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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. The living content in a cell






2. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Stored energy






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






11. Dissolved






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






17. Proteins only one that are...






18. Elements essential to life






19. What is chief ingredient in living things?






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






21. 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






22. The putting together of living things






23. Matter is composed of ______






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






25. 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 ...






26. Absorbs heat; endo - within






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






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






29. Energy in motion






30. Gives off heat; exo - outside






31. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






32. 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






33. Many sugars; complex carbs






34. The ability to do work






35. Smallest unit of an element






36. Whenever energy is used - some of the energy is wasted






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






38. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






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






40. Particles are mixed but not dissolved