Basic concepts: molecular biology, DNA, RNAs, chemical bonds, importance of water, chemical reactions, organic compounds, carbohydrates, lipids, cholesterol, proteins, amino acids, fats, steroids, emulsifiers, etc.
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Biology 205 (BIOL 205-UCAL) Midterm III
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Question 1 |
A | The elemental abundance must be less than 0.01% of the human body weight. |
B | The elemental abundance must be less than 0.2% of the human body weight. |
C | The elemental abundance must be less than 0.4% of the human body weight. |
D | The elemental abundance must be less than 1.0% of the human body weight. |
E | The elemental abundance must be less than 0.1% of the human body weight. |
Question 2 |
A | Receptor proteins codes the ionic and polar molecules so that it will be accepted by the phospholipids. |
B | Simple diffusion process. |
C | Transport proteins form channels which allow ions and polar molecules to move across. |
D | The difference in pH levels inside and outside the cell facilitates movement of ionic and polar molecules. |
Question 3 |
A | They process materials and produce usable energy for eukaryotic cells. |
B | In plants, they store toxins to protect them from predators. |
C | They are the transport vesicles that deliver glycoprotein from ER membrane to Golgi apparatus. |
D | In humans, they acts as the digestive compartments within cells. |
Question 4 |
A | Fructose is cheaper than glucose. |
B | Fructose is a polymer while glucose is a monomer. |
C | There is more fructose naturally in corn syrup. |
D | Fructose is sweeter than glucose. |
Question 5 |
A | 1.0 to 10 micrometres |
B | 100 to 1000 micrometres |
C | 0.1 to 1.0 micrometres |
D | 10 to 100 micrometres |
Question 6 |
A | Methane |
B | Ethane |
C | Butane |
D | Benzene |
Question 7 |
A | β−1-->1 |
B | α−1-->1 |
C | β−1-->4 |
D | α−1-->4 |
Question 8 |
I. Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds.
II. Chemical reactions always result in loss of electron(s).
III. Water is slightly polar.
IV. Ionic bonds are bound together with oppositely charged ions.
A | I and III |
B | II and IV |
C | All of the above statements are correct. |
D | I and II |
E | I , II and III |
F | I , III and IV |
Question 9 |
A | Majority of organic cells lacks nucleus. |
B | Natural carbon is only produced by plant cells. |
C | Biological cells have the ability to differentiate Carbon-12 from Carbon-14. |
D | Both animal and plant cells contains materials that move around (mobile). |
E | Only the animal cells that have materials that move around (mobile). |
Question 10 |
A | To be able to process food and data. |
B | To be able to communicate to the outside world. |
C | To be able to stack together to form tissues. |
D | To allow nutrients and gasses to pass across the cell surface. |
Question 11 |
A | ...their orientation of the hydrogen atoms. |
B | ...water solubility level. |
C | ...the type of translation. |
D | ...their chemical structures. |
Question 12 |
A | Very high electron transfer rate and high electrical conduction rate. |
B | Very high reaction rate. |
C | The chemical properties such as high cohesion and polarity. |
D | The physical properties such as very low angles between the two H-atoms and the O-atom. |
Question 13 |
A | Three subatomic particles. |
B | Hundreds of subatomic particles. |
C | Five subatomic particles. |
D | Two subatomic particles. |
Question 14 |

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A | I and III |
B | III and IV |
C | III and I |
D | I and IV |
E | IV and I |
Question 15 |
A | I. ionic bonds II. nucleic bonds |
B | I. covalent bonds II. nucleic bonds |
C | I. covalent bonds II. peptide bonds |
D | I. ionic bonds II. peptide bonds |
Question 16 |
A | 20 |
B | 50 |
C | Millions |
D | 35 |
E | 100 |
Question 17 |
A | The tRNA carries amino acids with high energy bound for making proteins. |
B | Only the mRNA structure is linear. |
C | Only the tRNA structure is linear. |
D | Coding of the proteins is done by mRNAs. |
Question 18 |
A | Protection from the outside environment. |
B | DNA and RNA replication. |
C | Enzyme and proteins synthesis. |
D | Locomotion. |
E | Provide structural support. |
Question 19 |
A | Carbon-13 |
B | Carbon-12 |
C | Helium-4 |
D | Carbon-14 |
E | Nitrogen-12 |
Question 20 |
A | ...good for human health/digestive system. |
B | ...contain more nutrition than plant based fats. |
C | ...solid at room temperature. |
D | ...unsaturated fats. |
Question 21 |
A | They speed up chemical reactions without participating in the reaction. |
B | They slow down chemical reaction by acting as a buffer. |
C | They slow down chemical reaction by participating in the reaction. |
D | They speed up chemical reactions by participating in the reaction. |
Question 22 |
A | Temperature is a long term quantitative measurement of energy while heat is a short term measurement of energy. |
