UCF Biology Exit Exam Study
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1. Theory: A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data, backed by strong
evidence
2. Law: A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions
3. Hypothesis: A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
4. Control: In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
5. Experimental group: In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to
one version
of the independent variable.
6. Independent variable: The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose
ettect is being measured. Plotted on the x axis
7. Dependent variable: The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to
manipulations of the independent variable. Plotted on the y axis
8. Autotrophs: Organisms that are able to make their own food
9. Heterotrophs: An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms
or their
by-products.
10. Diffusion: Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration; requires no energy
11. Osmosis: Dittusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane; moves from
higher to lower water concentration
12. Active transport: Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell
membrane against a con-centration ditterence
13. Botany: The scientific study of plants
14. Biology: The scientific study of life
15. Chemistry: The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
16. Genetics: The scientific study of heredity
17. Ecology: Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and
their environment
18. Evolutionary Biology: The study of organisms and their changes
19. Molecular Cell Biology: The study of the molecules and the structures that make up
the cell, the
reactions that occur within the cell, including DNA.
20. Stomata: Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon
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dioxide can move
21. Guard cells: The two cells that flank the stomatal pore and regulate the opening and
closing of the pore.
22. Respiration: Biochemical process in which an organism gets energy by breaking
bonds of ATP
23. Aerobic respiration: The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into
energy, carbon dioxide,
and water.
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Guide
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dl0vvj
1. Theory: A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data, backed by strong
evidence
2. Law: A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions
3. Hypothesis: A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
4. Control: In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
5. Experimental group: In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to
one version
of the independent variable.
6. Independent variable: The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose
ettect is being measured. Plotted on the x axis
7. Dependent variable: The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to
manipulations of the independent variable. Plotted on the y axis
8. Autotrophs: Organisms that are able to make their own food
9. Heterotrophs: An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms
or their
by-products.
10. Diffusion: Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration; requires no energy
11. Osmosis: Dittusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane; moves from
higher to lower water concentration
12. Active transport: Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell
membrane against a con-centration ditterence
13. Botany: The scientific study of plants
14. Biology: The scientific study of life
15. Chemistry: The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
16. Genetics: The scientific study of heredity
17. Ecology: Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and
their environment
18. Evolutionary Biology: The study of organisms and their changes
19. Molecular Cell Biology: The study of the molecules and the structures that make up
the cell, the
reactions that occur within the cell, including DNA.
20. Stomata: Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon
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Guide
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dioxide can move
21. Guard cells: The two cells that flank the stomatal pore and regulate the opening and
closing of the pore.
22. Respiration: Biochemical process in which an organism gets energy by breaking
bonds of ATP
23. Aerobic respiration: The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into
energy, carbon dioxide,
and water.
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