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Honors Biology Semester 1 Study Guide (Questions from Test) Flashcards

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contains genetic information

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  1. The thymine nucleotide is found in DNA, whereas the uracil nucleotide is found in RNA.
    (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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True

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  1. Glucose is an example of a _, one of the main classes of organic compounds. (1 point)
    * carbohydrate
    * lipid
    * nucleic acid
    * protein
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carbohydrate

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  1. What are the components of a nucleotide? (1 point)
    * adenosine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil
    * sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base
    * sugar, nucleic acid, and nitrogen base
    * adenosine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine
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sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base

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  1. The sugar of one nucleotide binds to the phosphate group of the next nucleotide. (1 point)
    True
    False
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True

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  1. Where would you look to find chitin? (1 point)
    * animal tissue
    * plant stems
    * insects exoskeletons
    * water
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  • insects exoskeletons
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  1. Instead of starch, animals store energy as ______ (1 point)
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glycogen

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  1. Which of the following statement s is correct? (1 point)
    * A polymer is broken down into its smaller monomers by hydrolysis reactions.
    * The monomer of all biomolecules is composed of a chain of polymers.
    * A polymer is broken down into its smaller monomers by dehydration synthesis reactions.
    * All four biomolecules are built of monomers strung together to form polymers.
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A polymer is broken down into its smaller monomers by hydrolysis reactions

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  1. Which of the following is a common example of a disaccharide? (1 point)
    * table sugar
    * chitin
    * glycogen
    * cellulose
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table sugar

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  1. Where would you look to find cellulose? (1 point)
    * fungi
    * insects exoskeletons
    * plant stems
    * animal tissue
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plant stems

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Why are unsaturated fatty acids liquid at room temperature? (1 point)
* because of their relatively low melting points
* because of their high melting point
* because of the tightly packed fatty acids
* because of their straight chain configuration

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  • because of their relatively low melting points
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A: b. amino group
B: d. hydrogen
C: a. alpha carbon
D: e. carboxyl group
E: c. R-Group

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  1. The sequence of amino acids in your genes is encoded in your proteins. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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false

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  1. Cytosine always binds with guanine, and adenine always binds with thymine. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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true

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  1. Saturated fats are solids at room temperature (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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true

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  1. What characteristic is common among lipids? (1 point)
    * Most lipids are used to store genetic code for protein synthesis.
    * Most lipids are hydrophobic meaning t h a t they are repelled by water.
    * Most lipids are hydrophobic meaning t h a t they are attracted to water.
    * Most lipids are extremely fragile and will break very easily.
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Most lipids are hydrophobic, meaning that they are repelled by water

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  1. Enzymes consist of chains of fatty acids. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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False

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  1. In DNA, genetic information is encoded by the order of the bases. (1 point)
    * T r u e
    * False
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True

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  1. Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are all chains of amino acids. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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False

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  1. Which of the following is a function of carbohydrates? (1 point)
    * provides energy to cells
    * speeds up chemical reactions
    * passes instructions from parent cells to offspring
    * carries messages
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provides energy to cells

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  1. Which polysaccharide is made by plants to store energy? (1 point)
    * chitin
    * starch
    * cellulose
    * glycogen
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starch

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Carbohydrate > c. form long chains that store energy in animal muscle cells
Nucleic acid > d. carry the information needed to build a polypeptide
Protein > a. speed up chemical reactions so they occur fast enough to support life
Lipid > b. collect in thin sheets that could function as membranes

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  1. Unsaturated fatty acids are molecules where carbon atoms are bonded to the maximum
    number of hydrogen atoms. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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False

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carbon

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  1. Which of the following statements is true? (1 point)
    * Each amino acid has a unique amino group.
    * Each amino acid has a unique R-group or variable side chain.
    * Each amino acid has a unique carboxyl group.
    * Each amino acid is exactly the same.
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Each amino acid has a unique R-group or variable side chain

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  1. What do carbohydrates NOT contain? (1 point)
    * hydrogen
    * water
    * oxygen
    * carbon
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water

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  1. What substances yield the most energy per unit of weight? (1 point)
    * proteins
    * sugars
    * lipids
    * carbohydrates
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Lipids

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  1. What is the most essential element to life? (1 point)
    * nitrogen
    * hydrogen
    * oxygen
    * carbon
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carbon

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  1. An alpha-helix structure is associated with which level of protein structure? (1 point)
    * quaternary
    * tertiary
    * primary
    * secondary
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secondary

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Nucleic Acid

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A: c. phosphate group
B: h. sugar
C: d. pyrimidine nitrogenous base
D: b. hydrogen bonds
E: a. purine nitrogenous base
F: g. 2 prime carbon
G: e. 3 prime carbon
H: f. 4 prime carbon

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  1. Which parts of the nucleotide form the DNA backbone? (1 point)
    * sugar and phosphate group
    * base and phosphate group
    * base only
    * sugar and base
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sugar and phosphate group

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disaccharide, polysaccharide

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monosaccharides (glucose and fructose)

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chromosomes

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A: a. phosphate
B: b. Glycerol
C: c. Unsaturated Fatty Acid
D: d. Saturated Fatty Acid

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  1. Which part of the phospholipid is hydrophilic? (1 point)
    * R-group
    * fatty acid tails
    * phosphate head
    * glycerol
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phosphate head

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Ionic conditions, pH of the surrounding, Temperature

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  1. Not all proteins have a quaternary structure. (1 point)
    * True
    * False
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false

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  1. A single polypeptide chain that has formed a tightly bound shape has reached which stage of
    protein folding? (1 point)
    * quaternary
    * tertiary
    * primary
    * secondary
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  1. Which of the following would be an example of an endothermic chemical reaction? (1 point)
    * liver and peroxide placed in a test tube
    * dehydration synthesis of amino acids
    * striking a match over a friction plate
    * hydrolysis of monosaccharides
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  1. What is the organic compound that passes information from parent to offspring and contains
    instructions for the synthesis of proteins? (1 point)
    * DNA
    * carbohydrates
    * lipids
    * All of the above
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