Endosymbiosis proposes that

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).

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?

Prokaryotes do not need the enzyme ___________________ because their DNA is circular not linear; hence, do not have ________________ on their ends. Your answer should consist of the first blank word with a comma and a space between them. For example: black, white

At the end of the glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, most of the potential energy that originally was in glucose has been transferred to ___

A “cell” with a selectively permeable membrane contains 0.02 M sucrose, 0.01 M glucose, 0.04 fructose, and 0 M lactose. It is immersed in a  solution consisting of 0.05 M sucrose,  0.03 M glucose, 0.01 M fructose, and 0.03 M lactose. The membrane is permeable to water and to the simple sugars glucose and fructose, but is impermeable to the disaccharides sucrose and lactose.   After waiting for almost a hour after being placed into the beaker, which of the following changes would occur?

What was your favorite random animal fact this semester (must be specific for credit)?

Eukaryotic cells are typically larger than prokaryotes. Why is it an advantage to be large(r)? Why don’t eukaryotic cells continually increase in size? How have eukaryotic cells gotten around the size issue and surpassed prokaryote cell size? (4 points)

Enzymes catalyze reactions by lowering the activation energy of the reactions. List 2 mechanisms that active sites use to lower activation energy.

In construction, asbestos  was once used.  A known risk from working in sites that had asbestos is the formation of cysts that were caused by the breathing in of asbestos fibers. Cells will phagocytize asbestos, but are not able to break it down. As a result, asbestos fibers accumulate in _____.