B | Heat is the amount of energy associated with movement of atoms while temperature is the intensity of heat (average speed of atoms). |
C | Heat is produced through instantaneous reactions such as boiling water. Temperature is the quantitative measurement of heat. |
D | Temperature is the amount of energy associated with movement of atoms while heat is the intensity of heat (average speed of atoms). |
Question 23 |
A | I. lysosomes II. nucleoli |
B | I. ribosomes II. nucleoli |
C | I. chromosomes II. ribosomes |
D | I. chromosomes II. chromatin |
E | I. ribosomes II. lysosomes |
Question 24 |
A | More triglycerides within the lipoprotein, hence away from the blood. |
B | A very low LDL to HDL ratio. |
C | A very high LDL to HDL ratio. |
D | More cholesterol within the lipoprotein, hence away from the blood. |
Question 25 |
A | Nucleus, plasma membrane and hemoglobin. |
B | Ribosomes, plasma membrane and hemoglobin. |
C | Plasma membrane and hemoglobin. |
D | Ribosomes, organelles and hemoglobin. |
E | Nucleus, ribosomes and hemoglobin. |
Question 26 |
A | ...always outside cell walls. |
B | ...only by breaking covalent bonds because living cells cannot break down ionic bonds. |
C | ...in aqueous environment of cells. |
D | ...by heating the reactants. |
Question 27 |
A | Cellulose |
B | Glycogen |
C | Carboxylic acids |
D | Starch |
Question 28 |
A | Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) |
B | Light Microscope (LM) |
C | Electron Microscope (EM) |
D | Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) |
Question 29 |
A | Fructose |
B | Glucose |
C | Maltose |
D | Cellulose |
Question 30 |
A | Secondary structure |
B | Primary structure: |
C | Quaternary structure |
D | Tertiary structure |
Question 31 |
A | They are composed of globular proteins that are assembled and disassembled in different regions of the cell to form hollow pathways. |
B | They are composed of action and involved in cell movement and maintaining cell structure. |
C | They made the various fiberous proteins of α-helical
coiled-coils that transport materials from one area to another. |
D | They are only found in plant cells because animal cells with movement cannot maintain the structure. |
Question 32 |
A | Aquaporins protein |
B | Spectrin protein |
C | Glycophorin protein |
D | Ankrin protein |
E | Band 3 protein |
Question 33 |
A | Signaling molecules for sex hormones. |
B | Energy storage and release. |
C | Forms cell membranes. |
D | Synthesis of Amino acids, DNA and RNA. |
Question 34 |
A | Genetic theory |
B | Endosymbiont theory |
C | Cell theory |
D | Theory of inheritance |
Question 35 |
A | Flagella |
B | Glucose |
C | Chitin |
D | Peptidoglycan |
Question 36 |
A | 22 , iron |
B | 15 , sodium |
C | 15, iron |
D | 22 , sodium |
E | 15 , nitrogen |
F | 25 , nitrogen |
Question 37 |
A | Serum |
B | Platelets |
C | Red blood cells |
D | White blood cells |
Question 38 |
A | 1/50th of a typical prokaryotic celll. |
B | 1/25th of a typical prokaryotic celll. |
C | 1/10th of a typical prokaryotic celll. |
D | 1/30th of a typical prokaryotic celll. |
E | 1/100th of a typical prokaryotic celll. |
Question 39 |
A | ...Lysosome and Centriole. |
B | ...Ribosomes, Lysosome and Centriole. |
C | ...Plasma membrane, Ribosomes and Lysosome. |
D | ...Centriole, Golgi apparatus and Ribosomes. |
E | ...Microtubule, Intermediate filament and Microfilament. |
Question 40 |
A | ...lower the radioactivity of the atom. |
B | ...more stable the atom. |
C | ...lower the pull of electrons towards its nucleus. |
D | ...higher the pull of electrons towards its nucleus. |
E | ...higher the radioactivity of the atom. |
Question 41 |
Image mod from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_group
A | IV only |
B | II and IV |
C | III only |
D | I, II and IV |
E | I only |
F | II only |
Question 42 |
A | Vesicles |
B | Nucleolus |
C | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
D | Golgi apparatus |
E | Centriole |
Question 43 |
A | Production of proteins by the bone marrow to keep stable white blood cell count. |
B | A digestive process used by herbivorous to break down the plant cells. |
C | Movement of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus. |
D | Process in which chemical difference between inside and outside the cell is maintained. |
Question 44 |
A | There is a world wide shortage of advanced microscopes. |
B | The techniques used to study microscopic particles in cell biology has not changed since 1665. |
C | Light microscopes are cheaper for a biologist to obtain. |
D | Movement of organic material is magnified in advanced microscopes hence harder to study. |
Question 45 |
A | ...thyroid problems. |
B | ...obesity. |
C | ...diabetes. |
D | ...high cholesterol. |
Question 46 |

Suggestion: Take your time to answer this question. It can be confusing with 6 types!
