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Along with each answer is the lesson that covers the algebra skills needed for that question. You will find that the level of difficulty increases as you work your way through the pretest. Use the following grid to record your answers. What is the substance called that fills a cell inside 6. Nitrogen fixation, whereby atmospheric, its cell membrane?
In which of the following organisms would cells d. The orientation of a plant toward or away from b. Metabolism refers to d. The major sites of photosynthesis in most plants c. Sometimes, an allele on one chromosome will d. This is an example of 9. The cellular component or organelle where a. Golgi body. The process of respiration includes a. Angiosperms are different from gymnosperms b.
With relation to the idea of survival of the fittest, Which of the following structures is part of a A distinguishing feature of the Kingdom Monera plant cell but not of an animal cell?
Which of the following statements is true? Which of the following categories of a. Cells form organs, which form tissues, which classification is the least specific? Cells form tissues, which form organs, which b. Tissues form cells, which form organs, which d. Systems form cells, which form tissues, which Which of the following characteristics best form organs.
The principal function of blood platelets is to a. Nonliving organisms can change position. Nonliving organisms can reproduce. Nonliving organisms are complexly c.
Nonliving organisms are stationary. The two or more related genes that control a The nephron is part of which of the following trait are known as organs? Which of the following is an example of natural In vertebrate animals, muscles consist mainly of selection? What is the light-sensitive pigment found in c.
The position a plant or animal occupies in the Which of the following is NOT a member of the food chain may also be referred to as its Fungi Kingdom? Water and nutrients move through transport Which of the following is a characteristic tubes, such as xylem and phloem, in which of the function of the Plant Kingdom?
Which of the following organs functions to What is the process in which genetic information absorb water and create feces from undigested contained in the DNA molecule is transferred to food?
The flowers of a flowering plant are part of Which of the following is the main function of which generation? In vertebrate animals, which of the following Blood from the lungs travels to the left atrium of are cell fragments that play a key role in blood the heart through the clotting?
Muscles perform which of the following According to the binomial classification system, operations? If you miss any of the answers, you can find help for that kind of question in the lesson shown to the right of the answer. Lesson 10 Lesson 19 2. Lesson 5 Lesson 20 3. Lesson 11 Lesson 3 4. Lesson 19 Lesson 5 5. Lesson 14 Lesson 11 6. Lesson 4 Lesson 13 7. Lesson 17 Lesson 5 8. Lesson 7 9. Lesson 20 Lesson 18 Lesson 3 Lesson 15 Lesson 2 Lesson 16 Lesson 13 Lesson However, sometimes it is hard to tell the difference or we may have to stretch our definitions of living versus nonliving.
This lesson looks at some of the principles of chemistry underlying living systems. Living organisms and inanimate objects are all composed of atoms. The way in which atoms are arranged into more complex molecules and how those molecules interact determines whether something is alive or not. Around one hundred elements can be found on Earth and in the rest of the universe.
If you divide any ele- ment into its smallest part, you will have what we call an atom. An element is made up of one and only one type of atom although trillions of these same atoms exist in even a tiny piece of the element. Elements are arranged according to the number of protons they have in their nucleus. Thus, hydrogen, with only one proton, is the first element. The number of electrons equals the number of protons. Electrons are exchanged and shared in chemical reactions, but protons remain untouched during such reactions.
The neutrons in the nucleus also remain untouched. The number of neutrons varies and, along with the protons, contributes to the mass of the atom. The electrons are so small that their mass is not included in the mass of the whole atom. An atom is composed of even smaller particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. These particles are common to all atoms. The number of these particles will determine the uniqueness of an atom and thus an element.
The neutrons and protons are combined in the center of the atom, a region called the nucleus. The elec- trons are located in cloud-like layers where they spin around the nucleus. Electron Shells with covalent bonding is water.
Water consists of one The electrons in atoms concentrate into layers sur- oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. The oxygen rounding the nucleus. These layers are called shells. The oxy- each of its shells. Chemical reactions occur when electrons are shared or transferred between atoms.
Atoms that do not have complete electron shells tend to be more reac- Chemical Bonds and Energy tive and participate in chemical reactions. Most atoms are joined with others to form molecules.
Atoms can complete their electron shells in one These molecules, in turn, can combine to form larger of two ways. They can acquire them through a trans- molecules and new substances. Living organisms take fer, or they can share them with other atoms. When simple molecules and combine them into complex two or more atoms combine, we call the resulting chemical substances.
However, life also breaks down compound a molecule. All the bonds in a molecule contain energy, and when large molecules are broken down by living systems, this Ionic Bonds bond energy is released. It is this bond energy that sus- When electrons are transferred between atoms, each tains living systems.
