First Quarter Exam Flashcards

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What type of RNA has anticodons?

A

tRNA

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A scientific idea that has not been tested is a _____.

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Hypothesis

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The doctrine of humors believes that humans contain 4 different _____.

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Liquid/fluids

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What do we call the process by which bacteria obtain energy from inorganic chemicals?

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Chemosynthesis

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4
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Atom having a negative or positive charge?

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Ion

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A solution that has a greater concentration than water molecules in a cell is called what?

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Hypophilic

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The principle product of photosynthesis is _____.

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Glucose

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The entire process of photosynthesis takes place in the _____.

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Chloroplast

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8
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The reaction that causes bread to rise is an example of _____.

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Alcohol fermentation

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9
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What is the control center of most cell activity?

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The nucleus

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10
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Robert Brown was first to describe ____.

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Nucleus

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The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy in nature is known as _____.

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Entropy

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12
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What kind of chemical bond shares chemical bond?

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Covalent

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13
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What is the name of the numerical index used to express the acidity or alkalinity of a substance?

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The PH scale

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The use the cellular energy to change the permeability of a membrane is called _____.

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Active transport

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What suggests looking for items in nature that represent a person’s problem?

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The doctrine of signatures

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What’s another name for the land/eyepiece on a microscope?

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Ocular

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17
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What is the messenger RNA (mRNA) carry?

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Amino acid

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18
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What kind of transport requires the cell to expand energy in order for the substances to pass through the membrane?

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Active transport

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What is the movement of substances through a cell membrane without the cell’s expending energy?

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Passive transport

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The bursting of blood cells in hypotonic solution is called_______.

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cytolosis

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21
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True or False

Active Transport involves the cell’s expending energy to digest a substance it has taken in.

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False

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22
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True or False

Some multicellular organisms are colonial.

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True

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True or False

Cells are held together by various kinds of cell junctions.

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True or False Organelles are found only in prokaryotic cells.
False
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True or False The cell wall is sometimes described as a lipid bilayer.
False
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True or False The inner folds of ribosomes are called cristae.
False
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Robert Brown was the first to describe this structure and it's importance in cells.
nucleus
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Cork "cells" were first identified by_____.
Hooke
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Organisms made up of cells that can operate independently but that normally tend to group together are called______.
colonial
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Several tissues grouped together and working as a unit form_______.
an organ
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The cytoplasm's long tubular extensions that contain a set of microtubules and that are used in cellular movement are________.
flagella
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The process by which cells release wastes or secrete substances through the plasma membrane is known as_______.
exocytosis
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Which of the following are not found in animal cells?
plastids
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Chloroplasts contain
grana
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Which of these is associated with digestion in the cell?
Lysosmomes
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True or False Some multicellular organisms have tissues that are grouped into organs which are arranged in systems.
True
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True or False Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes attached to it whereas smooth endoplasmic reticulum does not.
True
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True or False Golgi bodies often process materials the cell is secreting.
True
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True or False Turgor pressure involves a built-up of the quantity of water molecules in the contractile vacuole.
False
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True or False In eukaryotic cells the nucleus is surrounded by a double membrane called the nuclear envelope.
True
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True or False In passive mediated transport a substance is helped across a membrane by a structure in the passive membrane.
True
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A eukaryotic cell does not have...
A nuclear area that is not enclosed in a membrane
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The organelles found in most plant cells (but never in animal cells) are...
Plastids
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Organelles are sometimes moved throughout the cell by a process called...
Cytoplasmic streaming
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A prokaryotic cell does not have...
Membrane-bound organelles
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The cell theory states that all cells come from preexisting cells, that cells are living things, and that...
All the functions of living organisms are carried on by cells
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Elimination of nonsoluble, nondigested particles by a cell is referred to as...
Egestion
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The ability of a cell to respond to its environment is called...
Irritability
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Who discovered that all plants are made of cells?
Schleiden
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What has to do with a plant cell's turgor pressure?
Central vacuole
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The diffusion of water into a cell by osmosis results in a build-up of...
Turgor pressure
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Contractile vacuoles would be of great importance to a unicellular...
Animal living in a hypotonic environment
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The control center of most cell activity is the...
Nucleus
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A solution that has a greater concentration of water molecules than the cell it (this part was cut off in the picture)...
Hypotonic
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Since diffusion is a purely physical process (it requires no cellular energy), it (this part was cut off in the picture)...
Passive transport
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He use of cellular energy to changers permeability of the membranes a called...
Active transport
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What is not associated with the nucleus of a cell?
Ribosome
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True or False In passive mediated transport a substance is helped across a membrane against the concentration gradient.
False