BIO 101 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
"MET"K(START)KINKTRASCRIPTIONK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-AUG
"STOP"KINKTRANSCRIPTIONK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-UAA
UAG
UGA
1stKlawKofKthermodynamicsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
AKversionKofKtheKlawKofKconservationKofKenergy,KadaptedKforKthermodynamicKsystems.KTheKlawKofK
conservationKofKenergyKstatesKthatKtheKtotalKenergyKofKanKisolatedKsystemKisKconstant;KenergyKcanK
beKtransformedKfromKoneKformKtoKanother,KbutKcannotKbeKcreatedKorKdestroyed
1stKStructure:KPrimaryKStructureK(ofKproteinKorganization)K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KLinearKchainKofKaminoKacids
•KFlexible,KhasKpolarity,KandKhasKfunctionalKgroups
2ndKlawKofKthermodynamicsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
StatesKthatKtheKtotalKentropyKofKanKisolatedKsystemKalwaysKincreasesKoverKtime,KorKremainsKconsta
ntKinKidealKcasesKwhereKtheKsystemKisKinKaKsteadyKstateKorKundergoingKaKreversibleKprocess.
4KMajorKmacromolecules:K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KLipidsK
•KCarbohydrateK(Starch)K
•KProteinsK(Hemoglobin)K
•KNucleicKAcidsK(DNAK&KRNA)
,ALLKORGANISMSKAREKMADEKOFKCELLSKANDKALLKCELLSKCOMEKFROMKPREEXISTINGKCELLS.KTHISKISK_
____.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-CellKtheory
AtomicKMassK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KNumberKofKprotonsK(numberKofKelectronsKinKaKneutralKatom)
AtomicKNumberK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KNumberKofKprotonsK+KneutronsK
•KWrittenKasKaKsubscriptKtoKtheKleftKofKtheKsymbolKforKtheKelement
BONDINGKOFK2KAMINOKACIDSKTOKFORMKAKLARGERKMOLECULEKREQUIRESK________.K-
KCORRECTKANSWERSK-RemovalKofKwaterKmolecules
ByKweight,KwhichKoneKhasKtheKhighestKconcentrationKinKtheKcell?K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-Proteins
CentralKDogmaKofKBiologyK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KItKprovidesKtheKbasicKframeworkKforKhowKgeneticKinformationKflowsKfromKaKDNAKsequenceKtoKaKp
roteinKproductKinsideKcells.KThisKprocessKofKgeneticKinformationKflowingKfromKDNAKtoKRNAKtoKprot
einKisKcalledKgeneKexpression.
CHEATKSHEATKFORKTRANSCRIPTION:K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-(3K-K5)K:K(WRITINGKYOURKOWN)K
"A"K=KU"
"T"K=K"A"
"C"K=K"G"
"G"K=K"C"
(5-3)KSECONDKONE!!!
AK=KTK
, T K=KA
GK=KCK
CK=KG
ChildKbirth.KDuringKlabor,KaKhormoneKcalledKoxytocinKisKreleasedKthatKintensifiesKandKspeedsKupKco
ntractionsKORKtheKclottingKofKyourKbloodKinKresponseKtoKanKinjury.KWhenKaKbloodKvesselKisKdamage
d,KstructuresKinKtheKbloodK(platelets)KbeginKtoKaggregateKatKtheKsite.KPositiveKfeedbackKoccursKasKc
hemicalsKreleasedKbyKtheKplateletsKattractKmoreKplatelets.KTheKplateletKpileupKthenKinitiatesKaKcom
plexKprocessKthatKsealsKtheKwoundKwithKaKclot.K
WHATKISKTHISKANKEXAMPLEKOF??K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-PositiveKFeedback
CondensationKReactionK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-HK-KAK-KOHK+KHK-KBK-KOHK→KHK-KAK-KBK-KOHK+KH20
ContractileK&KMotorKProteinsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KMovement.KEX:KmotorKproteinsKresponsibleKforKtheKundulationsKofKciliaKandKflagella.KActinKandK
myosinKproteinsKareKresponsibleKforKtheKcontractionKofKmuscles.
CovalentKBondsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KSTRONGESTKBOND!
