Download Biology 3: First Mid-term Examination Improvement Study Questions

Biology 3: First Mid-term Examination Improvement
Study Questions
1. The site of anaerobic respiration, or glycolysis, is the:
2. Phosphorus has an atomic number of 15. Which of the below best applies to this
element?
3. There are at least two treatments or populations in every experiment, the
experimental and control. How do these two treatments differ from each other?
4. The trend in evolution of multicellular life is towards ______ organism complexity
and______cell specialization.
5. The pancreas functionsto:
6. The relationship ofcell surface to cell volume is thought to limit
7. An important molecule found in the cell membrane, with both polar and non-polar
properties is:
8. Gold, carbon and hydrogen are examples of:
9. One molecule of acetylacetic acid has the formula CH3COCH2COOH.
How many hydrogen atoms are present in one molecule of this
substance?
10. Which component molecules of the cell membrane are responsible for
transporting materials too large to move across the membrane by
diffusion?
11. A solution with a pH of 7.0 would be:
12. The chemical decomposition of sucrose into glucose and fructose is an example of..
13. Which characteristic of life is best illustrated by humans’ ability to maintain
a relatively constant bodytemperature?
13. Once a scientific theory is widely accepted, such as the theory of evolution, future findings
which are not in agreement are ignored.
14. The process of _______________ transforms
energy.
energy to chemical bond
15. Arrange the following in descending order of relative size and complexity most complex first, least complex last: (1) amino acid, (2) nitrogen atom, (3)
complex protein molecule, (4) electron, (5) dipeptide molecule
16. A question posed as a falsifiable statement, that is a statement that can be disproven:
17. What phenomenon would be responsible for the shrinkage of the cell
membrane away from the cell wall of a plant when placed in a salty solution?
18. Organisms that carry on photosynthesis use simple materials (carbon dioxide and
water) to build complex materials (sugar andstarch). Photosynthesis, therefore, is an
exampleof
19. Enzymes all have a specific surface structure created by looping and folding.
This folding represents...
20. A "polar" molecule would have: