Bio 1201 Licata Exam 1 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates, Proteins, lipids,
nucleic acids
Macromolecule - CORRECT ANSWER - Large molecules usually polymers built from
monomers
Polymer - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance with a structure consisting of a large
number of units banded together
Which of the 4 macromolecules is a polymer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates,
proteins, and nucleic acids
What reaction synthesizes a polymer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydration reaction
What reaction would break a polymer down to a monomer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hydrolysis
-Lysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Break down
Which macromolecules serve as building material? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids
Name 2 Carbohydrate polymers - CORRECT ANSWER - polysaccharides &
disaccharides
Carbohydrate monomer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharides
, What is the most common monosaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose
List two factors monosaccharides are classified by - CORRECT ANSWER - Location of
carbonyl group, number of carbons in the carbon skeleton
What would be the molecular formula of a 3-carbon sugar? - CORRECT ANSWER -
C3H6O3
Always a 1:2:1 ratio
What is the simplest sugar? - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharide, a 3 carbon sugar
Which of the following is not a monosaccharide?
Ribulose
Glucose
Glyceraldehyde
Maltose - CORRECT ANSWER - Maltose
Top 4 elements in the human body - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
How do you form a disaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydration reaction
Glycosidic bond - CORRECT ANSWER - The covalent bond formed between two
monosaccharides or two sugars during a dehydration reaction
Dehydration Reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Builds up
Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates, Proteins, lipids,
nucleic acids
Macromolecule - CORRECT ANSWER - Large molecules usually polymers built from
monomers
Polymer - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance with a structure consisting of a large
number of units banded together
Which of the 4 macromolecules is a polymer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates,
proteins, and nucleic acids
What reaction synthesizes a polymer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydration reaction
What reaction would break a polymer down to a monomer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hydrolysis
-Lysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Break down
Which macromolecules serve as building material? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids
Name 2 Carbohydrate polymers - CORRECT ANSWER - polysaccharides &
disaccharides
Carbohydrate monomer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharides
, What is the most common monosaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose
List two factors monosaccharides are classified by - CORRECT ANSWER - Location of
carbonyl group, number of carbons in the carbon skeleton
What would be the molecular formula of a 3-carbon sugar? - CORRECT ANSWER -
C3H6O3
Always a 1:2:1 ratio
What is the simplest sugar? - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharide, a 3 carbon sugar
Which of the following is not a monosaccharide?
Ribulose
Glucose
Glyceraldehyde
Maltose - CORRECT ANSWER - Maltose
Top 4 elements in the human body - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
How do you form a disaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydration reaction
Glycosidic bond - CORRECT ANSWER - The covalent bond formed between two
monosaccharides or two sugars during a dehydration reaction
Dehydration Reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Builds up
