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Bio 1 Exam 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbon, helium, oxygen, and nitrogen are the most common elements found in living things.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Lipids are always nonpolar

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

Organism

4.

What is true about all biological macromolecules?

a)

They all contain carbon

b)

They all contain oxygen

c)

They are all hydrophobic

d)

They are all hydrophillic

5.

Which of these is NOT a part of cell theory?

a)

Cells come from preexisting cells

b)

Cells are the smallest unit of life

c)

All living organisms are composed of one or more cells

d)

Viruses are alive

6.

All prokaryotic organisms are multicellular

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What subatomic particle is negatively charged?

a)

Magnetron

b)

Electon

c)

Proton

d)

Neutron

8.

Electrons contribute a negligible amount to an element's atomic weight.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is an energy level describing?

a)

The distance of an electron from the nucleus

b)

If an atom is hydrophilic or hydrophobic

c)

The number of electrons an atom is sharing with another electron

d)

The distance between atoms

10.

In its isolated state, elements are uncharged

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Prokaryotes don't have DNA

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How many electrons are in an orbital?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

13.

All energy levels can hold 4 orbitals

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The total electrons an atom has are called its valence electrons.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

If an atom gains an electron, it becomes more negatively charged.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What determines the identity of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Antitron

17.

Electronegativity describes how reactive an element is

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What bond describes two atoms sharing electrons?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Van der Waal

19.

Which of these is the strongest?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Platonic bond

20.

Cohesion describes

a)

A substance's attraction to itself

b)

A substance's attraction to another substance

c)

The strength of the bonds between elements in a substance

21.

Hydrocarbons are generally nonpolar

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of these does not have a linear structure?

a)

Alkanes

b)

Alkenes

c)

Alkynes

d)

Aromatics

23.

Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. How many atoms of hydrogen can nitrogen share electrons with?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

8

d)

4

24.

CH3 is able to form hydrogen bonds with water

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of these is nonpolar?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

This is the basic structure of an amino acid. What is the highlighted part of the molecule?

a)

Carboxyl

b)

Amino

c)

Carbonyl

d)

Sulfhydryl

27.

Glucose has a linear structure in solution and a ring structure out of solution.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A molecule sharing electrons unevenly is called a

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Polar covalent bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

29.

How many monomers does an oligosaccharide have?

a)

1

b)

3-9

c)

2

d)

10+

30.

The monomer of a protein is called a nucletic acid

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What is the name of the reaction that builds polymers and produces water as a byproduct?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration reaction

c)

Oxidative phosphorylation

d)

Phosphodiester

32.

Diets high in carbohydrates tend to create fat

a)

True

b)

False

33.

A fatty acid linked to a glycerol is called a

a)

Phosphodiester bond

b)

Ester linkage

c)

Micellic bond

d)

Covalent bond

34.

Which of these is considered "bad" cholesterol that carries lipids to organs?

a)

HDL

b)

LDL

c)

FTL

d)

FML

35.

What is this?

a)

Unsaturated cis fatty acid

b)

Unsaturated trans fatty acid

c)

Saturated fatty acid

d)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

36.

What would you expect an monounsaturated trans fatty acid to be at room temperature?

a)

Semisolid

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Gaseous

37.

What is this?

a)

A cell membrane

b)

A micelle

c)

A lysosome

d)

A bunch of balloons hanging out

38.

Which of these has the most complex structure?

a)

Triglycerides

b)

Monoglycerides

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Sterols

39.

What does it mean for a molecule to be amphipathic?

a)

It's polar

b)

It's held together via ionic bonds

c)

It's nonpolar

d)

It's partially polar and partially nonpolar

40.

What kind of bond holds together complementing nucleotides together in DNA?

a)

Phosphodiester bonds

b)

Hydrogen bonds

c)

Glycosidic bonds

d)

Van der Waal forces

41.

What is the process where DNA is converted into mRNA?

a)

Translation

b)

Transubstantiation

c)

Transcendentialism

d)

Transcription

42.

DNA and RNA share a sugar-phosphate backbone.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which of these protein structural levels is categorized by hydrogen bonds between the amino acids and only one amino acid chain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

How many protons does chlorine have?

a)

14

b)

17

c)

8

d)

10

45.

How many electrons are in carbon's outer energy level?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

2

d)

0

46.

What would you expect the atomic weight of phosphorus (P) to be?

a)

15

b)

10

c)

30

d)

There's not enough information to determine this

47.

A dehydration reaction breaks down polymers

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Glucose is a hexose sugar and thus has 6 carbon molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Which of the following has the same chemical formula as glucose?

a)

Lactose

b)

Fructose

c)

Cellulose

d)

Amalose

e)

Galactose

50.

What kind of nucleotide chain is pictured here?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Not able to determine