STAAR Review Homework

What are the four major biomolecules?

• Proteins

  Lipids

  Carbohydrates

  Nucleic Acids

• Water

  air

  carbon dioxide

  glucose

• Phosphate

  Nitrogen

  Sodium

  Calcium

What is the bodies source of quick energy?

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Vitamin K

• Carbohydrates

Are enzymes proteins?

• Yes

• No

What is the purpose of nucleic acids?

• To store and transmit genetic information.

• To transport molecules throughout the cell

AMINO ACIDS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF...

• CARBHYDRATES

• LIPIDS

• NUCLEIC ACIDS

• PROTEINS

This cell is a -

• PROKARYOTIC

• PLANT

• ANIMAL

• PROTIST

Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 

• Passive Transport
• Active Transport

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

• A
• Aa
• AA
• aa

Researchers studying populations of lizards from the genus Gallotia on the Canary Islands compared the protein cytochrome b in different populations. The table shows the number of differences in the cytochrome b protein between different populations.

Which conclusion about the relatedness of the lizards do these data support?

• G. atlantica and G. stehlini are the least closely related. .

• G. simonyi and G. bravoana are the most closely related.

• G. galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti palmae are the most closely related.

• G. galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti galloti are the least closely related

The diagram shows light- and dark-colored beetles that live on a tree.

Which result is most likely to occur to the beetle population due to predation over time?

• The number of light-colored beetles in the population will increase.

• There will be more dark-colored beetles than light-colored beetles.

• The number of light-colored beetles will decrease.

• The dark-colored beetles will move to a different type of tree.