BIOD 171 Module 1 Exam Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
True/False.AAAvirusAisAconsideredAaAmicroorganism.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse:ATheAsmallestAbiologicalAunitAofAlifeAisAtheAmolecule.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
AtAaAgeneralizedAlevel,AallAcellsAareAcomprisedAofAwhat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MacromoleculesA
AAstudentAmayAalsoAanswer:AProteins,ALipids,ANucleicAacidsAandAPolysaccharidesAbutAtheyAmustA
answerAwithAallAfourAtoAbeAfullyAcorrect.
ProteinsAareAformedAfromAvariousAcombinationsAofA_______AofAwhichAthereAareA______AknownAf
orms.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1.AAminoAacidsA
2.A20
HowAmanyAaminoAacidsAareAclassifiedAasAbeingAessentialAaminoAacids?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-9
TheAplasmaAmembraneA(selectAallAthatAareAtrue):A
A.ARestrictsAmovementAofAmaterialsAinAandAoutAofAtheAcellA
B.AIsAoftenAaAtripleAlayerAcomprisedAofAlipidsA
C.APreventsAessentialAnutrientsAfromAescaping
D.AContainsAhydrophobicAtailsApointingAoutwardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A;C
CompleteAtheAfollowingADNAAstrand,AandAindicateAhowAmanyAbondsAareAformedAforAeachAcompl
ementaryApair:A
3'AGGTCATCGA5'A
5'ACCA_____AGCA3'A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3'AGGTCATCGA5'A
5'ACCAGTAGCA3'A
ThereAareA2AbondsAformedAbetweenAAAandAT,AandA3AbondsAbetweenAGAandAC.
TrueAofAFalse:ATheAgeneticAmaterialAwithinAaAprokaryoticAcellAisAcontainedAwithinAaAmembrane-
enclosedAregion.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
HowAmanyAcarbonAatomsAareApresentAinAtheAmonosaccharideAglucose?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-6
DescribeAtheA4AbasicAbacterialAmorphologies.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CoccusA(round/spherical),AbacillusA(rod),AvibrioA(curvedArod)AorAspirillumA(spiral/corkscrew).
TrueAorAFalse:AArchaea,AaAeukaryoticAclassAofAmicroorganisms,AisAcapableAofAsurvivingAharshAenv
ironments.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmicroorganismsAareAconsideredAtoAbeAEukarya?ASelectAallAthatAapply.A
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
ProtistaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAthem
MicroorganismsAclassifiedAasA_________AobtainAmostAofAtheirAenergyAbyAconvertingAlightAenergy
AintoAchemicalAenergy.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Plantae
Answers 2025-2026
True/False.AAAvirusAisAconsideredAaAmicroorganism.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse:ATheAsmallestAbiologicalAunitAofAlifeAisAtheAmolecule.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
AtAaAgeneralizedAlevel,AallAcellsAareAcomprisedAofAwhat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MacromoleculesA
AAstudentAmayAalsoAanswer:AProteins,ALipids,ANucleicAacidsAandAPolysaccharidesAbutAtheyAmustA
answerAwithAallAfourAtoAbeAfullyAcorrect.
ProteinsAareAformedAfromAvariousAcombinationsAofA_______AofAwhichAthereAareA______AknownAf
orms.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1.AAminoAacidsA
2.A20
HowAmanyAaminoAacidsAareAclassifiedAasAbeingAessentialAaminoAacids?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-9
TheAplasmaAmembraneA(selectAallAthatAareAtrue):A
A.ARestrictsAmovementAofAmaterialsAinAandAoutAofAtheAcellA
B.AIsAoftenAaAtripleAlayerAcomprisedAofAlipidsA
C.APreventsAessentialAnutrientsAfromAescaping
D.AContainsAhydrophobicAtailsApointingAoutwardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A;C
CompleteAtheAfollowingADNAAstrand,AandAindicateAhowAmanyAbondsAareAformedAforAeachAcompl
ementaryApair:A
3'AGGTCATCGA5'A
5'ACCA_____AGCA3'A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3'AGGTCATCGA5'A
5'ACCAGTAGCA3'A
ThereAareA2AbondsAformedAbetweenAAAandAT,AandA3AbondsAbetweenAGAandAC.
TrueAofAFalse:ATheAgeneticAmaterialAwithinAaAprokaryoticAcellAisAcontainedAwithinAaAmembrane-
enclosedAregion.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
HowAmanyAcarbonAatomsAareApresentAinAtheAmonosaccharideAglucose?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-6
DescribeAtheA4AbasicAbacterialAmorphologies.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CoccusA(round/spherical),AbacillusA(rod),AvibrioA(curvedArod)AorAspirillumA(spiral/corkscrew).
TrueAorAFalse:AArchaea,AaAeukaryoticAclassAofAmicroorganisms,AisAcapableAofAsurvivingAharshAenv
ironments.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmicroorganismsAareAconsideredAtoAbeAEukarya?ASelectAallAthatAapply.A
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
ProtistaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAthem
MicroorganismsAclassifiedAasA_________AobtainAmostAofAtheirAenergyAbyAconvertingAlightAenergy
AintoAchemicalAenergy.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Plantae