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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
- Living things do not change over time (correct)
- Living things reproduce
- Living things respond to their environment
- Living things are made up of cells
Which of the following is a process that living things use to obtain energy?
Which of the following is a process that living things use to obtain energy?
- Metabolism
- Homeostasis
- Photosynthesis (correct)
- Aging
What is the basic unit of matter?
What is the basic unit of matter?
- Cell
- Molecule
- Atom (correct)
- Nucleus
What type of bond is formed by sharing electrons between two atoms?
What type of bond is formed by sharing electrons between two atoms?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of science?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of science?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations?
What is the purpose of forming a hypothesis in the scientific method?
What is the purpose of forming a hypothesis in the scientific method?
Which of the following is true about covalent bonds in water molecules?
Which of the following is true about covalent bonds in water molecules?
Which of the following is true about lipids?
Which of the following is true about lipids?
What is the primary role of proteins?
What is the primary role of proteins?
Which structure is responsible for controlling most of the cell's processes and contains hereditary information?
Which structure is responsible for controlling most of the cell's processes and contains hereditary information?
What is the function of the cell membrane?
What is the function of the cell membrane?
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
What is the function of chloroplasts in a cell?
What is the function of chloroplasts in a cell?
Which process requires the input of energy and moves molecules and ions against a concentration difference?
Which process requires the input of energy and moves molecules and ions against a concentration difference?
What is the main difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?
What is the main difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?
Which statement is true about active transport?
Which statement is true about active transport?
How do bacteria and archaea reproduce?
How do bacteria and archaea reproduce?
What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
Which statement is true about prokaryotic cellular components within the cytoplasm?
Which statement is true about prokaryotic cellular components within the cytoplasm?
What is the process responsible for the movement of water across cell membranes in human cells?
What is the process responsible for the movement of water across cell membranes in human cells?
In which type of solution will a plant cell lose water by osmosis?
In which type of solution will a plant cell lose water by osmosis?
What is the movement of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane toward a higher concentration of solute called?
What is the movement of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane toward a higher concentration of solute called?
What is the main agent of support in many plants?
What is the main agent of support in many plants?
What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a solution that is hypertonic relative to the cytoplasm?
What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a solution that is hypertonic relative to the cytoplasm?
Which of the following is true about osmosis?
Which of the following is true about osmosis?
What determines the permeability of biological membranes to different molecules?
What determines the permeability of biological membranes to different molecules?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the cell membrane?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the cell membrane?
What is the function of integral proteins in the cell membrane?
What is the function of integral proteins in the cell membrane?
Which statement is true about the permeability of the cell membrane?
Which statement is true about the permeability of the cell membrane?
Which of the following is the most abundant class of lipids in plasma membranes?
Which of the following is the most abundant class of lipids in plasma membranes?
What is the main effect of unsaturated lipids on membrane fluidity?
What is the main effect of unsaturated lipids on membrane fluidity?
What is the primary composition of the cell membrane?
What is the primary composition of the cell membrane?
Which of the following correctly describes the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane?
Which of the following correctly describes the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane?
Which term is used to refer to isotopes that have never been observed to decay?
Which term is used to refer to isotopes that have never been observed to decay?
What is the atomic number of an atom?
What is the atomic number of an atom?
Which of the following correctly describes the term 'isotope'?
Which of the following correctly describes the term 'isotope'?
What type of bond is formed between amino acids to create a protein chain?
What type of bond is formed between amino acids to create a protein chain?
Which level of protein structure refers to the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain?
Which level of protein structure refers to the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain?
What is the three-dimensional structure created by a single protein molecule called?
What is the three-dimensional structure created by a single protein molecule called?
Which type of unsaturated fatty acid increases cellular membrane fluidity?
Which type of unsaturated fatty acid increases cellular membrane fluidity?
Which type of fatty acid configuration has a shape similar to straight saturated fatty acids?
Which type of fatty acid configuration has a shape similar to straight saturated fatty acids?
Which type of fatty acid configuration is not found in nature and is the result of human processing?
Which type of fatty acid configuration is not found in nature and is the result of human processing?
Which organelle is responsible for the degradation of biomolecules in animal cells?
Which organelle is responsible for the degradation of biomolecules in animal cells?
Which of the following is a unifying theme in biology?
Which of the following is a unifying theme in biology?
What is the most abundant molecule in every organism?
What is the most abundant molecule in every organism?
Which of the following is true about water's molecular structure?
Which of the following is true about water's molecular structure?
Which of the following is NOT a property of water?
Which of the following is NOT a property of water?
Which of the following is true about macromolecules?
Which of the following is true about macromolecules?
Which of the following is true about diffusion?
Which of the following is true about diffusion?