Living organisms use this energy becomes an ion with either a positive or negative elec- to grow and develop. They are in a constant state of tric charge. The opposite charges then attract each ion change yet remain essentially the same. This is called a to the other. Sodium and chlorine form ions that are dynamic equilibrium because change is always occur- attracted to each other in a molecule called sodium ring, but the organism remains what it is intended to chloride, otherwise known as table salt.
Bonds between be. This continues until the organism dies, when it will ions are called ionic bonds. This process is in contrast to inorganic, nonliving molecules like min- erals. Minerals may undergo change, but they do not Covalent Bonds grow and develop. When atoms share electrons, they are said to have formed a covalent bond. A good example of a molecule. Carbohydrate molecules pro- The molecules of life are most commonly made from vide energy though less than lipid molecules and a dozen or so elements.
Because they very often con- structural components of organisms especially tain carbon, they are also referred to as organic mole- plants. The main type of carbohydrates is sugars, cules. The most important biological molecules are which provide abundant and quick energy for all cells. Brain cells are exclusively dependent upon a constant Lipids are also called fats and are substances that source of sugar molecules.
Starch-type carbohydrates act as an energy reserve and as a protective cushion for are more complex than sugars and are not soluble in vital organs. Sometimes, lipids will combine with other water; thus, they act as a longer-term storage depot of molecules to form important compounds. The mem- energy. In animals, this storage carbohydrate is called branes around cells are composed of molecules called glycogen and is somewhat different in composition phospholipids.
Hormones like estrogen and testos- than the starch found in plants. Cellulose is a special terone are lipid-type molecules also known as steroids. Pro- cellulose, it is one of the most abundant organic mol- teins are made from a series of smaller molecules called ecules on Earth. Proteins have two very valuable functions Nucleic acids are large molecules made up of in living organisms.
They form structures like muscles, smaller molecules called nucleotides. The most famil- bones, and other organs, and they are specialized mol- iar example of nucleic acids is the DNA molecule. Enzymes are molecules that DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid and is responsible for facilitate chemical reactions to make them more effi- carrying and transmitting genetic information. Thus, cient. The enzymes are not used up in the chemical nucleic acids are responsible for two of the hallmark reaction and are not part of the final product.
Life depends upon a. Molecules consist of c. Which of the following elements is NOT found d. An ionic bond is formed when two atoms b. Which of the following are carbohydrate mole- cules that provide quick energy for cells, espe- 3. Water has covalent bonds because the oxygen cially brain cells?
Molecules are combinations of whole atoms, Living organisms are made up of many molecules, not just protons, neutrons, or electrons. Molecules Bonds of energy are what keep the atoms in are made of atoms.
Atoms are made from protons and place to form the molecules. Ionic bonds form when two atoms have trans- by layers or shells of electrons. The important mole- ferred electrons and thus acquire opposite cules of life are lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and electrical charges.
These opposite electrical nucleic acids. Living organisms use the energy contained in bonds to fuel all life processes. All the other elements listed are exactly what make up a carbohydrate molecule. Sulfur is usually found in proteins. Sugars are a simple carbohydrate that can be utilized quickly to provide energy for cells. Glycogen is a more complex carbohydrate, and it takes longer for it to be broken down for energy. Lipids and amino acids are not carbo- hydrates although both can be used for energy if carbohydrate energy is not available.
We can sometimes be fooled, but most of the time, we get it right. This lesson will summarize the qualities of life that distinguish it from inanimate objects or those things that were once living. One general way to view living things is to notice that they carry out functions and undergo changes, often self-directed. A rock may undergo changes during erosion, and it may even move in a stream or during an earthquake.
However, none of these changes or movements is self-directed. The rock is passive and things hap- pen to it. A living organism moves when it needs to and performs a full range of other functions, some at a vis- ible level such as movement or eating and others at a smaller, less visible scale such as the chemical reac- tions of digestion or the changes in a neuron during nerve signal transmission.
So in this sense, the level of complexity indicates whether something is living or not. In general, living things are different from inanimate objects because they can perform self-directed func- tions and actions, are structurally and functionally complex, are able to reproduce, are able to respond to the environment, and can evolve.
Life Has Levels of Complexity grouped together to form organ systems. Using the A television set or a computer may seem complicated, liver example, we can group it with the intestines, the but each really consists of only a few chemical elements pancreas, and the stomach to form what we call the and a few dozen parts.
Rocks, for example, are made of digestive system. This layering of ever-increasing com- one or a few chemical elements. However, simple, one- plexity is a hallmark characteristic of life.
These Life Reproduces Itself molecules are built up into thousands of more com- Inanimate objects can last for a very long time and plex molecules and form dozens of structures. However, life con- selves have a dizzying array of molecules and interre- tinues because organisms can reproduce.
