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Objective 1 - Describe the characteristics that distinguish living organisms from nonliving matter
1. Which of the following is a living subunit of human beings?
a. cells
b. atoms
c. metabolism
d. homeostasis
e. The term the molecules of life refers to
f. molecules that contain carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
g. the four major classes of molecules present in living organisms
h. organic molecules
i. molecules that can convert a substance from non-living to living
2. Which of the following is considered to be a molecule of life?
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. proteins
d. all of the above
3. You have discovered a new substance. This substance has the following
properties: a) it is composed of atoms and chemicals, organized in an orderly
fashion, b) it does not contain DNA or cells, and c) there do not appear to be any
active chemical reactions in the substance. Which of the following is the best
conclusion to make at this time?
a. This substance is not alive.
b. This substance is alive.
c. This substance is party living and partly non-living.
d. This substance is likely to reproduce.
4. Which of the following characteristics would you expect a cell to have?
a. sense and respond to its environment
b. reproduce to create offspring cells
c. use and produce the molecules it needs through chemical reactions
d. all of the above
5. Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids are all similar in which of the
following ways?
a. They contain ions
b. They act as hormones
c. They all have a carbon backbone.
d. They can all be broken down into sugars
Objective 2 Describe how nature is organized, proceeding from simple to
increasingly complex types of organization