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SAT II Biology E/M Dr Haitham AbdAllah
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SAT II Biology E/M Dr Haitham AbdAllah
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Mat ch t he descript ion t o the property of water.

(A) Water exhibits strong cohesion tension .

(B) Water has a high heat of vaporizat ion .
(C) Water has a high specific heat.
(D) Ice is Jess dense t han water.
(E) Water is a universal solvent.

16. Water m oves up t all trees because t his is t rue.

lL Sweat ing is a cooling process because of t his characteristic of water.

18. Fish can live t hrough t he winter in a Jake t hat has ice float ing on t he surface.

1..2... Isot opes differ from each ot her only in

(A) t he num ber of elect rons
(B) t he num ber of protons
(C) t he num ber of neutrons
(D) how t hey react chem ically
(E) t he size of t he at om

20. All of t he following are correct about enzym es EXCEPT

(A) enzym es are organic cat alysts
(B) enzym es lower t he energy of act ivat ion
(C) enzym es are assisted by cofact ors
(D) enzym es are affected by changes in tem perature but not changes in pH
(E) enzym es are large~ t han t he substrates t hey work on

£L A polysaccharide found in plants whose funct ion is storage is

(A) starch
(B) glycogen
(C) chit in
(D) glucagon
(E) cellulose

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2 2. Enzym es funct ion because of t heir particular shape or conformat ion . Which level of protein structure is most direct ly responsible for
the shape of a protein>
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quaternary
(E) Cannot be determi :~ed

2 3. The radioisot ope l- 131 is used to diagnose and t reat diseases of t he

(A) brain
(B) t hyroid
(C) pancre<.s
(D) lungs
(E) stomach
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24. The generalized structural formula pictured above represents which of the following?
(A) A monosaccharide
(B) A glucose molecule
(C) A lipid
(D) An amino acid
(E) A fatty acid

25. Which of the following molecules is a polysaccharide ?

(A) Catalase
(B) Testosterone
(C) Glucose
(D) Glycogen
(E) Hemolglobin

26. Which of th following has the greatest amount of energy per gram ?
(A) Starch
(B) Alanine
(C) Cellulose
(D) Vitamin C
(E) Fat
Questions 27-29:
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27.Which molecule is the primary source of energy (D) Oxidation

for animals ? (E) Synthesis
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D Questions 33-36 :
(E) E
(A) Nucleotide
(B) Amino acid
28. Which molecule is an amino acid ? (C) Lipid
(A) A (D) Glucose
(B) B (E) Protein
(C) C
33. A monomer that serves as the building block of
(D) D
polypeptides
(E) E
34. A building block of DNA
29.Glycerol is represented by which of the 35. A polymer
following ? 36. Primary cellular energy source for plants and
(A) A animals
.
(B) B
37. Which of the following correctly pairs two of
(C) C the nucleotide bases that form double-stranded
(D) D DNA ?
(E) E (A) Adenine …. Cytosine
(B) Cytosine…. Guanine
(C) Guanine …. Thymine
30. Monomers are linked together to form
polymers in most proteins and carbohydrates by (D) Thymine …. Uracil
which of the following ? (E) Uracil ….. Cytosine
(A) Dehydration reaction
(B) Hydrolysis reaction 38. Which of the following is a true statement
about simple sugars and complex carbohydrates?
(C) Ionic bonds
I. Both are composed of the same chemical
(D) Hydrophobic interactions elements.
(E) Hydrogen bonds II. Both are present in equal proportions in most
foods.
31. III. Simple sugars can be assembled into complex
How many atoms participate in the following
carbohydrates.
reaction ?
6CO2+ 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 (A) I only
(A) 3 (B) II only
(B) 13 (C) III only
(C) 36 (D) I and II only
(D) 40 (E) I and III only
(E) 72

39. If a carbon atom has 6 protons, 7 neutrons, and

32. Proteins are degraded into mixture of amino 6 electrons, then that carbon atom is a (an)
acids by ? (A) Cation
(A) Osmosis (B) Anion
(B) Phosphorylation (C) Isotope
(C) Hydrolysis (D) Metal
(E) Electrically charged element
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40. The conversion of lactose to glucose and

galactose involves the addition of which of the
following molecules to the lactose molecule?
(A) O2
(B) H2
(C) ATP
(D) H2O
(E) NADH

Questions 41-43 refer to the following

molecules:

(A) proteins
(B) monosaccharides
(C) lipids
(D) DNA
(E) RNA
41.Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in
a.1:2:1 ratio
42.Are often not soluble in water
43. This group includes enzymes

44. The cell membrane is composed of two layers of

(A) phospholipids
(B) enzymes
(C) amino acids
(D) proteins.
(E) steroids
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Questions 45-50 refer to the following figures of molecules.

