BIO 111 General Biology 1 Review

Which cell has a "true nucleus" and membrane-bound organelles?

Which of the following parts is not a part of the DNA or RNA nucleotide?

The genetic micro- or macro-changes in a population of species over generations;heritable changes that produce diversity

The ratio of an object's size to its real size is known as the:

Donate H+ ions in aqueous solutions:

Which correctly describes the central dogma and flow of genetic information?

The first step of mitosis, in which the chromatin is loosely coiled and the nuclear membrane starts to dissipate, is:

Which type of microscope can be used to take micrographs of the surface of a cell & magnifies things 10,000x?

What is the maximum amount of ATP energy produced by cell respiration and oxidative phosphorylation?

Which process results in the most ATP production (32 ATP)?

Which of the following structures helps plant cells maintain their shape and turgidity when full of water?

Water molecules stick together to each other due to the property of:

Which of the following does a plant cell have that an animal cell DOES NOT have?

Eukaryote cells, but not prokaryotes, have:

When looking at an animal cell, you can see all of the following organelles with the compound light microscope EXCEPT:

The special movement of water across a semipermeable membrane:

Stage of mitosis in which the membranes start to reform around the 2 sets of chromosomes & a cleavage furrow forms:

If the oculars magnify 10x, and you are using the 40x objective, what is the total magnification?

In a beaker of water with NaCl dissolved in it, the solute is the:

An attempt to understand the behavior of biological systems by studying interactions is:

Where is the energy powerhouse of the cell, which makes ATP energy?

The garbage disposals of the cell, which contain digestive enzymes to breakdown debris and microbes:

What distinguishes hypotheses from theories?

The synthesis of an RNA transcript using information in DNA, which produces a mRNA, is known as:

Substances that donate OH- ions or accept H+ ions in aqueous solutions:

An acid-base pair that combines reversibly with hydrogen ions, enabling it to resist extreme changes in pH:

"A way of knowing" from the Latin term "to know":

When a purple flower is mated with a white flower, and produces purple and white stripes, this is an example of:

Match of organisms to their environments, which promotes their survival and reproduction:

The second step of mitosis, in which the chromosomes start to condense, the spindle forms, centrioles move is:

Bonds in which pairs of electrons are shared between atoms; strongest bonds; single, double or triple bonds:

Where does photosynthesis in a plant cell occur?

Type of bond in a single water molecule where electrons are shared unequally, since electrons spend more time near O-.

How many amino acids are there total?

All of the living individuals (human species, for example) within the bounds of SWCC campus make up a/an:

The DNA, genes and chromosomes in the eukaryote cell are found in the:

What is the bilayer cell membrane made up of (they contain glycerol head & nonpolar fatty acid tails)?

Cells take in large, bulk items by engulfing them using this mechanism:

The perfect aqueous solvent is:

Which one is homozygous recessive?

How would you describe a plant cell that is in an isotonic solution?

The match of an organism to its environment; inherited character to enhances survival and reproduction

A pH of 4.0 is:

The movement of something across the cell membrane that requires energy & a transport protein against the gradient:

This compound can react with water, store energy, release tremendous amounts of energy that can be used by the cell:

The UPS/USPS center of the cell that packages, labels, prepares for transport, transports modified proteins in vesicles:

Type of movement across the cell membrane that requires a transport protein for a little help, but no energy is required

Where does glycolysis take place?

Which sentence best describes the logic of scientific inquiry?

The ABO blood type is two dominant alleles affecting the phenotype and expressing simultaneously. This is known as:

The third step of mitosis, in which the chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell (metaphase plate) is:

Which of the following evolve?

All of the living species (different) in a particular area form a/an:

If you put a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution, what will happen?

A red blood cell that is in isotonic solution, such as a 0.9% NaCl IV solution, will:

Which of the following is hydrophobic?

The process of change that has transformed life on Earth, which accounts for diversity of life;unifying theme of biology

All of the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors in the environment and their interactions with each other:

In all cell types, proteins are made/synthesized here:

The mechanism by which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive; acts on populations:

Changes in an organism's DNA resulting in genetic diversity are called:

Which of the following is needed in small, tiny amounts by the human body?

The mechanism for evolutionary adaptation of populations to their environments:

Type of bonds between water and lipid molecules:

Which one is the start codon, which codes for the first amino acid: methionine?

Attraction between water molecules (opposite charges), represented by dotted lines:

Which of the following is not one of the 4 bulk elements that make up 96% of the human body?

In this stage of mitosis, the cleavage furrow causes the cells to pinch off into 2 distinct offspring cells:

A controlled experiment is one that:

When DNA makes a copy of DNA using a template prior to cell division, this is known as:

A pH of 8.4 is:

The fourth step of mitosis, in which the chromosomes pull apart and head to opposite ends of the cell:

The measure of the clarity of an image and distance between 2 points that can be seen as 2 separate points:

The smallest unit of organization that is considered to be living or alive:

Photosynthesis converts light energy into

Selective permeability means that:

Attraction between 2 oppositely charged ions, in which an atom gains or loses an electron, such as in NaCl (salt):

How many individual chromosomes do humans have?

Where does photosynthesis occur?

When a large bulk item like a hormone is transported out of the cell and exits in a vesicle, this is known as:

Which one is heterozygous dominant?

These catalyze and speed up chemical reactions in the body:

Synthesis of a polypeptide chain, using information is mRNA, is known as:

Where do cellular respiration and oxidative phosphorylation occur?

The difference in brightness between light and dark areas of an image, enhanced by staining, is:

Different or alternate versions of genes are called:

The whip-like tail used for motility:

Organic chemistry is the study of:

The units of heredity discovered by Gregor Mendel are called:

Most important carbon source for the human body:

Recorded information and results that are analyzed and displayed on charts after experiments/tests:

If you put a plant leaf in a salty solution, the membrane pulls away as the cell dries up since the solution is:

Water molecules stick to surfaces like a freshly waxed car due to:

Which of the following microscopes has the advantage in that you can observe living, motile, moving cells in water?

During this time period, the cell is growing, replicating DNA, making proteins, preparing for cell division:

The movement of a substance across a semipermeable membrane down the concentration gradient with no help:

The basic structural and functional units of life of every organism and level considered alive:

The movement of particles of any substances so they spread out & disperse, like dye in water:

Which best demonstrates unity among organisms?