Module 12 Science Test

Front 1

T or F: All life forms have a method by which they take energy from the surroundings and convert it to energy that helps them live.

Back 1

T

Hint 1

This is one of the criteria for life

Front 2

From where does all the energy fo life come?

Back 2

The sun

Front 3

___________ are organisms that produce their own food.

Back 3

Producers

Hint 3

___________ are organisms that PRODUCE their own food.

Front 4

Photosynthesis requires three things be present for a producer to produce glucose. What are they?

Back 4

sun
water
Carbon dioxide

Front 5

Plants store their excess food as what?

Back 5

starch

Hint 5

this is what we eat when we eat potatoes etc.

Front 6

T or F: Consumers are organisms that eat living producers and/or other living consumers for food.

Back 6

T

Hint 6

...Consumers are organisms that EAT (consume) living producers...

Front 7

Why are decomposers classified in a separate group from other consumers?

Back 7

Decomposers reduce materials into chemicals

Hint 7

probably wont be on the test

Front 8

Fertilizer acts as a source of _________ to make plants healthier

Back 8

minerals

Front 9

A consumer that eats producers exclusively is called a what?

Back 9

herbivore

Front 10

What is an example of a herbivore?

Back 10

giraffe

Front 11

A great white shark is what kind of consumer?

Back 11

Carnivore

Front 12

Organisms get energy from food by _______ their food?

Back 12

burning - - - - this is called combustion

Front 13

For combustion to happen what two things must be present?

Back 13

fuel and oxygen

Front 14

Why do human beings need oxygen in the air we breathe?

Back 14

combustion

Front 15

When a person exhales what two products of combustion leave that person's body?

Back 15

carbon dioxide
water

Front 16

The three things a human body can burn are ________, __________, and __________.

Back 16

protein, carbs, and fat

Front 17

Collectively, Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are called ______________.

Back 17

Macronutrients

Front 18

Glucose, galactose, and fructose are examples of simple sugars called what?

Back 18

monosaccharide

Front 19

Glucose and fructose together in one molecule are called a _____________

Back 19

disaccharide

Front 20

T or F: Fats are classified into one of two classifications: saturated or unsaturated fats.

Back 20

T

Front 21

If a fat is solid at room temperature, it is most likely made of what?

Back 21

saturated fat

Front 22

An example of a saturated fat is __________.

Back 22

butter

Front 23

Which kinds of vitamins can only be stored in the body's fat reserves?

Back 23

D, A, E, K - Fat soluble
B, C - water soluble

Hint 23

doubt this will be on the test

Front 24

According to some nutrients, what are the most neglected nutrients in the US?

Back 24

"essential fatty acids"
Dr. Arion will also accept
"micronutrients"

Front 25

Is starch a monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide?

Back 25

polysaccharide

Front 26

The smaller substances that form a protein are called __________.

Back 26

Amino acids

Front 27

To make the proteins a human body needs, the cells in a person's body need what two things/

Back 27

amino acids
DNA

Front 28

How many essential amino acids are required to be consumed in a person's daily diet?

Back 28

9

Front 29

What vegetarians really have trouble getting daily is the right kind of what?

Back 29

essential amino acids

Front 30

T of F: excess protein in a human's diet is converted into muscle?

Back 30

F

Front 31

The difference between a macronutrient and a micronutrient is that a micronutrient is not what?

Back 31

burned as fuel

Front 32

What were the four uses of energy by the body mentioned by Dr. Wile in your textbook?

Back 32

1) involuntary muscles
2) voluntary muscles
3) body temp
4) growth and repair

Front 33

T or F: endothermic means that a creature lacks the ability to use energy to keep its internal temperature constant?

Back 33

F

Front 34

What does it mean to be ectothermic?

Back 34

You don't control your body temp

Front 35

Can you name some ectothermic animals?

Back 35

snake, lizard - all reptiles

Front 36

T or F: The body temperature of an ectothermic creature is always the same as the outside temperature?

Back 36

T

Front 37

Ectothermic organisms require (more / less) food than endothermic organisms.

Back 37

less

Front 38

Why are endothermic creatures generally faster at responding to the outside world than are ectothermic creatures?

Back 38

ectothermic have to respond while endothermic let their body do it. We have to maintain a constant internal body temp - - - they don't

Front 39

What does a calorie measure?

Back 39

energy

Front 40

One food calorie is actually worth __________ chemistry calories

Back 40

1000

Front 41

The total energy that our bodies use each day is called our ___________ rate.

Back 41

metabolic

Front 42

T or F: The BMR is the minimum amount of energy required by the body every day?

Back 42

T

Front 43

A person's total metabolic rate is the sum of what two things?

Back 43

BMR + activity

Front 44

T or F: To be healthy, the number of calories taken in every day should roughly equal the number of calories used every day?

Back 44

T

Front 45

As a general rule the smaller the mammal, the ______ its metabolic rate

Back 45

higher

Front 46

During glycolysis, glucose gets broken into how many parts?

Back 46

2

Front 47

T or F: Glycolysis produces carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?

Back 47

F:

Front 48

The Krebs cycle and the electron transport system occur in which cell organelle?

Back 48

Mitochondrion

Front 49

During Krebs cycle, the two pieces of glucose are broken down into what three main elements?

Back 49

CO2
water
ATP

Front 50

In the electron transport system, ___________ combines with __________ to make water and release large amounts of energy.

Back 50

Hydrogen
Oxygen

Front 51

Which two steps of cell combustion require oxygen to be present?

Back 51

Krebs cycle; electron transport

Front 52

The energy transformations in glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and electron transport conserve the energy of combustion (oxidation) in the terminal bond energy of what molecule?

Back 52

ATP

Front 53

T or F: There is no such thing as a simple life form?

Back 53

TRUE