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Which of the following is NOT an organic molecule? |
water |
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The functional group shown above is ____. |
a carboxyl group
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The functional group shown above is ____. |
a phosphate group
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A monosaccharide with six carbons is called ____. |
hexose |
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The molecule shown above is ribose, an example of a ____ sugar. |
pentose |
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The molecule shown above is mannose, an example of a ____ sugar. |
hexose |
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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
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Although they have a diversity of structures, all members of this group of organic molecules are primarily nonpolar and thus water-insoluble. |
lipids |
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a triglyceride
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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 |
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Proteins are polymers of ____. |
amino acids |
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The image shown above is an example of a(n) ____. |
a helix |
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The molecule shown above is a(n) ____. |
nucleotide |
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Hereditary information in all eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses is stored in ____. |
nucleic acids
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Which of the following is least likely to be found in a cell membrane? |
nucleic acid
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Which of the following types of molecules are the most diverse in terms of structure and types of roles in cells? |
proteins |
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According to the first law of thermodynamics, |
energy only changes forms.
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In general, the form of energy that is least useful to living organisms is |
heat |
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During every energy transformation, it can be said that |
the entropy of the universe increases.
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Identify the exergonic reaction in the list below. |
burning wood for a campfire
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When a reaction reaches equilibrium, |
the rate of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.
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When there are more reactants than products for a reaction, |
the greater concentration of reactants pushes the reaction forward, toward generating more products. |
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The coupling of endergonic to ____ reactions is used to generate ____ in a cell. |
exergonic, ATP
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Use the figure above for the following question(s). Correct!
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A |
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Use the figure above for the following question(s). |
B |
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This curve most likely represents a graph of enzyme activity |
as a function of pH in a fairly neutral environment.
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Use the graph above for the following question(s). |
5 |
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Use the graph above for the following question(s). |
enzyme 3.
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Enzymes |
are catalytic proteins.
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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.
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Which early scientist proposed that cells arise only from preexisting cells? |
Rudolf Virchow
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The ____ regulates the movement of molecules in and out of the cell. |
plasma membrane
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Which one of the following groups does not belong to the domain of the eukaryotes? |
Bacteria |
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Chromatin consists of ____. |
DNA and associated proteins
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The ____ is/are involved in the synthesis of lipids. |
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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The ____ contains hydrolytic enzymes for the digestion of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. |
lysosome |
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Cellular respiration occurs in the ____. |
mitochondria |
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The interior surface area of mitochondria is greatly increased by ____. |
cristae |
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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 |
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A bundle of ____ extends from the base to the tip of a flagellum or cilium. |
microtubules |
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____ store starch in plants. |
Amyloplasts |
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In a mature plant cell, ____ may occupy more than 90% of a mature plant cell's volume. |
the central vacuole
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Tight junctions ____. |
seal the spaces between cells
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched? |
intermediate filaments : tubulin
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Select the Exception Correct!
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DNA synthesis
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Select the Exception |
protein synthesis
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What organic molecules have a chemical formula that is (or is very nearly) a multiple of (CH2O)? |
carbohydrates
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Monosaccharides and disaccharides are types of ____. |
carbohydrates |
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Isomers are two or more molecules with ____ chemical formula and ____ molecular structures. |
the same; different
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The molecule shown above is a(n) ____. |
monosaccharide
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The disaccharide shown above is ____. |
sucrose |
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A fatty acid has ____ group at the end of a hydrocarbon chain. |
a carboxyl group
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glycerol |
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The individual credited with first observing the cell nucleus was ____. |
Robert Brown
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Which one of the following is NOT found in prokaryotic cells? |
nucleus
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The nucleoli are found within the nucleus and synthesize ____. |
ribosomal subunits
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ribosomal subunits
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nucleolus |
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The Golgi complex ____. |
receives proteins made in the rough ER and chemically modifies them
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Organelles that contain DNA include |
mitochondia and chloroplasts.
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Scientists believe that mitochondria may have evolved from ancient bacteria because ____. |
both have their own DNA and ribosomes
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