A | IV , VI , II , III , V and I |
B | VI , IV , II , V , III and I |
C | IV , I , VI , V , II and III |
D | VI , IV , III , II , V and I |
E | IV , VI , III , II , V and I |
F | I , III , IV , V , II and VI |
Question 47 |
A | Prostate gland |
B | Salivary gland |
C | Thyroid gland |
D | Pineal gland |
E | Pituitary gland |
Question 48 |
A | I. transcription II. translation |
B | I. translation II. replication |
C | I. translation II. transcription |
D | I. replication II. transcription |
E | I. transcription II. replication |
F | I. replication II. translation |
Question 49 |
A | Because CO2 is an acid. |
B | Because CO2 acts as a low pH buffer. |
C | Because CO2 reacts with water to produce carbonic acid. |
D | Because CO2 reacts with calcium to produce bicarbonate. |
Question 50 |
A | Lipids |
B | Nucleic Acids |
C | Proteins |
D | Carbohydrates |
Question 51 |
A | 4 |
B | 2 |
C | 5 |
D | 6 |
E | 3 |
Question 52 |
A | Molecules easily react with organic matter therefore they often involved in chemical reactions. Compounds are stable entities and are often inert. |
B | All organic matter is compounds while molecules are inorganic. |
C | Molecules composed of two or more different elements while compounds composed of two or more atoms. |
D | Compounds composed of two or more different elements while molecules composed of two or more atoms. |
E | Molecules are always ionic while compounds could be either ionic or covalent. |
Question 53 |
A | Primary structure |
B | Tertiary structure |
C | Quaternary structure |
D | Secondary structure |
Question 54 |
A | Sulfur mustard gas |
B | Thorium gas |
C | Radon gas |
D | Natural gas |
Question 55 |
A | Heating |
B | ATP injection |
C | Protein pumps |
D | Hydrolysis |
Question 56 |
A | Messenger junctions |
B | Membrane junctions |
C | Anchoring junctions |
D | Gap junctions |
E | Tight junctions |
Question 57 |
A | Decrease production in glycoprotein. |
B | Increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum. |
C | Increase in rough endoplasmic reticulum. |
D | Increase production in glycoprotein. |
Question 58 |
A | Neutrons and protons from different atoms react with each other. |
B | Produce molecules and compounds with polarity. Hint: Not always, but sometimes. |
C | Valance shell electrons react with other atoms to form bonds. |
D | Number of electrons within the structure increases. Hint: Not always, but sometimes. |
Question 59 |
A | Attaching to host surfaces. |
B | Facilitate active transport and diffusion. |
C | Isolation from the outside; like a cell wall. |
D | Locomotion. |
Question 60 |
A | The high atomic mass. |
B | The very high electronegative nature of the molecule. |
C | Low radioactivity and polarity. |
D | The hydrogen bonds. |
Question 61 |
A | 3-carbin sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base |
B | 5-carbin sugar, phosphate group and a adenine Hint: While it is true a adenine can be one, it is not a general part! |
C | 5-carbin sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base |
D | 3-carbin sugar, phosphate group and a adenine |
Question 62 |
A | They have kinks caused by double bonding of carbon atoms. |
B | They are often found in olive oil and vegetable oils. |
C | Compared to unsaturated fatty acids, they have a very high melting point. |
D | They have the maximum number of hydrogens (alkanes) in the fats and lipid group. |
Question 63 |
Note: Moose dung is a traditional Canadian delicacy. Yum yum 🙂
A | Increase the humidity of the cook pot. |
B | Freeze the dung before cooking. |
C | Add salts, ionic compounds, to the moose dung. |
D | Decrease the humidity of the cook pot. |
Question 64 |
A | RNA has Thymine (Thy) nitrogenous base instead of Adenine (Ade). |
B | RNA has Adenine (Ade) nitrogenous base instead of Cytosine (Cyt). |
C | RNA has Guanine (Gua) nitrogenous base instead of Cytosine (Cyt). |
D | RNA has Thymine (Thy) nitrogenous base instead of Cytosine (Cyt). |
E | RNA has Cytosine (Cyt) nitrogenous base instead of Adenine (Ade). |
F | RNA has Uracil (Ura) nitrogenous base instead of Thymine (Thy). |
Question 65 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 66 |
A | Lipids |
B | Cellulose |
C | Starch |
D | Glycogen |
E | Chitin |
Question 67 |
A | Carbonyl group |
B | Hydroxyl group |
C | Carboxyl group |
D | Methyl group |
E | Phosphate group |
F | Amino group |
Question 68 |
A | 2 times more H+ |
