Biology 211 Comprehensive Exam 1: Questions With
Step-by-Step Solutions
What are the bonding rules for the Functional groups? Acronym? Correct
Answer - Happy, Otters, Never, Cry H-1 Oxygen 2 Nitrogen 3 Carbon 4
Hydroxyl Acronym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - Oppa
Hair Oxygen, Hydrogen -OH
Carboxyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1
Horse, 1 carriage, 2 Obese H C O See paper
Carbonyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Can
of soup 1 Open mouth Carbon Oxygen
Methyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Camp
3 Hobos Carbon, Hydrogen See paper.
Phosphate Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1
Pancake 4 Oatmeals make 1 double Phosphate, oxygen See paper.
Amino Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Nemo 2
Humpback Whales 3 if acid Nitrogen, Hydrogen See sheet.
What is a hydrocarbon? Correct Answer - Only Hydrogen and Carbon
chain
What is the chemical formula of Propane? Correct Answer - C3H8
Why is water a useful biological molecule? Correct Answer - Handles
heat well Reacts with a lot of stuff Non polar makes it a good solvent.
Which macromolecules contain Hydrocarbons? Correct Answer - Lipids
What is the reaction that breaks up polymers called? Correct Answer -
Hydrolysis
, What is the reaction that makes polymers called? Correct Answer -
Dehydration synthesis.
What is a dehydrogenation reaction? Correct Answer - Adding a
Hydroxyl group to a hydrocarbon. To make an alcohol.
Lipids Monomers
Polymers
Example,
Groups, Correct Answer - Fatty Acids and Glycerol Triglycerides
Methyl and Carbonyl and phosphate for phospholipids
Butter
Carbohydrates Monomers
Polymers, Groups, Correct Answer - Monosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Hydroxyl, Carbonyl
Nucleic Acid
Monomers
Polymers,
Groups, Correct Answer - Nucleotides DeoxyRibose Nucleic DNA acid
and Ribose Nucleaid Acid RNA Amino, Phosphate, And a pentose sugar
Proteins
Monomers
Polymers,
Groups Correct Answer - ,Amino Acids Peptides Amino, R group,
Carboxyl and a Hydrogen (ARCH)
Parts of an amino acid Correct Answer - formula for glycine,Amine,
Carboxyl, R group, and a Hydrogen C2H5O2
What is an R group? Correct Answer - The part of the amino acid that
varies
What is a peptide bond. And what creates one? Correct Answer - 2
amino acids bonded together Dehydration synthesis
Step-by-Step Solutions
What are the bonding rules for the Functional groups? Acronym? Correct
Answer - Happy, Otters, Never, Cry H-1 Oxygen 2 Nitrogen 3 Carbon 4
Hydroxyl Acronym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - Oppa
Hair Oxygen, Hydrogen -OH
Carboxyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1
Horse, 1 carriage, 2 Obese H C O See paper
Carbonyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Can
of soup 1 Open mouth Carbon Oxygen
Methyl Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Camp
3 Hobos Carbon, Hydrogen See paper.
Phosphate Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1
Pancake 4 Oatmeals make 1 double Phosphate, oxygen See paper.
Amino Acryonym List the elements and draw Correct Answer - 1 Nemo 2
Humpback Whales 3 if acid Nitrogen, Hydrogen See sheet.
What is a hydrocarbon? Correct Answer - Only Hydrogen and Carbon
chain
What is the chemical formula of Propane? Correct Answer - C3H8
Why is water a useful biological molecule? Correct Answer - Handles
heat well Reacts with a lot of stuff Non polar makes it a good solvent.
Which macromolecules contain Hydrocarbons? Correct Answer - Lipids
What is the reaction that breaks up polymers called? Correct Answer -
Hydrolysis
, What is the reaction that makes polymers called? Correct Answer -
Dehydration synthesis.
What is a dehydrogenation reaction? Correct Answer - Adding a
Hydroxyl group to a hydrocarbon. To make an alcohol.
Lipids Monomers
Polymers
Example,
Groups, Correct Answer - Fatty Acids and Glycerol Triglycerides
Methyl and Carbonyl and phosphate for phospholipids
Butter
Carbohydrates Monomers
Polymers, Groups, Correct Answer - Monosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Hydroxyl, Carbonyl
Nucleic Acid
Monomers
Polymers,
Groups, Correct Answer - Nucleotides DeoxyRibose Nucleic DNA acid
and Ribose Nucleaid Acid RNA Amino, Phosphate, And a pentose sugar
Proteins
Monomers
Polymers,
Groups Correct Answer - ,Amino Acids Peptides Amino, R group,
Carboxyl and a Hydrogen (ARCH)
Parts of an amino acid Correct Answer - formula for glycine,Amine,
Carboxyl, R group, and a Hydrogen C2H5O2
What is an R group? Correct Answer - The part of the amino acid that
varies
What is a peptide bond. And what creates one? Correct Answer - 2
amino acids bonded together Dehydration synthesis
