Biology EOC Review 1

Front

What substance would humans have difficulty digesting with salivary amylase?

Back

carbohydrates

Front

Why does the rate of a biochemical reaction decrease at high temperatures?

Back

The shape of the enzyme changes.

Front

What is most likely the source of energy for the "pumping" process of a contractile vacuole in protists? Options: DNA, lipids, ATP, ribosomes

Back

ATP

Front

What do both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain?

Back

genetic material

Front

Which structure is most likely affected when a chemical is added to the pond water in which the Paramecium lives, causing it to stop moving?

Back

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Front

Which molecules are joined together to make proteins?

Back

amino acids

Front

This diagram shows a red blood cell in a beaker that contains a solution with a higher salt concentration than that inside the red blood cell. What will happen to the red blood cell in this environment?

Back

The red blood cell will shrink from losing water molecules.

Front

What must happen for the carbon cycle to continue in a closed terrarium exposed to sunlight?

Back

All organisms must continue to exchange gases.

Front

A student noticed that the freshwater plant, Elodea, produced bubbles when placed in direct light. What could the student most likely conclude?

Back

Bubbles of oxygen were produced as a result of photosynthesis.

Front

A freshwater plant is placed in a container of saltwater. What will most likely happen to the cells of the plant?

Back

They will shrink because water will move out of them.