Bio 120 Quiz CH 1-7

An ion with six protons, seven neutrons, and a charge of 2+ has an atomic number of ________.

The relation between amino acid and polypeptide is similar to the relation between _______.

Following a scientific method, which of the following is the correct order of steps?

The number of valence shell (outermost) electrons determines ______________.

Which organelle often takes up much of the volume of a plant cell?

Rank, from low to high, the pH of blood, stomach acid, and urine.

One of the primary functions of RNA molecules is to ________.

Familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by ________.

What is the maximum number of hydrogen atoms that can be covalently bonded in a molecule containing two carbon atoms?

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

What is the maximum number of covalent bonds that an oxygen atom with atomic number 8 can make with hydrogen?

A beta-pleated sheet organization in a polypeptide chain is an example of _______ structure.

Which statement about the primary structure of a protein is false?

Which component of an atom does not add significantly to its mass?

The force driving simple diffusion is ________, while the energy source for active transport is ________.

DNA carries genetic information in its

How is a single covalent bond formed?

Differing capacity of reproductive success is associated with

The best experimental design ________.

What component of amino acid structure varies among different amino acids?

A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond(s) with other atoms?

A cell with a predominance of smooth endoplasmic reticulum is likely specialized to ________.

Ions can travel directly from the cytoplasm of one animal cell to the cytoplasm of an adjacent cell through ________.

Which of the following statements is true for lipids?

DNA and RNA contain functional units known as

Which of the following statements describes a characteristic feature of a carrier protein in a plasma membrane?

Which of the following would be most difficult in order of experiment design.

In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded to a single oxygen atom by ________.

What makes lipids/fats hydrophobic?

Water molecules can form hydrogen bonds with ________.

Atoms have no electric charge because they have ________.

How many molecules of water are released during the polymerization of a 20 monomer-long cellulose molecule?

Which of the following would likely diffuse through the lipid bilayer of a plasma membrane most rapidly?

A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a ________.

What element does not prefer to react with other elements?

The structural level of a protein least affected by a disruption in hydrogen bonding is the

Can the atomic mass of an element vary?

Which of the following organelles produces and modifies polysaccharides that will be secreted?

A molecule with the chemical formula C6-H12-O6 is probably a ________.

Which list represents a correct ordering of the levels of complexity at which life is studied, from simple to complex?

The opposite charges in water make water molecules attract each other through bonds called

Which 4 of the 25 essential elements for life make up approx. 96% of living matter?

Question text If an atom has a charge of +1, which of the following must be true?

Which of the following are found in plant, animal, and bacterial cells?

Which of the following are compounds?

Why is carbon so important in biology?

The toe pads of tree frogs and the spines of cacti are examples of

Which of the following is a major difference between RNA and DNA?

Which of the following frequently imposes a limit on cell size?

Which of the following is a major difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?

Which of these molecules is not a lipid?

In comparison to eukaryotes, prokaryotes ________.

The genome of an organism is best described as a(n) ______ system.

An organism with a cell wall would most likely be unable to take in materials through ________.

Which of the following elements is contained by all living things?

Which base is not found in DNA?

Plants convert ________.

What determines if a molecule is polar, nonpolar, or ionic?

Question text Characters are transmitted from parents to offspring. ________ are the units of inheritance.

Which of the functional groups is not reactive but serves as a recognizable tag on the DNA molecule

Organic chemistry is currently defined as

Hypotheses which are consistent with the results of experimental testing are

Which of the following structures form cytoplasmic channels that connect adjacent plant cells through the cell walls?

Motor proteins provide for molecular motion in cells by interacting with what types of cellular structures?

Which of the following can be attributed to water's high specific heat?