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Entropy is A. order B. complexity C. disorder D. Both order and disorder are cor

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Question

Entropy is

A. order

B. complexity

C. disorder

D. Both order and disorder are correct

E. Both complexity and disorder are corre

How can small molecules make their way past the cell membrane?

A. they pass through transmembrane channel proteins

B. they are hydrophobic

C. they are hydrophilic

Cell theory states that

A. life is spontaneously generated

B. New cells come only from pre-existing cells

C. cells can form from non-organic material

Animals store energy in a polymer composed of many glucose molecules called:

A. glycogen

B. cellulose

C. chitin

D. starch

A cell produces 36 ATPs per glucose, however, if you calculated the total energy in a glucose molecule, 90 ATPs should be generated. Why is this so?

A. Some of the energy is destroyed

B. Some of the energy is used to do work in the cell

C. Some energy is lost as heat

In animal cells the primary organelle that generates molecules of ATP is the

A. ribosome

B. lysosome

C. Golgi body

D. mitochondrion

What is osmosis?

A. entry of water into cells through transmembrane channel proteins

B. formation of ATP

C. asorption of water through a membrane

Which organelle carries out the bulk of respiration?

A. chloroplasts

B. Golgi apparatus

C. mitochondria

The process of converting the energy from food molecules into energy of ATP is

A. cellular respiration

B. catalysis

C. thermodynamics

D. photosynthesis

bjects that are moving are said to possess:

A. kinetic energy

B. potential energy

C. entropy

D. living energy

Glycolysis

A. uses oxygen

B. does not use oxygen

C. uses carbon dioxide

What are the inputs and the output molecules for respiration?

A. input sugar and oxygen; output carbon dioxide and water

B. input oxygen and water; output sugar and carbon dioxide

C. input carbon dioxide and water;output sugar and oxygen

Explanation / Answer

Ans C) disorder

Entropy can be defined as the measurement of disorderedness or randomness in the system. When the disorder in a system increases, the entropy is said to be increased , when the randomness decreases, the entropy is said to be decreased.