New organ- lated parts. Living things are based on cells, the isms offspring are produced when the original smallest unit of life. These cells are grouped together to organisms parents reproduce. Though the parents form tissues, as, for example, millions of liver cells will die, their offspring will produce even more off- grouped together form liver tissue.
Different tissues are spring to continue life. And the organ we call the liver. Can perform actions and functions Yes, continually No, or not self-directed. Level of complexity High, layered Low. Reaction to stimulus Yes, actively interacts with No, except simple changes environment of position or chemical composition.
Evolution Yes No, except simple chemical changes. Thus, another indicator of life is the ability to reproduce. When the environment provides a stim- a. Environmental stim- b. Inanimate matter such as a rock d. At best, a rock under- goes some simple change of position when a strong 2.
Animals continually respond to stimuli by mov- d. A nonliving rock has a relatively simple thousands of other ways. Irritability or the ability to organization. However, living organisms react to an environmental stimulus is thus another a. Life continues on because organisms are able to can be very valuable. Organisms that are good at doing a. When such successful organisms reproduce, c. These offspring will also survive well.
Which of the following is an inanimate object die and not reproduce as often. As this slow process able to do? This change over time will b. The c. Inanimate objects do not engage in this survival of the fittest type of evolution. Adaptation to the external environment is Several characteristics distinguish living organisms something successful organisms do. As organ- from nonliving objects. Several such characteristics are isms adapt, they may evolve into new organ- grouped into the following categories: isms over long periods of time.
Irritability means that an organism has recep- its structure or function. Living organisms have a complex and layered organization. Nonliving things are more sim- ply constructed. Each individual organism is not immortal and will die.
However, life itself continues on because organisms reproduce themselves continually. Being warmed by the sun is a passive process that happens to both living and nonliving things. Inanimate objects cannot evolve, reproduce, or have self-guided movement as suggested in the other answers. Eventually, these membrane-bound molecules were assem- bled into more complex structures we call cells.
These cells evolved into many forms and even became multicelled collections, leading to organisms such as ourselves. All these organisms adapted to their environment and have characteristics that distinguish them from each other. Life first appeared on Earth as very simple, very tiny microorganisms. These creatures were mostly groups of organic molecules surrounded by a membrane. However, they could feed themselves in some fashion and were able to grow and reproduce.
Gradually, over time and through the process of evolution, organisms assumed new forms. Eventually, life on Earth developed into many diverse forms and formed complex rela- tionships. We have been able to organize life into five large groupings called Kingdoms. Each Kingdom con- tains organisms that share significant characteristics that distinguish them from organisms in the other Kingdoms.
The Animal Kingdom The organisms classified into this Kingdom are multicellular and, because they do not have chlorophyll, are unable to photosynthesize. Animals have tissues that are more complexly constructed than plants and one-celled organisms. Animals also possess nervous tissue, which. Animals are able to move from Organisms in this Kingdom share some similarities place to place locomote using their muscular sys- with plants yet maintain other characteristics that tems. We usually divide the Animal Kingdom into two make them more animal-like.
How- ever, they reproduce by spores like plants do. They also The Plant Kingdom resemble plants in appearance. The most common Plants are multicellular organisms that use chlorophyll representative organisms in this Kingdom are mush- in specialized cellular structures called chloroplasts to rooms, yeasts, and molds.
Fungi are very common and capture sunlight energy and convert it into organic are a major benefit to other organisms, including matter. We refer to plants as autotrophs self-feeders. The bodies of fungi are made of filaments Also included in the Plant Kingdom are algae that are called hyphae. In large fungi, the hyphae interconnect not multicellular, but are cells with a nucleus unlike to form tissue called mycelium. The largest organism in bacteria.
Vascular plants have spe- This Kingdom includes single-celled organisms that cialized tissue that allows them to transport water and contain a nucleus as part of their structure. They are a nutrients from their roots to their leaves and back relatively simple cell, but still contain many structures again, even when the plant is several hundred feet tall. This Kingdom includes Nonvascular plants cannot do this and remain very organisms such as paramecium, euglena, amoeba, and small in size.
Vascular plants are able to inhabit moist slime molds. They often move around using cilia or as well as dry environments, whereas nonvascular flagellums. Animal Multicelled Yes No, heterotrophic. Plant Multicelled Yes Yes, autotrophic.
Fungi Single and multicelled Yes No, heterotrophic. Protist Single celled Yes Both, auto- and heterotrophic. Moneran Single celled No Both, auto- and heterotrophic. All these organisms of the dog family. They Species: lupus This refers to a particular type of have only one chromosome for carrying genetic infor- wolf known as the European wolf. The previous categories form the most common They also use flagella to move, like the protists, but scheme for classifying organisms, although other their flagella has a different and simpler structure than groupings and other categories are often used.
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