Living Environment Final Exam Part 1

What is process X?

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• protein synthesis

• mitosis

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What is process Y?

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• protein synthesis

• mitosis

Which is true about the types of organisms able to carry out these processes?

• X occurs in heterotrophs, but not autotrophs

• both X and Y occur in autotrophs

• both X and Y occur in all living things

• Y occurs in consumers, not producers

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Which statement best explains cancerous growth in skin cells?

• uncontrolled meiotic cell growth

• gene mutation causes cells to become muscle cells

• the growth resulted from protein synthesis

• gene mutation caused abnormal mitotic cell division

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The role of carbohydrates in the human body

• supply energy to the body

• form membranes in cell organelles

• provide building blocks for amino acids

• growth and repair

The digestive system breaks carbohydrates down into

• glucose

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• glycerol

The building block of proteins

• glucose

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• glycerol

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What processes are required to produce human insulin in this technique?

• mitosis and fertilization

• meiosis and development

• replication of DNA in bacterial cells and cell division

• replication of DNA in bacterial cells and gamete formation

ATP is used by some cell structures to perform certain functions. Which cell organelle is represented by B?

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

Answer explanation

Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis. Enzymes are made of protein

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which organic molecule make up: hormones, enzymes, antibodies

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• lipids

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