Final exam study guide (all quiz and test
questions/answers)
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics used to define living things?
Regulation, Adaptation, Independent thought, Order - correct answersIndependent
thought
What type of cells can be found in organisms containing one single cell? - correct
answers
What is the correct order of the levels of organization of living things? - correct
answersAtom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism,
population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
What is the smallest level of organization of living things at which something can be
considered "alive"? - correct answerscell
You have decided to study the way in which fish interact with dirt and rocks in a
particular pond. What are you studying? - correct answersecosystem
When performing an experiment using the scientific method, which of the following
should you do first?
form a hypothesis, draw conclusions, make a prediction, ask a question? - correct
answersask a question
After learning about the scientific method, you decide to perform an experiment on your
brother's pet hamster. When planning your experiment, what is important to remember?
- correct answersyou must have a testable hypothesis
Which part of the atom carries a positive charge and has a mass of 0? - correct
answersNone
What can you learn from the atomic number of an element? - correct answersnumber of
protons
Isotopes are different forms of the same element that differ in what way? - correct
answersdifferent number of neutrons
What are the 6 most abundant elements in living organisms? - correct answerscarbon,
hydrogen, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur
What type of chemical bond occurs when two or more atoms share electrons? - correct
answerscovalent bond
, What is the main function of the carbohydrates in living organisms? - correct
answersprovide energy
What is the simplest form of carbohydrates? - correct answersmonosaccharides
The main difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, on a molecular level, is
the amount of ____ attached to carbon molecules - correct answershydrogen
(T/F) Unsaturated fat molecules do not stack together as tightly as saturated fat
molecules - correct answerstrue
(T/F) Trans fats share many of the same health benefits as unsaturated fats? - correct
answersfalse
(T/F) All cells are surrounded by three layers of phospholipids - correct answersfalse
(T/F) Saturated fats are liquid at room temperature while unsaturated fats are solid at
room temperature - correct answersfalse
Which of the following structures is present only in the eukaryotic cells?
ER, Plasma membrane, Ribosomes, Cytoplasm - correct answersER
Which of the following is NOT part of the endomembrane system?
Golgi, Peroxisomes, Nuclear envelope, Lysosome - correct answersPeroxisomes
Which organelle is responsible for producing energy for living cells? - correct
answersmitochondria
Plant cells DO NOT contain which of the following structures?
Chloroplast, Cell Wall, Plasma membrane, Lysosome - correct answersLysosome
What is the function of the flagella in prokaryotic cells? - correct answerscell movement
One of the main functions of the liver is to break down fatty acids and get rid of toxic
substances inside the body. Which organelle helps liver cells perform these functions? -
correct answersperoxisome
(T/F) Rough ER has a "rough" texture because it is covered in ribosomes - correct
answerstrue
What structure stores water inside of plant cells? - correct answerscentral vacuole
What type of cell junction allows small molecules to be passed from the cytoplasm of
one animal cells to another? - correct answersgap junctions
questions/answers)
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics used to define living things?
Regulation, Adaptation, Independent thought, Order - correct answersIndependent
thought
What type of cells can be found in organisms containing one single cell? - correct
answers
What is the correct order of the levels of organization of living things? - correct
answersAtom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism,
population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
What is the smallest level of organization of living things at which something can be
considered "alive"? - correct answerscell
You have decided to study the way in which fish interact with dirt and rocks in a
particular pond. What are you studying? - correct answersecosystem
When performing an experiment using the scientific method, which of the following
should you do first?
form a hypothesis, draw conclusions, make a prediction, ask a question? - correct
answersask a question
After learning about the scientific method, you decide to perform an experiment on your
brother's pet hamster. When planning your experiment, what is important to remember?
- correct answersyou must have a testable hypothesis
Which part of the atom carries a positive charge and has a mass of 0? - correct
answersNone
What can you learn from the atomic number of an element? - correct answersnumber of
protons
Isotopes are different forms of the same element that differ in what way? - correct
answersdifferent number of neutrons
What are the 6 most abundant elements in living organisms? - correct answerscarbon,
hydrogen, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur
What type of chemical bond occurs when two or more atoms share electrons? - correct
answerscovalent bond
, What is the main function of the carbohydrates in living organisms? - correct
answersprovide energy
What is the simplest form of carbohydrates? - correct answersmonosaccharides
The main difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, on a molecular level, is
the amount of ____ attached to carbon molecules - correct answershydrogen
(T/F) Unsaturated fat molecules do not stack together as tightly as saturated fat
molecules - correct answerstrue
(T/F) Trans fats share many of the same health benefits as unsaturated fats? - correct
answersfalse
(T/F) All cells are surrounded by three layers of phospholipids - correct answersfalse
(T/F) Saturated fats are liquid at room temperature while unsaturated fats are solid at
room temperature - correct answersfalse
Which of the following structures is present only in the eukaryotic cells?
ER, Plasma membrane, Ribosomes, Cytoplasm - correct answersER
Which of the following is NOT part of the endomembrane system?
Golgi, Peroxisomes, Nuclear envelope, Lysosome - correct answersPeroxisomes
Which organelle is responsible for producing energy for living cells? - correct
answersmitochondria
Plant cells DO NOT contain which of the following structures?
Chloroplast, Cell Wall, Plasma membrane, Lysosome - correct answersLysosome
What is the function of the flagella in prokaryotic cells? - correct answerscell movement
One of the main functions of the liver is to break down fatty acids and get rid of toxic
substances inside the body. Which organelle helps liver cells perform these functions? -
correct answersperoxisome
(T/F) Rough ER has a "rough" texture because it is covered in ribosomes - correct
answerstrue
What structure stores water inside of plant cells? - correct answerscentral vacuole
What type of cell junction allows small molecules to be passed from the cytoplasm of
one animal cells to another? - correct answersgap junctions
