Most living things have remarkably similar levels/percentages of the core elements essential to life.  In a chemical analysis of an animal tissue sample, which element (of the four below) would be in the least quantity?   

  The “Central Dogma of Life” (dogma = an overriding principle) describes how DNA instructs (or codes) for what final product?  

  Biology is the study of __________.   (pick the best answer… talked about on the first day of class)  

  Match the monomer to the appropriate macromolecule.  

  You make the observation that walnut and Gingko trees lose their leaves in the fall when day length starts decreasing.  Based on these observations, one may generalize and conclude that ALL tree species will lose their leaves in the fall in response to decreasing day length.  This statement is an example of….   

  Which statement about unsaturated fats is TRUE?  

  Think about the phospholipid bilayer of a cell membrane…   Which of the following types of molecules will diffuse through a cell membrane most readily (= have the easiest time passing thru)?  

  Match the cell component/organelle to its function/description.  

  Which structure is found in BOTH plant and animal cells?  

  We talked about chemical reactions (reactants and products) and the concept of reversibility (i.e. forward and reverse reactions).  Life strives for metabolic disequilibrium.  If things go poorly for a critter and it tragically bites the dust, reactions will reach chemical equilibrium.  Which of the following statements correctly describes that phenomenon?