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BIOL 1240 - Exam I Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

which of these is not a fundamental characteristic of life?

a)

evolution

b)

contains organelles

c)

capable of reproduction

d)

transformations of energy

2.

plant cell walls are composed of _______, while fungal cell walls are composed of chitin

a)

glycogen

b)

peptidoglycan

c)

cellulose

d)

collagen

3.

in a (a)   covalent bond, the electrons are shared equally

4.

what type of bond is between C and H (C - H)?

a)

ionic bond

b)

hydrogen bond

c)

polar covalent bond

d)

nonpolar covalent bond

5.

when water sticks to itself, what property is it exhibiting?

a)

high heat capacity

b)

cohesion

c)

adhesion

d)

collectivism

6.

what is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

lipid production

b)

protein production

c)

safe-guarding DNA

d)

modifying proteins

7.

if a protein is synthesized on a free ribosome, where will it go?

a)

it will be secreted for nearby cells to use

b)

it will travel to the nucleus, where it will oversee gene expression

c)

it will stay in the cytoplasm and perform its functions there

d)

it will travel to the cell membrane and perform its functions there

8.

what is the function of a vacuole?

a)

recycling unused materials

b)

separating toxic materials from the rest of the cell

c)

breaking down toxic materials

d)

storing things, especially water

9.

in which of these organismal cells are there NOT cell walls?

a)

animals

b)

plants

c)

fungi

d)

algae

10.

(a)   fatty acids have straight hydrocarbon tails and are solid at room temperature

11.

why are unsaturated fatty acids liquid at room temperature?

a)

their straight hydrocarbon tails prevent them from getting close to one another

b)

their kinked hydrocarbon tails absorb too much heat

c)

their kinked hydrocarbon tails prevent them from getting close to one another

d)

their straight hydrocarbon tails are too mobile, preventing close contact

12.

what are the two parts of a triglyceride?

a)

phospholipids and glycogen

b)

glucagon and fatty acids

c)

phospholipids and nitrogenous bases

d)

glycerol and fatty acids

13.

the phospholipid head is _______, while the phospholipid tail is _______

a)

nonpolar; nonpolar

b)

polar; nonpolar

c)

nonpolar; polar

d)

polar; polar

14.

which molecule will pass through the lipid bilayer MOST easily?

a)

O2

b)

Cl-

c)

K+

d)

glucose

15.

_______ proteins undergo a conformational change to transport molecules across the phospholipid bilayer

a)

channel

b)

carrier

c)

corridor

d)

cuneiform

16.

monosaccharides are the _______, while __________ are the polymers of this macromolecule

a)

monomers; polysaccharides

b)

subunits; nucleic acids

c)

quaternary structure; polypeptides

d)

monomers; polypeptides

17.

what type of bond forms between amino acids?

a)

phosphodiester

b)

ester linkages

c)

ionic

d)

peptide

18.

what is a protein's tertiary structure stabilized by?

a)

peptide bonds

b)

bonds and interactions between R-groups; or R-groups and peptide backbone

c)

hydrogen bonding between groups along the peptide-bonded backbone

d)

bonds and other interactions between R-groups and the R-groups of other polypeptides

19.

what is this?

a)

nucleic acid

b)

nucleotide

c)

amino acid

d)

polypeptide

20.

what is this?

a)

saturated fatty acid

b)

unsaturated fatty acid

c)

triglyceride

d)

phospholipid

21.

what is this?

a)

nucleic acid

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

nucleotide

d)

amino acid

22.

which of these statements regarding DNA and RNA is/are true?

a)

both DNA and RNA have adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine

b)

both DNA and RNA are antiparallel, double-stranded molecules

c)

both DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides

d)

both DNA and RNA have deoxyribose sugars

23.

how many hydrogen bonds are there between cytosine and guanine?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

24.

which of the DNA strands below will pair with this given strand of DNA?

