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The diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane is?   Osmosis  
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Maintaining a normal blood sugar or blood pH is?   Homeostasis  
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What kind of bond holds the atoms of a single water molecule together?   Covalent bonds that are polar  
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Which of the following are found in the nucleus of an atom?   Neutrons and protons  
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A carbon can form up to ___ bonds with other atoms.   4  
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The most important physical characteristic of lipids with regard to living organisms is that they?   Are hydrophobic  
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Saturated fatty acids are so named because they are saturated with?   Hydrogen  
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A neutral atom must contain?   An equal number of protons and electrons  
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Is a membranous organelle that chemically modifies and ships proteins to other organelles or out of the cell.   Golgi bodies  
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Red blood cells placed into distilled water will?   Swell and rupture as water moves into the cell  
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What structures move proteins from the ER to the Golgi apparatus?   Transport vesicles  
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What describes the water in sugar-water solution?   Solvent  
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What can diffuse directly across plasma membranes, moving right through the phospholipid bilayer?   CO2 and O2  
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Refers to the inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, such as of blood vessel or intestine   Lumen  
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High temperatures or changes in pH can permantly disrupt protein structure and function. This is called?   Denaturation  
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Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in that they have a membrane-bound _____ that contains the genetic material.   Nucleus  
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Group of cells that carry out a certain function is?   Tissue  
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A blind experiment is one in which?   Subjects do not know if they are in the experiment or not.  
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The campus occupys?   A community  
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Chemical reactivity and the formation of chemical bonds between atoms is a function of what subatomic particles?   Electrons  
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What is the function of the plasma membrane?   Regulation of the passage of material into and out of the cell  
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Fats are composed of glycerol and ____ which can both be metabolized for the production of ATP.   Fatty acids  
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Which organelle contains digestive enzymes?   Lysosomes  
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The polysaccharide that is a storage form of glucose in the liver and muscle cells in humans is?   Glycogen  
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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body are called?   Enzymes  
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Function of protein synthesis   Ribosome  
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Which of the following is not a disaccharide?   Galactose  
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What are the functions of endoplasmic riticulum?   Lipid and steroid synthesis  
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What is both found in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?   Ribosomes  
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How are protons, electrons, and neutrons are arranged into atoms and ions?   Protons and neutrons are inside of the nucleus and electrons are outside of the nucleus  
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What is a ionic bond?   Total transfer of electrons forming ions, attraction between ions with opposite charges  
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What is a hydrogen bond?   Occurs between a hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom  
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What is a covalent bond?   Sharing of electron pairs between atoms  
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What is dehydration synthesis or condensation reaction?   Removal of water. (OH from one monomer and H from another)  
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What is hydrolysis?   Water is used to break bond. Enzymes split molecules into two or more parts.  
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What does DNA stand for?   Deoxyribonucleic acid  
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Definition of denatured.   breaking of many of the weak linkages, or bonds (e.g., hydrogen bonds), within a protein molecule.  
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What are the four levels of structure in proteins.   Primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, and quaternary structure.  
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What is the neutral pH level? (Base)   7.0  
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Acidic solutions have what level of pH?   Greater than 7  
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Basic solutions have what level of pH?   Less than 7  
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What are the three groups of carbohydrates?   Monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharides  
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Triglyceride   3 fatty acids + glycerol  
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Phospholipids   Cell membrane component. 2 fatty acids + glycerol + phosphate  
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