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Bertoch Final Review, all of Test 1. Questions with images were not included in this deck. Also, the questions regarding the stories about the lizards are not included. Please see test on Canvas to review those questions.

1
Q

Carbohydrates typically include ______.

A

C, H, and O atoms

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2
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Why is water considered a polar molecule?

A

The oxygen end of the molecule has a slight negative charge, and the hydrogen end has a slight positive charge.

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3
Q

The monomers of Nucleic Acids are ______.

A

Nucleotides

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4
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What are the proper components of the scientific method?

experiment, conclusion, application

A

Observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results, conclusion

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5
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Isotopes of an element have the same number of ______ and different numbers of _____

A

Protons….Neutrons

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6
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Sometimes when I have my morning coffee, which I drink black with no sugar, I notice a thin film floating on top of the coffee. Since I have just read Chapter 3 of the text, I now realize the nature of this substance and so I run to my friend screaming, “Look at this ______ in my coffee!”

A

Hydrophobic Substance

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7
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A scientist, who is studying the effects of overgrazing on forest range, is involved in which branch of life science?

A

Ecology

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8
Q

Unequal reproductive success can lead to ______.

A

Natural Selection

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9
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Members of the kingdom Plantae differ from members of the other kingdoms of Eukarya in that most members of the kingdom Plantae ______.

A

Produce their own food

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10
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A friend of yours appears to have put on a lot of muscle very quickly. At the same time, you notice that your friend seems to have a lot of mood swings and appears depressed. It is reasonable for you to suspect that your friend has begun to take ______.

A

An anabolic steroid

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11
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What is required for natural selection to occur?

A

(answer is all of the above) unequal reproductive success, individual variation, inheritance, overproduction

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12
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What are the reactant(s) in the following chemical reaction?

C6H12O6 + 6 H2O + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 12 H2O

A

C6H12O6, H2O, and O2

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13
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An atom with a positive charge has ______.

A

MOre protons than electrons

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14
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An atom with an electrical charge is a(n) ______.

A

ion

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15
Q

Which of the following molecules are hydrophilic?

a. ) polyunsaturated fatty acids
b. ) Testosterone
c. ) cholesterol
d. ) cellulose
e. ) butter

A

D. cellulose

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16
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The hydrogens and oxygen of a water molecule are held together by ______ bonds

A

Covalent

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17
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What name is given to substances that resist changes in pH?

A

buffers

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18
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Taxonomy is the ______.

A

naming and classifying of species

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19
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Which of the following is an example of a polysaccharide?

A

starch

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20
Q

Humans are composed of ______ cells.

A

eukaryotic

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21
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Relative to a pH of 6, a pH of 4 has a ______.

a. ) 200 times higher H+ concentration
b. ) 100 times higher H+ concentration
c. ) 20 times higher H+ concentration
d. ) 20 times lower H+ concentration
e. ) 100 times lower H+ concentration

A

b.) 100 times higher H+ concentration

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22
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What name is given to the following reaction?

galactose + glucose → lactose + water

A

dehydration reaction

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23
Q

A glycerol with three fatty acids attached is referred to as a ______.

A

fat

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24
Q

Which kingdom of Eukarya consists primarily of unicellular organisms?

A

Protista

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25
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Beryllium’s atomic mass is 9 and its atomic number is 4. How many neutrons are found in a beryllium atom?

A

5

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26
Q

______ is a hydroxyl group.

a. ) —NH2
b. ) —SH
c. ) —OH
d. ) —H
e. ) COOH

A

c.) -OH

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27
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How does RNA differ from DNA?

A

RNA contains uracil; DNA contains thymine.

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28
Q

All atoms of an element have the same number of ______.

A

protons

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29
Q

“Male collared lizards show considerable color variation.” This is a(n) ______.

A

observation

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30
Q

A botonist focusses his/her efforts on?

A

the domain eukarya

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31
Q

Saturated fats are saturated with ______.

A

hydrogen

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32
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Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells?

A

Bacteria and Archaea

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33
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Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?

34
Q

the lower the PH of a solution, the ____

A

more acidic the solution

35
Q

Science is ____

A

the inquiry-based effort to describe and explain nature

36
Q

Which of the following elements is not one of the four most common elements in living things?

