PURDUE BIO 203 PRACTICE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2025
, Which of the following is not part of a fat molecule
a. cholesterol
b. palmitic acid
c. stearic acid
d. glycerol - ANSWERa. cholesterol
Combination of CoA with the two-carbon fragment formed from pyruvate the
a. cell cytoplasm
b. mitochondrial matrix
c. inner mitochondrial membrane
d. outer mitochondrial membrane - ANSWERb. mitochondrial matrix
The blue circle represents a molecule of glucose entering the cell. What is this process
called?
a. osmosis
b. active transport
c. facilitated diffusion
d. diffusion - ANSWERc. facilitated diffusion
Simple squamous epithelium is found in the
a. alveoli of the lungs
b. kidney tubules
c. bronchi
d. gut - ANSWERa. alveoli of the lungs
Which would NOT be found in a nucleotide in RNA
a. adenine
b. thymine
c. phosphate
d. pentose - ANSWERb. thymine
The electrons generated by glucose oxidation flow along the electron transport chain of
molecules, finally ending up with ---------------------- , which passes them on to --------
a. NADH dehydrogenase; ATP synthase
b. cytochrome; ubiquinone
c. cytochrome oxidase; oxygen
d. ubiquinone; cytochrome oxidase - ANSWERc. cytochrome oxidase; oyxgen
Some types of this exocrine gland have mucous secretions
a. apocrine
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2025
, Which of the following is not part of a fat molecule
a. cholesterol
b. palmitic acid
c. stearic acid
d. glycerol - ANSWERa. cholesterol
Combination of CoA with the two-carbon fragment formed from pyruvate the
a. cell cytoplasm
b. mitochondrial matrix
c. inner mitochondrial membrane
d. outer mitochondrial membrane - ANSWERb. mitochondrial matrix
The blue circle represents a molecule of glucose entering the cell. What is this process
called?
a. osmosis
b. active transport
c. facilitated diffusion
d. diffusion - ANSWERc. facilitated diffusion
Simple squamous epithelium is found in the
a. alveoli of the lungs
b. kidney tubules
c. bronchi
d. gut - ANSWERa. alveoli of the lungs
Which would NOT be found in a nucleotide in RNA
a. adenine
b. thymine
c. phosphate
d. pentose - ANSWERb. thymine
The electrons generated by glucose oxidation flow along the electron transport chain of
molecules, finally ending up with ---------------------- , which passes them on to --------
a. NADH dehydrogenase; ATP synthase
b. cytochrome; ubiquinone
c. cytochrome oxidase; oxygen
d. ubiquinone; cytochrome oxidase - ANSWERc. cytochrome oxidase; oyxgen
Some types of this exocrine gland have mucous secretions
a. apocrine
