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1
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When molecules are broken apart in respiration….

A

the energy released in respiration is channeled into molecules of ATP

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Select the molecules NOT normally found in the plasm membrane.

A. proteins
B. phospholipids
C. DNA
D. None of these

A

DNA

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_________ is the study of how energy is transferred, its rates of flow, and transformation from one form or quality to another.

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thermodynamics

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Plants need which of the following to carry on photosynthesis?

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CO2 and Water

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Which process is absolutely necessary for sexual reproduction to occur in a life cycle but is not necessarily required for organisms that only reproduce asexually?

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meiosis

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An organism that must obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms is called a ________.

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heterotroph

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Degradative metabolic pathways can be considered __________.

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catabolic

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The _______ law of thermodynamics recognized the Principe of chaos.

A

second

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We perceive wavelengths of visible light as different _________.

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colors

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Chromatids that are attached at the centromere are called what kind of chromatids?

A

sister

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Through meiosis ….

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all of these

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what is not a characteristic of meiosis

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results in producing genetically identical cells

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which of the following is NOT involved in the light-dependent reactions?

A

stroma

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Which of the following liberates the most energy in the form of ATP?

A

aerobic respiration

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Chromosomes are duplicated during what portion of the cell cycle?

A

S

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The number of chromosomes in a eukaryotic cell…

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is the same of all members of a speciesT

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17
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The chromosomes are aligned at the spindle equator during…

A

metaphase

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18
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meiosis typically results in the production of …

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four haploid cells

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19
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The chromosomes move to opposite poles during…

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anaphase

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20
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The nuclear membrane re-forms during…

A

telophase

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What is not a participant of photosynthesis?

A

mitochondria

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C4 plants normally occur in hot, _________ environments

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dry

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How many ATP molecules (net yield) are produced per molecule of glucose degraded during glycolysis?

A

2

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Which of the following marks transition from glycolysis to the Krebs cycle?

A

acetyl-CoA formation

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___________ energy is kinetic energy associated with the random movement of atoms or molecules
thermal
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The distribution of cytoplasm daughter cells is accomplished during....
cytokinesis
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When a cell undergoes mitosis......
the daughter cels have identical genes and the daughter cell has genes identical to those of the mother cell that produced it
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which of the following does NOT occur in prophase 1 of meiosis?
cytokinesis
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the nucleus of a human sperm cell contains _______ chromosomes
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chlorophyll molecules are located in the _______.
chloroplast
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the ability of cells to acquire and use energy to build, store, break apart, and eliminate substances in a controlled fashion is considered ___________.
metabolism
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Fusion of an egg and sperm results in a 2N _____.
zygote
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Programmed cell death is referred to as _______.
apoptosis
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the autosomal cells of diploid human contains ______ chromosomes
46
35
in most children, cell division is _______ cell death
greater than
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the activation energy of a reaction refers to the minimum amount of energy...
necessary to cause it to proceed on its own
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Glycolysis takes place in the...
cytoplasm
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32 to 34 ATP molecules are generated by the ________ stage of aerobic respiration
oxidative phosphorylation
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Crossing over occurs during ______
prophase 1
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__________ sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
autotrophs
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Photophosphorylation is the addition of a _____ to ADP to make ATP
phosphate
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________ ("splitting of sugar") breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate
glycolysis
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List the three phases of the Calvin Cycle
- Carbon fixation - reduction - regeneration of CO2 acceptor
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In addition to food production, photosynthesis produces the _____ in our atmosphere
oxygen
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The C4 pathway of photosynthesis exhibits a _______ separation of steps while the CAM pathway exhibits a ________ separation of steps.
spatial , temporal
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List the number of ATP, NADH, and FADH2, generated from two pyruvate molecules
2 ATP 6 NADH 2 FADH2
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The citric acid cycle has 8 steps, each catalyzed by a specific __________
enzyme
48
List two common types of fermentation
- alcohol fermentation - lactic acid fermentation
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the citric acid cycles also called the Krebs cycle, takes place within the _________ matrix
mitocondria
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obligate _________ carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration and cannot survive in the presence of O2
anaerobes
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Chloroplasts are found mainly in the _________ cells of the interior tissue of the leaf
mesophyll
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___________ is the distance between crests of light waves.
wave length
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chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called __________ reactions
redox
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__________ is the process of forming sperm cells from diploid cells of the germ line.
spermatogenus
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A living systems ___________ is energy that can do work when temperature and pressure are uniform, as in a living cell
free energy
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___________ is a state of maximum stability
equilibrium
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glycolysis breaks down glucose into two molecules of _____________.
pyruvate
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the electron transport chain in cellular respiration generates ________ ATP
no
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An electron donor is called the ______ agent.
reducing
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An electron receptor is called the ______ agent.
oxidizing
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Yeast and many bacteria are ___________ anaerobes, meaning that they can survive using either fermentation or cellular respiration.
facilitative
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energy flows into an ecosystem as _______ and exits as __________.
light , heat
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The reaction-center of chlorophyll A in PS1 is called __________
P700
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A metabolic pathway begins with a specific molecule and ends with a __________
product
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_______________ is the study of how organisms manage their energy resources
Bioenergetics
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In a __________ system, energy and matter can be transferred between the system and its surroundings
open
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light behaves as though it consists of discrete particles called _____________
photons
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leaves appear green because chlorophyll reflects and transmits ________ light
green
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In the absence of O2, glycolysis couples with fermentation or anaerobic respiration to produce _________
ATP
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The main electrogenic pump of plants, fungi, and bacteria is a __________.
proton
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Metaphase....
all duplicated chromosomes are aligned at the equator
72
prophase....
chromosomes begin to condense
73
telophase.....
daughter nuclei form
74
anaphase....
sister chromatids move apart

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