Fabiola Rangel

PTYS 214
Final Exam

1. Which of the following is not a property of Life? __

a.) reproduction
b.) metabolism
c.) response to environment
d.) water
e.) homeostasis
2. A Scientific Theory is:________
a.) an educated guess
b.) Consistent with all experiments
c.) Absolute and Unchangeable
d.) An established fact
e.) The same as a hypothesis
3. Which is better at storing genetic information?
___________
a.)DNA is better at storing genetic information
b.)RNA is better at storing genetic information

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4. Label the Atom

Electron, Proton, Neutron

5. What percent of Earths energy comes

from the Sun? ______________

a.) 20%
b.) 99.9%
c.) 50%

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6. A polar molecule is made up of _____.

a.) Gas
b.) Water
c.) Air
7. Why is Fermentation less efficient than
respiration? _______
a) Fermentation is used by bacteria
b.) Fermentation is slower than respiration
c.) Fermentation leaves behind some organics
8. Define Energy:
__________________________________________
Fill in the blank Section 1
joules
cells
ATP
Solar luminosity
cellular respiration
Photosphere
9. In biology, energy is stored in ______.

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10. Energy is released when molecules have been

oxidized during ____________.
11. The energy released is carried and transported
by an energy-carrier molecule called ___________.
12. Energy can be expressed in ______________.
13. The visible surface of the sun is ___________.
14. _____________ is the total energy
from the sun.
15. How does life extract energy from the
environment?
a.) Photosynthesis
b.) Respiration
c.) Methanogenesis
d.) Fermentation
16. The sun is ____________ years old?
a.) 10 million years
b.) 4.6 billion years
c.) 5.3 trillion years

coming

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17. The Suns surface temperature is:___________

a)
b)
c)

122 Kelvin
4,000 Kelvin
6,000 Kelvin

18. Why are planets green ? _________________

a.) Green wave lengths are very absorbent

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b.) Photosynthesis
c.) Green wave lengths are mostly reflective
19. This picture shows and example of

a.) Solar luminosity

b.) Solar power
c.) Solar radiation
20. Which is bigger the Sun or the Earth? _______________

21. Define Energy Balance:

_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

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Fill in the blank Section 2

Albedo
solar luminosity
water
photosphere
velocity
gravity
pressure
22. The visible surface of the sun is ____________.
23. We see life on Earth because of ____________.
25. The life of a star is a balance between
___________and ___________.
24. The total energy coming from the sun is called:
___________________________.
25.___________ is the speed the wave is moving.
26. ____________ is reflected sunlight.

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27. Put the three bonds (covalent, hydrogen, iconic) in

order from strongest to weakest.
1.
2.
3.

28. Where did the large asteroid hit the earth,

(referred to as the K/P impact):
a) In downtown London
b) Off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
c) On the coast of South Africa
29. Radioactive decay is ______
a) Unstable isotopes that emit energy as radiation.
b) Planets cooling off and becoming magnetic.
c) The energy emitted from the sun

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30. Extinction is when: _______

a) New varieties of organisms are born and thrive.

b) A species is struggling to adapt to new changes.
c) The last living organism of a species is dead.
31. When did the CretaceousPaleogene (KP
impact) extinction event occur?
a.) 500 million years ago
b.) 66 million years ago
c.) 35 thousand years ago

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Match the picture to the K/P impact consequence:

Heat pulse
Tsunami
Acid Rain
Greenhouse warming
Climate cooling over years from dust

32. __________

34._____________

33. _________________

35____________

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36. _____________________
True or False
37. _____ Life exists on all planets
38. _____ Mars is about half the size of Earth
39. _____ Mars has evidence of water erosion
40. _____ Many sets of experiments are needed to
test for the presence of life.
41. _____ Life maybe found near hydrothermal vents.

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Fill in the Blank section 3

Ganymede
Triton
Io
Clouds
Europa
Distance

Titan
Jupiter
Mars
Exoplanets

42. Life on Venus would be most likely to be found

in the __________.
43.

____________ has a thick organic haze layer.

44. ________ are planets orbiting stars other than

the Sun.
45. Tidal cracks on the moon _______ are thought
to be from tidal flex of Jupiter.
46. Life on ________would most likely be found in
endoliths.

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47. _________, a moon of Neptune, is cold on the

surface but hot inside.
48. Tidal heating depends on the _________ from
the parent planet.
49. Tidal Heating caused by the planet _________
makes _________ the hottest of the Galilean
satellites.
50. This Galilean satellite has dark and light spots on
its surface and life would most likely be found near
hydrothermal vents: ________________.