5' AAT GCA GTT 3'

a)

5' ACC TTG ACG 3'

b)

5' ATC TGA CGG 3'

c)

5' TTA CGT CAA 3'

d)

5' AAC TGC ATT 3'

25.

RNA is unstable because...

a)

RNA is single-stranded and has the hydroxyl group on the 5' carbon of its sugar

b)

RNA is single-stranded and has the hydrogen on the 5' carbon of its sugar

c)

RNA must have the 5' cap tail and the 3' poly(A) tail in order to be considered mature

d)

RNA has a very short half-life because nitrogenous bases decay quickly

26.

what enzyme performs transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

RNA transcriptase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

DNA protease

27.

in what direction is the mRNA strand built during transcription?

a)

5' to 3' - nucleotides are added to the 3' end

b)

5' to 3' - nucleotides are added to the 5' end

c)

3' to 5' - nucleotides are added to the 3' end

d)

3' to 5' - nucleotides are added to the 5' end

28.

Original DNA: 5' CTT ACT CAT 3'

what is the corresponding mRNA strand?

a)

5' AUG AGU AAG 3'

b)

5' GAA UGA GUA 3'

c)

5' GAA TCA CTT 3'

d)

5' AUG ACT AAG 3'

29.

the ________ region tells RNA polymerase where transcription should begin

a)

start codon

b)

promoter

c)

precept

d)

beginner

30.

how does termination of transcription occur in prokaryotes?

a)

RNA polymerase reaches the stop codon, which causes a hairpin loop to form

b)

transcription-termination signal that codes for the formation of a poly(A) signal

c)

a release factor binds to the mRNA strand

d)

transcription-termination signal that codes for the formation of a hairpin loop

31.

introns are ____, while exons are ____ in the mature mRNA

a)

removed; capped

b)

expressed; removed

c)

removed; expressed

d)

spliced; removed

32.

where does transcription occur in eukaryotes?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleoid region

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleolus

33.

a codon includes nucleotides on ____, while an anti-codon includes nucleotides on ____

a)

mRNA; rRNA

b)

tRNA; mRNA

c)

DNA; tRNA

d)

mRNA; tRNA

34.

mRNA codon: 5' ACU 3'

what is the corresponding anti-codon?

a)

5' AGU 3'

b)

5' UCA 3'

c)

5' UGA 3'

d)

5' UGU 3'

35.

where does translation occur in eukaryotes?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

rough ER

d)

smooth ER

36.

the ribosome moves down the mRNA by one codon in the _____ direction during translation

a)

5' to 3'

b)

3' to 5'

c)

N-terminus to C-terminus

d)

left

37.

how does the termination of translation occur?

a)

the 3’ tail end of the mRNA molecule is reached

b)

the 5' cap on the mRNA molecule is reached

c)

a hairpin loop is formed, signaling the ribosome to dissociate

d)

a stop codon is reached

38.

what will the next tRNA's anti-codon be?

a)

ACU

b)

GUC

c)

GTC

d)

ACT

39.

after a stop codon is reached during translation, what occurs immediately after?

a)

a tRNA fills the A site, preventing other tRNA's from binding

b)

a release factor binds to the ribosomal RNA, causing it to implode

c)

a release factor fills the E site, preventing other tRNA's from binding

d)

a release factor fills the A site, preventing other tRNA's from binding

40.

the phospholipid head is _____ and the phospholipid tail is _____

a)

polar; nonpolar

b)

polar; ionic

c)

nonpolar; polar

d)

nonpolar; nonpolar

41.

what is passive transport?

a)

movement against a concentration gradient

b)

movement that requires a sodium-potassium pump

c)

movement down a concentration gradient

d)

movement that occurs with the help of initiation factors

42.

what is this?

a)

amino acid

b)

carbonyl functional group

c)

carboxyl functional group

d)

glutamate

43.

what are these?

a)

polysaccharides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

products of glycolysis

d)

glycogen

44.

what functional group is this?

a)

sulfur

b)

sulfuric hydroxide

c)

sulfhydryl

d)

hydroxosulfa