BIO 111 Final Exam ACTUAL UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Conversion of light energy from the sun into
chemical energy.
Cellular Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - Process that releases energy by breaking
down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
4 classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER - A protein hormone that regulates blood sugar levels
Function of glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER - energy storage in animals
Function of Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - energy storage in plants
Function of Cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER - provides structure to plant cell walls
Chitin - CORRECT ANSWER - A structural polysaccharide, consisting of amino sugar
monomers, found in many fungal cell walls and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.
Prokaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - Single-celled organisms without a nucleus.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being
Bacteria.
,Atom Composition - CORRECT ANSWER - Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and
electrons.
Electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus
Protons - CORRECT ANSWER - Positively charged particles
Neutrons - CORRECT ANSWER - the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
Dalton - CORRECT ANSWER - The mass of a proton serves as this standard unit of
measure
An element consists of only one kind of - CORRECT ANSWER - atom
Element - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances
Atomic Number - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Mass Number - CORRECT ANSWER - the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in
an atomic nucleus
The Number above the element is the - CORRECT ANSWER - atomic number
The Number below the element is the - CORRECT ANSWER - Atomic Weight
Isotopes - CORRECT ANSWER - Atoms of the same element that have different numbers
of neutrons
, Molecule - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of atoms bonded together
Covalent Bond - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of
electrons between atoms in a molecule
Ionic Bond - CORRECT ANSWER - Formed when one or more electrons are transferred
from one atom to another
Compound - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance made up of atoms of two or more
different elements joined by chemical bonds
0.0-1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Covalent Bonds
0.0-0.5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Non Polar Covalent
0.51-1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Polar Covalent
1.71-ABOVE - CORRECT ANSWER - Ionic Bonds
Monosaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - Single sugar molecules
Examples of Monosaccharides are - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose, fructose, galactose
Examples of Disaccharidases are - CORRECT ANSWER - sucrose, lactose, maltose
Sucrose (table sugar) is made of - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose + fructose
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Conversion of light energy from the sun into
chemical energy.
Cellular Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - Process that releases energy by breaking
down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
4 classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER - A protein hormone that regulates blood sugar levels
Function of glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER - energy storage in animals
Function of Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - energy storage in plants
Function of Cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER - provides structure to plant cell walls
Chitin - CORRECT ANSWER - A structural polysaccharide, consisting of amino sugar
monomers, found in many fungal cell walls and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.
Prokaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - Single-celled organisms without a nucleus.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being
Bacteria.
,Atom Composition - CORRECT ANSWER - Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and
electrons.
Electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus
Protons - CORRECT ANSWER - Positively charged particles
Neutrons - CORRECT ANSWER - the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
Dalton - CORRECT ANSWER - The mass of a proton serves as this standard unit of
measure
An element consists of only one kind of - CORRECT ANSWER - atom
Element - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances
Atomic Number - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Mass Number - CORRECT ANSWER - the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in
an atomic nucleus
The Number above the element is the - CORRECT ANSWER - atomic number
The Number below the element is the - CORRECT ANSWER - Atomic Weight
Isotopes - CORRECT ANSWER - Atoms of the same element that have different numbers
of neutrons
, Molecule - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of atoms bonded together
Covalent Bond - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of
electrons between atoms in a molecule
Ionic Bond - CORRECT ANSWER - Formed when one or more electrons are transferred
from one atom to another
Compound - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance made up of atoms of two or more
different elements joined by chemical bonds
0.0-1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Covalent Bonds
0.0-0.5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Non Polar Covalent
0.51-1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Polar Covalent
1.71-ABOVE - CORRECT ANSWER - Ionic Bonds
Monosaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - Single sugar molecules
Examples of Monosaccharides are - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose, fructose, galactose
Examples of Disaccharidases are - CORRECT ANSWER - sucrose, lactose, maltose
Sucrose (table sugar) is made of - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose + fructose
