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Which of the following is NOT an organic molecule?

water

The functional group shown above is ____.

The functional group shown above is ____.


a carboxyl group



The functional group shown above is ____.

The functional group shown above is ____.


a phosphate group


A monosaccharide with six carbons is called ____.

hexose

The molecule shown above is ribose, an example of a ____ sugar.

The molecule shown above is ribose, an example of a ____ sugar.

pentose

The molecule shown above is mannose, an example of a ____ sugar.

The molecule shown above is mannose, an example of a ____ sugar.

hexose

In many animals this polysaccharide is found in large quantities in liver and muscle cells. It is highly branched, with many a(1-4) and a(1-6) linkages.


glycogen


Although they have a diversity of structures, all members of this group of organic molecules are primarily nonpolar and thus water-insoluble.

lipids

Use the figure above for the following question(s).

The molecule shown above is ____.


Use the figure above for the following question(s).

The molecule shown above is ____.



a triglyceride


The molecule shown above is testosterone, a substance that has important regulatory functions in humans and many other animals. Molecules with regulatory functions like testosterone are called ____.

The molecule shown above is testosterone, a substance that has important regulatory functions in humans and many other animals. Molecules with regulatory functions like testosterone are called ____.

hormones

Proteins are polymers of ____.

amino acids

The image shown above is an example of a(n) ____.

The image shown above is an example of a(n) ____.

a helix

The molecule shown above is a(n) ____.

The molecule shown above is a(n) ____.

nucleotide

Hereditary information in all eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses is stored in ____.


nucleic acids


Which of the following is least likely to be found in a cell membrane?


nucleic acid


Which of the following types of molecules are the most diverse in terms of structure and types of roles in cells?

proteins

According to the first law of thermodynamics,


energy only changes forms.


In general, the form of energy that is least useful to living organisms is

heat

During every energy transformation, it can be said that


the entropy of the universe increases.


Identify the exergonic reaction in the list below.


burning wood for a campfire


When a reaction reaches equilibrium,


the rate of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.


When there are more reactants than products for a reaction,


the greater concentration of reactants pushes the reaction forward, toward generating more products.

The coupling of endergonic to ____ reactions is used to generate ____ in a cell.


exergonic, ATP


Use the figure above for the following question(s).

This portion of the graph shows the activation energy when there is no enzyme.
Correct!

Use the figure above for the following question(s).

This portion of the graph shows the activation energy when there is no enzyme.


Correct!


A

Use the figure above for the following question(s).

This portion of the graph shows the activation energy when there is an enzyme.

Use the figure above for the following question(s).

This portion of the graph shows the activation energy when there is an enzyme.

B

This curve most likely represents a graph of enzyme activity

This curve most likely represents a graph of enzyme activity


as a function of pH in a fairly neutral environment.


Use the graph above for the following question(s).

The optimal pH for enzyme 2 is:

Use the graph above for the following question(s).

The optimal pH for enzyme 2 is:

5

Use the graph above for the following question(s).

If all three enzymes catalyize the same reaction and your conditions require a pH of 7, the best enzyme to use would be:

Use the graph above for the following question(s).

If all three enzymes catalyize the same reaction and your conditions require a pH of 7, the best enzyme to use would be:


enzyme 3.


Enzymes


are catalytic proteins.


If a reaction in a cell requires an enzyme


we know that the reaction occurs more readily with the enzyme than it would if there were no enzyme.


Which early scientist proposed that cells arise only from preexisting cells?


Rudolf Virchow



The ____ regulates the movement of molecules in and out of the cell.


plasma membrane


Which one of the following groups does not belong to the domain of the eukaryotes?

Bacteria

Chromatin consists of ____.


DNA and associated proteins


The ____ is/are involved in the synthesis of lipids.


smooth endoplasmic reticulum


The ____ contains hydrolytic enzymes for the digestion of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides.

lysosome

Cellular respiration occurs in the ____.

mitochondria

The interior surface area of mitochondria is greatly increased by ____.

cristae

Select the correct path a protein synthesized on a ribosome attached to the rough ER would follow in the endomembrane system.


rough ER ® Golgi complex ® vesicle ® plasma membrane

A bundle of ____ extends from the base to the tip of a flagellum or cilium.

microtubules

____ store starch in plants.

Amyloplasts

In a mature plant cell, ____ may occupy more than 90% of a mature plant cell's volume.


the central vacuole


Tight junctions ____.


seal the spaces between cells


Which of the following pairs is mismatched?


intermediate filaments : tubulin



Select the Exception

The endomembrane system is involved in each of the following functions EXCEPT ____.


Correct!



DNA synthesis


Select the Exception

The function of the central vacuole in plants may include all of the following EXCEPT ____.


protein synthesis


What organic molecules have a chemical formula that is (or is very nearly) a multiple of (CH2O)?


carbohydrates



Monosaccharides and disaccharides are types of ____.

carbohydrates

Isomers are two or more molecules with ____ chemical formula and ____ molecular structures.


the same; different


The molecule shown above is a(n) ____.

The molecule shown above is a(n) ____.


monosaccharide


The disaccharide shown above is ____.

The disaccharide shown above is ____.

sucrose

A fatty acid has ____ group at the end of a hydrocarbon chain.


a carboxyl group



The molecule shown above is ____.


The molecule shown above is ____.

glycerol

The individual credited with first observing the cell nucleus was ____.


Robert Brown


Which one of the following is NOT found in prokaryotic cells?


nucleus


The nucleoli are found within the nucleus and synthesize ____.


ribosomal subunits



ribosomal subunits


nucleolus

The Golgi complex ____.


receives proteins made in the rough ER and chemically modifies them


Organelles that contain DNA include


mitochondia and chloroplasts.



Scientists believe that mitochondria may have evolved from ancient bacteria because ____.


both have their own DNA and ribosomes