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Chapters 1 & 2
Yuliya Klyashtof
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Question 1

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Biology is ______________________.
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  • Mostly a collection of facts that can be ordered and memorized
  • the study of living things
  • a separate branch of science from the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
  • Both a) and b) are true

Question 2

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A buffer is a chemical that:
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  • can quickly absorb H+ ions to keep a solution from becoming too acidic
  • can quickly release H+ ions to counteract any increases in the OH- concentration in a solution
  • Is identical to baking soda
  • restore the pH of a solution to 7.0
  • a) and b) are both true

Question 3

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Pure water and aqueous solutions that are neither acidic nor basic are said to be:
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  • Buffers
  • Neutral
  • Translucent
  • Transparent
  • Alkaline

Question 4

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The nucleus of an atom is usually made up of:
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  • protons, neutrons, and proteins that hold them together
  • Protons, which have positive electrical charge, and proteins, which hold them together
  • neutrons, which have no electrical charge
  • protons, that which a positive charge, and neutrons, which have no electrical charge

Question 5

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A solution's acidity is:
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  • a measure of its negative charge (the stronger the negative charge, the more acidic the substance)
  • a measure of the number of nucleotide bases in the solution
  • a measure of the amount of buffer molecules in the solution
  • a measure of the number of all dissolved molecules in a solution
  • a measure of the H+ (free floating protons) in it

Question 6

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The pH of a fluid is a measure of:
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  • its capacity to function as a soap
  • how acidic or basic it is
  • the amount of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in it
  • its enzymatic stability
  • the concentration of phosphate groups

Question 7

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Multiple atoms linked together are collectively called:
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  • a molecule
  • an element
  • a reactant
  • a substance
  • an isotope

Question 8

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Helium is not a reactive molecule because:
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  • its first-level shell is full with two protons
  • its second-level shell is full with two electrons
  • its first-level shell is full with two neutrons
  • its first-level shell is full with two electrons
  • Helium is a reactive molecule

Question 9

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Which of the following molecules is NOT formed by covalent bonding?
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  • NaCl
  • H2
  • H2O
  • CH4
  • O2

Question 10

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All matter on earth, both living and nonliving, is made up of:
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  • carbohydrates
  • atoms
  • DNA
  • cells
  • phospholipids

Question 11

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There are three principal types of bonds that hold multiple atoms together.
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  • hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, and glycosidic linkages
  • covalent bonds, ionic bonds, and hydrogen bonds
  • covalent bonds, ionic bonds, and disulfide bonds
  • ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and ester bonds
  • phosphate bonds, disulfide bonds, and hydrogen bonds

Question 12

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Water molecules form which type of bond with other water molecules?
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  • disulfide bridges
  • ionic bonds
  • hydrogen bonds
  • covalent bonds
  • Van der waals bonds

Question 13

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An atom can be changed into an ion by adding or removing:
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  • a neutron
  • an orbital shell
  • an electron
  • a proton
  • an isotope

Question 14

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______________________ is the smallest chemical unit of a type of pure substance
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  • an atom
  • a proton
  • a molecule
  • an amino acid
  • a cell

Question 15

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which five chemical elements make up 93-97% of the biomass in plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria?
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  • carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, potassium, nitrogen
  • carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, nitrogen
  • carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous
  • carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, phosphorous
  • carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, potassium

Question 16

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The number of protons in an element, also called its _____________, identifies the element.
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  • nucleus
  • atomic number
  • ion
  • charge
  • atomic weight

Question 17

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Biology is to science as _______________ is to ____________________.
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  • college baseball; professional baseball
  • basketball; sports
  • American soccer; European football
  • baseball; tennis
  • the home team; the visiting team

Question 18

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An element:
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  • is a substance that cannot be broken down chemically into any other substance
  • is an atom that has lost a proton or an electron
  • must occur naturally on earth somewhere
  • is a component of an atom
  • All of the above are true

Question 19

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All of the following are elements of biological literacy EXCEPT:
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  • the ability to communicate with others about issues having a biological component
  • the ability to use the process of scientific inquiry to think creatively about real-world issues having a biological component
  • the ability to integrate thoughts about issues having a biological component into your decision-making
  • the ability to write clearly and precisely about your observations, data gathering. and conclusions
  • all of the above are elements of biological literacy

Question 20

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Biological literacy is the ability to:
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  • use the process of scientific inquiry to think creatively about real-world issues that have a biological component
  • communicate ideas about biology to others
  • integrate ideas about biology into your decision making
  • all of the above are components of biological literacy
  • only b) and c) are components of biological literacy

Question 21

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Thinking scientifically relies on which of the following?
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  • objective observation and experimentation
  • learning a list of facts
  • intuition
  • applying your preconceptions
  • statements from authorities

Question 22

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Which of the following terms and phrases best describes the application of scientific purposes?
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  • deduction
  • technology
  • junk science
  • statistics
  • pseudoscience

Question 23

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Statistical methods make it possible to:
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  • unambiguously learn the truth
  • choose the best answer to value-based questions
  • test non-falsifiable hypotheses
  • determine how likely it is that certain results may have occurred by chance
  • reject any hypothesis

Question 24

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The scientific method will never prove or disprove:
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  • the existence of God
  • the beauty of Shakespeare's sonnets
  • the ability of echinacea to prevent the common cold
  • all of the above are examples of statements that the scientific method will never prove or disprove
  • only a) and b) are examples of statements that the scientific method will never prove or disprove

Question 25

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Scientific data:
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  • must be collected in laboratories
  • cannot be collected in a completely unbiased way
  • are used to support or refute a hypothesis
  • are always true
  • all of the above are true

