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CLEP Biology: Basic Chemistry

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






2. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






3. Gives off heat; exo - outside






4. Many sugars; complex carbs






5. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






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






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






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






9. Matter is composed of ______






10. 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






11. 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)






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






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






14. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






15. The living content in a cell






16. Dissolved






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






18. Proteins only one that are...






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






20. Stored energy






21. Absorbs heat; endo - within






22. 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 ...






23. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Elements essential to life






30. What is chief ingredient in living things?






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






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






33. 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






34. The putting together of living things






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






36. The ability to do work






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. Smallest unit of an element






39. Energy in motion






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