TTU BIOL 1401 - Exam 1 Questions & Answers (Grade A+).docx

TTU BIOL 1401 - Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
what traits do all living things have? -
correct answer ✅1. composition & structure
2. Growth
3. Reproduction
4. Response to Stimuli
5. Metabolism
6. Movement
7. Complexity of Organization


What is the complexity of organization for plants? -
correct answer ✅cells --> tissues --> organs


What are the most abundant elements on Earth? -
correct answer ✅1. Carbon
2. Hydrogen
3. Oxygen


What other elements are important to life? -
correct answer ✅Nitrogen & Sulfur

,TTU BIOL 1401 - Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What are the four major organic compounds? -
correct answer ✅1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Proteins
4. Nucleic Acids


What are the major uses for each of the organic compounds? -
correct answer ✅1. Carbohydrates: sugars and starches for energy
and structure
2. Lipids: energy source, protection, structural
3. Proteins: structure & enzymes
4. Nucleic Acids: DNA & RNA


What makes a saturated oil saturated? -
correct answer ✅has as many hydrogens as possible


What are the major elemental combinations for each compound? -
correct answer ✅1. Carbohydrates: C, 2H, O
2. Lipids: C, H, O, sometimes P
3. Proteins: C, H, O, N, sometimes S
4. Nucleic Acids: (very complex) sugar, a N base, P

, TTU BIOL 1401 - Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)

Cell -
correct answer ✅structural units of organisms


Metabolism -
correct answer ✅collective product of all biochemical reactions in
an organism
the ability to harness and release energy


Simple Carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅single chain
glucose, fructose


Complex Carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅2 or more simple carbs linked together
sucrose, cellulose, starch


Glucose -
correct answer ✅