Question 26

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A scientific theory is one that:
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  • is supported by many years of experimentation all supporting the hypothesis
  • is based on hunches with no actual supporting evidence
  • sounds the most plausible
  • is the result of all scientific experiments
  • changes each time a different observation is made

Question 27

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Despite all of the intellectual analyses the scientific method gives rise to and objective conclusions it makes possible, it CANNOT:
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  • affect one's opinions about social issues
  • generate new hypothesis
  • reject false claims
  • aid in technical advances
  • generate moral statements

Question 28

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Carbohydrates:
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  • act as a relatively quick available source of fuel
  • serve as carbon skeletons that can be rearranged to form other molecules that are essential for biological structures and functions like nucleic acids
  • in the form of oligosaccharides are often covalently bonded to proteins and lipids on the outer cell surface, where they serve as cell recognition signals
  • are a good source of sustained energy when they come in the form of polysaccharides
  • all of the above

Question 29

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The figure represents which class of chemical compounds?
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  • fats
  • acids
  • sterols
  • carbohydrates
  • proteins

Question 30

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The secondary structure of a protein refers to:
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  • the linear assembly of amino acids into a chain
  • the way two or more polypeptides bind to each other
  • the twisting of the amino acids chain into a corkscrew - like shape or into a zigzag folding pattern
  • the configuration of the folded protein when bounded to other proteins
  • none of the above is correct

Question 31

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Organic molecules consisting of only hydrogen and carbon are called:
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  • carbohydrates
  • enantiomers
  • hydrocarbons
  • fats
  • hydroxyls

Question 32

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An unsaturated fatty acid in one in which:
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  • carbon-carbon double bonds are present in the hydrocarbon chain
  • not all of the carbons in the hydrocarbon chain are bonded to hydrogen atoms
  • there is an odd number of subunits in the hydrocarbon chain
  • there is an even number of subunits in the hydrocarbon chain
  • carbon-carbon double bounds are not present i the hydrocarbon chain

Question 33

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Glycogen belongs in the class of molecules known as:
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  • amino acids
  • monosaccharides
  • proteins
  • polysaccharides
  • nucleic acids

Question 34

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Phospholipids assemble spontaneously into bilayers driven by the attraction of their "tail" portions to each other and of their "head" portions to each other. The tail regions are:
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  • hydrophilic
  • cohesive
  • hydrophobic
  • molecularly charged
  • adhesive

Question 35

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If your hypothesis is rejected then,
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  • you may still have learned something important about the system you were testing
  • you should change the level of statistical significance until your hypothesis is accepted
  • your experiment was poorly designed
  • your experiment was a success
  • your experiment was a failure

Question 36

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On food packages, "insoluble fiber" refers to plant material that we can't fully digest but is important for maintaining a healthy digestive tract. This substance refers to a(n):
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  • amino acid
  • carbohydrate
  • protein
  • lipid
  • nucleic acid

Question 37

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When conducting a scientific experiment, which of the following is tested?
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  • a prediction
  • a result
  • a theory
  • a question
  • an observation

Question 38

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Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder. Affected individuals have a defective enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase. The substance these individuals cannot break down is a(n)
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  • protein
  • carbohydrate
  • nucleic acid
  • lipid
  • amino acid

Question 39

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Lactose is a combination of:
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  • glucose and ribose
  • sucrose and fructose
  • glucose and galactose
  • glucose and maltose
  • glucose and fructose

Question 40

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A nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and _________________________, all linked together by covalent bonds.
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  • a triglyceride
  • a polypeptide
  • a phosphorus-containing base
  • a potassium-containing base
  • a nitrogen-containing base

Question 41

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DNA is made of:
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  • nucleotides
  • four interconnected carbon rings
  • amino acids
  • glucose molecules
  • fatty acids

Question 42

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Which of the following statements about enzymes is NOT true?
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  • enzymes are permanently changed when they take place in a chemical reaction
  • enzymes are proteins
  • enzymes speed up chemical reaction
  • enzymes often induce shape changes in the molecules to which they bind
  • enzymes help initiate chemical reations

Question 43

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One of the four nucleotide bases in DNA is replaced by a different base in RNA. Which base is it, and what is it replaced by?
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  • cytosine, replaced by guanine
  • guanine, replaced by cytosine
  • thymine, replaced by guanine
  • thymine, replaced by uracil
  • adenine, replaced by uracil

Question 44

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Enzymes:
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  • catalyze reactions that release energy, but not those that consume energy
  • sometimes increase the amount of energy necessary to initiate a reaction
  • reduce the energy released by a reaction by one of four different mechanisms
  • are always consumed by catalyzing a reaction
  • increase the rate at which a reaction occurs

Question 45

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Which of the following nucleotide bases are present in equal amounts in DNA?
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  • thymine and cytosine
  • adenine and guanine
  • adenine and cytosine
  • thymine and guanine
  • adenine and thymine

Question 46

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Which type of macromolecules is an informational molecule?
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  • DNA
  • fatty acid
  • protein
  • polysaccharide
  • monosaccharide

Question 47

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An amino acid is to a polypeptide as:
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  • testosterone is to a steroid hormone
  • a nucleotide is to a nucleic acid
  • triglycerides are to fats
  • a phospholipid is to a plasma membrane
  • glycogen is to glucose

Question 48

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Scientific study always begins with:
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  • hypotheses
  • experiments
  • conclusions
  • predictions
  • observations

Question 49

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In a well-designed experiment:
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  • the prediction will be highly probable if the explanation is true
  • the prediction will be highly improbable if the explanation is not true
  • the null hypothesis will not be tested
  • the prediction will most likely be true
  • a) and b) are both correct
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