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26 Multiple Choice Questions on Essentials of Biology - Exam | BIOL 1030, Exams of Biology

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Skoglund; Class: Essentials of Biology; Subject: Biology; University: Volunteer State Community College; Term: Fall 2010;

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2009/2010

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1) All life is made up of:
1) The same series of elements
2) Combined by the same laws of governing of matter & energy
3) Must obtain energy from the environment
4) Must be able to sense and respond to changes in the environment
5) Must be able to reproduce and grow by DNA
2) How many total chemicals (elements) are there?
120 total, 92 natural, 28 man-made
3) What are the 3 subatomic particles?
Protons (positive) Neutrons (Neutral) Electrons (Negative)
4) What is the smallest unit of an element?
Atom
5) What is the smallest unit of life?
Cell
6) What are the 5 kingdoms?
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
7) List the steps of the scientific method
1) State a problem or question
2) Form a hypothesis
3) Collect all data/research
4) Test the hypothesis
5) Form a conclusion
6) Publish your conclusion
8) What is the most fundamental form of matter?
Element
9) What is the atomic number?
The number of protons in a nucleus
10) What is the atomic mass?
The number of protons and neutrons.
11) What is an isotope?
An element where the protons are correct but the number of neutrons
varies.
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  1. All life is made up of:
  2. The same series of elements
  3. Combined by the same laws of governing of matter & energy
  4. Must obtain energy from the environment
  5. Must be able to sense and respond to changes in the environment
  6. Must be able to reproduce and grow by DNA
  7. How many total chemicals (elements) are there? 120 total, 92 natural, 28 man-made
  8. What are the 3 subatomic particles? Protons (positive) Neutrons (Neutral) Electrons (Negative)
  9. What is the smallest unit of an element? Atom
  10. What is the smallest unit of life? Cell
  11. What are the 5 kingdoms? Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
  12. List the steps of the scientific method
  13. State a problem or question
  14. Form a hypothesis
  15. Collect all data/research
  16. Test the hypothesis
  17. Form a conclusion
  18. Publish your conclusion
  19. What is the most fundamental form of matter? Element
  20. What is the atomic number? The number of protons in a nucleus
  21. What is the atomic mass? The number of protons and neutrons.
  22. What is an isotope? An element where the protons are correct but the number of neutrons varies.
  1. What happens in ionic bonding? One atom donates an electron, while the other atom accepts causing a negative/positive charge to occur. A mental is always involved in ionic bonding.
  2. What happens in covalent bonding? Two atoms share an electron. Most occurring.
  3. What are the two properties of water?
  4. Hydrophilic- attracts all polar molecules hydrophobic- repels all nonpolar molecules
  5. temperature- Liquid –all bonds break Gas- heat energy Solid- resists breaking bonds
  6. cohesion- resist rupturing when placed under tension. Leaf on water.
  7. Solvent properties- solute- what’s in the water solvent- the water
  8. Chemical reactions
  9. What is the pH scale? 0-14 used to measure how acidic something is.
  10. 5 classes of reactions:
  11. What is functional group transfer? Switching chains
  12. What is electron transfer? Switching electrons
  13. What is rearrangement? Don’t share electrons anymore
  14. Condensation? 2 into 1
  15. Cleavage? 1 into 2
  16. What are the molecules of life? Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
  17. Cells have what 3 things in common?
  18. Plasma membrane
  19. DNA
  20. Cytoplasm
  21. What is metabolism? Cells capacity to acquire energy and use it to build, break apart, store, and release substances
  22. What are the 2 laws of energy?
  23. Total amount of energy within the environment remains constant.
  24. Total amount of energy flows from forms of higher to forms of lower Energy.
  25. What is entropy?