BIO 110 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026/2027
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen? - ANS ✔✔Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH? - ANS ✔✔Polar
How are all amino acids similar? - ANS ✔✔It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that functional group?
- ANS ✔✔It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to be true? - ANS
✔✔Its microtubules aren't working
A protein is modified by attaching a chain of glucose molecules to it. Where will this protein likely need
to be located in order to function properly? - ANS ✔✔The outer surface of the cell membrane
All of the three types of lipids discussed in class share what common feature? - ANS ✔✔None of the
above
Lipids that are combined with short chains of glucose molecules have what function? - ANS ✔✔Cellular
communication
What bonds are required to maintain the structure of a DNA molecule? - ANS ✔✔Sugar-phosphate
bonds and hydrogen bonds
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG? - ANS ✔✔UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats? - ANS ✔✔They have fatty acid chains that are mostly
straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all: - ANS ✔✔Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide chains called
esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein structure? - ANS ✔✔Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides? - ANS ✔✔They both have a glycerol backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside the cells. The
organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to which of these? - ANS
✔✔Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar? - ANS ✔✔The phosphate group is similar in
both types of organisms
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026/2027
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen? - ANS ✔✔Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH? - ANS ✔✔Polar
How are all amino acids similar? - ANS ✔✔It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that functional group?
- ANS ✔✔It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to be true? - ANS
✔✔Its microtubules aren't working
A protein is modified by attaching a chain of glucose molecules to it. Where will this protein likely need
to be located in order to function properly? - ANS ✔✔The outer surface of the cell membrane
All of the three types of lipids discussed in class share what common feature? - ANS ✔✔None of the
above
Lipids that are combined with short chains of glucose molecules have what function? - ANS ✔✔Cellular
communication
What bonds are required to maintain the structure of a DNA molecule? - ANS ✔✔Sugar-phosphate
bonds and hydrogen bonds
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG? - ANS ✔✔UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats? - ANS ✔✔They have fatty acid chains that are mostly
straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all: - ANS ✔✔Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide chains called
esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein structure? - ANS ✔✔Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides? - ANS ✔✔They both have a glycerol backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside the cells. The
organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to which of these? - ANS
✔✔Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar? - ANS ✔✔The phosphate group is similar in
both types of organisms
