5 Written Questions

1. hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time
2. group not being tested
3. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
4. can magnify up to 500,000X, but the specimen must be dead, sliced very thinly, and stained with heavy metal
5. carbohydrates attached to proteins, that stick out from the plasma membrane to define the cells characteristics and help cells identify chemical signals

5 Matching Questions

1. Fatty Acid Tail
2. Phosphate Head
3. metabolism
4. compound light microscope
5. Phospholipid

1. a molecule that has a glycerol backbone, two fatty acid chains, and a phosphate-containing group
2. b the polar head of a phospholipid that is attracted to water, because water is also polar
3. c non polar tails of a phospholipid that are repelled by water
4. d all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism
5. e microscope that consists of a series of glass lenses and uses visible light to produce a magnified image.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. unicellular organism with membrane-bound nucleus and organelles; generally larger and more complex than a prokaryotic cell
   1. hypothesis
   2. prokaryotic cells
   3. organelle
   4. eukaryotic cells
2. accept, reject, suspend hypothesis
   1. cell
   2. conclusion
   3. adaptation
   4. evolution
3. microscope that uses magnets to aim a beam of electrons at thin slices of cells
   1. control group
   2. electron microscopes
   3. transmissive electron microscopes
   4. scanning electron microscope
4. any inherited characteristics that results from change to a species over time
   1. adaptation
   2. conclusion
   3. evolution
   4. data
5. states that organisms are made of one or more cells; cells are the basic unit of life; and all cells come only from other cells
   1. hypothesis
   2. organelle
   3. cell
   4. The Cell Theory

5 True/False Questions

1. Homeostasis → regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life

   True        False

2. Selective Permeability → all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism

   True        False

3. hypothesis → testable explanation of a situation

   True        False

4. species → group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

   True        False

5. prokaryotic cells → microscopic, unicellular organisms without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles

   True        False