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Which of the following is NOT a reason why Mendel in the 1800s was the first person to be able to understand inheritance of traits?

Fats have the most potential energy of all the biomolecules because they have the most ___________________ atoms associated with ___________________ atoms. Your answer should consist of the first blank word with a comma and a space between them. For example: black, white

Explain why very low body temperatures in warm-blooded animals is bad for membrane fluidity. What is one way their cells can resist the effects of decreased body temperatures on their membrane fluidity? 

Organize the following from smallest-1 to largest-4.  Each number can be used only once.   Gene  Nucleotide Genome Chromosome

Imagine a species with three loci thought to be on the same chromosome. The recombination rate between locus A and locus B is 12% and the recombination rate between locus B and locus C is 21%. Predict the recombination rate between locus A and locus C.

Tell me something that you studied that did not end up getting asked on the exam. Explain in detail (incomplete or one sentence answers will not receive credit).

An enzyme’s substrate fits into the _________  on the enzyme.

Use the figure below to answer the following question. You plan to put in some shades that limit the wavelength of light passing through in a plant grow room to reduce the heat from too much light coming into it. If you could choose one color (i.e. wavelength) that would maximize growth, which would you pick?

An experiment placed apple fruit slices into a variety of concentrations of fructose. The apple slices did not change weight in the 0.3 molar solution.  Which of the following is FALSE?

During the night time if you measured the pH of a chloroplast, you would expect