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Biology Exam Review
1
stSemester
You MUST have a terms list!
Chapter 1
Terms
hypothesis control observation inference
variable theory data homeostasis
1. What is the goal of science? 3. What is a controlled experiment?
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8. What are the characteristics of living things?
isotope ionic solution nucleic acid
enzyme covalent carbohydrate monosaccharide
compound polar lipid polysaccharide
valence electrons suspension protein
1. Describe the structure of an atom.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ When ions lose electrons they become ______________When they gain electrons they become_____________ 2. What is the difference between a covalent and an ionic bond?
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7. What is neutral on the pH scale? Give an example.
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8. The energy needed to get a reaction started is____________________________________________
9. What is the difference between a monosaccharide and a polysaccharide. Give examples of each.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________10. What is the main source of energy for living things?
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12. Write a chemical equation. Circle the reactants and underline the products.
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13. What is a catalyst? How do catalysts work?
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14. What is an enzyme?
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15. What is activation energy?
Terms
organelle
facilitated diffusion
equilibrium
eukaryote
active transport
cell organelles
prokaryote
lipid bilayer
1. What is the cell theory?
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2. Why is the nucleus so important to the cell?
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3. What is an autotroph?
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4. What is a heterotroph?
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5. What is the function of mitochondria.
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6. Make a chart that compares and contrasts prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
7. Give an example of a prokaryote. ________________________________________
8. Give an example of a eukaryote. ________________________________________
9. Trace the path of protein in the cell.
10. What organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
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11. What is diffusion?
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12. What is osmosis?
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13. List the levels of organization in a multicellular organism from the simplest level to the most
complex level.
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Ch. 19
Terms
Prokaryote eukaryote eubacteria archaebacteria
Virus capsid
1. What is the structure of a virus? ___________________________________________________________
2. What is the difference between eubacteria and archaebacteria? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Draw and label the structure of a virus. 4. Draw and label the structure of a eubacterium.
5. Describe the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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8. How are bacterial infections treated?
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