•K2KatomsKshareKelectrons
•KEXAMPLE:KbondingKofKoxygenKandKhydrogenKinKH2OK
•KEachKatomKthatKcanKshareKvalenceKelectronsKhasKaKbondingKcapacityKcorrespondingKtoKtheKnumb
erKofKcovalentKbondsKtheKatomKcanKform.KWhenKtheKbondsKformKtheyKgiveKtheKatomKaKfullKcomple
mentKofKelectronsKinKtheKvalenceKshell.KTheKbondingKcapacityKisKcalledKtheKvalence.K
•KWATERK-KessentialKtoKlife
DefensiveKProteinsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KProtectionKagainstKdisease.KEX:KantibodiesKinactiveKandKhelpKdestroyKvirusesKandKbacteria
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
"MET"K(START)KINKTRASCRIPTIONK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-AUG
"STOP"KINKTRANSCRIPTIONK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-UAA
UAG
UGA
1stKlawKofKthermodynamicsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
AKversionKofKtheKlawKofKconservationKofKenergy,KadaptedKforKthermodynamicKsystems.KTheKlawKofK
conservationKofKenergyKstatesKthatKtheKtotalKenergyKofKanKisolatedKsystemKisKconstant;KenergyKcanK
beKtransformedKfromKoneKformKtoKanother,KbutKcannotKbeKcreatedKorKdestroyed
1stKStructure:KPrimaryKStructureK(ofKproteinKorganization)K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KLinearKchainKofKaminoKacids
•KFlexible,KhasKpolarity,KandKhasKfunctionalKgroups
2ndKlawKofKthermodynamicsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
StatesKthatKtheKtotalKentropyKofKanKisolatedKsystemKalwaysKincreasesKoverKtime,KorKremainsKconsta
ntKinKidealKcasesKwhereKtheKsystemKisKinKaKsteadyKstateKorKundergoingKaKreversibleKprocess.
4KMajorKmacromolecules:K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KLipidsK
•KCarbohydrateK(Starch)K
•KProteinsK(Hemoglobin)K
•KNucleicKAcidsK(DNAK&KRNA)
,ALLKORGANISMSKAREKMADEKOFKCELLSKANDKALLKCELLSKCOMEKFROMKPREEXISTINGKCELLS.KTHISKISK_
____.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-CellKtheory
AtomicKMassK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KNumberKofKprotonsK(numberKofKelectronsKinKaKneutralKatom)
AtomicKNumberK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KNumberKofKprotonsK+KneutronsK
•KWrittenKasKaKsubscriptKtoKtheKleftKofKtheKsymbolKforKtheKelement
BONDINGKOFK2KAMINOKACIDSKTOKFORMKAKLARGERKMOLECULEKREQUIRESK________.K-
KCORRECTKANSWERSK-RemovalKofKwaterKmolecules
ByKweight,KwhichKoneKhasKtheKhighestKconcentrationKinKtheKcell?K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-Proteins
CentralKDogmaKofKBiologyK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KItKprovidesKtheKbasicKframeworkKforKhowKgeneticKinformationKflowsKfromKaKDNAKsequenceKtoKaKp
roteinKproductKinsideKcells.KThisKprocessKofKgeneticKinformationKflowingKfromKDNAKtoKRNAKtoKprot
einKisKcalledKgeneKexpression.
CHEATKSHEATKFORKTRANSCRIPTION:K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-(3K-K5)K:K(WRITINGKYOURKOWN)K
"A"K=KU"
"T"K=K"A"
"C"K=K"G"
"G"K=K"C"
(5-3)KSECONDKONE!!!
AK=KTK
, T K=KA
GK=KCK
CK=KG
ChildKbirth.KDuringKlabor,KaKhormoneKcalledKoxytocinKisKreleasedKthatKintensifiesKandKspeedsKupKco
ntractionsKORKtheKclottingKofKyourKbloodKinKresponseKtoKanKinjury.KWhenKaKbloodKvesselKisKdamage
d,KstructuresKinKtheKbloodK(platelets)KbeginKtoKaggregateKatKtheKsite.KPositiveKfeedbackKoccursKasKc
hemicalsKreleasedKbyKtheKplateletsKattractKmoreKplatelets.KTheKplateletKpileupKthenKinitiatesKaKcom
plexKprocessKthatKsealsKtheKwoundKwithKaKclot.K
WHATKISKTHISKANKEXAMPLEKOF??K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-PositiveKFeedback
CondensationKReactionK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-HK-KAK-KOHK+KHK-KBK-KOHK→KHK-KAK-KBK-KOHK+KH20
ContractileK&KMotorKProteinsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KMovement.KEX:KmotorKproteinsKresponsibleKforKtheKundulationsKofKciliaKandKflagella.KActinKandK
myosinKproteinsKareKresponsibleKforKtheKcontractionKofKmuscles.
CovalentKBondsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-•KSTRONGESTKBOND!
•K2KatomsKshareKelectrons
•KEXAMPLE:KbondingKofKoxygenKandKhydrogenKinKH2OK
•KEachKatomKthatKcanKshareKvalenceKelectronsKhasKaKbondingKcapacityKcorrespondingKtoKtheKnumb
erKofKcovalentKbondsKtheKatomKcanKform.KWhenKtheKbondsKformKtheyKgiveKtheKatomKaKfullKcomple
mentKofKelectronsKinKtheKvalenceKshell.KTheKbondingKcapacityKisKcalledKtheKvalence.K
•KWATERK-KessentialKtoKlife
DefensiveKProteinsK-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
•KProtectionKagainstKdisease.KEX:KantibodiesKinactiveKandKhelpKdestroyKvirusesKandKbacteria