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Name a membrane-bound structure containing macromolecules that can support metabolism but cannot reproduce. |
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What is the name for a test designed to determine the effect of one factor while keeping all other factors constant? |
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What is the view that all
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What is the term for a change in characteristics during the lifespan of an individual organism? |
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| What is the name for a type of cell that does not have a membrane-bound nucleus? |
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| What is the term for maintaining a relatively stable internal condition? |
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| Which isomer has the same covalent arrangements but different spatial arrangements? |
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| What is the name for a hypothesis supported by repeated testing? |
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| In considering the origin of living cells, which molecule is most likely to be the first one to have hereditary properties? |
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| What do small organic molecules do when they are concentrated on hot sand, clay or rock? |
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| polymerize, i.e. form macromolecules |
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| Name the nuclear division process that leads to a reduction in the number of chromosomes |
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| Name the process by which, on average, the fittest organisms leave the most offspring. |
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| The evolution of diversely adapted species from a common ancestor upon introduction to a new environment is called |
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| Rock-like structures composed of many layers of bacteria and sediment are called |
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| What is it called when large numbers of species die out at one time period?Mass |
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| Genes that determine basic features such as where wings and legs will develop on a fly are called |
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| Give a term that describes the degree of reproducibility of your data. |
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| Give a term that describes how close your measurements are to the true value. |
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| Give a term that is an indicator of the "strength" of the relationship between two variables. |
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Coefficient of
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| Name a statistical indicator of dispersion (spread) of data |
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| What is the term for any observation or measurement of facts, statistics or items of information? |
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| Data that is measured and gives a measure in numbers is what type of data? |
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| What is the term for deviation from the expected result? |
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| Variability due to the measurement process is what type of error? |
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| In statistics what term is given to the value that lies in the middle after ranking the set of data? |
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| What is a bar chart called when data values are grouped together into different classes? |
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| In what type of curve would the mean, median and mode be equal? |
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| Normal Distribution Curve |
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| In statistics what term is given to the average score of a set of data? |
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| Name a type of chemical bond based on atoms sharing electrons. |
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| What is the name for a substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio? |
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| Name a type of weak bond formed between different water molecules |
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| Give a term that describes the attraction of water molecules to each other because of hydrogen bonding. |
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| Give a term that describes the cohesion of water molecules on the surface of water. |
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| Give a term that describes a molecule that is partially charged at its different ends. |
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| Things that are required by an organism only in minute quantities are called? |
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| What is the outermost shell of an atom called? |
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| In a chemical reaction, what is the name for the starting molecules? |
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| What is it called when the forward and reverse reactions rates of a chemical reaction are equal? |
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| What is the attraction of water molecules to other substances called? |
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| In a solution, what is the name for the substance that is being dissolved? |
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| What is a stable suspension of fine particles in a liquid called? |
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| What is a term for a compound that can donate H+? |
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| What is the term that refers to rain, snow, or fog with a pH lower than 5.6? |
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| In what type of covalent bond is there unequal sharing of electrons? |
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| The monomer unit of carbohydrates is |
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| Name the structure formed by combining one glycerol molecule with three fatty acids |
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| Which level of protein structure depends on interactions between the amino acid R groups? |
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| Which term describes a fatty acid with three double bonds? |
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| Name the type of lipid that forms the basis for the cell membrane. |
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| In a protein chain, what is the name of the bond formed between adjacent amino acids? |
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| Name the chemical reaction that joins monomer units to form macromolecules. |
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| Name the protein structure that results from an association of two or more polypeptide chains. |
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| Which macromolecule represents the most concentrated energy source? |
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| Name a protein that assists in the proper folding of newly-synthesized proteins. |
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| Which macromolecule is involved in cell-cell communication? |
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| Which type of macromolecule is composed of a series of linked carbon-containing rings? |
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| What type of covalent bond links fatty acids to a glycerol molecule? |
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| What is the name for a molecule made from four rings of carbon, three 6C rings and one 5C ring? |
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| What is it called when the tertiary and secondary structure of a protein is disrupted? |
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| What type of covalent bond links the sugars in a complex carbohydrate? |
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| Give the term that describes the secondary structure of DNA |
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| If there is an adenine (A) in the DNA template strand, which nucleotide base will be incorporated into RNA at this position? |
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| Name a nucleotide that functions in energy transfer. |
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| Name the structure formed by combining a phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar and nitrogenous base. |
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| Which type of chemical bond joins the two chains of a DNA helix? |
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| Name the process of producing new DNA chains. |
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| After the duplication of DNA, how many old and new chains are in the same DNA molecule? |
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one “old” chain and
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