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Undergraduate 1
11/28/2011

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Term
The function of ______ in plants and animals is to provide energy and structure.
Definition
carbohydrates
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Through the process of _____, we ask questions and gain new knowledge about the natural world.
Definition
Science
Term
Most generally, anything that occupies space is considered to be _____, which exists as a liquid, solid, or gas.
Definition
matter
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of the following, which is not a kind of protien in the human body?
Definition
energetic
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the nucleotide id the monomer unit of ____.
Definition
DNA
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Plants store glucose as ___.
Definition
starch
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Basic chemistry is useful in the study of biology because living organisms are made up of _____.
Definition
chemicals
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the difference between natural and artificial selection is that with natural selection, traits are selected by____ and in as traits are selected by___
Definition
the enviroment,humans
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taxonomically, Homo Sapiens is the ____ level of classification within the Eukarya____
Definition
kingdom, domain
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smallest to largest scales of human body
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atoms and molecules,organelles,cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organism
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a hypthesis is ____
Definition
tentative answer to a question
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______ are chemicals that resist a change in pH and therefore help to maintain a stable pH in the body's fluids.
Definition
buffers
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the scientific theory of ____ explains how all of life is alike but diverse.
Definition
evolution
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hydrochloric acid forms by ____ bond between H+ and Cl-
Definition
an ionic
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biology is the scientific study of
Definition
life
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three of the four classes of biological molecules are _____ made up of many ___ linked together.
Definition
polymers, monomers
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a neutral atom is one that has an equal number of postively charged____ and negatively charged ___.
Definition
protons, electrons
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an important element in the body, ____ tends to lose its lone electron to become just a proton.
Definition
hydrogen
Term
gastric juice of the stomach is highly acidic, which means that it has _____
Definition
a low pH
Term
your body stores ____ as glycogen mostly in your muscle and liver cells
Definition
carbohydrates
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a water molecule forms as a result of ____ bonding, and adjacent water molecules are joined by ____ bonds.
Definition
hydrogen, covalent
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human body cells are approximatley ____ water.
Definition
70-95%
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____ forms up to four covelent bonds with other elements to make organic compounds.
Definition
carbon
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lipids are very divers class of molecules, but are unified in that all are hydro____ or water hating
Definition
phobic
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fats are also called triglycerides because of their chemical structure, which is a ____.
Definition
glycerol bonded to three fatty acids
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charles darwin asserted in his book that,
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descent with modification occured by natural selection
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all living organisms are alike in that all have _____.
Definition
DNA
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the chemistry of the body depends on recognition and binding between molecules, which depends largely on the _____ of molecules.
Definition
shape
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the sequence of ___ makes up the ____ structure of a protein.
Definition
amino acids, primary
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water is a ____ molecule, which means that electrical charge is unevenly distributed across the molecule.
Definition
polar
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how an atom interacts with other atoms directly depends on the
Definition
number of electrons in the atoms outer shell.
Term
what elements make up 96% of the human body?
Definition
hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, oxygen
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cholesterol is a ___, which is modified to make sex hormones
Definition
lipid
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because of its chemical structure, water can store or release a lot of ____ without changing much in temp
Definition
heat energy
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the part of a mucleotide that gives it a unique identity is the
Definition
nitrogen-containing base
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All together, the endomembrane system functions to
Definition
manufacture and distribute cellular products
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If a membrane is permeable to water but not to solutes, water will move to equalize the concentration of solutes on either side of the membrane, a process known as _____
Definition
osmosis
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of the nutrients listed below, which should you minimize if you are striving for a healthy balanced diet?
Definition
cholesterol, sodium, fat
Term
Cells of the liver maake enzymes that are going to be used elsewhere in the body. These enzymes are synthesized______
Definition
at the ER ribosomes
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A chemical that keeps and enzyme from doing its job is called an enzyme ______
Definition
inhibitor
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Gastric ulcers of the stomach result from _____
Definition
bacteria damaging the mucus secreted by the stomach
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the eukaryotic cell is filled with _____, an aqueous fluid with dissolved solutes that supports the activities of the cell's organelles
Definition
cytosol
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Substances move between the ER and the Golgi apparatus via ______.
Definition
transport
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Microtubules and filaments make up the ____, which provides support to, reinforcement for, and infrastructure in the eukaryotic cell.
Definition
cytoskeleton
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ATP is a form of _____ energy that is converted to ____ energy when used to do work
Definition
potenial, kinetic
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During the conversion of energy, a percentage of orginal energy is converted to ______, a form of kinetic energy that is "lost"
Definition
heat
Term
the primary organs of the urinary system are the _____, which are made up of_____ that function to filter, reabsorb, and secrete water and wastes from the blood.
