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About 25 of the 92 natural elements are known to be

essential to life. Which four of these 25 elements makeup
approximately 96% of living matter?
A) carbon, sodium, chlorine, nitrogen C) Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and
B) carbon, sulphur, phosphorus, hydrogen Oxygen
C) carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
D) carbon, oxygen, sulphur, calcium

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Trace elements are those required by an organism in only

minute quantities. Which of the following is a trace element
that is required by humans and other vertebrates?
A) Nitrogen
B) Iodine
B) Iodine
C) Sodium
D) Phosphorus

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Atoms whose outer electron shells contain eight electrons

tend to
A) form ionic bonds in aqueous solutions.
B) Be stable and chemically nonreactive or
B) be stable and chemically nonreactive,or inert. inert.
C) be unstable and chemically very reactive.
D) be isotopes and very radioactive.

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A covalent chemical bond is one in which

A)electrons are removed from one atom and transferred to another atom so
that the two atoms become oppositely charged.
C) Outer-shell electrons of two atoms are
B) protons and neutrons are shared by two atoms so as to satisfy both atoms.
shared so as to fill the outer electron shells
C) Outer-shell electrons of two atoms are shared so as to fill the outer
electron shells of both atoms.
of both atoms.
D) outer-shell electrons of one atom are transferred to the inner electron
shells of another atom.

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The ionic bond of sodium chloride is formed when

A) chlorine gains an electron from sodium.
B) sodium and chlorine share an electron pair.
C) sodium and chlorine both lose electrons from their outer A) chlorine gains an electron from sodium.
valence shells.
D) sodium gains an electron from chlorine.
E) chlorine gains a proton from sodium.

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Which of the following explains most specifically the

attraction of water molecules to one another?
A) nonpolar covalent bond
B) polar covalent bond
C) ionic bond
D) hydrogen bond
D) hydrogen bond
E) hydrophobic interaction

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Van der Waals interactions result when

A) hybrid orbitals overlap.
B) electrons are not symmetrically distributed in a molecule. B) electrons are not symmetrically
C) molecules held by ionic bonds react with water. distributed in a molecule.
D) two polar covalent bonds react.
E) a hydrogen atom loses an electron.

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Which two functional groups are always found in amino

acids?
A) hydroxyl and carboxyl
B) ketone and methyl
C) amino and sulfhydryl
D) carboxyl and amino
D) carboxyl and amino
E) carbonyl and amino

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What is the chemical reaction mechanism by which cells

make polymers from monomers?
A) phosphodiester linkages
B) hydrolysis
C) dehydration reactions
C) dehydration reactions
D) ionic bonding of monomers
E) the formation of disulfide bridges between monomers

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All of the following statements concerning saturated fats are

true, except...
A) They are more common in animals than in plants.
B) They have multiple double bonds in the carbon chains of
their fatty acids. B) They have multiple double bonds in the
C) They generally solidify at room temperature. carbon chains of their fatty acids.
D) They contain more hydrogen than unsaturated fats having
the same number of carbon atoms.
E) They are one of several factors that contribute to
atherosclerosis.

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A strong covalent bond between cysteine amino acids that

functions in maintaining a polypeptide's specific three-
dimensional shape is a(an)
A) ionic bond.
B) hydrophobic interaction.
C) disulphide bond.
C) disulphide bond.
D) hydrogen bond.

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Which of the following statements about prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells is not correct?
A) Prokaryotic cells contain small membrane-enclosed
organelles.
B) Eukaryotic cells contain amembrane-bound nucleus.
A) Prokaryotic cells contain small
membrane-enclosed organelles.
C)DNA ,or deoxy ribonucleic acid, is present in both
prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells.
D)DNA or deoxy ribonucleic acid is present in the nucleus of
eukaryotic cells

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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the

following features in common?
A)a membrane-bounded nucleus
B)ribosomes B) Ribosomes
C) flagella or cilia that contain microtubules
D) linear chromosomes made of DNA and protein

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Which of the following best describes the flow of

information in eukaryotic cells?
A) DNA → RNA → proteins
B) RNA → proteins → DNA
C) proteins → DNA → RNA
A) DNA → RNA → proteins
D) RNA → DNA → proteins
E) DNA → proteins → RNA

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Which of the following are nitrogenous bases of the purine

type?
A) cytosine and guanine
B) guanine and adenine B) guanine and adenine
C) adenine and thymine
D) thymine and uracil

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The difference between the sugar in DNA and the sugar in

RNA is that the sugar in DNA
A) is a six-carbon sugar and the sugar in RNA is a five-
carbon sugar. D) contains one less oxygen
B) can form a double-stranded molecule.
C) is in the α configuration and the sugar in RNA is in the β atom.
configuration.
D) contains one less oxygen atom.

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Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that

specialize in producing which of the following molecules?
A)lipids
B)starches C) Proteins
C)proteins
D)steroids

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Which structure is the site of the synthesis of proteins that

may be exported from the cell?
A) rough endoplasmic reticulum
B) lysosomes A) rough endoplasmic reticulum
C) plasmodesmata
D) Golgi vesicles

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