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






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






3. The increase in randomness and loss of usable energy






4. Matter is composed of ______






5. 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






6. Energy in motion






7. Smallest unit of an element






8. Dissolved






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






10. Process of making two DNA molecules from one strand






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






12. Gives off heat; exo - outside






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Elements essential to life






19. The putting together of living things






20. Particles are mixed but not dissolved






21. Stored energy






22. Many sugars; complex carbs






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






24. 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






25. Dissolver (water: universal solvent)






26. The living content in a cell






27. Absorbs heat; endo - within






28. 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)






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






30. What is chief ingredient in living things?






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






32. The ability to do work






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






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






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






36. Proteins only one that are...






37. 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






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






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






40. 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 ...