The first step in the anaerobic breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide gas and water is known as ____.
a. hydrolysis
b. respiration
c. glycolysis
d. anabolism
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Question 2) The most common substance decomposed aerobically in cells to produce ATP is ____.
a. glucose
b. protein
c. oxygen
d. water
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Question 3) Biochemical respiration is the oxygen-requiring, or ____, process of ATP production.
a. metabolism
b. anaerobic
c. aerobic
d. glycolysis
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Question 4) The formation of ____ is the final step in the transformation of light energy into the chemical energy of a biologically usable form.
a. DNA
b. glucose
c. RNA
d. ATP
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Question 5) Down syndrome is a congenital defect commonly caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 6) The formation of the female egg is called oogenesis.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 7) The special kind of cellular reproduction that occurs only in gametes is known as mitosis.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 8) Fermentation in yeast cells is a type of aerobic respiration.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 9) Anabolism is an energy-requiring process that builds larger molecules by combining smaller molecules.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 10) In the human body, the male sperm cell is propelled by a single beating ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word