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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. 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






2. 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






3. Many sugars; complex carbs






4. 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






5. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






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






7. What is chief ingredient in living things?






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






9. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






10. Matter is composed of ______






11. Smallest unit of an element






12. Stored energy






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






14. Dissolved






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






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






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






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






19. The living content in a cell






20. Gives off heat; exo - outside






21. Elements essential to life






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






23. The putting together of living things






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






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






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






28. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






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






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






32. Proteins only one that are...






33. Absorbs heat; endo - within






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






35. The ability to do work






36. 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)






37. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






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






39. 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






40. Energy in motion