Definition
kidneys, nephrons
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_____ rate id how much energy the body uses per an amount of time to support all the chemicals reactions occuring in the body
Definition
metabolic
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of the following, which would be best for examining the cilia of a cell lining the respiratory system?
Definition
scanning electron microscope
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Molecules and ions that cannot move freely across the plasma membrane may cross via one of the many _____ that are embedded in the membrane
Definition
proteins
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Once in the digestive system, carbohydrates are subject to chemical digestion with the help of which one of the following enzymes?
Definition
salivary
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in a hypotinic solution, an animal cell will _____.
Definition
burst
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which of the following is a physiological responce that takes place in the human body when body temperature begins to rise?
Definition
blood vessels of the skin dilate
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vitamins, minerals and omega fatty are_____
Definition
essential nutrients that must be aquired in preassembled form from your food
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large molecules from the digestion of food enter the cell by the way of a ____, which then fuses with a ____ to complete digestion.
Definition
food vacuole, lysosome
Term
of the following choices, which one includes "striated" muscle tissues?
Definition
skeletal and cardiac muscle
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in the eukaryotic cell, ATP is made in the ______.
Definition
mitochondria
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the region of an enzyme to which a substrate binds is called the ____ site
Definition
sctive
Term
______ theory states that all living organisms are composed of cells and that new cells arise from previously exisiting cells
Definition
cell
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the lining of the small intestine has surface projections called _____, which serve to increase surface area.
Definition
villi
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The ____ hosts a population of mostly harmless bacteria that function to make some kinds of vitamins for the body.
Definition
large intestine
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4 major categories of tissues in the human body
Definition
connective epithelial muscle nervous
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a _____ is made up of an integrated group of similar cells that together perform a specific function.
Definition
tissue
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Certain cells that line the stomach synthesize a digestive enzyme; the enzyme will be secreted into the stomach by the process of _____.
Definition
exocytosis
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In the urinary system, the process by which valuable materials are reclaimed from filtrate and returned to the blood is ______.
Definition
reabsorbtion
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________- soluble vitamins accumulate in the body and can be toxic if taken in excessive doses.
Definition
water
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Mechanical digestion is important because it _____.
Definition
breaks down large bites of food into smaller bites for easier swallowing and creates more surface area to facilitate chemical digestion
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accessory organs of the digestive system function to _____.
Definition
faciliate digestion by secreting enzymes and other chemicals
Term
Carbon dioxide and oxygen are hydro____ molecules that freely pass through the plasma membrane
Definition
phobic
Term
In the multicellular organisms, tissues are extensively brached and organs are often folded to maximize ____ and allow for sufficient material exchange.
Definition
surface area
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the plasma membrane is made of two layers of
____ that orient to form a barrier between the internal and eternal enviroments of the cell.
Definition
phospholipids
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By eating a balanced diet, you obtain ____ to maintain homeostasis
Definition
essential nutrients, energy, raw materials to build molecules
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Peristalsis is the involuntary rhythmic contraction of _____ tissue that works to move food through the alimentary canal.
Definition
smooth muscle
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the difference between passive and active transport across a cell membrane is that passive transport ____.
Definition
requires no energy and occurs according to a concentration gradient
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The maintenance of water and solute balance in the body is ___ regulation.
Definition
osmo
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Connective tissue is structured differently from the other major tissue types in that ____.
Definition
the cells are sparsely scattered through an extracellular proteins
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Which one of the following organ systems connects all the others
Definition
circulatory
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Cells build polymers by linking monomers, which requires ATP. What kind of cellualr work is this?
Definition
chemical
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Which organ system is responsible for bringing oygen into the body to support energy conversion in the cell
Definition
respiratory
Term
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that results from ____ during meiosis
Definition
nondisjunction
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Your breathing rate changes as your brain monitors _____ and then sends a signal to ____.
Definition
carbon dioxide levels in the blood, the diphrahm and chest muscles
Term
90% of blood plasma is ____, which makes it good for transporting materials through the body via circulatory system.
Definition
water
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Alleles are defined as _____.
Definition
alternate forms of a gene
Term
The synthesis of a protein begins with ____ of DNA and ends with ____ of RNA to a polypeptide
Definition
transcription, translation
Term
in milk, _____ ferment lactose, which makes lactic acid.
Definition
bacteria
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An allele that makes no noticable contribution to the expression of trait is referred to as _____.
Definition
recessive
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Cancer is a disease of _____.
