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Rachel's Bio Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which organelle enables plants to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water? | chloroplast |
| What is the process through which eukaryotic cells transfer energy in glucose to ATP? | cellular respiration |
| What is caused by uncontrolled abnormal cell division? | cancer |
| What cellular structure is responsible for protein production? | ribosome |
| What is the primary source of energy for photosynthesis? | sunlight |
| What is NOT a characteristic of active transport? | it involves diffusion |
| Which membrane proteins transmit information into the cell by responding to signal molecules? | receptor proteins |
| All biomolecules contain | carbon |
| Without energy, organisms could not | all of the above - maintain homeostasis, carry out chemical reactions, make their own food |
| An enzyme | lowers the activation energy of a reaction |
| Most bonds between atoms are | covalent |
| What steps in a scientific investigation is usually taken first? | observation |
| In what order is the cell cycle in most eukaryotic cells? | G1, S, G2, Mitosis, Cytokinesis |
| What is NOT a property of an individual organism? | evolution |
| What is NOT considered a reason for why atoms form bonds? | to turn into other atoms |
| What illustrates cohesion? | water drops on the surface of a car pull together into a ball |
| Carbohydrates | provide structural support |
| Water dissolves ionic compounds because water molecules | have partially charged ends |
| The function of ribosomes is to | assemble proteins |
| What is considered an aerobic process? | The Kreb's Cycle |