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BIOL 10
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/20/2012

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Term
What are the properties of life?
Definition

All life displays a common set of characteristics, they are:

 

1. Order

2. Regulation

3. Growth and Development

4. Energy Utilization

5. Response to the environment

6. Reproduction

7. Evolution

Term

The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed is known as ...

Definition
Conservation of Energy
Term

Which of the following is a measure of disorder?

Definition
Entropy
Term

A rock on the top of a mountain contains ______ energy.

Definition
Potential 
Term

Which one of the following is true?

Definition
Enzymes catalyze speicific reactions
Term

Usually, enzymes are ______.

Definition
Proteins
Term

An enzyme's function is dependent on its ______.

Definition
shape
Term

What compound directly provides energy for cellular work?

Definition
ATP
Term

A product of glycolysis is ______.

Definition
Pyruvic Acid
Term

During cellular respiration, electrons move through a series of electron acceptor molecules. Which of the following is a true statement about this process?

Definition
Oxygen is eventually reduced by the electrons to form water.
Term

Electron transport takes place in the ______.

Definition
Mitochondria
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