BIOL1007 Module 1 Exam 48 Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT
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BIOL1007 Module 1 Exam 48 Questions with Verified Answers
What are the 6 common essential elements for life - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Why is Carbon so important? - CORRECT ANSWER Life is carbon-based.
It can bond with itself and other element...
BIOL1007 Module 1 Exam 48 Questions with Verified
Answers
What are the 6 common essential elements for life - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Why is Carbon so important? - CORRECT ANSWER Life is carbon-based.
It can bond with itself and other elements.
It has a 'sweet spot' of stability for forming covalent bonds.
What are the 8 properties of life? - CORRECT ANSWER Order,
Energy,
Processing,
Sensitivity/Response to stimuli,
Reproduction,
Growth/Development,
Regulation/Homeostasis,
Adaptation (physical or behavioural),
Evolution
Define polar/hydrophilic - CORRECT ANSWER Oppositely charged, Water loving
Define non-polar/hydrophobic - CORRECT ANSWER Equally charged, Water hating
Name 5 main molecule types - CORRECT ANSWER Water,
Carbohydrates/sugars/saccharides,
Lipids,
Amino acids,
nucleotides
, Describe the key features of water - CORRECT ANSWER Polar compound,
hydrogen bonding,
stabilises temperature,
water tension/capillary action
Describe the key features of carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER Polar,
1. Monosaccharides (simple sugars), composed of Cn(H2O)n -> lots of O means
very polar, usually form rings (glucose -> 6 ring, ribose -> 5 ring)
Phospholipid bilayer (hydrophobic tail, hydrophilic head), separate different
aqueous environments.
Describe the key features of amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER Alpha-amino acids:
Building blocks of proteins. Made up of an amino acid +amino group + carboxylic
acid group.
20 commonly occurring amino acids found in proteins.
Describe the key features of nucleotides - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of:
Phosphate group (negatively charged, polar)
Sugar (ribose or deoxyribose)
Nucleobase (A,G,C,T,U)
In what direction do you read a nucleic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER 5' to 3'
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