Coastline Community College

BIO 100

QUIZ 1 OF BIO 100 S2007

1)Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own?

 

2. The instructions for growth and development are in

 

 

3. The ability to maintain a constant internal environment is

 

 

4. Of the following, which is the first explanation of a problem? It is sometimes called an "educated guess."

 

5. Which is the smallest portion of a substance that retains the properties of an element?

 

6. All atoms of an element have the same number of

 

 

7. A molecule is

 

8. What is formed when an atom loses or gains an electron?

 

9. An —NH2 group is a(n)                            group.

 

10. A —COOH group is a(n)                          group.

 

11. Cell membranes are characterized by the presence of

 

12. Amino acids are the building blocks for

 

 

13. Amino acids are linked by what kind of bonds to form the primary structure of a protein?

14. One portion of the cell theory states that

 

15. Prokaryotic cells do NOT have

 

16. These organelles are sometimes referred to as rough or smooth, depending on the structure.

 

17. Which organelles contain DNA?

 

18. Which reaction is NOT an exergonic reaction?

 

19. When ATP releases its energy, it forms

 

20. During enzyme-catalyzed reactions, substrate is a synonym for

 

 

21. Plants need which of the following to carry on photosynthesis?

 

22. Most carbon enters the web of life through

 

23. The light-independent reactions were discovered by

 

24. Which of the following can pass through stomata?

 

25. The ultimate source of energy for living things is

 

 

26. When molecules are broken apart in respiration

 

27. Glycolysis

28. The end product(s) of glycolysis is(are)

 

 

29. The Krebs cycle takes place in the

 

 

30. The breakdown of pyruvate in the Krebs cycle results in the release of

 

31. Under anaerobic conditions, muscle cells produce

 

 

32. Proteins associated with DNA in eukaryotes are

 

 

33. Chromosomes are duplicated during which period?

 

34. The nuclear envelope begins to break up in late

 

35. The chromosomes are aligned at the spindle equator during

 

 

36. The spindle apparatus becomes visible during

 

 

37. Sexual reproduction

 

38. If a parent cell has 16 chromosomes and undergoes meiosis, the resulting cells will have how many chromosomes?

 

39. Chromatids are