Midterm review

Question 1

metabolism

Answer 1

a set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes

Question 2

biosphere

Answer 2

part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and or atmosphere

Question 3

biome

Answer 3

group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities

Question 4

cladogram

Answer 4

diagram that shows the evolutionary relationship among a group of organisms

Question 5

monosaccharide

Answer 5

single sugar molecule

Question 6

polymer

Answer 6

large compound formed from combinations of many monomers

Question 7

monomer

Answer 7

small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers

Question 8

amino acids

Answer 8

compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end

Question 9

RNA

Answer 9

ribonucleic acid

single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

Question 10

nucleotide

Answer 10

monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar , a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

Question 11

ATP

Answer 11

Adenosine Tri-Phosphate

Question 12

fermentation

Answer 12

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