Exam 1

A  DNA is the end point of protein production that allows cells to finish making proteins.

B  DNA is not linked to the production of proteins.

C  DNA holds the instructions for the cells on how to make proteins.

D  Proteins hold the instructions on how to make DNA.

A  RNA

B  DNA and RNA

C  DNA

D  Neither DNA nor RNA

A  The entire plasma membrane turns itself inside out.

B  The transport of large molecules into the cell.

C  The transport of large molecules out of the cell.

D  The digestion of larger molecules that were brought into the cell.

A  simple diffusion

B  hydrosmosis

C  facilitated diffusion

D  osmosis

A  Animal cells, plant cells, and bacterial cells

B  Bacterial cells only

C  Animal cells and plant cells only

D  Animal cells only

A  The plasma membrane

B  The chloroplast

C  The cell wall

D  The nucleus

A  Cell wall

B  Vacuole

C  Mitochondria

D  Chloroplast

A  Converting light energy into food molecules

B  Assembling lipids

C  Converting food energy into cellular energy

D  Storing water

A  Chloroplast

B  Golgi apparatus

C  Lysosome

D  Ribosome

A  It has a nucleus.

B  It has ribosomes.

C  It has DNA.

D  It is moving.

A  always multicellular

B  often multicellular, sometimes unicellular

C  always unicellular

D  often made of prokaryotic cells

A  Mitochondria

B  Lysosome

C  Nucleus

D  Ribosomes

A  Chloroplasts

B  Ribosome

C  Plasma membrane

D  Mitochondria

A  Fungus

B  Bacteria

C  Animal

D  Protist

A  a long chain of glucose

B  a long chain of nucleic acids

C  a long chain of amino acids

D  a long chain of fatty acids

A  Saturated fat

B  Trans unsaturated fat

C  Cholesterol

D  All dietary fats are unhealthy

A  A branched chain of fatty acids

B  A linear chain of fatty acids

C  A chain of fatty acid tails

D  A glycerol head and three fatty acid tails

A  Glycogen

B  Chitin

C  Starch

D  Cellulose

A  Sucrose (table sugar)

B  Lactose

C  Glucose

D  Cellulose

A  Embolism

B  Anabolism

C  Catabolism

D  Metabolism

A  Nucleic acids

B  Glucose

C  Amino acids

D  Fatty acids

A  Proteins

B  Carbohydrates

C  Nucleic acids

D  Lipids

A  Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and enzymes

B  Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and sugars

C  Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and sugars

D  Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids

A  hydrogen

B  oxygen

C  carbon

D  nitrogen

A  The pH scale runs from 0 (neutral) to 14 (most acidic), with 7 as an average acidity level.

B  The pH scale runs from 0 (most acidic) to 14 (most basic), with 7 as a neutral.

C  The pH scale runs from 0 (most acidic) to 14 (neutral), with 7 as an average acidity level.

D  The pH scale runs from 0 (most basic) to 14 (most acidic), with 7 as a neutral.

A  acidic

B  basic

C  alkaline

D  neutral

A  nonpolar

B  hydrogen

C  covalent

D  ionic

A  ion state

B  isotope

C  chemical element

D  chemical properties

A  Nitrogen

B  Carbon

C  Calcium

D  Oxygen

A  Oxygen

B  Carbon

C  Sugar

D  Water

A  An element that is very common in nature

B  An element that is evenly distributed on the planet

C  An element that is required in miniscule amounts for life

D  An element that is used to identify the location of other elements

A  created

B  destroyed

C  destroyed and created

D  rearranged

A  An element

B  A molecule

C  An ion

D  A compound

A  We do not know whether the same amount of each detergent was used for washing.

B  We do not know if everything besides the detergents was the same (machine used, type of stains, etc.).

C  We are shown only one tee-shirt becoming whiter in each detergent, not 20 tee-shirts in each detergent.

D  All of the above are aspects that are misleading.

A  The control group

B  The placebo effect

C  The blind effect

D  The fake effect

A  The placebo

B  The dependent variable

C  The hypothesis

D  The controlled experiment

A  testable

B  repeatable

C  falsifiable

D  All of the above are important characteristics of hypotheses.

A  A hypothesis that has been supported by the evidence of one experiment

B  A hypothesis that has been supported by a large number of experiments

C  A guess

D  A proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon

A  Carrying out an experiment

B  Making an observation

C  Making a prediction

D  Developing a hypothesis

A  The transformation of energy and matter

B  The flow of information from DNA to proteins

C  The relationship between structure and function

D  The theory of evolution by natural selection

A  A community consists of both living organisms and their nonliving environment, while an ecosystem consists of nonliving components only

B  A community consists of living organisms only, while an ecosystem consists of both living organisms and their nonliving environment

C  A community and an ecosystem are the same thing in eology

D  A community consists of nonliving components, while an ecosystem consists of living organisms

A  Biosphere → Community → Population → Tissue → Organ → Cell → Atom → Molecule

B  Ecosystem → Population → Community → Organ system → Organ → Cell → Molecule → Atom

C  Ecosystem → Community → Population → Organ → Tissue → Cell → Molecule → Atom

D  Community → Ecosystem → Population → Tissue → Organ → Cell → Organelle → Atom

A  envirosphere

B  troposphere

C  ionosphere

D  biosphere

A  A molecule

B  An atom

C  A cell

D  An organism

A  No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life.

B  Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.

C  Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.

D  No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.