BIOL 1201 EXAM 1 (GREGG) EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 –
2026
plasma membrane - (ANSWER)The membrane at the boundary of every cell that
acts as a selective barrier, thereby regulating the cell's chemical composition.
Ribosomes - (ANSWER)complexes that make proteins; free in cytosol or bound to
rough ER or nuclear envelope
Golgi apparatus - (ANSWER)active in synthesis, modification, sorting, and
secretion of cell products
Lysosome - (ANSWER)digestive organelle where macromolecules are hydrolyzed,
and autophagy
Mitachondrion - (ANSWER)organelle where cellular respiration occurs and most
ATP is generated
Cytoskeleton - (ANSWER)reinforces cell's shape; functions in cell movement;
components are made of protein. Includes: Microfilaments, Intermediate
filaments, Microtubules.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum - (ANSWER)network of membranous sacs and tubes;
active in membrane synthesis and other synthetic and metabolic processes; has
rough (ribosome-studded) and smooth regions
Rough ER - (ANSWER)protein synthesis
Smooth ER - (ANSWER)lipid synthesis
calcium ion storage
poison detoxification
Nucleolus - (ANSWER)nonmembranous structure involved in production of
ribosomes; a nucleus has one or more nucleoli
Chromatin - (ANSWER)material consisting of DNA and proteins; visible in a
dividing cell as individual condensed chromosomes
cell wall - (ANSWER)outer layer that maintains cell's shape and protects cell from
mechanical damage; made of cellulose, other polysaccharides, and protein
Chloroplast - (ANSWER)photosynthetic organelle; converts energy of sunlight to
chemical energy stored in sugar molecules
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central vacuole - (ANSWER)prominent organelle in older plant cells; storage,
breakdown of waste products, hydrolysis of macromolecules; enlargement of
vacuole major mechanism of plant growth.
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The innermost electron shell of an atom can hold up to _____ electrons. -
(ANSWER)2
Which of these relationships is true of an uncharged atom? - (ANSWER)The
number of protons is equal to the number of electrons
What determines the types of chemical reactions that an atom participates in? -
(ANSWER)the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell
What type of bond is joining the two hydrogen atoms? - (ANSWER)covalent
A(n) _____ refers to two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds. -
(ANSWER)molecule
This atom can form up to _____ single covalent bond(s) - (ANSWER)4
A(n) _____ bond joins these two oxygen atoms. - (ANSWER)double covalent
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