The scientist given credit for first using the term "cell" to describe the basic unit of life using spun glass lenses.

The cytosol is the region of a eukaryotic cell that is

The host range of a virus is determined by

An infectious RNA molecule is a _____

An infectious protein is a __________

Based on the 1:2:1 proportions of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, it can be determined that the glucose molecule is a(n)

Glucose and fructose are monomers, before ______ occurs, which builds a polymer via the removal of water.

Of the 20 amino acids in all organisms, essential amino acids are obtained by food consumption.

You can painlessly wade into a pool, but doing a belly flop off of the high diving board hurts because of

An acid ___________________

In living cells, a process by which cells break polymers down into monomers with the addition of water is

The scientist(s) who confirmed DNA was the genetic information by working with viruses that infect bacteria was/were

The scientist(s) who showed that DNA contained equal amounts of cytosine and guanine, and equal amounts of adenine and thymine was/were

Most bacteriophages consist of only a _______________ coat and a ____________________ core.

In eukaryotic cells, the sequences of mRNA that are removed from an mRNA molecule before being translated are

A visiting scientist is introduced to you, and has a current project studying initiation, elongation, and termination. As a result, you know she is studying

A three-base sequence, found on the bottom loop of tRNA, that is complementary to a sequence of three bases in mRNA is a(n)

In the lac operon, the protein that binds to the operator to prevent transcription is

What are the two major components of cell membranes?

Which membrane component is most important for allowing large, charged molecules to pass through the membrane?

Following a meal, glucose must move from the gut lumen where there is a high glucose concentration into the intestinal cell where there is a relatively low level of glucose. This movement is called

________ bind two or more ions or molecules and transport them in opposite directions across a membrane.

The presence of integral proteins allows membranes to be selectively permeable to certain molecules.

Osmosis describes the movement of water from an area of high to low solute concentration.

Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules. Hydrophobic region faces out, and hydrophilic region faces in.

The enzyme flippase requires ATP to transport lipids between leaflets.

What is the purpose of the condenser?

What is the purpose of the immersion oil?

The ______ the working distance of an objective lens, the ______ the magnification.

Darkfield microscopes are preferred over brightfield microscopes when observing

Which of the following would be best observed in a bacterial cell by using phase-contrast microscopy?

The first energy shell of an atom has one orbital. Therefore, it can contain a maximum of ________ electron(s).

In the element neon, each atom contains eight electrons in its valence shell. The atoms of neon will be

____________ reveal important information about how species are related to one another (molecular evidence for evolution).

Animal fats are saturated and tend to be solid; bacon fat and butter are two examples. Most nutritionist recommend a low in saturated fats, which tend to clog arteries and cause heart disease.

Nonpolar substances diffuse faster than polar ones.

Cells in a hypertonic medium lose water and shrink

Cells in a hypertonic medium lose water and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall

The rate of movement of a solute across a membrane will be higher when its concentration is lower.