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Biology 101
Final Exam Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Which would be the correct order (smallest to largest) of organization in a multicellular organelle? | Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism |
| Which group is made up of organisms whose cells lack a nucleus? | Prokaryotes |
| Which of the following scientific names is written correctly? | Rosa canina |
| Which of the following is listed in the correct order from most inclusive (largest group) to lease inclusive? | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called? | Inductive Reasoning |
| These structures are the primary cellular sites for protein synthesis. | Ribosomes |
| Causes a protein to unravel due to a change in temperature or pH is called | Denaturing |
| Amino Acids are the building blocks for | Proteins |
| The atomic number refers to the | number of protons in an atom |
| A chemical bond in which electrons are shared unequally (the bonds in one molecule of water are an example) is called | Polar |
| Cellular pH is kept near a value of seven (neutral), due to the action of | Buffers |
| Which Polysaccharide is the tough structural component of plants? | Cellulose |
| Which of the following are lipids? | Waxes |
| An example of a saturated fat is | Butter |
| Where is the DNA found in a prokaryote? | Nucleoid |
| These are the primary structures for packaging of cellular secretions for import within the cell or export out of the cell. | Golgi Body |
| These contain enzymes and are the main organelles in cellular digestion. | Lysosomes |
| Which of the following statements concerning cell walls is NOT true? | Cell Walls Are Found In All Cells |
| Tumors that remain at the original site are said to be | Benign |
| If a parent cell has 16 chromosomes and undergoes meiosis, the resulting cells will have __________ chromosomes. | 8 |
| Crossing over usually occurs at which stage of meiosis? | Prophase I |
| Which is NOT true about human chromosomes? | The haploid number is 23 chromosomes. |
| Randomness in the orientation of homologues chromosomes during metaphase I is called | Independent Assortment |
| What is meiosis in human females called? | Oogenesis |
| In some species, cells enter a brief interphase, or ________, just before entering meiosis II. | Interkinesis |
| Crossing over occurs at | Chiasmata |
| Glycolysis occurs in the | Cytoplasm |
| Which of the following is NOT true about enzymes? | They are consumed by the reaction they catalyze. |
| When energy is required to turn small molecules into large ones, this is called | Anabolic |
| Why must humans breathe oxygen? | Oxygen is the terminal electron acceptor for the electron transport chain. |
| The products of the Calvin Cycle reactions of photosynthesis? | Are sugar molecules. |
| Light-dependent reactions in plants proceed in the | Thylakoid Membrane |
| Beta-carotene, Lycopene, and anthocyanin are | accessory pigments found in plants |
| The interior of a chloroplast and mitochondrion is highly folded. What evolutionary advantage does this provide? | Increased surface area to do more chemistry (metabolism) |
| Genes that cause a cell to become cancerous are called | Oncogenes |