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BIO 103 - Exam 1 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organic molecules always contain these atoms.

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

2.

Starch, fat, and glycogen molecules are used for ____.

a)

storage

b)

structure

c)

energy

d)

metabolism

3.
DNA and RNA are examples of...
a)
proteins
b)
nucleic acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
lipids
4.

What is the name of the thick myofilaments of muscle?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Myosin

c)

Myoglobin

d)

Insulin

5.

Pentose, phosphate group, and nitrogen base make up a _____?

a)

nucleotide

b)

monomer

c)

functional group

d)

polysaccharide

6.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
7.
Which has a pH below 7?
a)
Acid
b)
Base
8.
What type of bond forms between the oppositely charged ends of two different molecules?
a)
Non-polar Covalent Bonds
b)
Polar Covalent Bonds
c)
Ionic Bonds
d)
Hydrogen Bonds
9.
"Water Loving"
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
10.

Which is not one of the 6 elements that make up 98% of living things?

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

sodium

11.

Protons + neutrons =

a)

atomic number

b)

valence electrons

c)

atomic mass

d)

average isotopes

12.

Water is the universal ____ making a good transport medium.

a)

solvent

b)

enzyme

c)

buffer

d)

molecule

13.

Lipids can be digested into what monomers?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids and glycerol

d)

glucose and sucrose

14.

What are the monomers of a polysaccharide?

a)

glucose

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids

d)

nucleotides

15.

Cellulose and chitin serve _____ roles.

a)

metabolic

b)

genetic

c)

structural

d)

storage

16.
Additional layer around the outside of plant cells made from cellulose that protect and give shape
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Golgi Complex
17.

The main storage form of glucose in the liver and muscles is:

a)

Mucin

b)

Iron

c)

Glycogen

d)

Salt

18.

What is the bond between each amino acid in a protein?

a)

Peptide bond

b)

Amnio acids

c)

Polypeptide

d)

Nitrogen

19.
Unsaturated fats are __________ at room temperature.
a)
liquids
b)
solids
c)
toxic
d)
saturated
20.

Which of the following is not a disaccharide?

a)

sucrose

b)

lactose

c)

fructose

d)

maltose

21.

Testosterone, estrogen, and cholesterol are examples of _____.

a)

proteins

b)

steroids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

polysaccharides

22.

What is the broadest order of classification?

a)

kingdom

b)

class

c)

domain

d)

species

23.
Biogenesis states that all living things come from other living things. 
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Domain of prokaryotic cells found in extreme environments such as hot springs, underwater volcanoes etc..

a)

Fungi

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukarya

25.
Why do ice cubes float in a  glass of water?
a)
the ice cubes are more dense than the water
b)
the water is more dense than the ice cubes
c)
the water is more dense than the glass
d)
the ice is more dense than the glass
26.
Steroids have what kind of structure?
a)
long chain of hydrogen/carbons with a glycerol group
b)
CHO in a hexagonal shape
c)
4 fused rings
d)
polar head and two fatty acid tails
27.

Waxes differ from most other larger biomolecules in that they

a)

Are hydrophillic

b)

Are hydrophobic

c)

Do not have specific shapes

d)

Do not contain carbon

28.
What are the names of the domains?
a)
Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea
b)
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Animalia, Fungi, Plantae
29.
The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the: 
a)
Control
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Dependent Variable
30.

the group that is kept the same to make sure results are caused by the thing being tested

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control

d)

constant

31.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
32.
The pH scale is a range from:
a)
1-7
b)
0-14
c)
1-14
d)
1-20
33.

Group of potentially interbreeding organisms is called a/an __________.

a)

community

b)

species

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

34.
Which type of bond has an unequal sharing of electrons?
a)
Polar Covalent 
b)
Non Polar Covalent
c)
Ionic
d)
Metallic
35.

When bonds are broken, energy is _____.

a)

released

b)

created

c)

absorbed

d)

cycled

36.

Which type of bond is the strongest?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

hydrogen

d)

peptide

37.

What is the ratio of of C,H,O atoms in most carbohydrates?

a)

1:1:1

b)

1:2:1

c)

1:2:2

d)

2:1:2

38.

Which of the following can denature a protein?

a)

temperature

b)

pH

c)

alcohol

d)

all of these factors

39.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
40.
Monomers combine to form ________ through the process of ________.
a)
polymers; hydrolysis
b)
polymers; dehydration synthesis
c)
monomers; hydrolysis
d)
monomers; dehydration synthesis
41.

What is an isotope?

a)

A charged atom

b)

An atom with different amounts of neutrons

c)

An atom with different amounts of protons

d)

A neutral atom

42.
Water is used to break bonds between polymers
a)
dehydration synthesis
b)
Hydrolysis
43.

An atom that has a complete outer shell and very unreactive will usually be referred to as being ____________.

a)

inert

b)

alkaline

c)

radioactive

d)

balanced

44.

Buffer is defined as

a)

ability to regulate pH by taking up and releasing H+ ions

b)

to hold data right before it is used

c)

a person or thing that prevents incompatible people from coming into contact with or harming each other

45.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry