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BIOL 110 Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organisms that make their own food by capturing energy from nonliving resources (solar energy) are called _______ | Primary Producers |
| A structure found in cells of all three domains (bacteria, archaea, eukarya) is the ____ | Ribosome |
| What is a false statement regarding characteristics of mitochondria? | Mitochondria can carry out photosynthesis |
| In most mammals the DNA found in mitochondria is inherited from who? | The mother only |
| Wild ducks have _____ in their breast muscles than in domesticated chickens. | More mitochondria |
| A theory differs from a hypothesis in that a theory: | - More supportive research evidence than hypothesis - Broader in scope than hypothesis - A predictive power for similar phenomena not observed yet - It ties together existing observations |
| Compared to a glucose molecule, the much larger starch molecule: | Is used for energy storage in plant cells |
| The atomic number of an element is the number of: | Protons in a nucleus |
| In the element Neon, each atom contains 8 electrons in its valence shell. The atoms of Neon will be: | Chemically stable |
| In a covalent bond, atoms: | Share electrons |
| In an ionic bond: | Atoms, having gained or lost electrons, attract one another with the opposite charges |
| Water molecules exhibit cohesive and adhesive properties. What is the chemical bond characteristic that contributes to these and other numerous important properties of water molecules? | Hydrogen bonds form between water molecules, not requiring gain, loss, or sharing of electrons |
| Organic molecules are defined as chemical compounds that contain ____ in distinct ratios and structures. | Carbon and Hydrogen |
| The 4 Nitrogen bases found in RNA | 1. Adenine 2. Cytosine 3. Guanine 4. Uracil |
| (T/F) Proteins store the genetic information of the cell and transmit it to the next generation. | False |
| In eukaryotic cells, the sequences of mRNA that are removed from an mRNA molecule before being translated are: | Introns |
| A 3-base sequence, found on the bottom loop of tRNA, that is complementary to a sequence of 3 bases in mRNA: | Anticodon |
| The step of translation in which release factors bind to a stop codon: | Termination |
| What RNA strand is complementary to the DNA sequence 5' - ATCGATCG - 3'? | 3' - UAGCUAGC - 5' |
| What would be the first codon translated in the mRNA sequence 5' - GGAAUGAAACAGGAACCC - 3'? | AUG |
| A sperm cell |