons", "atoms" ]
photons
a rock that contains important minerals called is **blank**
[ "carbonic", "steel", "copper" ]
ore
A high metabolic rate and hair are ways mammals generate and conserve **blank**
[ "resources", "energy", "water" ]
heat
**blank** is made of molecules of many different gases , and is something we usually can ' t see , taste , or smell ; we can only feel it when it moves
[ "water", "light", "sound" ]
air
**blank** works on the same principle as echolocation
[ "radar", "GPS", "topography" ]
sonar
A reaction producing heat is **blank** type of reaction
[ "chemistry", "carbon", "physical" ]
chemical
living things that produce food for themselves and other organisms are called **blank**
[ "growers", "harvesters", "refiners" ]
producers
the second largest class of elements is **blank**
[ "carbonates", "silicates", "metalloids" ]
nonmetals
The process in which a gas changes to a liquid is called **blank**
[ "diffusion", "fermentation", "vaporing" ]
condensation
**blank** contain one-way valves that contribute to the return of blood to the heart
[ "glands", "clots", "brains" ]
veins
Traditionally , **blank** preventative measure used weakened or inactive forms of microorganisms or viruses to stimulate the immune system
[ "infection", "assimilation", "pathogen" ]
vaccine
the measurement of something along it 's greatest dimension called is **blank**
[ "stretch", "stretch", "height" ]
length
**blank** describes the process of vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane and releasing their contents to the outside of the cell
[ "biosynthesis", "plasmosis", "endocytosis" ]
exocytosis
A metarteriole is a type of vessel that has structural characteristics of both an arteriole and this ? **blank**
[ "tendon", "electron", "layer" ]
capillary
the most direct way of recovering a metal from its ores is **blank**
[ "drilling", "molecules", "osmosis" ]
electrolysis
**blank** of map reveals the shape of a landscape
[ "meteorological", "geologic", "geographic" ]
topographic
**blank** done by bacteria makes them important producers in aquatic ecosystems
[ "maturation", "infection", "reproduction" ]
photosynthesis
As the telencephalon enlarges and grows into the cranial cavity , it is limited by the space within **blank** bone structure
[ "skeleton", "spine", "chest" ]
skull
a relationship is **blank** where one species benefits and the other is unaffected
[ "pollenation", "mutualism", "parasitism" ]
commensalism
**blank** is used to describe is the spontaneous emission of particles and radiation from atomic nuclei
[ "intensity", "vibration", "microscopic" ]
radioactivity
Twenty-four hours before fertilization , the egg has finished meiosis and becomes a mature **blank**
[ "spermatozoa", "fetus", "zygote" ]
oocyte
Oxygen is combined with **blank** to form water
[ "glucose", "helium", "carbon" ]
hydrogen
All of the petals together are called **blank**
[ "stamen", "anthers", "stalk" ]
corolla
phosphate mineral turquoise is **blank**
[ "white", "green", "purple" ]
blue
**blank** many ways are there for a species to go extinct
[ "four", "eight", "Ten" ]
two
The skin disease impetigo is caused by spread of **blank** type of microorganism
[ "viruses", "tumors", "algae" ]
bacteria
**blank** of mechanical weathering occurs when one rock bumps against another rock
[ "absorption", "refraction", "disintegration" ]
abrasion
**blank** is used to indicate directionality in chemical reactions
[ "triangle", "circle", "line" ]
arrow
**blank** wrote the book on the origin of species
[ "Scopes", "Sagan", "cannon" ]
darwin
**blank** is considered a good source of calcium
[ "wheat", "egg", "corn" ]
milk
Exons are cut out before **blank** leaves the nucleus
[ "gene", "dna", "rna" ]
mrna
**blank** is divided into two parts , the sensory division and the motor division
[ "physiological", "developmental", "central" ]
peripheral
When mendel crossed purple flowered-plants and white flowered-plants , all the offspring had **blank** color flowers
[ "blue", "red", "yellow" ]
purple
When statoliths settle to the low point in the chamber , they stimulate **blank** in that location
[ "dendrites", "axons", "nociceptors" ]
mechanoreceptors
The goal of this is the understand **blank** and why things happen
[ "experience", "inquiry", "theory" ]
science
the most diverse organisms on earth , which are often classified by shape or how they react to gram stain are **blank**
[ "cultures", "pathogens", "algae" ]
bacteria
