Honors Biology Midterm Review

A trait that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce is a(n)

All of the following are examples of lipids except

Atoms become more stable when they form compounds because

Acidic solutions have a pH that is

All organic compounds contain the element

Polysaccharides are

Redox reactions

Which cell structure contains the cell’s DNA and controls the cell’s activities?

A phospholipid molecule contains all of the following except

The state of matter in which particles move most rapidly is

Which organic molecule below is classified as a carbohydrate?

A solution with a pH of 11 is

Lipids are

Biology is the study of

Nucleic acids include

Molecules like this one are found in

The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is to

An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called a(n)

Molecules that are too large to move through the membrane can be transported into the cell by

In respiration, a 2-carbon molecule & a 4-carbon molecule combine to form citric acid in

This molecule is an example of a

An example of a domain is

Diffusion takes place

A hypothesis that does not explain an observation

The source of oxygen produced during photosynthesis is

A scientist notices salamanders in acidic pond water developed with curved spines. This is a(n)

Plant cells

The process by which water passes into or out of a cell is called

What happens when a chlorophyll molecule absorbs light?

When electrons of a chlorophyll molecule are raised to a higher energy level

Cellular respiration takes place in two stages

Carbon atoms can bond together to form all of the following except

Which of the following is not characteristic of facilitated diffusion?

photosynthesis is to oxygen as

When a molecule gains an electron, it has been

Amino acids are monomers of

All organisms are composed of

The electrons of photosystem I

Which organic molecule below is most closely related to nucleic acids?

Which of the following characteristics of water is not a result of hydrogen bonding?

All matter in the universe is composed of

On the “tree of life” which two organisms are most closely related?

Enzymes

Constructing a graph is an example of

Instructions for traits that are passed from parents to offspring are known as

The large membrane-bound space that stores water, waste products, & nutrients in plant cells is

A substance that is composed of only one type of atom is called a(n)

The process whereby plants capture energy and make complex molecules is known as

The organelles responsible for building proteins are

The main function of the cell wall is to

Which organelle is found only in animal cells

When muscles are exercised extensively in the absence of sufficient oxygen

Without enzymes, the chemical reactions in the body would

The magnification of a microscope with an objective lens of 10x & an ocular lens of 40x is

Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of living things?

What process takes place when organic compounds are broken down in the absence of oxygen?

One of the kinds of particles found in the nucleus of an atom is the

Light reactions are to thylakoids as

Cells in a multicellular organism becoming specialized for different functions is called

In cellular respiration, the most energy is transferred during

Saturated fatty acids contain

When the volume of a cell increases, its surface area

All organisms possess DNA. DNA

In which of the following organelles is a cell’s ATP produced?

The process of cellular respiration

Algal cells are in an isotonic solution to which solutes are added. What happens to the cells?

Water is a polar molecule because

Lipids are soluble in

How are chloroplasts like mitochondria?

The electrons of an atom

The formation of ADP & inorganic phosphate from ATP & water is an example of a

Water is an end product in

Living things

Ridding the cell of material by discharging it from vesicles that fuse with the membrane is

Which of the following does not expend energy?

Products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that provide energy for the Calvin cycle are

The smallest units that can carry on all the functions of life are called

One difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that

Scientific hypotheses are most often tested by the process of

The smallest particle of carbon that can retain the chemical properties of carbon is

Which of the following is a not characteristic of living things?

Energy is released when the bond between

The major atmospheric byproduct of photosynthesis is

All of the following are functional groups except

The “tree of life” explains

When glycolysis occurs

The terms base and alkaline refer to solutions that

A neutral solution has an equal number of

Which of the following statements about an isotonic solution and a cell is correct?