SLC General Biology

The ______ is involved in the synthesis and packaging of certain molecules produced for secretion by a cell. - Answer Golgi Apparatus The Chloroplast is the site of ______. - Answer Photosynthesis The surface areas of a cell is important because... - Answer The surface area limits the amount of molecular exchange that can take place between the cell and its surroundings. A Nucleus is found in ______ cells. - Answer Eukaryotic Diffusion of materials from outside to the mid...

What type of tissue is blood? - Answer connective tissue What are the formed elements of blood? - Answer red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets What is in plasma? - Answer water, electrolytes, dissolved gasses, protein, wastes, vitamins, and hormones Do red blood cells have a nucleus - Answer no What is the hormone that stimulates bone marrow production for red blood cell production - Answer Erythropoetin Term for too many red blood cells - Answer Polycyth...

What are organisms? - Answer All living things When and how did it become possible for organisms to live on land? - Answer By about 500 million years ago, the ozone layer was sufficiently dense and absorbed enough of the sun's UV radiation to make it possible for organisms to leave the protection of the water and live on land. How are eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells? Which came first? - Answer The eukaryotic cell is distinct from the cells of prokaryotes, whic...

The Scientific method is used to - Answer Answer specific questions about the natural world A scientific hypothesis has which of the following features? - Answer It is falsifiable Why is the random assignment of individuals to experimental and control groups important for an experiment? - Answer It ensures that each group will better represent the population as a whole Bias in an experiment can occur when - Answer A technician knows which samples are from the control group ...

Biology - Answer Study of living organisms and their environments Cell - Answer The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism Atom - Answer The smallest unit of an element; made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons; still retains chemical and physical properties of an element Molecule - Answer 2 or more atoms bonded together (O2) Tissue - Answer A group of similar cells that perform a particular function Organ - Answer Made up of several tissues, t...

ATP - Answer (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work. 1 nucleotide + 3 phosphate group makes it unstable. If loses phosphate group becomes ADP ATP is composed of - Answer ribose (a sugar), adenine (a nitrogenous base), and three phosphate groups Coupled reactions - Answer Energy releasing action usually in the form of ATP breakdown Release of ATP+P causes myosin to change shape and cause muscle movement What do plants and other living ...

In a water molecule, which atom is negatively charged? - Answer oxygen What part of a cell makes proteins? - Answer ribosomes What are the 4 most common things found in living things? - Answer carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen Name the monosaccharides. - Answer galactose, glucose, fructose, ribose, deoxyribose In a water molecule, which atom is positively charged? - Answer hydrogen Name the disaccharides. - Answer maltose, lactose, sucrose An example of a pol...

Levels of Biological Organization (largest to smallest) - Answer 1. Biosphere 2. Ecosystems 3. Communities 4. Populations 5. Organisms 6. Organs and Organ Systems 7. Tissues 8. Cells 9. Organelles 10. Molecules Organization of Taxonomy - Answer Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Dumb Kids Playing Carelessly On Freeway Get Smashed Homeostasis - Answer process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment Adaptation - An...