1. Which of the following is not a lipid? 6.

Given the same weight of each, from which

macromolecule can the most energy be generated?
a) Glycine;
a) Protein;
b) Galactocerebroside;
b) Saturated fat;
c) Linolenic acid;
c) Polyunsaturated fat;
d) Prostaglandin.
d) Carbohydrate;
2. Triacylglycerols are broken down in the body by
lipases. In the presence of water, lipase is used to break e) Nucleic acid.
down the triacylglycerol into a glycerol molecule and
7. DNA is comprised of a double-stranded helix in which
three fatty acids. Based on this information, the
purine bases are paired with pyrimidine bases. Which
breakdown of a triacylglycerol is the opposite of which
base pairing requires more energy to separate?
reaction?
a) Adenine and thymine because they are paired by
a) Decarboxylation;
covalent bonds;
b) Saponification;
b) Guanine and cytosine because they are paired by
c) Hydrolysis; covalent bonds;
d) Esterification. c) Guanine and cytosine because they are paired by three
hydrogen bonds;
3. The tertiary structure of a protein is the:
d) Adenine and thymine because they are paired by
a) unique three-dimensional shape of the fully folded three hydrogen bonds.
polypeptide;
8. Which of the following statements regarding the
b) bonding together of several polypeptide chains by double-helix of DNA is true?
weak bonds;
a) All hydroxyl groups of pentoses are involved in
c) overall protein structure resulting from the linkages;
aggregation of two or more polypeptide subunits;
b) Both strands are identical to one another;
d) order in which amino acids are joined in a polypeptide
c) Each strand is parallel with 5' to 3' direction;
chain;
d) The nitrogenous bases are perpendicular to the axis.
e) organization of a polypeptide chain into an α helix or
β pleated sheet. 9. Which of the following is not considered to be a weak
molecular interaction?
4. Which of the following carbohydrates is created in
animals, but not in plants? a) a hydrogen bond;
a) Amylose; b) a covalent bond;
b) Cellulose; c) a van der Waals interaction;
c) Glycogen; d) an ionic bond in the presence of water;
d) Starch. e) A and B only.
5. Saturated fatty acids … 10. Which organelles contain genetic material?
a) are usually liquid at room temperature; a) Endoplasmic reticulum;
b) have double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty b) Nucleolus;
acids;
c) Mitochondria;
c) are usually produced by plants;
d) Nucleus;
d) are the predominant fatty acid in corn oil;
e) Nucleus and mitochondria.
e) have a higher ratio of hydrogen to carbon than do
11. Which of these choices correctly pairs the level of
unsaturated fatty acids.
protein structure with an example of that level of
structure?
a) Tertiary structure is formed from beta-pleated sheets; b) hydrolysis;
b) Tertiary structure is formed from disulfide bonds; c) digestion;
c) Quaternary structure is formed from amino acids held d) activation;
together by peptide bonds;
e) dehydration.
d) Primary structure is formed from alpha-helices.
17. Polymers of polysaccharides, fats, and proteins are
12. The molecule below is… all synthesized from monomers by:
a) Connecting monosaccharides together;
b) The addition of water to each monomer;
c) The removal of water (dehydration synthesis);
d) Ionic bonding of the monomers;
a) a saturated fatty acid;
e) The formation of disulfide bridges between
b) a saturated triglyceride; monomers.
c) an unsaturated fatty acid; 18. If one strand of a DNA molecule has the sequence of
d) an unsaturated triglyceride; bases 5'-ATTGCA-3', the other complementary strand
would have the sequence:
e) an unsaturated wax.
a) 5'-TAACGT-3';
13. A compound contains hydroxyl groups as its
predominant functional group. Which of the following b) 5'-UAACGU-3';
statements is true concerning this compound? c) 3'-TAACGT-5';
a) It is hydrophobic; d) 5'-UGCAAU-3';
b) It lacks an asymmetric carbon, and it is probably a fat e) 3'-UAACGU-5'.
or lipid;
19. Which of the following clues would tell you whether
c) It should dissolve in a nonpolar solvent; a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
d) It should dissolve in water; a) the presence or absence of a rigid cell wall;
e) It won't form hydrogen bonds with water. b) whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal
14. The main source of energy for cells is membranes;

a) Sucrose; c) the presence or absence of ribosomes;

b) Glucose; d) Both b and c are important clues.

c) Fructose; 20. Set a correspondence between an organelle and its

function.
d) Galactose;
a) microtubule 1. muscle contraction
e) Maltose.
b) ribosome 2. protein synthesis
15. The primary structure of a protein involves:
c) Golgi 3. synthesis of lipids
a) Disulfide linkages;
d) nucleolus 4. production of
b) Peptide bonds; ribosomal subunits;
c) Hydrogen bonds; e) Smooth ER 5. Modification of
d) Hydrophobic forces. proteins;
f) Rough ER 6. Production of
16. When disaccharides are changed to
monosaccharides, the common chemical process secreted proteins.
involved is:
a) hydration;
21. What is the most likely pathway taken by a newly c) rough ER;
synthesized protein that will be secreted by a cell?
d) Golgi apparatus.
a) ER → Golgi → nucleus;
26. Which organelles are responsible for digesting cell
b) Golgi → ER → lysosome; waste and foreign particles?
c) nucleus → ER → Golgi; a) golgi apparatus;
d) ER → Golgi → vesicles that fuse with plasma b) cytoskeleton;
membrane.
c) nucleus;
22. Which of the following choices describes a function
of the plasma membrane? d) lysosome.
27. Which of these organelles modifies cell products
Choose all answers that apply:
and then packages them for distribution?
a) Controlling the passage of various molecules;
a) The nucleus;
b) Synthesizing proteins;
b) The cell membrane;
c) Receiving cell signals;
c) The mitochondrion;
d) Separating the interior of the cell and the exterior of
d) The Golgi apparatus.
the cell.
23. Which of the following statements regarding 28. Using the following image of a eukaryotic cell,
identify the labeled parts.
chloroplasts is false?
Choose all answers that apply:
a) Chloroplasts contain DNA;
b) Chloroplasts produce ATP by aerobic respiration;
c) Thylakoids are pigments found within chloroplasts that
give plants their green color;
d) Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.
24. Which of the following statements best describes
eukaryote chromosomes compared to prokaryote
chromosomes?
a) Eukaryotes generally have a single linear
chromosome, while prokaryotes have a multiple-strand
chromosomes;
b) Eukaryotes generally have multiple linear
chromosomes, while prokaryotes have a double-
stranded circular chromosome;
a) ___________________
c) Prokaryotes generally have multiple linear
chromosomes, while eukaryotes have a single-stranded b) ___________________
circular chromosome;
c) ___________________
d) Prokaryotes typically have a single linear
d) ___________________
chromosome, while eukaryotes typically have multiple
circular chromosomes. e) ___________________
25. The organelle found in both animal and plant cells f) ___________________
that is clear but contains dissolved nutrients, water and
ions: g) ___________________

a) vacuole; h) ___________________

b) cytoplasm;