Which of the following subunits would be used to make a protein?
- nucleotide
- monosaccharide
- amino acid
- phospholipids
All of the following molecules are made from smaller subunits using dehydration synthesis EXCEPT
- proteins
- nucleic acids
- lipids
- polysaccharides
Maintaining stable internal conditions is called ____________________
- hydrolysis
- evolution
- metabolism
- homeostasis
Which of the following subunits would be used to build a nucleic acid?
- amino acid
- nucleotide
- monosaccharide
- phospholipid
Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are examples of ___________________
- nucleic acids
- amino acids
- polysaccharides
- nitrogen bases
The polysaccharide used by plants to store glucose is _________________
- starch
- glycogen
- cellulose
- phospholipids
Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil are all nitrogen bases used to make ______
- RNA
- DNA
- proteins
- phosopholipids
All the chemical reactions that build up or break down molecules used by cells is called _____________________
- homeostasis
- metabolism
- a stimulus
- hydrolysis
An organism that can't make its own food and gets energy from eating other organisms is called a(n) _____________________
- autotroph
- heterotroph
- producer
Molecules that have an uneven pattern of charge with more positive on one side and more negative on the other are called ________________
- lipids
- hydrophobic
- nonpolar
- polar
Which of the following would be used to make a polysaccharide?
- nitrogen bases
- amino acids
- glucose
- nucleotides
Humans are ___________________________
- multicellular autotrophs
- unicellular autotrophs
- unicellular heterotrophs
- multicellular heterotrophs
__________________ reproduction produces offspring using the genetic material from only one parent.
- sexual
- asexual
Molecules that stay away from water and other polar substances are ________________
- hydrophilic
- hydrophobic
The place on an enzyme where the substrate attaches is called the _________________________
- product
- enzyme-substrate complex
- active site
- stimulus
Most enzymes are ______________________
- carbohydrates
- lipids
- nucleic acids
- proteins
Phospholipids have a polar _____________
- head
- tail
The process by which stem cells change to become different kinds of cells with different functions is called ______________________
- metabolism
- differentiation
- homeostasis
- stimulus
You would expect to find a carboxyl group, an amino group, and a R group in a(n) __________________
- nucleotide
- polysaccharide
- phospholipid
- amino acid
Molecule made of a protein with carbohydrates attached found
in cell membranes that helps in cell identification
- cellulose
- phospholipid
- glycoprotein
- RNA