Abeka Biology Final Exam with
Complete Solutions
alleles - ✔✔two different forms of the same gene
alveoli - ✔✔the tiny air sacs in the lungs that allow gases to be exchanged
between the air and the blood
amoeba - ✔✔protozoa that moves and engulfs prey using pseudopods
anurans - ✔✔leaping amphibians that lack tails
arachnids - ✔✔arthropods with eight legs and no antennae
arctic tundra - ✔✔biome is characterized by harsh winters, short summers,
and permafrost
base pairing - ✔✔the process in which DNA bases connect together and
only one type of base will fit another
caudal fin - ✔✔large fin at the rear of a fish that serves as the fish's
propeller and rudder
central nervous system - ✔✔contains the brain and spinal cord
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chalaza - ✔✔the twisted cord that keeps the yolk of a bird egg properly
oriented for the development of the embryo
Charles Darwin - ✔✔British naturalist wrote "Origin of Species" and "The
Descent of Man"
codon - ✔✔a sequence of three nucleotides that encodes a single amino
acid
coelenterates - ✔✔jellyfish, corals, hydras; soft bodied invertebrates with
stinging cells
complete metamorphosis - ✔✔metamorphosis that being life as a wormlike
larva that forms a cocoon or chrysalis and emerges as a mature adult
cornea - ✔✔transparent layer at the front of the eye
cytoplasm - ✔✔fluid medium of a cell
deoxyribonucleic acid - ✔✔DNA
differentiation - ✔✔process by which cells in a developing embryo take on
specialized forms to become specific types of cells
DNA - ✔✔the substance in a cell nucleus that contains the cell's
"blueprints" and serves as the master control program of the cell