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ASU Esqueda BIO 181 Unit 1molecular complementarity - correct answer if the charges are opposite and the shapes fit like a lock-and-key, the molecular complementarity is higher 
 
atomic number - correct answer number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of that element 
 
mass number - correct answer the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom 
 
carbon - correct answer "life's chemical backbone" 
 
most abundant chemical elements - correct answer H, C, N, O 
 
valence electrons - ...
BIO 181 - Ch. 5,6,7Difference between Monomers and Polymers - correct answer Polymer is a chain of smaller molecules - Monomers 
 
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) - correct answer stores genetic information, replicated using proteins. Stays in the nucleus. Very Stable - Lacks one Oxygen atom in 2'C position 
 
Structure of DNA - Primary Structure - correct answer Sequence: 
 -stabilized by phosphodiester bonds 
 
Structure of DNA - Secondary Structure - correct answer Double Helix: 
 -has 2 strands...
BIO 181 - Chapter 1 and 2Describe the three components of Cell Theory - correct answer 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells 
2. Cells are the smallest units of life 
3. New cells come only from pre-existing cells by cell division 
 
Identify the basic features of cells - correct answer Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleoid, ribosomes, cell wall, glycocalyx, pili, flagella 
 
Explain how the surface area to volume ratio changes as cells change in size and explain the benefits ...
Bio 181 - Evolution 
Origin of Species - correct answer Descent with modification, natural selection, evolutionary adaptation, and evolution are the key components of this work by Charles Darwin. 
 
Descent with modification - correct answer Organisms related through descent from an ancestor. 
 
Natural selection - correct answer A population can change over time if individuals that possess certain traits leave more offspring than others. It is considered non-random because it deals with whateve...
BIO 181 - Exam 2 ReviewMad cow disease and kuru are both caused by which biological agent? - correct answer Prion 
 
The pair awarded the Novel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA - correct answer Watson and Crick 
 
DNA is important for... - correct answer storing and transmitting genetic information 
 
Replication is the process of... - correct answer DNA copying itself 
 
If the guanine content of DNA from the bacterial cells is 40% what is the cytosine content? - correct answer 40% 
 ...
BIO 181 - Unit 3 ExamBoth ATP and NADPH are required for - correct answer the Calvin cycle only 
 
If you wanted to install lights to grow plants indoors, the type of light would you want to use is - correct answer visible light, because it has low energy wavelengths 
 
During glycosis, glucose is broken down into - correct answer pyruvate 
 
The ultimate source of energy for reactions in a plant is - correct answer the sun 
 
NADPH is produced by - correct answer light reactions alone 
 
The pr...
Bio 181 (Module 4: Self Check)The actin filament system extends outside of the cell. - correct answer False 
 
Consider the geography of cells. Actin filaments are present in the cell's ___ and the microtubules are present in the cell's . - correct answer cell cortex - cell interior 
 
Chromosomes are made out of Euchromatin. - correct answer True 
 
To get into the nucleus a component has to have the correct signal sequence and pass through a nuclear pore. - correct answer True 
 
The actin f...
Bio 181 (Module 6: Self Check)Many chemotherapies drugs act by arresting the cell in M-phase of the cell cycle. - correct answer True 
 
The activation of both MPF and MAPK result in _________ _________ (two words) of the cytoplasm during M-phase. - correct answer Settling down 
 
Cytoplasmic signal transduction controls the checkpoints of the cell cycle. - correct answer True 
 
An important checkpoint regulator is at the Gap2/M-phase transition. Here cyclin B and Cdk1 activate and form MPF whi...
Bio 181 ASU exam 3T or F: Potassium ions are at high concentrations inside of cells, including neurons - correct answer True 
 
The action potential is a result of: - correct answer the movement of ions 
 
The post-synaptic cell can be: - correct answer in glands, muscle cells and neurons 
 
Th resting potential of a neuron is - correct answer -60mV 
 
T or F: The cell body refers to the part of the neurons that begin at the dendrites and extend to the axon terminal - correct answer false 
 
T o...
BIO 181 ASU Unit 5DNA as hereditary material- Griffith - correct answer Griffith worked with two strands of Streptococcus Pneumoniae. One virulent strand and 1 non virulent strand. 
 
Results of mouse test - correct answer Found that the benign strand + the heat killed virulent strand still killed the mouse. Griffith found that heat-killed virulent S. pneumonia cells could transform a nonvirulent rough strain into a smooth virulent strain. He called this transformation 
 
Is protein, DNA, or RNA...