BIOL 110 Final
A base
A. is a solute that increases the concentration of H+ ions in water
B. increases the value for the product [H+][OH-]
C. decreases the value for the product [H+][OH-]
D. is exemplified for this course by the amino functional group
E. is exemplified for this course by the hydroxyl functional group - ANS-D) is exemplified for this
course by the amino functional group
A Big Mac
A. contains mostly monomers of amino acids and fatty acids
B. contains three polymers of glucose (starch, glycogen, and cellulose)
C. contains triglycerides
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-e) b and c
a covalent bond between C and O
a) will be nonpolar because C and O are close in electronegativity
b) will be nonpolar because C and O are very different in electronegativity
c) will be polar with the O more negative
d) will be polar with the C more negative - ANS-c) will be polar with the O more negative
a difference between atoms interacting to make molecules and cells interacting to make
organisms....
a) is that more atoms are needed to make a molecule than cells are needed to make an
organism
b) is that cells have evolved to interact, but atoms have not
c) is that the interaction of cells to make organisms yields emergent properties but the
interaction of atoms to make molecules does not
d) a and b
e) b and c - ANS-E
A proton is in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom of isotope 1H (atomic number = 1). This proton
A. is accompanied by one neutron in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom of isotope 1H
B. is the same as a proton in a helium atom of isotope 4He (atomic number = 2)
C. is made up of one up quark and one down quark
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-b) is the same as a proton in a helium atom of isotope He (atomic number =
2)
a second is about...
, a) the time for a noncovalent reaction
b) the time for a covalent reaction
c) the time it takes for a cell to divide
d) a metazoan lifetime
e) none of the above - ANS-E
a system of atoms, particles, or molecules...
a) will rarely undergo reactions that gain energy from the environment
b) will readily undergo reactions that release energy to the environment
c) will always tend to the state of lowest energy
d) will always tend to the state of lowest potential energy
e) all of the above - ANS-e) all of the above
acids are
a) participants in proton transfer reactions
b) always positively charged at low pH
c) always positively charged at high pH
d) participants in electron transfer reactions - ANS-A) are participants in proton transfer
reactions
all the members of one species of rabbit that live in an area and interact is an example of which
of the following?
a) population
b) community
c) ecosystem
d) biosphere - ANS-A
Amide bonds are to amino acids as __________ are to nucleotides
A. peptide bonds
B. phosphodiester bonds
C. ester bonds
D. noncovalent bonds
E. hydrogen bonds - ANS-b) phosphodiester bonds
An atom with seven outer shell electrons
A. is located in the next to the last column on the right of the periodic table
B. readily gains an electron to become a negative ion
C. readily loses an electron to become a positive ion
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-d) a and b
An electron orbital
A. can contain up to 2 electrons
B. can contain up to 8 electrons
A base
A. is a solute that increases the concentration of H+ ions in water
B. increases the value for the product [H+][OH-]
C. decreases the value for the product [H+][OH-]
D. is exemplified for this course by the amino functional group
E. is exemplified for this course by the hydroxyl functional group - ANS-D) is exemplified for this
course by the amino functional group
A Big Mac
A. contains mostly monomers of amino acids and fatty acids
B. contains three polymers of glucose (starch, glycogen, and cellulose)
C. contains triglycerides
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-e) b and c
a covalent bond between C and O
a) will be nonpolar because C and O are close in electronegativity
b) will be nonpolar because C and O are very different in electronegativity
c) will be polar with the O more negative
d) will be polar with the C more negative - ANS-c) will be polar with the O more negative
a difference between atoms interacting to make molecules and cells interacting to make
organisms....
a) is that more atoms are needed to make a molecule than cells are needed to make an
organism
b) is that cells have evolved to interact, but atoms have not
c) is that the interaction of cells to make organisms yields emergent properties but the
interaction of atoms to make molecules does not
d) a and b
e) b and c - ANS-E
A proton is in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom of isotope 1H (atomic number = 1). This proton
A. is accompanied by one neutron in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom of isotope 1H
B. is the same as a proton in a helium atom of isotope 4He (atomic number = 2)
C. is made up of one up quark and one down quark
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-b) is the same as a proton in a helium atom of isotope He (atomic number =
2)
a second is about...
, a) the time for a noncovalent reaction
b) the time for a covalent reaction
c) the time it takes for a cell to divide
d) a metazoan lifetime
e) none of the above - ANS-E
a system of atoms, particles, or molecules...
a) will rarely undergo reactions that gain energy from the environment
b) will readily undergo reactions that release energy to the environment
c) will always tend to the state of lowest energy
d) will always tend to the state of lowest potential energy
e) all of the above - ANS-e) all of the above
acids are
a) participants in proton transfer reactions
b) always positively charged at low pH
c) always positively charged at high pH
d) participants in electron transfer reactions - ANS-A) are participants in proton transfer
reactions
all the members of one species of rabbit that live in an area and interact is an example of which
of the following?
a) population
b) community
c) ecosystem
d) biosphere - ANS-A
Amide bonds are to amino acids as __________ are to nucleotides
A. peptide bonds
B. phosphodiester bonds
C. ester bonds
D. noncovalent bonds
E. hydrogen bonds - ANS-b) phosphodiester bonds
An atom with seven outer shell electrons
A. is located in the next to the last column on the right of the periodic table
B. readily gains an electron to become a negative ion
C. readily loses an electron to become a positive ion
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANS-d) a and b
An electron orbital
A. can contain up to 2 electrons
B. can contain up to 8 electrons
