BIOL151 PRACTICE EXAM 1 Fall 2013

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best

completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A localized group of organisms that belong to
the same species is called a
A) ecosystem.
B) family.
C) community.
D) biosystem.
E) population.
2) In what way are elements in the same column
of the periodic table the same?
A) They have the same number of neutrons.
B) They have the same number of electron
shells.
C) They have the same number of electrons.
D) They have the same number of protons.
E) They have the same number of electrons in
their valence shell.
3) Temperature usually increases when water
condenses. Which behavior of water is most
directly responsible for this phenomenon?
A) reactions with other atmospheric compounds
B) the high surface tension of water
C) the release of heat by the breaking of
hydrogen bonds
D) the release of heat by the formation of
hydrogen bonds
E) the change in density when it condenses to
form a liquid or solid
4) Why does ice float in liquid water?
A) Hydrogen bonds stabilize and keep the
molecules of ice farther apart than the water
molecules of liquid water.
B) The high surface tension of liquid water
keeps the ice on top.
C) The crystalline lattice of ice causes it to be
denser than liquid water.
D) The ionic bonds between the molecules in ice
prevent the ice from sinking.
E) Ice always has air bubbles that keep it afloat.
5) Liquid water's high specific heat is mainly a
consequence of the
A) small size of the water molecules.
B) absorption and release of heat when
hydrogen bonds break and form.
C) high specific heat of oxygen and hydrogen
atoms.
D) higher density of liquid water than solid
water (ice).
E) fact that water is a poor heat conductor.
6) Which of the following statements about the 5'
end of a polynucleotide strand of DNA is
correct?
A) The 5' end has phosphate attached to the
number 5 carbon of the nitrogenous base.
B) The 5' end has a carboxyl group attached to
the number 5 carbon of ribose.
C) The 5' end is the fifth position on one of the
nitrogenous bases.
D) The 5' end has a phosphate group attached to
the number 5 carbon of ribose.
E) The 5' end has a hydroxyl group attached to
the number 5 carbon of ribose.
7) The complexity and variety of organic
molecules is due to
A) the variety of rare elements in organic
molecules.
B) the chemical versatility of carbon atoms.
C) the fact that they can be synthesized only in
living organisms.
D) their interaction with water.
E) their tremendously large sizes.
8) Which of the following is a false statement
concerning amino groups?
A) They contain nitrogen.
B) They are nonpolar.
C) They are components of urea.
D) They are basic in pH.
E) They are found in amino acids.
9) One difference between carbon- 12 (
12
6
C) is that
carbon- 14 (
14
6
C) has
A) two more electrons and two more neutrons
than carbon- 12.
B) two more protons and two more neutrons
than carbon- 12.
C) two more protons than carbon- 12.
D) two more electrons than carbon- 12.
E) two more neutrons than carbon- 12.
10) A double- stranded DNA molecule contains a
total of 120 purines and 120 pyrimidines. This
DNA molecule could be composed of
A) 120 cytosine and 120 thymine molecules.
B) 120 adenine and 120 uracil molecules.
C) 120 guanine and 120 thymine molecules.
D) 120 thymine and 120 adenine molecules.
E) 120 adenine and 120 cytosine molecules.
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11) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have
which of the following features in common?
A) a cell wall made of cellulose
B) a membrane- bounded nucleus
C) linear chromosomes made of DNA and
protein
D) flagella or cilia that contain microtubules
E) ribosomes
12) If
14
C- labeled uridine triphosphate is added to
the growth medium of cells, what
macromolecules will be labeled?
A) phospholipids
B) proteins
C) both DNA and RNA
D) DNA
E) RNA
13) Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?
A) The majority of their bonds are nonpolar
covalent carbon- to- hydrogen linkages.
B) They exhibit considerable molecular
complexity and diversity.
C) The majority of their bonds are polar covalent
carbon- to- hydrogen linkages.
D) They are lighter than water.
E) They are hydrophilic.
14) Which molecule shown above would have a
positive charge in aqueous solution at pH 7?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
15) Which functional groups can act as acids?
A) amino and sulfhydryl
B) hydroxyl and aldehyde
C) carbonyl and carboxyl
D) ketone and amino
E) carboxyl and phosphate
16) Which of the following statements best
summarizes the differences between DNA and
RNA?
A) DNA contains the base uracil, whereas RNA
contains the base thymine.
B) DNA encodes hereditary information,
whereas RNA does not.
C) DNA encodes hereditary information,
whereas RNA does not; the bases in DNA
form base- paired duplexes, whereas the
bases in RNA do not; and DNA nucleotides
contain a different sugar than RNA
nucleotides.
D) The bases in DNA form base- paired
duplexes, whereas the bases in RNA do not.
E) DNA nucleotides contain a different sugar
than RNA nucleotides.
17) Which type of interaction stabilizes the helix
and the pleated sheet structures of proteins?
A) hydrogen bonds
B) peptide bonds
C) hydrophobic interactions
D) ionic bonds
E) disulfide bonds
18) Which of the following pairs of base sequences
could form a short stretch of a normal double
helix of DNA?
A) 5'- AGCT- 3' with 5'- TCGA- 3'
B) 5'- ATGC- 3' with 5'- GCAT- 3'
C) 5'- purine- pyrimidine- purine- pyrimidine- 3'
with
3'- purine- pyrimidine- purine- pyrimidine- 5'
D) 5'- GCGC- 3' with 5'- TATA- 3'
E) All of these pairs are correct.
19) The atomic number of chlorine is 17. The
atomic number of magnesium is 12. What is the
formula for magnesium chloride?
A) MgCl
2
B) MgCl
C) Mg
2
Cl
D) Mg
2
Cl
2
E) MgCl
3
20) Compared with
31
P, the radioactive isotope
32
P has
A) one more neutron.
B) a different charge.
C) one more proton.
D) one more electron.
E) a different atomic number.
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best
completes each statement or answers the question.
21) What is the valence of Nitrogen?
22) Which kind of energy does matter possess
because of it's location or structure?
23) The attraction of a particular atom for the
electrons of a covalent bond is called:
24) ____________________ are individually weak
and ever- changing regions of positive and
negative charge that enable atoms and
molecules to stick together.
25) _____________ is the affinity of water
molecules to other wter molecules.
26) An aldehyde has a _________________ group
located at the end of the molecule.
27) A disscharide consists of two monosaccharides
joined by a
______________________________.
28) What charge would an acidic side chain
impart to an amino acid?
29) The phosphate group has what charge?
30) Which type of nitrogenous base in the
nucleotides is larger?
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a
separate sheet of paper.
31) Draw and label a dehydration reaction.
32) Draw and label a fatty acid molecule.
33) Correctly draw and label a dissolved molecule
of NaCl and it's hydration shell.
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