BIO 171 UH MANOA MODULE 1 REVIEW
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ Which property of water allows a paper towel to pick up a puddle
of water?
Answer: Adhesion
◉ Which functional group is critical for energy transfer in a cell?
Answer: Phosphate groups
◉ The tertiary structure of a protein is determined by:
Answer: Interactions between the side chains of the amino acids
◉ The smallest unit of life is
Answer: A cell
◉ Which trait is characteristic of ALL lipids?
Answer: They are hydrophobic
,◉ If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution,
that solution is
Answer: Hypotonic
◉ An atom of aluminum has 13 electrons. How many electrons are
in its outermost shell?
Answer: 3
◉ What statement is true of all anions?
Answer: The atom has more electrons than protons
◉ Pyruvate oxidation is responsible for oxidation of how many
carbon atoms to CO2 per glucose?
Answer: 2
◉ Compared with 31P, the radioactive isotope 32P has...
Answer: One more neutron
◉ Which of the following is a major difference between DNA and
RNA?
Answer: Type of sugar
◉ What is not a characteristic of living things?
,Answer: Sexual reproduction
◉ Based on the information for the element Beryllium from the
periodic table, how many neutrons are in the most common isotope?
Answer: 5
◉ An atom that is non-polar will also be...
Answer: Hydrophobic
◉ If a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, it will undergo:
Answer: plasmolysis
◉ Variations in the reactive properties of different organic
molecules are most closely associated with:
Answer: The presence or absence of functional groups
◉ What is true about unsaturated fats?
Answer: They have double bonds in the carbon chains of their fatty
acids.
◉ Gibbs free energy is:
Answer: Energy available to do work.
, ◉ Polymers that contain sugars....
Answer: May store hereditary information, store energy and protect
cells.
◉ What event would never occur without oxygen
Answer: ATP synthesis via electron transport chain.
◉ What best describes the two molecules that have the same
chemical composition but structurally are mirror images of one
another?
Answer: Enantionmers
◉ single-celled organism that lacks organelles and does not have
nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane
ecosystem
eukaryote
homeostasis
prokaryote
Answer: prokaryote
◉ set of populations inhabiting a particular area
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ Which property of water allows a paper towel to pick up a puddle
of water?
Answer: Adhesion
◉ Which functional group is critical for energy transfer in a cell?
Answer: Phosphate groups
◉ The tertiary structure of a protein is determined by:
Answer: Interactions between the side chains of the amino acids
◉ The smallest unit of life is
Answer: A cell
◉ Which trait is characteristic of ALL lipids?
Answer: They are hydrophobic
,◉ If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution,
that solution is
Answer: Hypotonic
◉ An atom of aluminum has 13 electrons. How many electrons are
in its outermost shell?
Answer: 3
◉ What statement is true of all anions?
Answer: The atom has more electrons than protons
◉ Pyruvate oxidation is responsible for oxidation of how many
carbon atoms to CO2 per glucose?
Answer: 2
◉ Compared with 31P, the radioactive isotope 32P has...
Answer: One more neutron
◉ Which of the following is a major difference between DNA and
RNA?
Answer: Type of sugar
◉ What is not a characteristic of living things?
,Answer: Sexual reproduction
◉ Based on the information for the element Beryllium from the
periodic table, how many neutrons are in the most common isotope?
Answer: 5
◉ An atom that is non-polar will also be...
Answer: Hydrophobic
◉ If a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, it will undergo:
Answer: plasmolysis
◉ Variations in the reactive properties of different organic
molecules are most closely associated with:
Answer: The presence or absence of functional groups
◉ What is true about unsaturated fats?
Answer: They have double bonds in the carbon chains of their fatty
acids.
◉ Gibbs free energy is:
Answer: Energy available to do work.
, ◉ Polymers that contain sugars....
Answer: May store hereditary information, store energy and protect
cells.
◉ What event would never occur without oxygen
Answer: ATP synthesis via electron transport chain.
◉ What best describes the two molecules that have the same
chemical composition but structurally are mirror images of one
another?
Answer: Enantionmers
◉ single-celled organism that lacks organelles and does not have
nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane
ecosystem
eukaryote
homeostasis
prokaryote
Answer: prokaryote
◉ set of populations inhabiting a particular area
