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This French biologist taught that if an organism acquired a characteristic, it could pass it on to its offspring.
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Jean Baptiste Lamarck
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The scientist who "accidentally" discovered the first antibiotic - penecillin
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Alexander Flemming
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Scientist whose work produced much of what we now know about the process of photosynthesis
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Melvin Calvin
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Considered to be the "father of microscopy". Developed simple microscopes in the early 1600s
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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All living things are made up of organic compounds. The major groupings of organic compounds include all the following except-
a. proteins b. nucleic acids c. carbs d. lipids e. peptides |
e. peptides
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the two basic components of the physical universe are:
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energy and matter
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the belief that nonliving things can change directly into living things is called
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spontaneous generation
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The cellular process where food (usually glucose) is broken down and energy is released is called
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respiration
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protein synthesis occurs on which of the following organelles
ribosomes lysosomes golgi bodies mitochondria mesosomes |
ribosomes
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a phosphorus containing compound that stores energy (energy currency of the cell)
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ATP
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when a bottle of ammonia is spilled in the basement and you can smell it in the kitchen what has happened?
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diffusion
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the building blocks of lipids are
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fatty acids
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a substance that yields H* when dissolved in water
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acid
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C6H12+02 --> 6CO2 + 6 H20 + energy
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aerobic respiration
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if a cell is placed in a solution of salt water (higher concentration of salt outside the cell) water will flow
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out of the cell
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in DNA the nitrogenous base thymine is bonded to which other base
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adenine
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of the following terms, which includes all of the others
species class phylim order genus |
phylum
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the word mono means -
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self
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the word hypo means -
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under
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the word lysis means
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to break
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T/F
gene mutations always cause some change in the genotype of a cell |
false
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the sequence of phases of mitosis is prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase, followed by interphase, which is actually the time between cellular divisions
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False
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an evolutionist would have to believe that spontaneous generation occurred at least once
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true
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a control group in an experiment recieves the experimental variable
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false; it doesnt
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unicellular organisms can have tissues, but not organs and systems
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false
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humans would be an example of chemosythetic organisms
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false
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in diffusion, molecules move with the concetration gradient; in osmosis they move against it
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false
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the major products of photosynthesis are glucose and CO2
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false
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all living things breathe oxygen
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false
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a germ mutation is considered more serious than a somatic mutation
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true
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