Fall Semester Exam Review

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What is cancer?

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Cancer is defined as the uncontrolled division of mutated cells.

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What happens if the snowshoe hare is removed from the food web?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being the only hawk food source.

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Which biomolecule stores and transmits genetic information?

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Nucleic Acids.

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What is true about viruses?

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Viruses must infect a host to replicate their DNA.

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What are cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles called?

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Eukaryotes.

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What is the role of nucleic acids in living organisms?

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Nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms without a nucleus, while eukaryotes have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

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What is the function of ATP in cells?

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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the primary energy carrier in cells.

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What is a mutation?

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A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in protein function.