Definition
the cell cycle control system
Term
ATP synthase is _____ that functions ____.
Definition
an enzyme, to make ATP
Term
A normal human diploid cell has how many molecules of DNA?
Definition
46
Term
ACcording to the base-pairing rules for DNA, thymine pairs with ___ and cytosine pairs with _____.
Definition
adenine, guanine
Term
The first line of defense against a normal cell that has undergone transformation is the _____.
Definition
immune system
Term
Someone sick with a cold coughs in your face and send little droplets of saliva into the air that you breathe in. This is called ____ transmission.
Definition
horizontal
Term
The function of the systemic ciruit is to circulate blood to the ____.
Definition
tisses of the body to deliver oxygen to support cellular respiration
Term
a ____ is a nonliving body made up of genes enclosed in a protein box.
Definition
virus
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During meiiosis, _____ seperate and during meiosis II,____ seperate.
Definition
homologous chromosomes, sister chromatids
Term
According to Mendel's Law of Seregation, _______.
Definition
gameteshave one copy of each allele for a given trait
Term
As waste products of cellular respiration, we exhale _____, which plants use to make _____ which provides us with energy via cellular respiration.
Definition
carbon dioxide and water, glucose
Term
Genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms is created by ____.
Definition
crossing over, random fertilization, and the independent assortment of chromosomes
Term
Homologous chromosomes _____.
Definition
carry the same gene sequence
Term
During inhalation, the chest cavity expands which creates _____ pressure relative to outside the body, so air rushes in.
Definition
negative
Term
A cell that fails to clear a checkpoint during cell division will experience programmed cell death. technically known as _____.
Definition
apoptosis
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Fermentation is an anaerobic process, which means that it takes place in the absence of _____.
Definition
oxygen
Term
In DNA and in RNA , monomers are covalently bonded such that the molecules are said to have a ____ backbone.
Definition
sugar-phosphate
Term
Arteries of the pulmonary circuit of the circulatory system carry ____.
Definition
oxygen-poor blood/blood away from the heart
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in response to low levels of ___ in the body, EPO is released by the kidneys to signal the maturation of new _____ blood cells.
Definition
oxygen, red
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For the most of the life of a cell, DNA is loosley coiled and wrapped around proteins, forming ____.
Definition
chromatin
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In the human body, the cell dicision process of ___ provides the body with new cells that replace dead cells or that support growth.
Definition
mitosis
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Asexual reproduction occurs by _____ and results in offspring that are genetically ____ the parent.
Definition
mitosis, identical to
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the complete pathway of cellular respiration reults in ____ molecules of ATP, with most generated during the ____ step.
Definition
38, electron transport
Term
The process of protein synthesis begins in the ____ and is completed at the _____.
Definition
nucleus, ribosomes
Term
in cellular respiration, the enrgy of electrons is used to pump _____ and create a concentration gradient that can be used to make ATP.
Definition
hydrogen ions
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In cellular respiration, glycolysis and the citric acid cycle function to ____.
Definition
capture electrons from the coplete metabolism of glucose, which are then used to make ATP
Term
Of the different kinds of blood vessels, the thin, leaky _____ are the site of exchange of materials, including oxygen and carbon dioxide, between blood and intersitial fluid.
Definition
capillaries
Term
A ____ type mutation mat be of no ultimate consequence because of redundancy in the genetic code.
Definition
substitution
Term
Freckles is a dominant trait in humans. What would the genotype look like for a homozygous person?
Definition
FF
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Mendel's law of independent assortment refers to ____.
Definition
the way that chromosomes seperate during meiosis and explains why traits are not inherited together.
Term
viruses reproduce and persist by ____.
Definition
infecting host cells
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The force of blood against the walls of blood vessels is referred to as ____.
Definition
blood pressure
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The genetic code consists of ____ codons, each of which codes for a specific ______.
Definition
triplet, amino acid
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During interphase in the life cycle of a diploid body cell, ____.
Definition
DNA replicates and the cell roughly doubles in size
Term
Cells of the tissue lining the respiratory system have extensions called _____ that work to move mucus, which help remove pollutants from the system
Definition
cilia
Term
____ is the ____ in red blood cells that binds to and transports oxygen.
Definition
Hemoglobin, protein
Term
In cellular respiration, oxygen _____.
Definition
accepts spent electrons, binds to carbon
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During cell division, a DNA molecule and its duplicate are referred to as _____.
Definition
sister chromatids
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In the human respiratory system, gas exchange occurs across the cell of the respiratory surface, which is the _____.
Definition
alveoli
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