37
Q

Amino acids include a side group as well as ______.

A

a central carbon, a hydrogen atom, an amino group, and a carboxyl group

38
Q

In the following reaction, what type of bond is holding the two atoms together?
K + Cl → K+ + Cl— → KCl

39
Q

An uncharged atom of gold has an atomic number of 79 and an atomic mass of 197. This atom has ______ protons, ______ neutrons, and ______ electrons.

A

118…..79….118

40
Q

What is the name given to the reaction that breaks peptide bonds?

A

hydrolysis

41
Q

A fat that is hydrogenated is ______.

A

more solid

42
Q

Adjacent water molecules are joined by ______ bonds.

43
Q

In the following reaction, galactose is a ______.

galactose + glucose → lactose + water

44
Q

A base ______.

A

removes H+ ions from a solution

45
Q

Which of the following is true with regard to a DNA molecule?

A

The amount of adenine is equal to the amount of thymine, and the amount of guanine is equal to the amount of cytosine.

46
Q

The bond between oppositely charged ions is a(n) ______ bond.

47
Q

A protein’s function is dependent on its ______

48
Q

How many oxygen atoms are in the products of the following reaction?
C6H12O6 + 6 H2O + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 12 H2O

49
Q

Which of the following is an acid?

a. ) H2O
b. ) NaOH
c. ) CH4
d. ) NaCl
e. ) HC

50
Q

DNA nucleotides include ______.

A

thymine, guanine, adenine, and cytosine

51
Q

As water freezes ______

A

its molecules move farther apart

52
Q

The branch of biology that explains both the diversity and the unity of life is ______.

53
Q

Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?

54
Q

Which factors can effect the functionality of a protein?

A

all of the above (temp., pH, change i proteins primary structure)

55
Q

Destruction of a protein’s shape is called ______.

A

denaturation

56
Q

What name is given to bonds that involve the sharing of electrons?

57
Q

animals store carbohydrates as ______/

58
Q

Cellulose is an example of ______.

A

a polysaccharide fiber

59
Q

The second electron shell of an atom can hold a maximum of ______ electron(s).

60
Q

A specific stretch of DNA that programs the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide is a ______.

61
Q

A single carbon atom can form a maximum of ______ covalent bond(s).

62
Q

What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?

A

nutrient cycling and energy flow

63
Q

What name is given to the following reaction?

sucrose + water → glucose + fructose

A

hydrolysis

64
Q

By definition, what type of fatty acid has double bonds?

A

unsaturated

65
Q

Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ______.

A

larger and more complex

66
Q

An atom’s protons are found in its ______.

67
Q

A newly discovered multicellular organism obtains food by digesting dead organisms. Such an organism is most likely a member of the kingdom ______.

68
Q

Proteins are polymers constructed from ______ monomers.

A

amino acid

69
Q

Which branch of life science focuses on the Animal Kingdom?

70
Q

What is the difference between discovery science and hypothesis-driven science?

A

Discovery science is mostly about describing nature, whereas hypothesis-driven science tries to explain nature.

71
Q

What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?

A

organelles

72
Q

Which of the following is not a property of life?

A

Which of the following is not a property of life?

73
Q

If one strand of a DNA double helix has the sequence AGTACTG, what will be the sequence of the other strand?

74
Q

The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the ______.

75
Q

Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7; therefore, it has ______ electrons in its outermost electron shell.

76
Q

question 85: You try to start your car, but it does not start. Which of these is a hypothesis?

  • My car will not start.
  • What is wrong with my car?
  • My car’s battery is dead.
  • My car is too old to function properly.
  • If I recharge the battery, then my car will start.
A

If I recharge the battery, then my car will start

77
Q

____ is a steroid

  • Butter
  • Amino acid
  • Estrogen
  • Unsaturated fat
  • Sucrose
78
Q

Sugar dissolves when stirred into water. The sugar is the ______, the water is the ______, and the sweetened water is the ______.

A

solute . . . solvent . . . solution

79
Q

Enzymes are

80
Q

The linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain is referred to as its ______ structure.

81
Q

The tendency of molecules of the same kind to stick together is called ______.

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