Exam 1

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

B  DNA is not linked to the production of proteins.

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

D  Proteins hold the instructions on how to make DNA.

A  DNA

B  RNA

C  Neither DNA nor RNA

D  DNA and RNA

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

B  The transport of large molecules out of the cell.

C  The entire plasma membrane turns itself inside out.

D  The transport of large molecules into the cell.

A  facilitated diffusion

B  simple diffusion

C  hydrosmosis

D  osmosis

A  Animal cells only

B  Bacterial cells only

C  Animal cells, plant cells, and bacterial cells

D  Animal cells and plant cells only

A  The nucleus

B  The cell wall

C  The plasma membrane

D  The chloroplast

A  Mitochondria

B  Vacuole

C  Cell wall

D  Chloroplast

A  Assembling lipids

B  Storing water

C  Converting light energy into food molecules

D  Converting food energy into cellular energy

A  Golgi apparatus

B  Lysosome

C  Ribosome

D  Chloroplast

A  It has DNA.

B  It is moving.

C  It has ribosomes.

D  It has a nucleus.

A  always unicellular

B  often multicellular, sometimes unicellular

C  often made of prokaryotic cells

D  always multicellular

A  Mitochondria

B  Lysosome

C  Ribosomes

D  Nucleus

A  Mitochondria

B  Chloroplasts

C  Plasma membrane

D  Ribosome

A  Protist

B  Bacteria

C  Animal

D  Fungus

A  a long chain of glucose

B  a long chain of amino acids

C  a long chain of nucleic acids

D  a long chain of fatty acids

A  Saturated fat

B  All dietary fats are unhealthy

C  Trans unsaturated fat

D  Cholesterol

A  A branched chain of fatty acids

B  A linear chain of fatty acids

C  A glycerol head and three fatty acid tails

D  A chain of fatty acid tails

A  Starch

B  Chitin

C  Cellulose

D  Glycogen

A  Lactose

B  Glucose

C  Cellulose

D  Sucrose (table sugar)

A  Anabolism

B  Metabolism

C  Embolism

D  Catabolism

A  Glucose

B  Nucleic acids

C  Amino acids

D  Fatty acids

A  Lipids

B  Proteins

C  Carbohydrates

D  Nucleic acids

A  Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and sugars

B  Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids

C  Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and sugars

D  Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and enzymes

A  carbon

B  hydrogen

C  nitrogen

D  oxygen

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

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

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

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

A  acidic

B  basic

C  alkaline

D  neutral

A  ionic

B  covalent

C  nonpolar

D  hydrogen

A  chemical element

B  isotope

C  chemical properties

D  ion state

A  Oxygen

B  Carbon

C  Calcium

D  Nitrogen

A  Water

B  Oxygen

C  Carbon

D  Sugar

A  An element that is required in miniscule amounts for life

B  An element that is evenly distributed on the planet

C  An element that is very common in nature

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

A  destroyed and created

B  created

C  destroyed

D  rearranged

A  A compound

B  A molecule

C  An element

D  An ion

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

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

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 placebo effect

B  The control group

C  The blind effect

D  The fake effect

A  The dependent variable

B  The placebo

C  The controlled experiment

D  The hypothesis

A  repeatable

B  testable

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  Making a prediction

B  Making an observation

C  Carrying out an experiment

D  Developing a hypothesis

A  The transformation of energy and matter

B  The relationship between structure and function

C  The flow of information from DNA to proteins

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 and an ecosystem are the same thing in eology

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  biosphere

B  ionosphere

C  troposphere

D  envirosphere

A  A molecule

B  A cell

C  An organism

D  An atom

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

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

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

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