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STUDY GUIDE – Exam 1 – Covers Chapters 1-5
60 Multiple Choice Questions (2pts. each)
Introduction to Biology (Chapter 1)
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What is Biology?
Describe the 7 characteristics that define life. Give an example of each.
– What is the most basic unit of life?
Life is built as a hierarchy
– Detail what makes up the cellular, organismal, and population levels
What is the concept of ‘emergent properties’? Provide an example.
What is Science?
Thought is the nature of science. Describe Inductive vs deductive reasoning and
provide an example.
What is the scientific method? Discuss the steps.
Who was Charles Darwin? How can the scientific method be applied to his story?
What is some of the post-Darwin evidence for evolution?
Discuss the 4 unifying themes to biology
– The Cell Theory (who was Robert Hooke?), DNA – The molecular basis of
heredity, Evolutionary Conservation, and Evolutionary Change
– What are the 3 domains of life? (Explain the difference between
Prokaryotic cells vs. Eukaryotic cells)
– Differentiate between the 4 diverse kingdoms of Eukarya. Give an
example of each
What about viruses? Living or non-living? What evidence supports this?
What are some facts presented about Ebola
What are prions? What is so interesting about them?
The Chemistry of Life and Water (Chapters 2-4)
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Why study chemistry in a biology class?
What is matter? What are the differences between the 4 states of matter?
How is mass different from weight?
What are atoms and Elements (Understand how to read information off the Periodic
Table)
What are the sub-atomic particles? Explain each.
What does an atom’s atomic number tell you? What does Atomic mass tell you?
Provide an example.
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What are isotopes? How can they be useful to the study of biology? Provide an
example.
Understand electron orbitals and electron shells of atoms (what is valence?)
What is the ‘octet rule’? What does it mean for an atom to be inert? What are the inert
atoms?
What is electronegativity in regards to an atom? What are the most electronegative
atoms?
Draw out how an ionic bond forms?
Draw how a covalent bond forms? What is the difference between Non-polar vs.
Polar covalent bonds? State an example of each.
What are redox reactions?
What is so amazing about water!?
Draw out what types of bonds form a water molecule. Draw out what time of bonds
form between water molecules.
Explain several unique properties these bonds give water.
Discuss the process of water ionization? Why does this occur?
What are acids? Bases? Describe an example of each.
What is the pH scale?
Explain buffers? Provide an example.
What does it mean for a molecule to be organic? Draw out an organic molecule.
What are the primary elements that build life? Explain why is carbon an ideal atom
for building life?
What are isomers? What are some different types of isomers?
What are functional groups? Discuss the properties of each and draw out and be able
to recognize the 7 that we discussed. (amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl,
phosphate, sulfhydryl, and methyl)
Carbon and the Chemical Building Blocks of Life (Chapters 4-5)
– What are macromolecules? What are the 4 organic macromolecules that build and run
life? Provide an example of each.
– What are monomers? What are polymers? Provide an example.
– Proteins are the most diverse of all the organic macromolecules. What are the various
functions of proteins?
– What monomers build proteins? How many of these monomers are there? How to do
they differ? What are Essential vs. non-essential amino acids.
– Draw out and be able to recognize the basic structure of an amino acid.
– Draw out an amino acid of each class (nonpolar, polar, acidic, basic). Be able to
differentiate and recognize between non-polar, polar, acidic and basic amino acids. What are the
properties of each class?
– Draw out the reaction that combines amino acids into proteins. Through what type of
reactions? What functional groups are involved? Know the structure of a peptide bond. What
type of bonds are these?
– What type of reactions break apart polymers?
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– What are the different levels of protein structure? What types of bonds are involved in
these interactions? Provide an example of each level.
– What is protein denaturation? What levels of protein structure are affected by
denaturation? Provide an example of what can cause denaturation.
– What are the different nucleic acids? What are the different functions of these?
– What monomers build nucleic acids? How many are there?
– What components make up a nucleotide? Draw out a nucleotide and be able to
recognize a nucleotide.
– What are the structure differences between DNA and RNA? What does 5’→ 3’ (or
3’→5’) mean? How can you differentiate between DNA and RNA.
– What are the various types of bonds that make up a DNA molecule?
– What are the base pairing rules? How does this allow for DNA replication?
– What are the general functions of lipids? Provide examples of different types of lipids.
– Draw out and be able to recognize a simple fat (triacylglycerol molecule)
– How does the structure of fats enable them to hold so much energy?
– Draw out and be able to recognize and know the difference between unsaturated and
saturated fats? What does saturation mean?
– Draw out and be able to recognize the structure of a phospholipid. How do they
function in a cell? What does amphipathic mean?
– Be able to recognize the basic structure of steroids (cholesterol). What is their role in
cells?
– What are the functions of carbohydrates in cells? Provide examples.
– What are monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides? Draw out an example
of each and be able to recognize these (ex. glucose). Provide an example of each.
– What is the basic formula for a sugar? How about glucose formula?
– What reactions build complex carbohydrates? What reactions break them? What
carbons/ functional groups are involved?
– Draw out and know the differences between the various polysaccharides we discussed
(starch, cellulose, glycogen, and chitin)
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