BSC 197 FINAL EXAM AND ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
UPDATED.
Which functional group is commonly associated with organic acids?
A)carboxyl group
B)sulfydryl group
C)methyl group
D)carbonyl group - Answer carboxyl group
Which of the following is a polymer used by animal cells as an intermediate energy storage
molecule?
A)cellulose
B)fructose
C)lipid
D)glycogen - Answer glycogen
Structural carbohydrates have which property that makes them useful for building sturdy
molecular structures?A)
A)they are held together by ionic bonds instead of covalent bonds.
B)they tend to be highly branched and spiral preventing them from being packed tightly.
C)they tend to be straight so they can be packed tightly
D)they are hydrophobic to avoid dissolving in water - Answer They tend to be straight so
they can be packed tightly
Organic molecules are based on atoms of which elements? - Answer Carbon
Which of the following functional groups is biologically useful because of its ability to form high
energy bonds? - Answer phosphate group
how to figure atomic number? - Answer
An activated intermediate is a molecule which has been made easier to manipulate by what
process? - Answer addition of a phosphate
, Which of the following is required from compartmentalization in a cell? - Answer
membranes
The golgi apparatus typically performs modifications of molecules that were initially formed
when which cell component? - Answer endoplasmic reticulum
An amino acid containing a hydroxyl in its R group would belong to which functional class of
amino acid? - Answer polar
Which of the following best describes the structure of a lipid molecules? - Answer 3 fatty
acid chains branching from a phosphate head
How many bonds will a nitrogen atom make to mimic a full outer shell? - Answer 3
Membranes are largely composed of macromolecules called - Answer phospholipids
Membrane consistency can be described as - Answer fluid
What term is used to describe molecules released by an enzyme after they have been modified?
- Answer product
The last amino cid added to a protein will be located where? - Answer the carboxyl end
The type of bond that is formed when one atom shares an electron with another atom - Answer
covalent bond
The weak type of bond that is formed when differently charged regions of two polar molecules
are called - Answer hydrogen bonds
What type of organism represents prokaryotic cells - Answer bacteria
Which classification domain includes cells that posses membrane-bound organelles? - Answer
Eukaryote
Which of the following structures is NOT associated with outer nuclear membrane in eukaryotic
cells? - Answer glyoxisomes
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
UPDATED.
Which functional group is commonly associated with organic acids?
A)carboxyl group
B)sulfydryl group
C)methyl group
D)carbonyl group - Answer carboxyl group
Which of the following is a polymer used by animal cells as an intermediate energy storage
molecule?
A)cellulose
B)fructose
C)lipid
D)glycogen - Answer glycogen
Structural carbohydrates have which property that makes them useful for building sturdy
molecular structures?A)
A)they are held together by ionic bonds instead of covalent bonds.
B)they tend to be highly branched and spiral preventing them from being packed tightly.
C)they tend to be straight so they can be packed tightly
D)they are hydrophobic to avoid dissolving in water - Answer They tend to be straight so
they can be packed tightly
Organic molecules are based on atoms of which elements? - Answer Carbon
Which of the following functional groups is biologically useful because of its ability to form high
energy bonds? - Answer phosphate group
how to figure atomic number? - Answer
An activated intermediate is a molecule which has been made easier to manipulate by what
process? - Answer addition of a phosphate
, Which of the following is required from compartmentalization in a cell? - Answer
membranes
The golgi apparatus typically performs modifications of molecules that were initially formed
when which cell component? - Answer endoplasmic reticulum
An amino acid containing a hydroxyl in its R group would belong to which functional class of
amino acid? - Answer polar
Which of the following best describes the structure of a lipid molecules? - Answer 3 fatty
acid chains branching from a phosphate head
How many bonds will a nitrogen atom make to mimic a full outer shell? - Answer 3
Membranes are largely composed of macromolecules called - Answer phospholipids
Membrane consistency can be described as - Answer fluid
What term is used to describe molecules released by an enzyme after they have been modified?
- Answer product
The last amino cid added to a protein will be located where? - Answer the carboxyl end
The type of bond that is formed when one atom shares an electron with another atom - Answer
covalent bond
The weak type of bond that is formed when differently charged regions of two polar molecules
are called - Answer hydrogen bonds
What type of organism represents prokaryotic cells - Answer bacteria
Which classification domain includes cells that posses membrane-bound organelles? - Answer
Eukaryote
Which of the following structures is NOT associated with outer nuclear membrane in eukaryotic
cells? - Answer glyoxisomes
