SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY

Tandag City
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PRELIM EXAM

1. The tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and
are _______?
A. phosphate groups; hydrophobic
C. phosphate groups; hydrophilic
B. fatty acid groups; hydrophilic
D. fatty acid groups; hydrophobic
2. Which of the following is not true about enzymes?
A. They are consumed by the reactions they catalyze.
B. They are usually made of amino acids.
C. They lower the activation energy of chemical reactions.
D. Each one is specific to the particular substrate(s) to which it binds.
3. The energy currency used by cells is _____.
A. ATP
B. ADP
C. AMP
D. adenosine
4. When viewing a specimen through a light microscope, scientists use _________ to
distinguish the individual components of cells.
A. a beam of electrons
C. special stains
B. radioactive isotopes
D. high temperatures
5. The ___________ is the basic unit of life.
A. organism
B. cell
C. tissue
D. organ
6. Which of these do all prokaryotes and eukaryotes share?
A. nuclear envelope B. cell walls C. organelles
D. plasma membrane
7. A typical prokaryotic cell __________________ compared to a eukaryotic cell.
A. is smaller in size by a factor of 100
C. is similar in size
B. is smaller in size by a factor of one million D. is larger in size by a factor of 10
8. Which of the following is found both in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
A. nucleus
B. mitochondrion
C. vacuole
D. ribosomes
9. Which of the following is not a component of the endomembrane system?
A. mitochondrion
B. Golgi apparatus C. endoplasmic reticulum D. lysosome
10. Which plasma membrane component can be either found on its surface or
embedded in the membrane structure?
A. protein
B. cholesterol
C. carbohydrate
D. phospholipid
11. The orchard sprayed with the chemical yields an average of 60 apples per tree, the
other orchard yields an average of 40 apples per tree. Based on the data, the scientist
would:
A. report his data
C. determine that the chemical increases apple yield
B. test the chemical on other plants D. determine that the results were inconclusive
12. Theories help scientists to explain large bodies of data prove hypotheses determine
truth from lies propose new ideas about how the world works. A hypothesis must be
A. proven correct B. testable
C. observed
D. Experimental
36. Ultimately, all scientific knowledge comes from:
A. Experimentation B. Observation
C. Textbooks
D. both a & b
37. A scientist testing the effects of a chemical on apple yeild sprays an orchard with
the chemical. A second orchard does not receive the chemical. In the fall, the number of
apples harvested from each forest is counted. Which of the following is the independent
(manipulated) variable in the experiment?
A. the chemical
C. the first orchard
B. B. the number of apples
D. the second orchard
14. All of the following are carbohydrates EXCEPT:
A. Starch
B. glycogen
C. chitin
D. cholesterol
15. An organic compound is one that
A. contains carbon B. is slightly acidic C. forms long chainsD. is soluble in water
16. Carbon can form ___ separate bonds with other elements?
A. 1
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4
17. What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
A. endoplasmic reticulum
C. cell membrane
B. Golgi apparatus
D. mitochondria

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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18. Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell?
A. DNA
B. cell membrane C. Golgi apparatus D. ribosomes
19. Which of the following is found in plant cells, but not animal cells?
A. cell wall
B. vacuole
C. mitochondria
D. endoplasmic reticulum
20. What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?
A. mitochondria
B. endoplasmic reticulum C. nucleolus D. Golgi apparatus
21. Where are ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?
A. inside the nucleus
C. near the cell membrane
B. on the endoplasmic reticulum
D. inside the vacuole
22. The major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is that
A. eukaryotic cells contain DNA and prokaryotic cells do not.
B. eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and prokaryotic cells do not.
C. prokaryotic cells contain a nucleus and eukaryotic cells do not.
D. eukaryotic cells have cell walls and prokaryotic cells have plasma
membranes.
23. The major job of the ribosome is to
A. make fats B. breakdown proteins.
C. make sugars.
D. make proteins.
24. The ____________ acts as a packaging and processing center for proteins in the
cell.
A. Smooth ER
B. Rough ER
C. Golgi Apparatus D. Nucleus
25. Cell theory states
A. All living things are composed of cells and all cells arise from preexisting cells
through cell division.
B. Cells contain hereditary material, which they pass to daughter cells during cell
division.
C. The chemical composition of all cells is quite similar
D. The metabolic processes associated with life occur within cells.
E. All of the above.
26. All of the following are common to all cells EXCEPT:
A. DNA
B. plasma membrane
C. ribosomes D. cytosol
E. nucleus
27. Which of the following organelles is responsible for carrying out cellular respiration
and producing ATP?
A. Smooth ER
D. Chloroplast
B. Golgi Apparatus
E. None of the above
C. Mitochondrion
28. Which of the following is found in a plant cell, but NOT an animal cell?
A. nucleus B. central vacuole C. smooth ER D. Chloroplast E. both b and d
29. The plant cell structure where photosynthesis takes place is called
A. chlorophyll
B. vacuole
C. cell wall D. chloroplast
30. What cell feature is responsible for storing water, sugars, ions and pigments?
A. central vaculole B. chloroplast
C. mitochondria
D.
nucleus
31. 1. A scientist testing the effects of a chemical on lettuce yield sprays a field with the
chemical. A second field does not receive the chemical. The amount of lettuce
harvested from each field is measured. Which of the following is the independent
variable in the experiment?
A. the chemical

