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CLEP Biology: Basic Chemistry

Subjects : clep, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dissolved






2. 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






3. Matter is composed of ______






4. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






5. The living content in a cell






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. Gives off heat; exo - outside






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






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






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






11. Many sugars; complex carbs






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






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. Smallest unit of an element






15. Stored energy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The ability to do work






24. Elements essential to life






25. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






26. What is chief ingredient in living things?






27. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






28. Absorbs heat; endo - within






29. 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)






30. 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






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






32. Proteins only one that are...






33. 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 ...






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






35. The putting together of living things






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






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






38. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






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






40. Energy in motion