South Carolina Biology ACTUAL EOC Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
Observation - (answer)process of gathering information about events or processes in an orderly way
Data - (answer)info gathered from observations
What must a hypothesis be? - (answer)Testable
monomers - (answer)basic unit of macromolecules
polymers - (answer)a large molecule formed by attaching many molecules together
what are monosaccharides - (answer)has one monomer; carbohydrate
denatured - (answer)to become inactive; refers to a protein
substrate - (answer)the reactants of an enzyme reaction
cell theory - (answer)1. all living things are made of cells
2. basic unit of structure and function in living things
3. new cells are produced from existing cells
cell wall - (answer)surrounds cell membrane in plants; rigid
cell membrane - (answer)A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.
nucleus - (answer)contains the cell's DNA
ribosomes - (answer)involved in protein synthesis
,South Carolina Biology ACTUAL EOC Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
chloroplast - (answer)Site of photosynthesis; contains chlorophyll
nucleus - (answer)A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and
reproduction
lysosomes - (answer)contains digestive enzymes
Golgi apparatus (Golgi complex, Golgi bodies) - (answer)process and packages proteins and other
substances
flagella - (answer)whip like structure used for movement
nucleolus - (answer)makes ribosmal RNA
cilia - (answer)hairlike structures on the outer surface of the cell; used for movement
characteristics of viruses - (answer)1. too small to be seen with a light microscope
2. capsid surrounds the genetic material
3. contain nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
4. no nucleus
5. do not have membrane bound organelles
6. not a cell; not considered living
7. cannot reproduce by themselves
what two organelles are not in animal cells - (answer)cell wall and chloroplast
, South Carolina Biology ACTUAL EOC Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
homeostasis - (answer)balanced internal condition of cells or maintain a relatively constant internal
environment even though the external environment is changing
describe the polar and non polar regions of the phospholipid layer - (answer)polar heads are hydrophilic
"water loving"
non polar tails are hydrophobic "water fearing"
why is the cell membrane considered to be a bilipid layer - (answer)it is made of two layers of
phospholipids
semipermeable or selectively permeable membrane - (answer)will let certain things across but not all
things
What will not go across the cell membrane - (answer)large molecules such as proteins do not move
through the membrane on their own
what are the cell membrane components - (answer)- phospholipids (peripheral and integral) proteins
- cholesterol
- carbohydrates (glucose)
characteristics of simple diffusion - (answer)- requires no energy (ATP)
- molecules move from area ***HIGH TO LOW*** concentration
osmosis - (answer)diffusion of water across a membrane
What is classified as passive transport - (answer)simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
Observation - (answer)process of gathering information about events or processes in an orderly way
Data - (answer)info gathered from observations
What must a hypothesis be? - (answer)Testable
monomers - (answer)basic unit of macromolecules
polymers - (answer)a large molecule formed by attaching many molecules together
what are monosaccharides - (answer)has one monomer; carbohydrate
denatured - (answer)to become inactive; refers to a protein
substrate - (answer)the reactants of an enzyme reaction
cell theory - (answer)1. all living things are made of cells
2. basic unit of structure and function in living things
3. new cells are produced from existing cells
cell wall - (answer)surrounds cell membrane in plants; rigid
cell membrane - (answer)A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.
nucleus - (answer)contains the cell's DNA
ribosomes - (answer)involved in protein synthesis
,South Carolina Biology ACTUAL EOC Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
chloroplast - (answer)Site of photosynthesis; contains chlorophyll
nucleus - (answer)A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and
reproduction
lysosomes - (answer)contains digestive enzymes
Golgi apparatus (Golgi complex, Golgi bodies) - (answer)process and packages proteins and other
substances
flagella - (answer)whip like structure used for movement
nucleolus - (answer)makes ribosmal RNA
cilia - (answer)hairlike structures on the outer surface of the cell; used for movement
characteristics of viruses - (answer)1. too small to be seen with a light microscope
2. capsid surrounds the genetic material
3. contain nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
4. no nucleus
5. do not have membrane bound organelles
6. not a cell; not considered living
7. cannot reproduce by themselves
what two organelles are not in animal cells - (answer)cell wall and chloroplast
, South Carolina Biology ACTUAL EOC Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers GRADED A+
homeostasis - (answer)balanced internal condition of cells or maintain a relatively constant internal
environment even though the external environment is changing
describe the polar and non polar regions of the phospholipid layer - (answer)polar heads are hydrophilic
"water loving"
non polar tails are hydrophobic "water fearing"
why is the cell membrane considered to be a bilipid layer - (answer)it is made of two layers of
phospholipids
semipermeable or selectively permeable membrane - (answer)will let certain things across but not all
things
What will not go across the cell membrane - (answer)large molecules such as proteins do not move
through the membrane on their own
what are the cell membrane components - (answer)- phospholipids (peripheral and integral) proteins
- cholesterol
- carbohydrates (glucose)
characteristics of simple diffusion - (answer)- requires no energy (ATP)
- molecules move from area ***HIGH TO LOW*** concentration
osmosis - (answer)diffusion of water across a membrane
What is classified as passive transport - (answer)simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion
