Biology Fall 16 Final

Question 1

What gives water many properties that are important to living things?

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hydrogen bonds

Question 2

The breakdown of which of the following provides the largest number of ATP per molecule?

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lipids

Question 3

Which term describes a process that requires oxygen to occur?

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aerobic

Question 4

Which of the following molecules is most commonly broken down to make ATP?

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carbohydrates

Question 5

Which term describes a process that does not require oxygen to occur?

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anaerobic

Question 6

Where in the chloroplast do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur?

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thylakoid

Question 7

Condition or quality of allowing some, but not all, materials to cross a barrier or membrane

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Selective permeability

Question 8

What is the function of the structure labeled D?

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Makes protein

Question 9

The aerobic stages of cellular respiration take place in the

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mitochondria

Question 10

Which characteristic of life is best illustrated in the figure?

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All organisms must react to their environment.

Question 11

Attraction between molecules of different substances

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adhesion

Question 12

Which type of macromolecule is a polymer made of amino acid monomers?

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protein

Question 13

Which of the following is a major principle upon which cell theory is based?

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All organisms are made of cells.

Question 14

Which of the following is a product of the Krebs cycle?

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carbon dioxide

Question 15

Which characteristic of life is best illustrated in the figure?

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All organisms are made of one or more cells.

Question 16

What is the structure labeled D?

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ribosome

Question 17

Chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

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covalent bond

Question 18

Which organelles are present both inside the nucleolus and on the surface of the ER?

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ribosomes

Question 19

Which type of macromolecule is able to store genetic information?

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nucleic acid

Question 20

Which characteristic of life is best illustrated in the figure?

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All organisms must have the ability to grow and reproduce.

Question 21

Substance made of atoms of different elements that are bonded together in a particular ratio

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compound

Question 22

Basic unit of life

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cell

Question 23

Regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism

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homeostasis

Question 24

Which phrase describes the function of the mitochondria?

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Supplies energy to the cell

Question 25

Molecular subunit of a polymer

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monomer

Question 26

Chemical bond formed through the electrical force between oppositely charged ions

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ionic bond

Question 27

Which of the following is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons?

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ion

Question 28

An organism’s ability to maintain a stable, internal environment is referred to as

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homeostasis

Question 29

Jellylike substance inside cells that contains molecules and in some cells organelles

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cytoplasm

Question 30

Which of the following phrases best describes active transport?

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Moves substance against concentration gradient

Question 31

Which type of macromolecule includes the simple sugar, or monosaccharide, glucose?

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carbohydrate

Question 32

The smallest basic unit of matter is the

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atom

Question 33

What process breaks glucose down into the pyruvate that is used in cellular respiration?

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glycolysis

Question 34

Changing, organized group of related parts that interact (work together) to form a whole

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system

Question 35

What is the structure labeled F?

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vacuole

Question 36

Which organelles are unique to plant cells?

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chloroplasts

Question 37

Which type of macromolecule can be broken down to provide quick energy for animals?

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carbohydrate

Question 38

Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom

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hydrogen bond

Question 39

Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

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molecule

Question 40

Which type of macromolecule is a polymer made of fatty acid monomers?

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lipid

Question 41

In which of the following types of cell does cellular respiration take place?

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both

Question 42

Inherited trait selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive

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adaptation

Question 43

Which process occurs inside the chloroplasts?

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Photosynthesis

Question 44

Large, carbon-based molecule formed by monomers

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polymer

Question 45

Who was the scientist who discovered cells while observing slices of cork under a microscope?

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Hooke

Question 46

All the chemical processes used to build up or break down materials are called an organism’s

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metabolism

Question 47

Which of the following statements is true of ATP?

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It transfers energy to cell processes.

Question 48

In which of the following types of cell is photosynthesis taking place?

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plant cells

Question 49

During an experiment, which factors are observed and measured?

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dependent variables

Question 50

Which type of macromolecule is a polymer made of nucleotide monomers?

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nucleic acid

Question 51

Difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another

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Concentration gradient

Question 52

Which characteristic of life is best illustrated in the figure?

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All organisms need a source of energy for life processes.

Question 53

What is the structure labeled B?

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chloroplast

Question 54

Which characteristic of life is best illustrated in the figure?

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All organisms must react to their environment.

Question 55

Which scientist made huge advances in microscope technology by crafting better lenses?

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Van Leuwenhoek

Question 56

Which organelles are most likely involved in defending a cell against viruses?

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lysosome

Question 57

Which type of fermentation occurs in the typical animal cell?

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Lactic acid fermentation

Question 58

Which organelle is the storehouse for most of a cell’s genetic information?

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nucleus

Question 59

Which of the following best describes the function of the structure labeled F?

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Storage, digestion, and sometimes maintaining shape

Question 60

Which process allows glycolysis to continue in the absence of oxygen?

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fermentation

Question 61

Chemosynthesis is when organisms use energy from chemicals to make food in the absence of

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sunlight

Question 62

Which scientist said “All cells come from preexisting cells through cell division?"

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Virchow

Biology Fall 16 Final

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Biology Fall 16 Final

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