LSU Bio 1201 Final Exam Pomarico Questions and
Answers with complete solution
Which of the following would most likely have a polar bond?
CH, CO, OO, CN, NH - ANSWER -CO and NH
Products of cellular respiration - ANSWER -CO2, water, energy
What is the most important product of anaerobic respiration? - ANSWER -Regeneration
of NAD+
What happens to Co2 in the Calvin Benson cycle? - ANSWER -Fixation/reduction;
incorporation into sugar molecules
Where does the most energy production occur in cellular respiration? - ANSWER -
Oxidative phosphorylation
What are the properties of a proton compared to neutrons and electrons? - ANSWER -
Heavy, positive
Which molecules can cross the membrane the easiest? - ANSWER -Nonpolar, small
Which isomer has a carbon-carbon double bond? - ANSWER -Geometric/cis trans
Why is carbon the most versatile organic element? - ANSWER -Ability to make 4 bonds
Which type of group would a hydroxyl group most likely bond to? - ANSWER -Polar
Which organelle synthesizes proteins? - ANSWER -Rough ER
Which organelle prevents future damage from happening? - ANSWER -Lysosome
What to cellulose, glycogen, and starch have in common? - ANSWER -All derived from
glucose
Which property of water is the reason for many of water's other properties? - ANSWER
-Hydrogen bonding
In DNA structure, what makes up the lateral movement of the structure but not the
"stair steps"? - ANSWER -Phosphate group + sugar
What type of bond holds the double helix structure of DNA together? - ANSWER -
Hydrogen bonds
What type of bond as an equal sharing of electrons? - ANSWER -Nonpolar covalent
, What is an example of an organelle that is found in eukaryotes but not prokaryotes? -
ANSWER -Nucleus
If cytosine makes up 20% of DNA, what % would be thymine? - ANSWER -30%.
30% A, 30% T= 60%
20% G, 20% C= 40%
What structures make up the nucleus? - ANSWER -Nuclear envelope, nuclear pores,
matrix, nucleolus. (NOT CHROMATIN)
How are DNA, chromosomes, and genes related? - ANSWER -Genes are made of
DNA, and are located on chromosomes.
What products of light reactions are used in the Calvin Cycle? - ANSWER -ATP,
NADPH
Where are the electrons transferred to from photosystem II? - ANSWER -Electron
transport chain- thylakoid membrane
What are the characteristics of a solution with a pH of 7? - ANSWER -Neutral, same
concentration of OH- and H+ (1 x 10^-7)
How does an enzyme speed up a reaction? - ANSWER -Lowers activation energy
What are the molecules called that capture light in photosynthesis? - ANSWER -
Photosynthetic pigments
Which enzyme is involved in DNA replication? - ANSWER -DNA polymerase
Which process expels some material out of a cell? - ANSWER -Exocytosis
What processes require a transport protein? - ANSWER -Active transport, or facilitated
diffusion in passive transport
If a cell has 22 autosomes and an XX sex chromosome, what type of cell is it? -
ANSWER -Unfertilized egg
In order for a gamete to become fertilized, it must go through the processes: -
ANSWER -Diploid -> meiosis-> haploid->fertilization
What type of sex chromosome combination is lethal? - ANSWER -Anything without an
X; ex. YO
Most successful blood types to cross in an attempt to get type O blood - ANSWER -A x
B
Answers with complete solution
Which of the following would most likely have a polar bond?
CH, CO, OO, CN, NH - ANSWER -CO and NH
Products of cellular respiration - ANSWER -CO2, water, energy
What is the most important product of anaerobic respiration? - ANSWER -Regeneration
of NAD+
What happens to Co2 in the Calvin Benson cycle? - ANSWER -Fixation/reduction;
incorporation into sugar molecules
Where does the most energy production occur in cellular respiration? - ANSWER -
Oxidative phosphorylation
What are the properties of a proton compared to neutrons and electrons? - ANSWER -
Heavy, positive
Which molecules can cross the membrane the easiest? - ANSWER -Nonpolar, small
Which isomer has a carbon-carbon double bond? - ANSWER -Geometric/cis trans
Why is carbon the most versatile organic element? - ANSWER -Ability to make 4 bonds
Which type of group would a hydroxyl group most likely bond to? - ANSWER -Polar
Which organelle synthesizes proteins? - ANSWER -Rough ER
Which organelle prevents future damage from happening? - ANSWER -Lysosome
What to cellulose, glycogen, and starch have in common? - ANSWER -All derived from
glucose
Which property of water is the reason for many of water's other properties? - ANSWER
-Hydrogen bonding
In DNA structure, what makes up the lateral movement of the structure but not the
"stair steps"? - ANSWER -Phosphate group + sugar
What type of bond holds the double helix structure of DNA together? - ANSWER -
Hydrogen bonds
What type of bond as an equal sharing of electrons? - ANSWER -Nonpolar covalent
, What is an example of an organelle that is found in eukaryotes but not prokaryotes? -
ANSWER -Nucleus
If cytosine makes up 20% of DNA, what % would be thymine? - ANSWER -30%.
30% A, 30% T= 60%
20% G, 20% C= 40%
What structures make up the nucleus? - ANSWER -Nuclear envelope, nuclear pores,
matrix, nucleolus. (NOT CHROMATIN)
How are DNA, chromosomes, and genes related? - ANSWER -Genes are made of
DNA, and are located on chromosomes.
What products of light reactions are used in the Calvin Cycle? - ANSWER -ATP,
NADPH
Where are the electrons transferred to from photosystem II? - ANSWER -Electron
transport chain- thylakoid membrane
What are the characteristics of a solution with a pH of 7? - ANSWER -Neutral, same
concentration of OH- and H+ (1 x 10^-7)
How does an enzyme speed up a reaction? - ANSWER -Lowers activation energy
What are the molecules called that capture light in photosynthesis? - ANSWER -
Photosynthetic pigments
Which enzyme is involved in DNA replication? - ANSWER -DNA polymerase
Which process expels some material out of a cell? - ANSWER -Exocytosis
What processes require a transport protein? - ANSWER -Active transport, or facilitated
diffusion in passive transport
If a cell has 22 autosomes and an XX sex chromosome, what type of cell is it? -
ANSWER -Unfertilized egg
In order for a gamete to become fertilized, it must go through the processes: -
ANSWER -Diploid -> meiosis-> haploid->fertilization
What type of sex chromosome combination is lethal? - ANSWER -Anything without an
X; ex. YO
Most successful blood types to cross in an attempt to get type O blood - ANSWER -A x
B
