LSUE BIOLOGY 1001 MIDTERM - J.FONTENOT, BIOLOGY 1001
MIDTERM - FONTENOT LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
A theory is a. an idea that has been proven. b. a concept in the early stages that still
needs to be tested. c. a description of a belief that invokes the supernatural. d. an
explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.
e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: an explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported
by a large body of evidence
Question 2.
Which of the following statements regarding a common cellular activity is false?
Correct Answer: New cells are derived from cellular components like organelles
Question 3.
The teeth of grain-eating animals (such as horses) are usually broad and ridged. This
makes the teeth suitable for grinding and chewing. Meat-eating animals (such as lions)
have pointed teeth that are good for puncturing and ripping flesh. This illustrates a. a food
web. b. All of the choices are correct. c. a result of natural selection only. d. the
connection between form and function only. e. a result of natural selection as well as the
connection between form and function.
Correct Answer: a result of natural selection as well as the connection between
form and function
Question 4.
Which of the following is not an example of evolution that has resulted from human
activity? a. Because of hunting, species such as bears and wolves are in danger of
extinction. .b. Like certain other crops, domesticated strawberries are larger than wild
strawberries. c. Some insect species are now resistant to pesticides. d. Many strains of
bacteria are now resistant to some commonly used antibiotics
Correct Answer: Because of hunting, species such as bears and wolves are in
danger of extinction.
Question 5.
Which of the following statements about the properties of life is false?
Correct Answer: All organisms have the ability to maintain a constant internal
temperature.
,Question 6.
Which of the following statements about genetics is true?
Correct Answer: Differences among organisms reflect different nucleotide
sequences in their DNA.
Question 7.
An antibiotic kills 99.9% of a bacterial population. You would expect the next generation of
bacteria. a. to be just as susceptible to that antibiotic as was the previous generation. b.
to be more resistant to that antibiotic. c. to die out due to the drastic decrease in
population size. d. to be more contagious than the prior generation. e. All of the choices
are correct.
Correct Answer: To be more resistant to that antibiotic.
Question 8.
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a
new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself that perhaps the bookstore has
recently started selling this new sweatshirt style. This prediction is an example of
Correct Answer: Hypothesis
Question 9.
Which of the following is a kingdom within the domain Eukarya?
Correct Answer: Fungi
Question 10.
Which of the following statements about evolution is true?
Correct Answer: Evolution can result in adaptations
Question 11.
Kingdom Fungi includes species a. such as mushrooms and plants. b. that obtain food by
ingestion. c. that use photosynthesis to obtain food. d. that obtain food by decomposing
dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients. e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: That obtain food by decomposing dead organ-isms and
absorbing the nutrients
Question 12.
Water's surface tension and heat storage capacity is accounted for by its a. orbitals. b.
hydrogen bonds. c. mass. d. size.
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds
,Question 13.
As ice melts,
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds are broken
Question 14.
Which of the following statements regarding matter is false? a. All life is composed of
matter. b. All matter has mass. c. All matter is composed of elements. d. All matter exists
in the form of compounds. e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: All matter exists in the form of compounds
Question 15.
Which are weak bonds that are not strong enough to hold atoms together to form
molecules but are strong enough to form bonds within and around large molecules?
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds
Question 16.
You've been experiencing acid indigestion lately, and you'd like a quick fix for the
problem. You do a little research on the Internet and discover that your problem is caused
by excess stomach acid. In the pharmacy aisles, however, you're having a little trouble
deciding what to purchase to address the problem. At the pharmacy counter, the clerk
recommends that you purchase PEPCID AC or Alka-Seltzer tablets.
If you were able to chemically analyze your stomach fluids 30 minutes after taking two
tablets, you would find. a. more hydrogen ions. b. fewer hydrogen ions. c. the same
number of hydrogen ions. d. that the pH in your stomach has decreased.
Correct Answer: Fewer hydrogen ions
Question 17.
