SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN GENERAL BIOLOGY I

First Semester, SY: 2022-2023

Instructions: Read each item carefully and select the best answer that corresponds to each number. Shade the letter of
the correct answer on your answer sheets.
1. Electrolytes can conduct electricity within the body. Also known as salts or
A. Ions B. Acids C. Electrolytes D. Base
2. Biomolecules provide the________________ framework for all living things, as well as the mechanisms needed
to perform various biological processes
A. Universal B. Structural C. Versatile D. All of the above
3. Approximately makes up 3 % of the mass of the human body key element for proteins, nucleic acids, and other
organic molecules
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
4. Accounts for 1.5% of human body weight gives skeletal system its rigidity and strength
A. Phosphorus B. Sulfur C. Calcium D. Helium
5. Makes up 18 % of the mass of the human body and helps in the cellular respiration by which the body releases
energy stored in the glucose
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
6. Forms polymers by combining monomers by “removing water”
A. Dehydration synthesis B. Hydrolysis C. Synthesis D. Disynthesis
7. About 0.20 - 0.25 % of the mass of the human body and an important component of amino acids and proteins
A. Phosphorus B. Sulfur C. Calcium D. Helium
8. The most abundant element in the body and makes up 61-65% of the mass of the human body.
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
9. Approximately makes up 3 % of the mass of the human body and key element for proteins, nucleic acids, and
other organic molecules.
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
10. Glucose:blood sugar ; fructose :________
A. Corn sugar B. Table sugar C. Milk sugar D. Sweet sugar
11. Converted to glucose for use by body cells and component that serves as a marker that can help identify blood
type
A. Glucose B. Galactose C. Fructose D. Lactose
12. Maltose is formed from the synthesis of glucose
A. Glucose B. Galactose C. Fructose D. Lactose
13. Glucose+fructose
A. Lactose B. Maltose C. Sucrose D. Galactose
14. Most abundant organic compounds found in any living organisms.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
15. Which of the following is the monomer of nucleic acids ?
A. Simple sugar B. Fatty acids C. Amino acids D. Nucleotides
16. They provide information to make proteins.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
17. The monomers of carbohydrates
A. Simple sugar B. Fatty acids C. Amino acids D. Nucleotides
18. From the Greek word “lipos” which means fat.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
19. Grouped as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
20. Serve as starting materials for the construction of other organic molecules.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
21. Oily, greasy materials that have a glistening appearance.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
22. Greek word “proteos” meaning “First Place”
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
23. Include fats and fat-like substance such as phospolipids, waxes, and steroids.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
24. Which of the following is the monomer of nucleic acids ?
A. Simple sugar B. Fatty acids C. Amino acids D. Nucleotides
25. Involved in a number of processes which work to provide the materials needed for cell repair and metabolic
processes.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
26. What is the monomer of lipids?
A. Simple sugar B. Fatty acids C. Amino acids D. Nucleotides
27. Amino acids are the monomers of
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
28. Stores the most energy.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
29. Protection against heat loss (thermal insulation).
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
30. Casein in milk stores amino acids for use by some newborn animals.
A. Storage Proteins B. Defensive Proteins C. Contractile Proteins D. Enzymes
31. Actin & mysin are necessary for muscle fibers
A. Storage Proteins B. Defensive Proteins C. Contractile Proteins D. Enzymes
32. These are organic compounds that serve as genetic information storage molecules.
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic acids
33. Dehydration synthesis leads to the formation of
A. Polymer B. Water and C. Monomer D. None
polymer
34. Antibodies help animals fight off invasion by viruses and bacteria
A. Storage Proteins B. Defensive Proteins C. Contractile Proteins D. Enzymes
35. During the breakdown of polymers, which of the following reaction takes place?
A. Dehydration synthesis B. Hydrolysis C. Synthesis D. Disynthesis
36. Essential amino acids- are those not naturally produced by the body and are obtained through consumption of
foods rich in proteins.
A. Non-essential proteins B. Essential proteins C. Absorbed proteins D. Contractile proteins
37. Transmits genetic information coded in the DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm particularly in the ribosome
where it is translated into amino acids to produce proteins.
A. mRNA B. tRNA C. rRNA D. fRNA
38. an organic molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering the amount of energy required to start a
chemical reaction without being consumed
A. mRNA B. tRNA C. rRNA D. fRNA
39. Was proposed by Emil Fischer in 1894 and the specificity of the enzyme to the substrate by having a
complementary shape that forms the enzyme-substarte complex perfectly
A. Lock- Key Model B. Lock-Go Model C. Induced-Fit Model D. Induced- Adjust Model
40. The protein factory of the cell and are abundant in the cytoplasm
A. mRNA B. tRNA C. rRNA D. fRNA
41. Which of the following is an example of non-essential amino acids?
A. GLU B. GLY C. PRO D. TRY
42. The active site is continuously reshaped by interactions with the substrate as the substrates ineracts with the
enzyme
A. Lock- Key Model B. Lock-Go Model C. Induced-Fit Model D. Induced- Adjust Model
43. Enzyme that forms a chemical bonds between two atoms.
A. Ligase B. Hydrolase C. Lyase D. Isomerase
44. Loss of electrons from a molecule, atom or ion.
A. Oxidation B. Reduction C. None of the above D. All of the above
45. A single fast food meal burger contains nearly how many calories?
A. 2500 B. 1740 C. 2200 D. 1540
46. Sometimes called the energy currency of cells?
A. Energy B. ATP C. Protons D. ADP
47. The process where light energy is converted into a form of chemical energy that can be stored and used later
on
A. Cellular Respiration B. Cellular Metabolism C. Photosynthesis D. None of the ab48
 48. Enzyme used in converting ADP-ATP.
A. ATPase B. ATPsynthase C. ADPase D. ADPsynthase
49. What must be added to ADP to make it ATP?
A. Electron B. Proton C. Neutron D. Energy
50. What are the required materials for photosynthesis?
A. Carbon Dioxide and Water
B. Oxygen and Sugar
C. Sunlight and Carbon
D. Carbon Dioxide and sunlight

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BILLY JASPER C. DOMINGO EMERZON C. GUILLERMO, EdD RIZALINA T. MANZANO, EdD

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