BIOL 1201 GREGG EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cis-trans isomers (geometric isomers) - ✔✔differ in the arrangement of their atoms
about a double bond
✔✔enantiomers - ✔✔isomers that are mirror images of each other
✔✔Glycogen - ✔✔a polysaccharide found in animals
✔✔glucose + glucose —> _____ by _____. - ✔✔maltose + water ... dehydration
synthesis
✔✔dehydration synthesis - ✔✔Condensation reaction where molecules are connected
by loss of a water molecule.
✔✔Hydrolysis - ✔✔Breaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water
✔✔Maltose - ✔✔the disaccharide formed when two glucose molecules are linked by
dehydration synthesis
✔✔Which of these is a source of lactose? - ✔✔lactose is the sugar found in MILK
✔✔Which of these is a polysaccharide? - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔_____ is the most abundant organic compound on Earth. - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔Glucose - ✔✔A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
✔✔Starch - ✔✔Storage polysaccharide of plants.
✔✔Sucrose - ✔✔glucose + fructose
✔✔Cellulose - ✔✔polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers that reinforces plant-
cell walls
✔✔What is another name for a condensation reaction? - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔Carbohydrate polymers are made up of _______ monomers. - ✔✔simple sugar
✔✔Protein polymers are made up of ________ monomers. - ✔✔amino acid
✔✔Nucleic acid polymers are made up of ________ monomers - ✔✔nucleotide
, ✔✔Part complete
Which of these is NOT a lipid?
1. phospholipid
2. RNA
3. cholesterol - ✔✔RNA (nucleic acid)
✔✔saturated fat - ✔✔A lipid made from fatty acids that have NO DOUBLE bonds
between carbon atoms
✔✔unsaturated fat - ✔✔A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond
between carbon atoms.
✔✔nucleic acid - ✔✔a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially
DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
✔✔protein - ✔✔An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino
acids and that is a principal component of all cells
✔✔amino acid - ✔✔Building blocks of protein
✔✔Phospholipid - ✔✔composed of a phosphate group, a glycerol, and fatty acids.
✔✔Which of these is rich in unsaturated fats? - ✔✔olive oil (plant oil)
✔✔A function of cholesterol that does not harm health is its role _____. - ✔✔As a
component of animal cell membranes
✔✔Proteins are polymers of _____. - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔What type of bond joins the monomers in a protein's primary structure? - ✔✔peptide
✔✔Which of these illustrates the secondary structure of a protein? - ✔✔Alpha helices
and beta pleated sheets are characteristic of a protein's secondary structure.
✔✔The secondary structure of a protein results from _____. - ✔✔hydrogen bonds
✔✔Tertiary structure is NOT directly dependent on _____. - ✔✔peptide bonds
✔✔ionic bond - ✔✔the attraction between oppositely charged ions (metal)
✔✔hydrogen bond - ✔✔weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cis-trans isomers (geometric isomers) - ✔✔differ in the arrangement of their atoms
about a double bond
✔✔enantiomers - ✔✔isomers that are mirror images of each other
✔✔Glycogen - ✔✔a polysaccharide found in animals
✔✔glucose + glucose —> _____ by _____. - ✔✔maltose + water ... dehydration
synthesis
✔✔dehydration synthesis - ✔✔Condensation reaction where molecules are connected
by loss of a water molecule.
✔✔Hydrolysis - ✔✔Breaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water
✔✔Maltose - ✔✔the disaccharide formed when two glucose molecules are linked by
dehydration synthesis
✔✔Which of these is a source of lactose? - ✔✔lactose is the sugar found in MILK
✔✔Which of these is a polysaccharide? - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔_____ is the most abundant organic compound on Earth. - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔Glucose - ✔✔A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
✔✔Starch - ✔✔Storage polysaccharide of plants.
✔✔Sucrose - ✔✔glucose + fructose
✔✔Cellulose - ✔✔polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers that reinforces plant-
cell walls
✔✔What is another name for a condensation reaction? - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔Carbohydrate polymers are made up of _______ monomers. - ✔✔simple sugar
✔✔Protein polymers are made up of ________ monomers. - ✔✔amino acid
✔✔Nucleic acid polymers are made up of ________ monomers - ✔✔nucleotide
, ✔✔Part complete
Which of these is NOT a lipid?
1. phospholipid
2. RNA
3. cholesterol - ✔✔RNA (nucleic acid)
✔✔saturated fat - ✔✔A lipid made from fatty acids that have NO DOUBLE bonds
between carbon atoms
✔✔unsaturated fat - ✔✔A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond
between carbon atoms.
✔✔nucleic acid - ✔✔a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially
DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
✔✔protein - ✔✔An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino
acids and that is a principal component of all cells
✔✔amino acid - ✔✔Building blocks of protein
✔✔Phospholipid - ✔✔composed of a phosphate group, a glycerol, and fatty acids.
✔✔Which of these is rich in unsaturated fats? - ✔✔olive oil (plant oil)
✔✔A function of cholesterol that does not harm health is its role _____. - ✔✔As a
component of animal cell membranes
✔✔Proteins are polymers of _____. - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔What type of bond joins the monomers in a protein's primary structure? - ✔✔peptide
✔✔Which of these illustrates the secondary structure of a protein? - ✔✔Alpha helices
and beta pleated sheets are characteristic of a protein's secondary structure.
✔✔The secondary structure of a protein results from _____. - ✔✔hydrogen bonds
✔✔Tertiary structure is NOT directly dependent on _____. - ✔✔peptide bonds
✔✔ionic bond - ✔✔the attraction between oppositely charged ions (metal)
✔✔hydrogen bond - ✔✔weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
