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1
Q

How does ATP provide energy to a cell?

A

It loses a phosphate group, releasing energy in the process.

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2
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Two main fucntions of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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Phospholipids and proteins secreted by the cell.

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3
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1.6 What is it called when an atom or functional group tends to attract electrons (or electrons density) towards itself?

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Electronegativity.

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4
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Which macromolecule is a sugar and provides a major source of energy for daily activities?

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Carbohydrate

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5
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What are the four main elements that make up living matter?

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Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

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6
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What is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane where no energy is required called?

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Osmosis

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7
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Which process in Eukaryotic cells will proceed normally whether oxygen is present or not?

A

Glycolysis

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8
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Are trace elements needed in big or small doses?

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Small

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9
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Which macromolecule has a sugar phosphate backbone?

A

Nucleic Acid

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10
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What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?

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Unsat contain carbon to carbon double bonds, but saturated fats don’t.

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11
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under 7 on the ph scale is acidic or basic?

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acidic

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12
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What is the pigment known to play a direct role in photosynthesis by absorbing light called?

A

Chlorophyll a

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13
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What bonds cause water molecules to be attracted to each other?

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Hydrogen

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14
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What is it called if a white blood cell engulf a baterium?

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Phagocytosis

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15
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What kind of molecule forms a bilayer that is the basis for all cellular membranes?

A

Phospholipid

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16
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What is the monomer/building block of a protein molecule?

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Amino Acids

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17
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Microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments compose what part of the cell?

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Cytoskeleton

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18
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What are the products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that are utilized in the Calvin Cycle?

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ATP and NADPH

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19
Q

A statistically significant result is…..

A

unlikely due to chance events.

20
Q

Where in photosynthesis does CO2 enter?

A

The Calvin Cycle

21
Q

Which organic molecule is resonsible for storing and transmitting hereditary information?

A

nucleic acids

22
Q

small nonpolar hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids _____ _____ through a _____’s ______ _______

A

easily pass through a membranes lipid bilayer.

23
Q

What are the pores on the epidermis of a plant known as

A

Stomata

24
Q

What do lysosomes do and do not do?>

A

They recycle organellese and shit but they do not synthesize preoteins.

25
Q

When a solution doesnt have as much of the solution as the area surrounding the solution it is known to be

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Hypotonic (meaning lacking)

26
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Which vitamin do you need to ifght scurvy?

A

Vitamin C

27
Q

1.3 Because the electrons in a water molecule are shared unequally between hydrogen and oxygen, water is said to be what kind of bond?

A

Polar

28
Q

A molecule that is composed only of chains and rings of hydrogen and carbon is called a what?

A

HYDROCARBON.

29
Q

What is the term for all chemical reactions in an organism?

A

metabolism

30
Q

What is the type of bond where one or more electron are transferred from one to another?

A

Ionic

31
Q

During cell resp. NADH does what?

A

Delivers its electron load to the first electron carrier molecule

32
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1.8 What is the substance found in a cell called that helps maintain pH balance?

A

Buffer

33
Q

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

A

Selective Permeability

34
Q

Table sugar belongs to which category of nutrients?

A

Carbohydrates

35
Q

Where does the citric acid cycle occur?

A

The mitochondrial matrix.

36
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Oxygen is relead from what part of photosynthesis?

A

Light Reaction

37
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How much water should we drink every day?

A

3 L

38
Q

Why is there complexity and variety in organic molecules?

A

Because carbon atoms are chemically versatile.

39
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over 7 on the pH scale is acidic or basic?

A

basic

40
Q

What are the stages of cellular respiration and put them in their correct order?

A

Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation

41
Q

1.2 What is the bond where electrons are shared equally?

A

Nonpolar covalent bond

42
Q

What kind of molecule forms the bilayer that is the basis for all cell membranes?

A

Phospholipids

43
Q

The transfer of a phosphate group to a molecule or compound is called _____

A

Phosphorylation

44
Q

____ is to somatic cells as haploid is to ______

A

Diploid/gametes

45
Q

What kind of bonds hold the atoms of a single water molecule together?

A

Polar covalent bonds

46
Q

What is found in the nucleus of an atom?

A

Protons and Neutrons

47
Q

A centriole is exclusively found in plants

A

False. the chloroplast dough

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