Which of the following statements regarding a common cellular activity is false?
Answer
cells respond to the environment
cells develop and maintain complex organization
cells regulate their internal environment
new cells are derived from cellular components like organelles
Question 6
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You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself that perhaps the bookstore has recently started selling this new sweatshirt style. This prediction is an example of
Answer
an experimental question.
a type of observation.
a hypothesis.
an experiment.
Question 7
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Which of the following is a trace element in the human body?
Answer
nitrogen
zinc
oxygen
hydrogen
Question 8
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What is the atomic mass of an atom that has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons?
Answer
6
8
12
18
Question 9
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A hydrogen atom has one electron. How many covalent bonds can hydrogen form?
Answer
one covalent bond
two covalent bonds
four covalent bonds
no covalent bonds
Question 10
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Household ammonia has a pH of 12; household bleach has a pH of 13. Which of the following statements about them is true?
Answer
Both of these substances are strong acids.
The ammonia has 10 times as many OH- ions as the bleach.
The ammonia has 10 times as many H+ ions as the bleach.
A solution that could buffer the bleach and ammonia would remove excess OH- ions.
Question 11
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________ are weak bonds that are not strong enough to hold atoms together to form molecules but are strong enough to form bonds within and around large molecules.