B | 100 times more H+ |
C | 10 times less H+ |
D | 10 times more H+ |
E | 100 times less H+ |
[H+] = 10-pH
Question 69 |
A | Amino group |
B | Carbonyl group |
C | Hydroxyl group |
D | Carboxyl group |
E | Phosphate group |
Question 70 |
A | Carry information of amino acid sequence from the genes to make proteins in cells. |
B | Protect the nucleus from genetic mutations, even though this always does not work. |
C | Develop new genetic codes for evolutionary adaptations. |
D | Provide energy for the DNA structure by converting energy from cells into ATP and transferring it to the nucleus. |
Question 71 |
A | A substance that increase the pH level of a high pH solution while decrease the pH level of a low pH solution. |
B | A substance that prevent changes in pH by accepting or donating hydrogen irons. |
C | A substance that resists changes in pH by accepting or donating hydrogen irons. |
D | A substance that prevent genetic mutations. |
E | A substance that resists genetic mutations. |
Question 72 |
6 C? (ID-B03-04)
A | 7 |
B | 8 |
C | 14 |
D | 6 |
Question 73 |
A | They are nonploar and therefore hydrophilic. |
B | They can form many different shapes with random orientations. |
C | They do not form polymers. |
D | They are the largest biological molecules. |
Question 74 |
A | Hydrogen bonding |
B | Vital hormone producing reactions |
C | Chemical precipitation reactions |
D | Acid-base reactions |
Question 75 |
A | 100% |
B | 99% |
C | 65% |
D | 75% |
E | 50% |
Question 76 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 77 |
A | 3 |
B | 2 |
C | 4 |
D | 5 |
E | 6 |
Question 78 |
A | The α helix and the β pleated sheet structures are tertiary structure. |
B | Hydrogen bonds are primary structures of proteins. |
C | Protein structures have four levels of structures. |
D | Some proteins only have α helix structures while others can have only β pleated sheet structures. |
Question 79 |
A | Cell theory |
B | Molecular theory |
C | Theory of evolution |
D | Laws of inheritance |
E | Genetic theory |
Question 80 |
A | Protons and Electrons |
B | Neutrons |
C | Protons and Neutrons |
D | Electrons |
E | Protons |
Question 81 |
A | Genetic control of the cell. |
B | Manufacture and distribution of molecules. |
C | Provide structural support for the nucleus. |
D | Provide structural support for the cell wall. |
E | Energy processing. |
Question 82 |
A | The base A pairs with base G while base C pairs with base T to form a double helix DNA. |
B | The base A pairs with base T while base C pairs with base G to form a double helix DNA. |
C | The base A pairs with base T while base G pairs with base T to form a double helix RNA. |
D | The base A pairs with base C while base G pairs with base T to form a double helix DNA. |
E | The base A pairs with base C while base G pairs with base T to form a double helix RNA. |
F | The base A pairs with base G while base C pairs with base T to form a double helix RNA. |
Question 83 |
A | Cell walls |
B | DNA as genetic materials |
C | Organelles |
D | Nucleus |
Question 84 |
A | Anchoring junctions |
B | Fiber junctions |
C | Gap junctions |
D | Tight junctions |
Question 85 |
A | Hydrogen and Oxygen |
B | Carbon and Hydrogen |
C | Carbon, Oxygen and Nitrogen |
D | Nitrogen and Oxygen |
E | Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen |
F | Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen |
Question 86 |
A | Their molecular formulas are usually multiples of CH2O2. |
B | Most common two; glucose forms 5 membered structures while fructose forms 6 membered structure. |
C | They usually characterized by three double bonded C-O structures. |
D | They often form ring structures. |
Question 87 |
A | 3 |
B | 2 |
C | 4 |
D | 5 |
Question 88 |
A | lipid |
B | disaccharide |
C | protein |
D | polysaccharide |
E | monsaccharide |
Question 89 |
A | The temperature of the mixture should have increased as the mixing progresses. |
B | The mixing of the two most likely have broken down the molecular bounds of water and that resulted in reaction with cocoa powder. |
C | Milk is the solvent while cocoa powder is the solute. |
D | The milk acted as the solute which breaks down the chemical compounds in the cocoa powder. |
Question 90 |
A | 8 electrons. |
B | 5 electrons. |
C | 10 electrons. |
D | 13 electrons. |
E | 5 electrons. |
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