Breathing involves differences in **blank** , measured in torr , between the inside of the lungs and the air outside
[ "temperature", "gravity", "resistance" ]
pressure
Gymnamoebas constitute a large and varied group of **blank**
[ "newborns", "cells", "sporozoans" ]
amoebozoans
In weather terms , **blank** do you call the boundary between two air masses
[ "cloud", "mass", "cover" ]
front
**blank** takes place when plants release water vapor through pores in their leaves called stomata
[ "evaporation", "expiration", "propagation" ]
transpiration
Most hydrogen atoms have **blank** many protons
[ "two", "three", "four" ]
one
**blank** is utilized to analyze simple mendelian inheritance
[ "origins", "dna", "trait" ]
pedigree
the only animal phyla that does not consist exclusively of invertebrates is **blank**
[ "arthropods", "bacteria", "eukaryotes" ]
chordates
Soap acts as **blank** kind of agent between grease and water
[ "lubricating", "codifying", "sterilizing" ]
emulsifying
The nucleus from a differentiated frog cell can direct development of **blank**
[ "embryo", "fetus", "ovary" ]
tadpole
**blank** can slow down the increase of viruses in the blood
[ "platelets", "infections", "androgens" ]
medications
the name of microscopic channels which traverse the cell walls of plants is **blank**
[ "chloroplasts", "sphenopalatine", "notochord" ]
plasmodesmata
The cell membrane consists of two layers of **blank**
[ "chlorophyll", "epidermis", "filaments" ]
phospholipids
**blank** of the genus eomaia found
[ "Japan", "Egypt", "India" ]
china
By exploding **blank** the space probes get separated from their launchers
[ "frames", "doors", "walls" ]
bolts
the term for the relatively stable state inside the body of an animal is **blank**
[ "metabolism", "dormancy", "consciousness" ]
homeostasis
the middle layer of connective tissue is called **blank**
[ "tendon", "xerophyte", "pollenation" ]
perimysium
Unlike prokaryotic chromosomes , eukaryotic chromosomes are **blank**
[ "multiple", "simple", "expanding" ]
linear
Population size is the number of **blank** in a population
[ "humans", "subdivisions", "proteins" ]
individuals
**blank** helps prey hide and predators sneak up on prey
[ "scent", "claws", "variation" ]
camouflage
corrosion is **blank** of a process
[ "electrolysis", "oxidation", "electromagnetic" ]
galvanic
the membrane is lining the back of the eye called **blank**
[ "lens", "cornea", "aperture" ]
retina
**blank** of animals has adapted to live in both water and on land
[ "herbivores", "reptiles", "omnivores" ]
amphibians
Animals breath in air in order to obtain **blank** element
[ "water", "nitrogen", "carbon" ]
oxygen
Silk and cotton are examples of **blank** kind of fiber
[ "pure", "artificial", "simple" ]
natural
Reacting with metal is one thing that distinguishes acids from **blank**
[ "metals", "minerals", "protiens" ]
bases
In a solution , **blank** is the substance present in the lesser amount called
[ "molecules", "compound", "fluids" ]
solute
A cochlear implant aims to restore loss of **blank** sense
[ "vision", "touch", "taste" ]
hearing
the helix nebula is located in **blank**
[ "prometheus", "zodiac", "gemini" ]
aquarius
The small , rocky bodies that orbit the sun are called **blank**
[ "comets", "meteorites", "fossils" ]
asteroids
Water is used by the plant to move materials up from the roots to make **blank**
[ "light", "chlorophyll", "fruit" ]
food
Magnets have a north and a south **blank**
[ "arch", "grid", "temperature" ]
pole
Exemplified by organisms that grow in geysers , hyperthermophiles love **blank**
[ "humidity", "cold", "rainfall" ]
heat
the term for the multi-phase process in which the nucleus of the cell divides is **blank**
[ "cytokinesis", "mutation", "epistasis" ]
mitosis
**blank** is a more reliable trait or measure to identify minerals
[ "color", "shape", "weight" ]
streak
Inside female cones , female spores develop into female **blank**
[ "gymnosperms", "filaments", "tubules" ]
gametophytes
**blank** of reactions absorb heat from their surroundings
[ "geothermic", "hypothermic", "exothermic" ]
endothermic
an extension of genetics , evolution , anatomy , physiology , and other biological disciplines is **blank**
[ "microbiology", "neurobiology", "chronology" ]
ethology
catalysts in living things are called **blank**
[ "proteins", "carbohydrates", "carbohydrates" ]
enzymes
part of a large fungus that lives underground is **blank**
[ "bamboo", "mold", "bark" ]
mushroom