Biology Midterm Review

All of the following are found in both plant and animal cells, except:

The size to which a cell can grow is limited by its:

The part of the microscope that regulates the amount of light that goes through the specimen ?

The type of microscopes that we use in class are:

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

The major atmospheric byproduct of photosynthesis is:

The smallest units of life in all living things are:

Chlorophyll is green because:

How are chloroplasts like mitochondria?

The bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons is called a:

Molecules that are too large to be moved across a cell membrane can be removed from the cell by

Heterotrophs are organisms that can

A diploid cell is one that

Lipids are:

Plant cells have a large membrane-bound space in which water and nutrients are stored called:

Homeostasis means:

As a result of diffusion, the concentration of many types of substances:

Placing a plant into a hypertonic environment will:

Mitosis is a process by which

Nucleic acids include:

The sun's energy is converted into chemical energy in a series of chemical reactions called a

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

All organic compounds contain the element:

Which of the following does not expend energy?

The source of oxygen produced during photosynthesis is:

The chromosomes in your body

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

Which blood cell is in a hypotonic environment?

Biology is the study of:

Only eukaryotic cells have:

A microscope that has an objective lens of 10 and an ocular lens of 20 has a magnification of?

Carbon is different from many other elements in that:

Amino acids are monomers of

Diffusion takes place:

A particularly active cell might contain large numbers of:

After meiosis and cytokinesis, there are

The dispersal of ink in a beaker of water is an example of

A structure within a cell that performs a specific function is called a(n):

Which of the following is a carbohydrate?

Which is the correct order of structures in living things, from simplest to most complex?

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

The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because:

The electrons of an atom:

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

During meiosis, pieces of chromosomes are exchanged in crossing over. This leads to increased.