Can You Pass Biology 101?

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What is the branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying species?
Taxonomy
Phylogenetics
Phenetics

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Which one is not a lipid?
Cholesterol
Starch
Steroids

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True or False: Plant cells have chloroplasts but do not have mitochondria.
True
False
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Which of the following is a characteristic that is different between DNA and RNA?
RNA has the base Thymine; DNA has the base Uracil.
DNA is single stranded while RNA is double stranded
They have different types of sugars.

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Carbon has an atomic number of 6. How many covalent bonds can it form?
4
6
8

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True or False: Varying the number of electrons in atoms leads to different forms of ions.
True
False
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Which is the taxonomic level between phylum and order?
Genus
Species
Class

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What is the movement of water from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution?
Osmosis
Evaporation
Condensation

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True or False: Trace elements are found in tiny quantities in the body, and are not essential for life.
True
False
Not Sure

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Which molecules are embedded in the plasma membranes of cells and may be involved in active transport of molecules across the membrane.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins

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True or False: The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs in eukaryotes is the chloroplast.
True
False
Not Sure

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What are organisms that are not capable of making their own organic food called?
Heterotrophs
Homotrophs
Hypotrophs
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1
What is the branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying species?
Taxonomy
Phylogenetics
Phenetics
2
Which one is not a lipid?
Cholesterol
Starch
Steroids
3
True or False: Plant cells have chloroplasts but do not have mitochondria.
True
False
Not Sure
4
Which of the following is a characteristic that is different between DNA and RNA?
RNA has the base Thymine; DNA has the base Uracil.
DNA is single stranded while RNA is double stranded
They have different types of sugars.
5
Carbon has an atomic number of 6. How many covalent bonds can it form?
4
6
8
6
True or False: Varying the number of electrons in atoms leads to different forms of ions.
True
False
Not Sure
7
Which is the taxonomic level between phylum and order?
Genus
Species
Class
8
What is the movement of water from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution?
Osmosis
Evaporation
Condensation
9
True or False: Trace elements are found in tiny quantities in the body, and are not essential for life.
True
False
Not Sure
10
Which molecules are embedded in the plasma membranes of cells and may be involved in active transport of molecules across the membrane.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
11
True or False: The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs in eukaryotes is the chloroplast.
True
False
Not Sure
12
What are organisms that are not capable of making their own organic food called?
Heterotrophs
Homotrophs
Hypotrophs