Biology First Semester Review

If someone in the class was experiencing nausea, fatigue, cold sweats...these are all examples of what?

The total magnification of the microscope is calculated by multiplying the eyepiece (10x) by the ___

Which kingdom of organisms contains unicellular, PROKARYOTIC organisms with a cell wall?

Indicator used to detect the presence of glucose

DNA in its VERY LOOSELY coiled form during INTERPHASE is called __ but in its condensed form during MITOSIS is called __

Which of these indicates that Mrs. Daniels' body is NOT in homeostasis?

Characteristics of life include all of the following EXCEPT

What element is found in "ALL" food molecules and is considered the essential backbone of all organic molecules?

The 6 most common elements in living things do NOT include which element?

Which of the following is NOT a BUILDING BLOCK?

The difference between chemical and physical changes is that CHEMICAL CHANGES involves making and breaking ___

Which of these is the smallest?

Which type of molecule makes up the majority of the cell membrane and is hydrophobic?

Nucleotides have all of the following EXCEPT

Enzymes function best at an OPTIMUM __ .

Which of these processes is used to build amino acids into proteins?

There are 20 different amino acids that join together in all sorts of sequences to make up most of you in the form of...

Use your CODON chart to determine the amino acid that would be added to the chain if CCG was found in the mRNA

All of the following are types of mutations EXCEPT

Molecules with the most long term energy storage are

Carries the code from the DNA to the ribosome

Creating proteins from mRNA is called

Which of the following characteristics of life would we NOT likely "see" evidence of under a microscope for yeast?

When molecules move through the membrane by using extra energy it is called

What is the ulimate purpose of eating?

The function of tRNA is to

In order to be considered a main digestive organ, food must

What is the process of turning some genes on and some genes off so cells can become specialized?

What are the building blocks of proteins?

The most important organelles involved with production of a protein are...

Which of the following is not a type of RNA?

If Mrs. Daniels ate a big bowl of noodles, what levels in her blood would rise (& make her sensor beep) an hour later?

Which of the following processes requires a NET input of energy?

Prokaryotic cells have all of the following EXCEPT ?

Which of these is not necessary to run a gel electrophoresis?

Which of the following do fungi have that animal cells do not?

What kingdom of life contains multicelled, autotrophic organisms with a nucleus and cell wall?

Which of the following is a polymer?

The accessory digestive organ that secretes insulin is the ___

Indicator used to detect the presence of starch

Extremes of temperature and pH cause enzymes to

Homeostasis is

Cells spend MOST of their time in ...

Instead of thymine, what nitrogenous base does RNA have that DNA does not?

which of these are main digestive organs?

All of the following are ways RNA is different than DNA EXCEPT

Which body system transports nutrients, gases, hormones, and wastes through the body

In gel electrophoresis, thicker bands indicate

Iron and sodium are considered which type of substance?

During translation, what type of RNA carries the amino acid to the ribosome to add it to the chain to build a protein?