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CLEP Biology: Basic Chemistry

Subjects : clep, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Whenever energy is used - some of the energy is wasted






2. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






3. Affect the rate of the reaction but are not changed in the reaction






4. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






5. Composed of long chains of glucose; is a polysaccharide; found in plant cell walls; nondigestible by most animals; part of our diet called bulk or rubbage(fiber)






6. Group of organic substances slightly soluble in water; very soluble in other organic liquids; mostly structural but also store energy; humans and animals store their excess energy as lipids






7. Made of nucleotides; sugar - phosphate - base; adenine - thyOOmine; guani`ne - cytosine






8. Most abundant form of lipids; building blocks for other lipids; have hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends; in water - will align themselves; good source of energy; found in dairy and animal tissues






9. Many sugars; complex carbs






10. Smallest unit of an element






11. Cannot change between gel and sol (ex. egg whites)






12. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






13. Can change between gel and sol phases (ex. protoplasm)






14. Gives off heat; exo - outside






15. In any process - energy is neither created nor destroyed






16. Polysaccharide; animal starch (animals and humans eat starches abd break them down to monosaccharides; the liver converts them to glycogen for storage)






17. Energy in motion






18. Homogenous(alike) mixture of one or more substances in another substance






19. Mixture of fine particles that do not settle out quickly (ex. protoplasm)






20. What is chief ingredient in living things?






21. Made of amino acids; polypeptide chain of amino acids; make up the majority of an organism's cells; used as enzymes or as building blocks






22. Polysaccharide; strong and flexible; makes up shells of crabs - lobsters - shrimp - insects; found in cell walls of fungi






23. Elements essential to life






24. The diffusion of water(!!) through a semipermiable membrane; equilibrium is never reached.






25. Proteins only one that are...






26. Is a polysaccharide; stored by plants; a major energy source for humans; humans can't make it






27. Single sugars; glucose(C6H12O6) is a monosaccharide that is manufactured by plants in photosynthesis






28. Stored energy






29. The living content in a cell






30. Another nucleic acid; single strand; sometime replaces thymine






31. The ability to do work






32. Organic compounds that contain carbon - hydrogen and oxygen; provide structure and store energy






33. The putting together of living things






34. When a cell needs a monosaccharide - enzymes cause disaccharides to undergo hydrolysis - which means the breaking down of a disaccharide by adding a water molecule






35. Absorbs heat; endo - within






36. Dissolved






37. Found in nucleus of cell; contain info necessary for the manufacture of an organism's proteins; nucleic acid form genes; watson and crick discovered






38. Matter is composed of ______






39. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






40. Double sugars; maltose - sucrose - lactose; formed when monosaccharides undergo dehydration synthesis - when a suger looses hydrozyl group (OH) and another gives hydrogen - resulting in a water molecule and a ...