RUTGERS GENERAL BIOLOGY 115 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 1 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ If an organism is incapable of neuronal plasticity, which of the
following will still occur.
A. removal of existing synapses
B. neuronal development
C. encoding to short-term memory
D. retrieval from long-term memory. Answer: B. neuronal
development
◉ Compare and contrast the components of a chloroplast.
Photosystem II is located in the ______________ and the Calvin cycle
occurs in the ______________.
A. outer membrane, cytosol
B. thylakoid membrane, stroma
C. inner membrane, thylakoid
D. stroma, thylakoid membrane. Answer: B. thylakoid membrane,
stroma
,◉ The oxygen molecules that are used in the mitochondrion during
cell respiration move into the cell because they:
A. are actively transported against their concentration gradient.
B. cycle through ATP synthase.
C. bind to transmembrane proteins which produce channels in the
membrane.
D. follow their concentration gradient.. Answer: D. follow their
concentration gradient.
◉ Compare and contrast organelles. Which of the following is/are
TRUE regarding the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus?
I. Both organelles are contiguous with the nuclear envelope.
II. Both the Golgi and ER are studded with ribosomes.
III. The ER is involved both protein synthesis and modification, the
Golgi only with protein synthesis.
IV. The Golgi is a set of separate compartments while the ER has a
single continuous lumen.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. IV only
,D. III only. Answer: C. IV only
◉ The human small intestine has a pH of about 5.5, the human
stomach has a pH of 2. Diagnose the result of taking a medication
that lowers the pH in the intestine to the same as in the stomach?
The intestinal enzymes _________
A. will stimulate an abnormally high rate of digestion.
B. will denature and will no longer be biologically active.
C. will function properly and begin to digest materials in the
stomach.
D. will raise the pH of the stomach and begin to function.. Answer: B.
will denature and will no longer be biologically active.
◉ Identify which of the following statements are functions of
enzymes in biological systems.
I. lower the activation energy needed for a reaction
II. increase the rate of chemical reactions in cells
III. physically bring together two reactants
IV. facilitate the breaking of chemical bonds
V. facilitate a reaction that would otherwise not occur
A. II, IV and V
, B. I, II, III and V
C. I, III and V
D. I, II, III and IV. Answer: D. I, II, III and IV
◉ Identify where in a prokaryotic cell the conversion of G3P to
pyruvate occurs during respiration.
A. cristae
B. cytosol
C. outer mitochondrial membrane
D. matrix. Answer: B. cytosol
◉ If all of the proteins were removed from a cell's membrane,
hypothesize which of the following processes would still occur?
I. Simple Diffusion
II. Transport of Hydrogen Ions (H+)
III. Osmosis
IV. ATP synthase's production of ATP
V. Facilitated Diffusion
A. I, II, and IV
B. I, III, and V
EXAM PAPER 1 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ If an organism is incapable of neuronal plasticity, which of the
following will still occur.
A. removal of existing synapses
B. neuronal development
C. encoding to short-term memory
D. retrieval from long-term memory. Answer: B. neuronal
development
◉ Compare and contrast the components of a chloroplast.
Photosystem II is located in the ______________ and the Calvin cycle
occurs in the ______________.
A. outer membrane, cytosol
B. thylakoid membrane, stroma
C. inner membrane, thylakoid
D. stroma, thylakoid membrane. Answer: B. thylakoid membrane,
stroma
,◉ The oxygen molecules that are used in the mitochondrion during
cell respiration move into the cell because they:
A. are actively transported against their concentration gradient.
B. cycle through ATP synthase.
C. bind to transmembrane proteins which produce channels in the
membrane.
D. follow their concentration gradient.. Answer: D. follow their
concentration gradient.
◉ Compare and contrast organelles. Which of the following is/are
TRUE regarding the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus?
I. Both organelles are contiguous with the nuclear envelope.
II. Both the Golgi and ER are studded with ribosomes.
III. The ER is involved both protein synthesis and modification, the
Golgi only with protein synthesis.
IV. The Golgi is a set of separate compartments while the ER has a
single continuous lumen.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. IV only
,D. III only. Answer: C. IV only
◉ The human small intestine has a pH of about 5.5, the human
stomach has a pH of 2. Diagnose the result of taking a medication
that lowers the pH in the intestine to the same as in the stomach?
The intestinal enzymes _________
A. will stimulate an abnormally high rate of digestion.
B. will denature and will no longer be biologically active.
C. will function properly and begin to digest materials in the
stomach.
D. will raise the pH of the stomach and begin to function.. Answer: B.
will denature and will no longer be biologically active.
◉ Identify which of the following statements are functions of
enzymes in biological systems.
I. lower the activation energy needed for a reaction
II. increase the rate of chemical reactions in cells
III. physically bring together two reactants
IV. facilitate the breaking of chemical bonds
V. facilitate a reaction that would otherwise not occur
A. II, IV and V
, B. I, II, III and V
C. I, III and V
D. I, II, III and IV. Answer: D. I, II, III and IV
◉ Identify where in a prokaryotic cell the conversion of G3P to
pyruvate occurs during respiration.
A. cristae
B. cytosol
C. outer mitochondrial membrane
D. matrix. Answer: B. cytosol
◉ If all of the proteins were removed from a cell's membrane,
hypothesize which of the following processes would still occur?
I. Simple Diffusion
II. Transport of Hydrogen Ions (H+)
III. Osmosis
IV. ATP synthase's production of ATP
V. Facilitated Diffusion
A. I, II, and IV
B. I, III, and V
