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Testing your Knowleg
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All organisms on your campus make up | a community |
| Demonstrates unity among all living organisms | DNA and a common genetic code |
| A controlled experiment is one that | tests experimental and control groups in parallel |
| Observational data | can include comparisons of fossils as well as DNA sequences |
| The logic of scientific inquiry | if my hypothesis is correct I can expect certain test results. |
| Changing the _______ would change it into an atom of a different element | The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
| A solution at a pH 6 contains _________H+ than the same amount of a solution at a pH 8 | 100 times |
| Most of the unique properties of water result from the fact that water molecules | are polar and form hydrogen bonds |
| A glucose molecule is to starch as ....... | a nucleotide is to a nucleic acid; (the second kind f molecule is a polymer of the first) |
| What makes a fatty acid a acid? | it has a carboxyl group that can donate an H+ to a solution |
| cows and derive nutrients from cellulose because...? | their digestive tract contains microorganisms that can hydrolyze the bonds of cellulose |
| Which functional groups are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? | Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
| Unsaturated fats....? | have double bonds in their fatty acid chains |
| A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it especially difficult for a plant to manufacture what?? | DNA |
| What substance is a major component of the cell membrane of a fungus? | phospholipids |
| Which structural level of a protein would be least affected by a disruption in hydrogen bonding? | Primary structure |
| The ultrastructure of a chloroplast is best studied using a...? | Transmission electron microscope |
| What tells you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic? | whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes |
| what is one of the major components of the plasma membrane of a plant cell? | phospholipids |
| In which cell would you find the most lysosomes? | white blood cell that engulfs bacteria |
| in which cell would you find the most smooth ER? | Ovarian cell that produces estrogen |
| in which cell would you find the most rough ER? | Pancreatic cell that secretes digestive enzymes |
| in which cell would you find that most mitochondria? | muscle cell in the thigh of a long distance runner |
| what is the structure of a cell membrane? | proteins embedded in a bilayer of phospholipids |
| A plant cell placed in distilled water will _________; an animal cell placed in distilled water will_______ | become turgid.......Burst |
| The sodium concentration in a cell is 10 times less than the concentration in the surrounding fluid. how can the cell move sodium out of the cell? | Active transport |
| the synthesis of ATP from ADP and P | stores energy in a form that can drive cellular work |
| Facilitated diffusion across a membrane requires ____________ and moves a solute __________ its concentration gradient | Transport proteins .......... down |
| In glycolysis __________ is oxidized and __________ is reduced | Glucose ...... NAD+ |
| Most of the CO2 from cellular respiration is released during...?? | the citric acid cycle |
| The most immediate source of energy for making the most of the ATP in your cells is ? | the movement of H+ across a membrane down its concentration gradient |