BIOLOGY SEMESTER EXAM FALL 2023

Proteins use which of the following as its monomer or building blocks?  

• Nucleotides
• Fatty acids
• Glucose
• Amino acids

Ribosomes are responsible for

• Protein synthesis

  (Building proteins)

• Lipid synthesis
• Carbohydrate synthesis
• Nucleic acid synthesis

 The cell organelle responsible for converting chemical energy into organic compounds such as  glucose?

• Chloroplast
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria

What is the function of the cell membrane?

• Regulates the temperature of the cell
• Provides energy to the cell
• Controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell
• Stores genetic information

A strand of DNA has the following sequence of bases: ATC GTC TTC AAG What sequence of  bases will make up the other strand of DNA?

• GTA CGA TTA TTC
• CCC GGG AAA TTT
• ATC GTC TTC AAG
• TAG CAG AAG TTC

During transcription, the genetic information for making a protein is "rewritten" as a molecule of  

• DNA
• Protein
• Lipid
• mRNA

2. The period of cell division is called ______.

• G1 phase
• S phase
• G2 phase
• M phase

Which of the following are the end products of mitosis?

• Two identical daughter cells
• Two non-identical daughter cells
• One identical daughter cell
• Four non-identical daughter cells

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

• Stop the body from moving
• Increase the heart rate
• Generate heat to warm up the body
• Sweat to cool down the body

Which of the following shows the reactants and products for cellular respiration?

• Glucose + Water -> Carbon Dioxide + Oxygen + ATP
• Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water + ATP
• ATP + Carbon Dioxide -> Glucose + Oxygen + Water
• Water + Carbon Dioxide -> Glucose + Oxygen + ATP