BIO 110 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen? - Answers- Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH? - Answers-
Polar
How are all amino acids similar? - Answers- It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that
functional group? - Answers- It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to
be true? - Answers- Its microtubules aren't working
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG? -
Answers- UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats? - Answers- They have fatty acid chains that
are mostly straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all: - Answers- Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide
chains called esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein
structure? - Answers- Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides? - Answers- They both have a glycerol
backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside
the cells. The organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to
which of these? - Answers- Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar? - Answers- The phosphate
group is similar in both types of organisms
What part of a cell membrane is fluid and can move from side to side, past other
components of the membrane? - Answers- Lipids and Proteins
Consider three types of transport across a membrane: I) simple diffusion, II) osmosis,
and III) facilitated diffusion. Which of these are forms of passive transport? - Answers- I,
II, and III
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen? - Answers- Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH? - Answers-
Polar
How are all amino acids similar? - Answers- It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that
functional group? - Answers- It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to
be true? - Answers- Its microtubules aren't working
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG? -
Answers- UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats? - Answers- They have fatty acid chains that
are mostly straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all: - Answers- Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide
chains called esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein
structure? - Answers- Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides? - Answers- They both have a glycerol
backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside
the cells. The organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to
which of these? - Answers- Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar? - Answers- The phosphate
group is similar in both types of organisms
What part of a cell membrane is fluid and can move from side to side, past other
components of the membrane? - Answers- Lipids and Proteins
Consider three types of transport across a membrane: I) simple diffusion, II) osmosis,
and III) facilitated diffusion. Which of these are forms of passive transport? - Answers- I,
II, and III
