Georgia Milestones – Biology Exam Questions And Correct Verified Answers

GEORGIA MILESTONES –
BIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
chloroplast - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


An organelle that makes food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide (plant cells
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only)

cytoplasm - ANSWERS-The gel- 2z 2z 2z


like material that surrounds the internal parts of the cell (both plant and animal)
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diffusion - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


Process that spreads substances through a gas or liquid from higher to lower conc
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entration

nucleus - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


A part of a cell that directs all cell activities and carries information for cell reprodu
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ction (both plant and animal)
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organelle - ANSWERS-A structure that has a specific task within the cell
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osmosis - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


A type of diffusion that allows water to pass but not the solutes in the water
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organ - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


Two or more types of tissue that work together to perform a function (job)
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tissue - ANSWERS-A group of cells with a common structure and function
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immune system - ANSWERS- 2z 2z 2z


An organ system that fights disease and foreign agents
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infectious - ANSWERS-A disease caused by organisms or viruses
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noninfectious - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


A disease caused by the malfunction of an organ system
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mitochondria - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


organelles that provide energy to the cell (both plant and animal)
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vacuoles - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


organelles that store water, food and waster (both plant and animal)
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cell membrane - ANSWERS-
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the outer covering of the cell that controls what goes in and out of the cell (food, w
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ater, waste)2z

, cell wall - ANSWERS-adds more support to a plant cell
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passive transport - ANSWERS- 2z 2z 2z


when matter moves into or out of the cell without the cell using any energy
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active transport - ANSWERS-
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when matter moves from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher conc
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cell division - ANSWERS-
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when cells make copies of themselves by dividing in half thus making two cells fro
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m one (and it continues)
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chemical reaction - ANSWERS-another term for chemical change
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solution - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


a mixture in which the particles are thoroughly mixed together
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inherit - ANSWERS-to receive traits from parents through the DNA they give you
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DNA (deoxyribonulcleic acid) - ANSWERS-
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molecules that make up chromosomes that contains the code for making proteins
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and determine inherited traits
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allele - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


different forms of a specific gene Ex: yellow or green (dominant or recessive)
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offspring - ANSWERS-babies of parents2z 2z 2z 2z




behavior - ANSWERS-a way of acting (it can be learned or inherited)
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instinct - ANSWERS-inherited behavior (you're born knowing it)
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weathering - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


The breaking down of rock into smaller and smaller pieces by wind, water and ice.
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erosion - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


The removal of pieces of soil or rock from a place on Earth's surface to another by
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mechanisms including gravity, wind,water,ice, or plants and animals.
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gene - ANSWERS- 2z 2z


Tiny part of cell that contains information about its inherited traits
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chromosomes - ANSWERS-Thread- 2z 2z


like structures that contain the genes; found in pairs
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heredity - ANSWERS-Process of passing traits from parent to offspring
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trait - ANSWERS-Characteristic of all living things
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