Bio 150 final exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is NOT a component of the plasma membrane? a. Phospholipids b. Cholesterol c. Integral proteins d. Peripheral proteins e. Ribonucleic acids - ANSWER E _______________ is a term that describes both the polar and nonpolar nature of phospholipids. a. amphitheaters b. ambidextrous c. amphibolic d. amphipathic e. amphibious - ANSWER D Which of the following would cause an increase in van der Wal interactions within a membrane bilayer? a. Long unsaturated fat...

UVIC BIO 150 final exam Correct Questionswhat acquires nutrients from air water and soil - ANSWER plants what is 96% of plants' dry weight? - ANSWER - organic carbon-containing compounds how does a plant get carbon? - ANSWER carbon comes from CO2 absorbed by plant leaves & integrated into organic compounds (e.g., glucose) by photosynthesis what do plants get from soil? - ANSWER - water - minerals - some O2 what part of roots controls solute uptake? - ANSWER The plasma membranes ...

Anton van Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER Linen merchant that discovered the first microscope and saw living cells Oswald Avery - ANSWER Worked with strains of Pneumonia to determine genetic changes Robert Koch - ANSWER Correlated specific microbes with infections Gregor Mendel - ANSWER Worked with pea plants to show heredity patterns Carolus Linnaeus - ANSWER Zoologist that created the current naming system Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase - ANSWER Worked with bactiophage to show that DNA no...

what acquires nutrients from air water and soil - ANSWER plants what is 96% of plants' dry weight? - ANSWER - organic carbon-containing compounds how does a plant get carbon? - ANSWER carbon comes from CO2 absorbed by plant leaves & integrated into organic compounds (e.g., glucose) by photosynthesis what do plants get from soil? - ANSWER - water - minerals - some O2 what part of roots controls solute uptake? - ANSWER The plasma membranes what must solutes move through to reach ...

population - ANSWER an interbreeding (sharing genetic information) group of individuals who live in the same geographic area and exist at the same time variability within a species/population (importance) - ANSWER important because: -some genetic variations have advantages over others -natural selection can act on the variation that arises What if populations are separated and can't exchange genes? - ANSWER two processes can occur: 1. genetic divergence 2. speciation genetic diverg...

Hierarchy of Complexity - ANSWER Atom Molecules Organelles Cells Tissue Organ Organ System Organism Molecules - ANSWER Particle composed of at least two atoms Organelles - ANSWER Microscopic structures in a cell that carry out individual functions Cells - ANSWER Smallest unit of an organism that carry out basic functions of life Tissue - ANSWER Mass of similar cells that form an organ and preform a specific function Organ - ANSWER Structure composed of two or more tissue ty...

Bio 150 Final Exam Study Guide Accurate 100Anton van Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER Linen merchant that discovered the first microscope and saw living cells Oswald Avery - ANSWER Worked with strains of Pneumonia to determine genetic changes Robert Koch - ANSWER Correlated specific microbes with infections Gregor Mendel - ANSWER Worked with pea plants to show heredity patterns Carolus Linnaeus - ANSWER Zoologist that created the current naming system Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase - ANSWER ...

What is a population? - ANSWER interbreeding of a group of individuals who have the same species, geographics and time period. The population is exchanging genes What is the purpose of variability within a pop? - ANSWER some genetic variants have advantages and natural selection can act on variation Two process that can occur if a pop. cant exchange genes - ANSWER genetic divergence and speciation Decreasing variation in a species leads to- - ANSWER instability 3 levels of biodiversi...

What statement best distinguishes scientific hypotheses from scientific theories? - ANSWER Hypotheses are usually narrower in scope; theories have broader explanatory power. A controlled experiment ____________. - ANSWER includes at least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental treatment In trying to determine whether DNA or protein is the genetic material, Hershey and Chase made use of which fact? - ANSWER DNA contains phosphorus, whereas protein does not. In analyzi...

Which of the following build(s) new strands of DNA? - ANSWER DNA polymerases Which statement about DNA replication is CORRECT? - ANSWER The leading strand is built continuously, and the lagging strand is built in pieces. The molecule that seals the gaps between the pieces of DNA in the lagging strand is - ANSWER DNA ligase. Which of the following events occurs during transcription? - ANSWER A molecule of RNA is formed based on the sequence of nucleotides in DNA. mRNA? - ANSWER mRNA m...