BIOD 101 Exam 1 Practice Study Guide Test Questions With Reviewed Answers Latest 2025/2026 GRADED A+ 100% COMPLETE

BIOD 101 Exam 1 Practice Study Guide Test Questions
With Reviewed Answers Latest 2025/2026 GRADED
A+ 100% COMPLETE

1. a. Name the three parts of a nucleic acid nucleotide.
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b. What are the particular types of each of these that are found in DNA and what a
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re the corresponding types that are found in RNA?: a. sugar, phosphate group, nitr
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ogenous base g




b. DNA- deoxyribose- phosphate group-
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g adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine RNA- ribose -phosphate group-
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g adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil g g g




2. What are the four major differences btw DNA and RNA?: 1. DNA contains
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deoxyribose - RNA is ribose g g g g




2. DNA: thymine g




g RNA: uracil g




3. DNA: double stranded helix g g g g




RNA: single strand g g




3. DNA is often described as a coiled ladder. In this description, what two parts
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of a DNA nucleotide form the uprights? What part forms the rungs?: The uprights
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are the sugar phosphate backbone, and the rungs are the bases.
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4. Explain the 2 differences btw hydrolysis and dehydration condensation.-
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: During dehydration condensation biomacromolecules are synthesized by joining bui
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ding block monomers. A water molecule is lost and energy is used.
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Biomacromolecules are broken down into monomers during hydrolysis when a water mo g g g g g g g g g g g



1g/g8

, ecule is added and energy is released.
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5. Tell whether each of the following is carbohydrate, lipid, protein, or nucleic ac
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id.Then explain the use of each.
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GLUCOSE: Carbohydrate; used as fuel, is referred to as blood sugar in humans and ani
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mals
6. Tell whether each of the following is carbohydrate, lipid, protein, or nucleic ac
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id.Then explain the use of each.
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Starch: Carbohydrate; the form in which plants store glucose
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7. Tell whether each of the following is carbohydrate, lipid, protein, or nucleic ac
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id.Then explain the use of each.
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Cellulose: Carbohydrate; woody tissue in plants and trees, indigestible fiber
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8. Tell whether each of the following is carbohydrate, lipid, protein, or nucleic ac
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id.Then explain the use of each.
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Triglyceride: Lipid; the major form of fuel storage that when broken down produces twi
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ce as much energy per gram than carbohydrates
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2g/g8