RUTGERS GENERAL BIOLOGY 115 EXAM 1 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ A brain injury results in the inability to recall old memories, but
new memories can be formed. Hypothesize which process was most
likely affected.
a. Retrieval from LTM to STM
b. Encoding from LTM to STM
c. Encoding from STM to LTM
d. Retrieval from STM to LTM. Answer: a. Retrieval from LTM to STM
◉ Identify which of the following terms describes changes occurring
at synapses that cause an increase in synaptic transmission.
a. Neuronal Plasticity
b. Encoding
c. Retrieval
d. Long Term Potentiation. Answer: d. Long Term Potentiation
◉ Correctly SEQ memory formation starting with the stimulus from
the environment?
I. Encoding to short term memory
,II. Long term potentiation
III. Sensory memory storage
IV. Long-term memory storage. Answer: III, I, IV, II
◉ Compare and Contrast long-term and short-term memory. Which
of the following are TRUE?
I. Long-term memory is limited in capacity
II. Both are longer in duration than sensory memory storage
III. Short-term memory is unlimited in capacity
IV. Long-term memory is unlimited in duration. Answer: II and IV
◉ The transfer of information from short term memory to long term
memory is called
a. Encoding
b. Plasticity
c. Stimulation
d. Remodeling. Answer: a. Encoding
◉ According to what is known about long term potentiation and
memory formation, which of the following are the best ways to
prepare each week for workshop?
I. Read the lecture notes several times
II. Attend reviews and actively take notes while watching lecture
, III. Make your own organizers for each of the outcomes
IV. Retype the notes several times and bring your laptop to
workshop
V. Participate in study groups in which students teach each other the
material from lecture. Answer: II, III, V
◉ Which of the following interactions are ONLY intramolecular
attractions?
I. Polar covalent bonds
II. Hydrogen bonds
III. Nonpolar covalent bonds
IV. Ionic Bonds. Answer: I and III
◉ Compare and Contrast chemical bonds. Which statement(s)
correctly describe(s) BOTH polar covalent bonds and ionic bonds?
I. Result in the sharing of electrons
II. Always result in an electrically charged molecule
III. Require the involvement of a water molecule
IV. Are interactions involving electrons. Answer: IV only
◉ Within a single water molecule, a hydrogen forms a
_________________ bond with an atom of ______________.
a. Polar covalent, hydrogen
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ A brain injury results in the inability to recall old memories, but
new memories can be formed. Hypothesize which process was most
likely affected.
a. Retrieval from LTM to STM
b. Encoding from LTM to STM
c. Encoding from STM to LTM
d. Retrieval from STM to LTM. Answer: a. Retrieval from LTM to STM
◉ Identify which of the following terms describes changes occurring
at synapses that cause an increase in synaptic transmission.
a. Neuronal Plasticity
b. Encoding
c. Retrieval
d. Long Term Potentiation. Answer: d. Long Term Potentiation
◉ Correctly SEQ memory formation starting with the stimulus from
the environment?
I. Encoding to short term memory
,II. Long term potentiation
III. Sensory memory storage
IV. Long-term memory storage. Answer: III, I, IV, II
◉ Compare and Contrast long-term and short-term memory. Which
of the following are TRUE?
I. Long-term memory is limited in capacity
II. Both are longer in duration than sensory memory storage
III. Short-term memory is unlimited in capacity
IV. Long-term memory is unlimited in duration. Answer: II and IV
◉ The transfer of information from short term memory to long term
memory is called
a. Encoding
b. Plasticity
c. Stimulation
d. Remodeling. Answer: a. Encoding
◉ According to what is known about long term potentiation and
memory formation, which of the following are the best ways to
prepare each week for workshop?
I. Read the lecture notes several times
II. Attend reviews and actively take notes while watching lecture
, III. Make your own organizers for each of the outcomes
IV. Retype the notes several times and bring your laptop to
workshop
V. Participate in study groups in which students teach each other the
material from lecture. Answer: II, III, V
◉ Which of the following interactions are ONLY intramolecular
attractions?
I. Polar covalent bonds
II. Hydrogen bonds
III. Nonpolar covalent bonds
IV. Ionic Bonds. Answer: I and III
◉ Compare and Contrast chemical bonds. Which statement(s)
correctly describe(s) BOTH polar covalent bonds and ionic bonds?
I. Result in the sharing of electrons
II. Always result in an electrically charged molecule
III. Require the involvement of a water molecule
IV. Are interactions involving electrons. Answer: IV only
◉ Within a single water molecule, a hydrogen forms a
_________________ bond with an atom of ______________.
a. Polar covalent, hydrogen
