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CLEP Biology: Basic Chemistry

Subjects : clep, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Elements essential to life






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






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






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






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






6. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






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






8. Stored energy






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






10. The putting together of living things






11. Gives off heat; exo - outside






12. Energy in motion






13. 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






14. Absorbs heat; endo - within






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






16. Matter is composed of ______






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






18. Dissolved






19. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






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






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






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






24. 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)






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






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






27. Smallest unit of an element






28. 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 ...






29. 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






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






31. Many sugars; complex carbs






32. The living content in a cell






33. 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






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






35. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






36. What is chief ingredient in living things?






37. The ability to do work






38. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






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






40. Proteins only one that are...