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100

Water and oil are placed in the same vessel and stirred.

The reason that oil and water will not mix is because —

A) water is polar and oil is nonpolar

B) both water and oil are polar

C) water is nonpolar and oil is polar

D) both water and oil are nonpolar

What is

A) water is polar and oil is nonpolar

"like dissolves like"

100
What is the strongest acid in this figure?

(see figure 1)

What is hydrochloric acid (HCl)

...because it has the LOWEST pH

100
How could a scientist best increase the speed of a cellular metabolic reaction?

Select all that apply.

1. Add protein enzymes to lower the activation energy.

2. Change the reaction to a basic solution by adding vinegar.

3. Remove the phospholipids from the reaction.

4. Increase the number of different reactants in the reaction.

What is

1. Add protein enzymes to lower the activation energy.

100

Figure 2.

The picture shows a student’s experiment with Elodea, a common aquatic plant. 

Which change in this experiment is most likely to increase the volume of oxygen gas that accumulates in the top of the tube?

A) Replace the beaker with a larger container

B) Reduce the amount of water

C) Use fewer plants

D) Move the light source closer to the beaker

What is

D) Move the light source closer to the beaker

100
Which of the following can be found in a prokaryote?

Select all that apply.

Nucleus.............Centriole

Vacuole.............Cell Membrane

Cytoplasm.........Mitochondrion

Cell Wall...........Cytoskeleton

What is

Cytoplasm, Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cytoskeleton

200

What prevents a lake or ocean from freezing solid?

A) The solid form of water floats on the liquid form.

B) A water molecule is cohesive but not adhesive.

C) Liquid water contains an excessive amount of suspended nutrients.

D) Hydrogen bonding is unable to freeze an entire body of water.

What is

A) The solid form of water floats on the liquid form.

200
H2O → H+  +  OH-   

What is formed when the hydrogen bonds of water are broken?

A) A hydroxide ion and an oxygen ion

B) A hydroxide ion and a helium ion

C) A hydrogen ion and a hydroxide ion

D) A hydrogen ion and an oxygen ion

What is

C) A hydrogen ion and a hydroxide ion

200

Which of the following is a correct statement?

A) Oil is a polar substance that attracts other polar substances.

B) A polar substance can easily be dissolved in a nonpolar substance.

C) Water is a nonpolar substance that can dissolve polar substances.

D) A polar molecule has the ability to dissolve in another polar molecule.

What is

D) A polar molecule has the ability to dissolve in another polar molecule

"like dissolves like"

200
Figure 4.

A study on a poultry farm was conducted to determine the percentage of vitamin supplement necessary to add to the feed of turkeys in order to maximize their growth.

According to this data, what percentage of vitamin supplement should be added to the turkeys’ diet?

A) 8%

B) 6%

C) 14%

D) 10%

What is

D) 10%

200
Which of the following are NOT found in prokaryotes? (Select all that apply).

Chloroplasts

Cytoplasm

Ribosomes

Genetic Material

What is

Chloroplasts

300

The unique properties of water enable life to exist on Earth. Which of these is a property of pure water?

A) The polarity of water dissolves many substances.

B) It is slightly more acidic than air.

C) Its solid form is more dense than its liquid.

)D It releases heat when it evaporates.

What is

A) The polarity of water dissolves many substances.

"universal solvent" polar!!

300
A substance with a pH of 9 is —

A) neutral

B) an acid

C) a base

D) both an acid and a base

What is

C) a base

300
A molecule that has a partial positive charge on one side and a partial negative charge on another side is called —

A) an electron

B) a polar molecule

C) an ionic molecular

D) a nonpolar molecule

What is

B) a polar molecule

(like water! Oxygen is negative, Hydrogen is positive!)

300
Figure 5.

The graphs show the results of two separate experiments on the same species of plant. Students now want to determine how the use of rainwater or bottled water  affects the growth of this plant. Which conditions should be used for optimal growth as the two water types are tested?

A) 25°C, 35 mL/day

B) 20°C, 10 mL/day

C) 30°C, 45 mL/day

D) 35°C, 20 mL/day

What is

D) 35°C, 20 mL/day

300
Which of the following is made of cellulose?

Cytoplasm

Cell wall

Endoplasmic reticulum

Cell wall

What is

Cell wall

400
Capillary action is the process of water molecules moving upwards through a narrow tube, such as a plant steam. What characteristic of water causes this process?

A) Solubility

B) Surface tension

C) Adhesion D. Hydrogen bonds

What is

C) Adhesion

(water sticks to other substances, like the walls of the plant stem)

400
Biochemical substances in the human body are maintained at about a neutral pH except for the —

A) blood

B) stomach fluids

C) internal material of living cells

D) lymph

What is

B) stomach fluids

HCl!!!

400
Identify the main components of a living cell from the following list:

Nitrogen Oxygen Sulfur Calcium Carbon Hydrogen Phosphorus Sodium

What is CHNOPS

Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphorus Sulfur

400
Identify all of the environmental factors below that impact human health.

Toxic substances that enter body

Sleep

Diet

Viruses

Stress

Exercise

Infectious living organisms

Inherited traits

What is

All EXCEPT inherited traits!

400
Which of the following is a main function of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.

Recognizes cells to facilitate multiple metabolic functions

Removes excess waste from the cell to reduce cell size

Maintains homeostasis through the transfer of information to mRNA

Processes protein synthesis with help from mitochondria

What is

Recognizes cells to facilitate multiple metabolic functions

500
Some insects can stand on the surface of water because water —

A) is cohesive and adhesive

B) has a high specific heat

C) has a high boiling point

D) is a good evaporative coolant

What is

A) is cohesive and adhesive

REMEMBER THE PAPER CLIPS! AND THE JESUS LIZARD!

500
Figure 7.

Enzyme A is currently functioning at a temperature of 75°C and a pH of 7.

According to the information provided in the chart above, which of the following would increase  the rate of function of enzyme A?

A) Decrease the temperature to 60°C

B) Increase the temperature to 90°C

C) Decrease the pH with the addition of an acid

D) Increase the pH with the addition of a base

What is

C) Decrease the pH with the addition of an acid

500
Figure 3.

An elemental analysis was taken of four different sample discovered during an archaeological dig on a recently discovered island. Based on the data in the chart  above, which sample is most likely a fossilized remains ofa living organism?

What is sample 2?

Has CHNO!!! Most abundant chemicals in life! (most life forms also have what other two elements...?)

500
In the human body, muscle cells have an increased need for energy during exercise. 

To help supply this energy, the body will immediately increase —

A) activity in the nervous system to stimulate intake of carbon dioxide

B) the breathing rate to supply more oxygen to cells for the release of energy

C) food intake to increase the substances available for respiration

D) the need for waste products to be retained

What is

B) the breathing rate to supply more oxygen to cells for the release of energy

500
If I put a cell in distilled water, will it gain or lose water? Why? If I put it in salty water, will it gain or lose? Why?

Distilled - it will gain

Salty - it will lose

"salt sucks"