Biology Midterm Review

___________a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits a living thing inherits and needs to live.

• Cell

• Stimulus

• DNA

• Homeostasis

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The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water. What characteristic of life is this representing?

• All living things are made of cells

• All living things respond to their environment

• A living things reproduce

• All living things adapt/evolve over time.

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In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

• One

• Some

• All

• More than half

A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ system

• Organism

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Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. This shows which characteristic of life?

• Living things maintain homeostasis

• Living things are made of cells

• Living things grow

• Living things use energy

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What is the correct order of organization

• tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism

• 
  organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism

• 
  cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism

• 
  tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism

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All the organisms in a given group, along with abiotic factors within which they interact is called a _____________.

• Community

• Species

• Population

• Ecosystem

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Enzymes are which macromolecule?

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

Enzymes speed up a chemical reaction by...

• Destroying products

• Increasing activation energy

• allowing reactions to process at their own speed

• lowering activation energy

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Any substrate that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a(n)

• Reactant

• Substrate

• Product

• Nucleic Acid