C. the second field

B. B. the first field

D. the amount of lettuce harvested

32. What is the first step in the scientific method?

A. Analyze results
C. Make observations and ask questions

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B. Design the experiment

D. Develop a hypothesis

33. What is a controlled variable?

A. The variable you purposely manipulated

C. The variable that is being observed

B. The variable that is not changed

D. None of the above

34. The ___________________ is measured to see if the independent variable has any
effect.
A. dependent variable B. positive control

C. negative control

D. standardized variable

35. An educated guess that has not been proven, but is based on knowledge is called
A. a theory

B. an observation

C. a hypothesis

D. an experiment

36. A hypothesis must be

A. proven correct

B. testable

C. experiment

D. observed

37. All of the factors that are kept equal in an experiment and control groups are called
A. dependent variables

B. controls

C. independent variables D. standardized variables

38. What type of organism might be able to survive in the absence of oxygen?
A. plants
B. bacteria
C. fungi
D.animals
39. Which of the following is not true about prokaryotic cells?
A. They lack membrane bound organelle
C. They have nucleus
B. They have no nucleus
D. They lack chromosomes
40. pH is a direct measurement of
A. hydroxide ions

B. hydrogen ions C. the amount of buffer present D. Both A and B

41. The most abundant cation in the body is

A. Cl
B. Ca
C. K
D. Na
42. If a solution has a pH of 6.0, then
A. the number of hydrogen ions equals the number of hydroxyl ions.
B.the number of hydrogen ions is less than the number of hydroxyl ions.
C.the number of hydrogen ions is greater than the number of hydroxyl ions.
D. the solution is a base.
E. the solution is neutral
43. Which of the following accurately describes enzymes?
A. They are lipoproteins.
D. They react best at high temperatures.
B. They are organic catalysts. E. They are major energy sources for the cell.
C. They are consumed during chemical reactions.
44. Nucleotides, the building blocks of nucleic acids, are made up of
A. a calcium-containing base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group.
B. a nitrogen-containing base and a phosphate group, only.
C. a nitrogen-containing base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group.
D. a nitrogen-containing base, a simple sugar, and a phosphate group.
E. a nitrogen-containing base, a pentose sugar, and a sulphate group
45. Which of the following are composed of two types of building blocks: fatty acids and
glycerol?

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A. Steroids.
D. Prostaglandins.
B. Natural fats or triglyceride.
E. Lipoproteins.
C. Phospholipids.
46. Cholesterol is an example of a _______, a specific category of lipids.
A. steroid B. glycerol C. prostaglandin
D. proteoglycan
47. The most abundant element in the body is
A. carbon
B. hydrogen C. nitrogen D. oxygen E. calcium
48. In carbohydrates, the hydrogen and oxygen typically occur in a ratio of
A. 1:2
B) 2:1
C) 2:2
D) 3:1
49. Which of the following statements is NOT true about fats:
A. Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature.
B. Saturated fats are saturated with many hydrogen atoms.
C. Animal fats are considered saturated fats.
D. Unsaturated fats have single carbon-carbon bonds.
50. A person who had suffered kidney damage and was found to have high levels of
protein in his or her urine would probably be in:
A. Positive nitrogen balance
C. Protein imbalance
B. Negative nitrogen balance
D. Nitrogen balance