45. What reaction occurs when two molecules of

Figure 3 combine? 49. The phosphate group in Figure 1 becomes the
(A) Glycolysis molecule's
(B) Dehydration synthesis (A) hydrophilic head
(C) Hydrolysis (B) hydrophobic head
(D) Phosphorylation· (C) active site
(E) Oxidation (D) functional group
(E) hydrophobic tail
46. What type of bond is formed in the above
reaction? 50. Figure 2 is a
(A) Hydrogen (A) nucleotide
(B) Peptide (B) carbohydrate
(C) Double (C) polypeptide
(D) Triple (D) steroid
(E) Polymer (E) triglyceride

47. When two molecules of Figure 5 combine,

what is the resulting chemical formula?
(A) CnH2n0n
(B) CnHnOn
(C) CnHn-lOn-1
(D) CnH2n-On-1
(E) CnH2n-2On-1

48. Which of these molecules readily forms

polymers? 51. Which of the following proportions of
I. Figure 1 nitrogenous bases describes a valid DNA
II. Figure 2 molecule?
III. Figure 4 (A) Adenine 35%, cytosine 15%, guanine 15%,
thyroine 35%
(A) I only (B) Adenine 35%, cytosine 15%, guanine 15%,
(B) II only uracil 35%
(C) III only (C) Adenine 35%, cytosine 15%, guanine 35%,
(D) II and III only thymine 15%
(E) I, II, and III (D) Adenine 20%, cytosine 20%, guanine 40%,
thymine 20%
(E) Adenine 35%, cytosine 35%, guanine 15%,
thymine 15%
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52. Which of the following molecules is NOT Questions 57-60:

considered a basic building block of larger, more
complex organic molecules? · (A) Hydrolysis
(A) Ribose, a monosaccharide (B) Dehydration synthesis
(B) Guanine, a nitrogenous base (C) Ionization
(C) Lysine, an amino acid (D) Phosphorylation
(D) Sucrose, a disaccharide (E) Fermentation (anaerobic respiration)
(E) Amylase, an enzyme
57.H2CO3→H+ + CO3-
53. Which of the following molecular 58.Fat + water → fatty acids + glycerol
characteristics CANNOT be determined from the 59.Glucose + fructose → sucrose + water
molecular formula C6H12O6? 60.Polypeptide + water → amino acids.
(A) The kind of atoms
(B) The number of atoms
(C) The molecular weight 61. Which of the following are characteristics of
(D) The position of atoms every organic molecule?
(E) The numerical proportion of atoms I. Very simple structure
II. Contains carbon
54. During digestion, large organic molecules III. Contains nitrogen
are hydrolyzed to simple molecular units. Which
of the following is NOT an example of such (A) I only
hydrolysis? (B) II only
(A) DNA to RNA (C) I and III only
(B) Starch to glucose (D) II and III only .
(C) Polypeptides to amino acids (E) I, II, and III
(D) Fats to glycerol and fatty acids
62. Which of the following is a common
(E) Polysaccharides to monosaccharides

55. Which of the following is an amino acid?

characteristic of all lipids?
(A) They are acidic.
·
(B) They are negatively charged.
(A) C3H6O3 (C) They are hydrophobic.
(B) C6H12O6 (D) They are made from amino acids.
(E) They are phosphorylated.
(C) C6H8N
(D) C2H5OH 63. Where on Earth is most organic carbon
(E) C2H5O2N located?
(A) The atmosphere
(B) Soils
56. The synthesis of protein or carbohydrate (C) Living organisms
polymers always produces which of the following (D) Oceans
as a byproduct? (E) Sedimentary rock of marine origin
(A) ATP
(B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Urea
(E) Water
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64. Which statement about the structure of DNA

and RNA is CORRECT?
(A) DNA nucleotides contain phosphate groups
and RNA nucleotides do not.
(B) DNA is a non-polar molecule and RNA is a
polar molecule.
(C) DNA uses cytosine nucleotides and RNA
does not.
(D) DNA contains nitrogen atoms and RNA
does not.
(E) DNA contains a different sugar group than
RNA

65. A chemical compound formed by combining

one adenine molecule, one ribose molecule, and
one phosphate group is -
(A) an amino acid
(B) a nucleotide
(C) ATP
(D) RNA
(E) DNA

66. Which of the following is a function of lipids?

(A) Active transport of ions
(B) Long-term energy storage
(C) Oxygen transport
(D) Transcription
(E) DNA replication

67.When maltose is formed from glucose, which

of the following occurs?
(A) Water is removed by condensation
reaction between glucose molecules
(B) Ionic bonds are formed
(C) A peptide bond is formed
(D) Hydrogen is added to double bonds
(E) A 6-carbon ring structure is converted to a
5-carbon ring structure
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