Exam 1, Bio 101, Questions and
Answers
A protein that allows large water soluble substances to move through its interior is
referred to as a(n) ___ protein.
A. Adhesion
B. Communication
C. Receptor
D. Recognition
E. Transport - Answer-E. Transport
Which of the following sugars is the storage form of energy in animals?
A. glucose
B. starch
C. Lactose
D. Ribose
E. glycogen - Answer-E. Glycogen
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) in water could be described by any of the following EXCEPT:
A. polar covalent
B. a solute
C. ionized
D. dissolved - Answer-A. polar covalent
When ATP donates a phosphate group to another molecule, the other molecule...
A. loses energy
B. becomes primed and energized for a specific reaction
C. is unaffected - Answer-B. becomes primed and energized for a specific reaction
Which of the following disaccharides would you expect to find in milk?
A. glucose
B. lactose
C. triglyceride
D. Starch
E. two of the above - Answer-B. Lactose
In controlled experiments...
A. one variable is manipulated while others are held constant
B. all variables are dependent on each other
C. all variables are held constant
D. all variable are independent of each other
E. all critical variable are manipulated - Answer-A. one variable is manipulated while
others are held constant
, A dialysis bag containing 40% sucrose solution is placed in a beaker containing 70%
sucrose solution. The bag will... ?
A. Gain weight
B. Lose weight
C. Stay the same weight - Answer-B. Lose wieght
To be useful, a hypothesis will:
A. generate a testable prediction
B. lead you to the conclusions you feel confident are true
C. establish many overlapping explanations for a phenomenon
D. be based on evidence that cannot be falsified by scientific experimentation
E. be deduced from a critical experiment - Answer-A. generate a testable prediction
Which structure is absent in a prokaryote?
A. DNA
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosome
D. two of the above
E. three of the above - Answer-B. Nucleus
The experiment involving "Natalie" and a jar full of green and black jellybeans best
demostrated... ?
A. Endergonic reactions
B. Exergonic reactions
C. Control Groups
D. Sampling Errors - Answer-D. Sampling Errors
Which organ would you anticipate contains cells with a significantly larger amount of
golgi bodies when compared to others in the body?
A. heart
B. esophagus
c. brain
d. liver
e. stomach - Answer-D. liver
Which of the following statements regarding cell membranes is/are true?
A. cell membranes are made up predominantly of a lipid bilayer
B. proteins become embedded in cell membranes and they perform a variety of
functions including transport and recognition
c. the outer "faces" of the cell membrane are surrounded by water
d. two of the above
e. three of the above - Answer-e. three of the above
which of the following structures allows bacteria to move?
A. flagellum
B. glycocalyx
Answers
A protein that allows large water soluble substances to move through its interior is
referred to as a(n) ___ protein.
A. Adhesion
B. Communication
C. Receptor
D. Recognition
E. Transport - Answer-E. Transport
Which of the following sugars is the storage form of energy in animals?
A. glucose
B. starch
C. Lactose
D. Ribose
E. glycogen - Answer-E. Glycogen
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) in water could be described by any of the following EXCEPT:
A. polar covalent
B. a solute
C. ionized
D. dissolved - Answer-A. polar covalent
When ATP donates a phosphate group to another molecule, the other molecule...
A. loses energy
B. becomes primed and energized for a specific reaction
C. is unaffected - Answer-B. becomes primed and energized for a specific reaction
Which of the following disaccharides would you expect to find in milk?
A. glucose
B. lactose
C. triglyceride
D. Starch
E. two of the above - Answer-B. Lactose
In controlled experiments...
A. one variable is manipulated while others are held constant
B. all variables are dependent on each other
C. all variables are held constant
D. all variable are independent of each other
E. all critical variable are manipulated - Answer-A. one variable is manipulated while
others are held constant
, A dialysis bag containing 40% sucrose solution is placed in a beaker containing 70%
sucrose solution. The bag will... ?
A. Gain weight
B. Lose weight
C. Stay the same weight - Answer-B. Lose wieght
To be useful, a hypothesis will:
A. generate a testable prediction
B. lead you to the conclusions you feel confident are true
C. establish many overlapping explanations for a phenomenon
D. be based on evidence that cannot be falsified by scientific experimentation
E. be deduced from a critical experiment - Answer-A. generate a testable prediction
Which structure is absent in a prokaryote?
A. DNA
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosome
D. two of the above
E. three of the above - Answer-B. Nucleus
The experiment involving "Natalie" and a jar full of green and black jellybeans best
demostrated... ?
A. Endergonic reactions
B. Exergonic reactions
C. Control Groups
D. Sampling Errors - Answer-D. Sampling Errors
Which organ would you anticipate contains cells with a significantly larger amount of
golgi bodies when compared to others in the body?
A. heart
B. esophagus
c. brain
d. liver
e. stomach - Answer-D. liver
Which of the following statements regarding cell membranes is/are true?
A. cell membranes are made up predominantly of a lipid bilayer
B. proteins become embedded in cell membranes and they perform a variety of
functions including transport and recognition
c. the outer "faces" of the cell membrane are surrounded by water
d. two of the above
e. three of the above - Answer-e. three of the above
which of the following structures allows bacteria to move?
A. flagellum
B. glycocalyx