Electrons move about the nucleus of an atom in the same way that
Correct Answer: Insects fly around a bright lamp at night
Question 18.
Which of the following best describes the atomic number of an atom?
Correct Answer: The number of protons in the atom
Question 19.
Clot formation in our blood can lead to a heart attack or stroke. What was altered in the
proteins that made the clot?
Correct Answer: The proteins were no longer soluble in the blood
, Question 20.
You've been experiencing acid indigestion lately, and you'd like a quick fix for the
problem. You do a little research on the Internet and discover that your problem is caused
by excess stomach acid. In the pharmacy aisles, however, you're having a little trouble
deciding what to purchase to address the problem. At the pharmacy counter, the clerk
recommends that you purchase PEPCID AC or Alka-Seltzer tablets.
If you could check the pH of the recommended tablets, you would expect it to be
Correct Answer: Higher than 7
Question 21.
Compared to a solution of pH 3, a solution of pH 1 is 100 times more acidic
Correct Answer:
Question 22.
A pharmaceutical company hires a chemist to analyze the purity of the water being used
in its drug preparations. If the water is pure, the chemist would expect to find
Correct Answer: H2O molecules, H+ ions, and OH- ions
Question 23.
In some areas, fluoride is added during the municipal water treatment process in order to
help
Correct Answer: Reduce tooth decay
Question 24.
Which of the following statements about radioactive isotopes is true? a. The nuclei of
radioactive isotopes are unusually stable, but the atoms tend to lose electrons. b. When
given a choice between radioactive and nonradioactive isotopes of the same atom, living
cells are more likely to incorporate the radioactive isotopes into their structures. c. The
energy emitted by radioactive isotopes can break chemical bonds and cause molecular
damage in cells. d. Radioactive elements are natural and therefore not harmful.
Correct Answer: The energy emitted by radioactive isotopes can break chemical
bonds and cause molecular damage in cells
Question 25.
What is the difference between glucose and fructose linear isomers?
Correct Answer: The location of a double-bonded oxygen atom
Question 26.
Which of the following statements about dehydration synthesis is false?
MIDTERM - FONTENOT LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
A theory is a. an idea that has been proven. b. a concept in the early stages that still
needs to be tested. c. a description of a belief that invokes the supernatural. d. an
explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.
e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: an explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported
by a large body of evidence
Question 2.
Which of the following statements regarding a common cellular activity is false?
Correct Answer: New cells are derived from cellular components like organelles
Question 3.
The teeth of grain-eating animals (such as horses) are usually broad and ridged. This
makes the teeth suitable for grinding and chewing. Meat-eating animals (such as lions)
have pointed teeth that are good for puncturing and ripping flesh. This illustrates a. a food
web. b. All of the choices are correct. c. a result of natural selection only. d. the
connection between form and function only. e. a result of natural selection as well as the
connection between form and function.
Correct Answer: a result of natural selection as well as the connection between
form and function
Question 4.
Which of the following is not an example of evolution that has resulted from human
activity? a. Because of hunting, species such as bears and wolves are in danger of
extinction. .b. Like certain other crops, domesticated strawberries are larger than wild
strawberries. c. Some insect species are now resistant to pesticides. d. Many strains of
bacteria are now resistant to some commonly used antibiotics
Correct Answer: Because of hunting, species such as bears and wolves are in
danger of extinction.
Question 5.
Which of the following statements about the properties of life is false?
Correct Answer: All organisms have the ability to maintain a constant internal
temperature.
,Question 6.
Which of the following statements about genetics is true?
Correct Answer: Differences among organisms reflect different nucleotide
sequences in their DNA.
Question 7.
An antibiotic kills 99.9% of a bacterial population. You would expect the next generation of
bacteria. a. to be just as susceptible to that antibiotic as was the previous generation. b.
to be more resistant to that antibiotic. c. to die out due to the drastic decrease in
population size. d. to be more contagious than the prior generation. e. All of the choices
are correct.
Correct Answer: To be more resistant to that antibiotic.
Question 8.
