BIOS 251: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST EXAM UPDATE
what are common functional groups in the body? - ANS
✓COOH carboxylic acid
breaks down organic molecules - ANS ✓hydrolysis
building of organic molecules - ANS ✓dehydration
what happens in hydrolysis - ANS ✓water is added to functional group, and
breaks the molecule apart
what happens in dehydration - ANS ✓water is formed from the formation of a
new bond
Examples of monosaccharides - ANS ✓glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose
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,Examples of dissacharides are: - ANS ✓sucrose, lactose, maltose
examples of polysaccharides - ANS ✓starch, glycogen, cellulose
monosaccharides contain either aldehyde or ketone which are
- ANS ✓aldehyde CH=O; ketone C=O
what are the two common polysaccharides - ANS ✓starch & cellulose
what are two types of starch? - ANS ✓amylose and amylopectin
cellulose is made of many ___ molecules linked together with each __ rotated
180 degrees - ANS ✓glucose, glucose
cellulose is __ for our bodies to break down and is used in plants for ___. - ANS
✓stable, their structure
what biomolecule is made of hydrocarbons and are insoluble in water? - ANS
✓lipids
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, is a single carbon-to-carbon bond saturated or unsaturated? source of the bond?
physical state? - ANS ✓saturated fat, animals, solid
is a double carbon-to-carbon bond saturated or unsaturated?
source of the bond? physical state? - ANS ✓unsaturated, plants, liquid
Examples of trigylcerides - ANS ✓vegetable oil, lard, butter
triglyceride structure - ANS ✓glycerol + 3 fatty acids forming a
COOC ester group
If I were to cool down an enzyme found in the human body to about 5 degrees
Fahrenheit, I would expect: - ANS ✓the activity of the enzyme to decrease
Which of the following compounds would you expect to be an electrolyte?
N2
O2
KCI
CH4
H2O - ANS ✓KCl
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ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST EXAM UPDATE
what are common functional groups in the body? - ANS
✓COOH carboxylic acid
breaks down organic molecules - ANS ✓hydrolysis
building of organic molecules - ANS ✓dehydration
what happens in hydrolysis - ANS ✓water is added to functional group, and
breaks the molecule apart
what happens in dehydration - ANS ✓water is formed from the formation of a
new bond
Examples of monosaccharides - ANS ✓glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose
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,Examples of dissacharides are: - ANS ✓sucrose, lactose, maltose
examples of polysaccharides - ANS ✓starch, glycogen, cellulose
monosaccharides contain either aldehyde or ketone which are
- ANS ✓aldehyde CH=O; ketone C=O
what are the two common polysaccharides - ANS ✓starch & cellulose
what are two types of starch? - ANS ✓amylose and amylopectin
cellulose is made of many ___ molecules linked together with each __ rotated
180 degrees - ANS ✓glucose, glucose
cellulose is __ for our bodies to break down and is used in plants for ___. - ANS
✓stable, their structure
what biomolecule is made of hydrocarbons and are insoluble in water? - ANS
✓lipids
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, is a single carbon-to-carbon bond saturated or unsaturated? source of the bond?
physical state? - ANS ✓saturated fat, animals, solid
is a double carbon-to-carbon bond saturated or unsaturated?
source of the bond? physical state? - ANS ✓unsaturated, plants, liquid
Examples of trigylcerides - ANS ✓vegetable oil, lard, butter
triglyceride structure - ANS ✓glycerol + 3 fatty acids forming a
COOC ester group
If I were to cool down an enzyme found in the human body to about 5 degrees
Fahrenheit, I would expect: - ANS ✓the activity of the enzyme to decrease
Which of the following compounds would you expect to be an electrolyte?
N2
O2
KCI
CH4
H2O - ANS ✓KCl
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