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a
new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself that perhaps the bookstore has
recently started selling this new sweatshirt style. This prediction is an example of
Correct Answer: Hypothesis
Question 9.
Which of the following is a kingdom within the domain Eukarya?
Correct Answer: Fungi
Question 10.
Which of the following statements about evolution is true?
Correct Answer: Evolution can result in adaptations
Question 11.
Kingdom Fungi includes species a. such as mushrooms and plants. b. that obtain food by
ingestion. c. that use photosynthesis to obtain food. d. that obtain food by decomposing
dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients. e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: That obtain food by decomposing dead organ-isms and
absorbing the nutrients
Question 12.
Water's surface tension and heat storage capacity is accounted for by its a. orbitals. b.
hydrogen bonds. c. mass. d. size.
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds
,Question 13.
As ice melts,
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds are broken
Question 14.
Which of the following statements regarding matter is false? a. All life is composed of
matter. b. All matter has mass. c. All matter is composed of elements. d. All matter exists
in the form of compounds. e. All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer: All matter exists in the form of compounds
Question 15.
Which are weak bonds that are not strong enough to hold atoms together to form
molecules but are strong enough to form bonds within and around large molecules?
Correct Answer: Hydrogen bonds
Question 16.
You've been experiencing acid indigestion lately, and you'd like a quick fix for the
problem. You do a little research on the Internet and discover that your problem is caused
by excess stomach acid. In the pharmacy aisles, however, you're having a little trouble
deciding what to purchase to address the problem. At the pharmacy counter, the clerk
recommends that you purchase PEPCID AC or Alka-Seltzer tablets.
If you were able to chemically analyze your stomach fluids 30 minutes after taking two
tablets, you would find. a. more hydrogen ions. b. fewer hydrogen ions. c. the same
number of hydrogen ions. d. that the pH in your stomach has decreased.
Correct Answer: Fewer hydrogen ions
Question 17.
Electrons move about the nucleus of an atom in the same way that
Correct Answer: Insects fly around a bright lamp at night
Question 18.
Which of the following best describes the atomic number of an atom?
Correct Answer: The number of protons in the atom
Question 19.
Clot formation in our blood can lead to a heart attack or stroke. What was altered in the
proteins that made the clot?
Correct Answer: The proteins were no longer soluble in the blood
, Question 20.
You've been experiencing acid indigestion lately, and you'd like a quick fix for the
problem. You do a little research on the Internet and discover that your problem is caused
by excess stomach acid. In the pharmacy aisles, however, you're having a little trouble
deciding what to purchase to address the problem. At the pharmacy counter, the clerk
recommends that you purchase PEPCID AC or Alka-Seltzer tablets.
If you could check the pH of the recommended tablets, you would expect it to be
Correct Answer: Higher than 7
Question 21.
Compared to a solution of pH 3, a solution of pH 1 is 100 times more acidic
Correct Answer:
Question 22.
A pharmaceutical company hires a chemist to analyze the purity of the water being used
in its drug preparations. If the water is pure, the chemist would expect to find
Correct Answer: H2O molecules, H+ ions, and OH- ions
Question 23.
In some areas, fluoride is added during the municipal water treatment process in order to
help
Correct Answer: Reduce tooth decay
Question 24.
Which of the following statements about radioactive isotopes is true? a. The nuclei of
radioactive isotopes are unusually stable, but the atoms tend to lose electrons. b. When
given a choice between radioactive and nonradioactive isotopes of the same atom, living
cells are more likely to incorporate the radioactive isotopes into their structures. c. The
energy emitted by radioactive isotopes can break chemical bonds and cause molecular
damage in cells. d. Radioactive elements are natural and therefore not harmful.
Correct Answer: The energy emitted by radioactive isotopes can break chemical
bonds and cause molecular damage in cells
Question 25.
What is the difference between glucose and fructose linear isomers?
Correct Answer: The location of a double-bonded oxygen atom
Question 26.
Which of the following statements about dehydration synthesis is false?
