a ITY OF ZAMBIA seHuoL OF NATURAL SCIENCES 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR TEST! BIO 1400; CELLS, MOLECULAR: BIOLOGY AND GENETICS THEORY PAPER TIME: ONE HOUR INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUES’ Choose the hest answer to th iained in the qu . Each question carries 41 . Copying and any form of comn1. Neutral atoms of all isotopes of the same element have -.- 1. different numbers of protons, qual numbers of neutrons, ie same number of electrons. _ 4, the same mass numbers. — 5, a smaller nucleus. 6, Idon’t know. 2, Which of the following has a positive charge? Protons 2. Neutrons 3. Anions 4. Electrons 5. Atoms: 6. 1 don’t know. 3, Which one of the following is the most electronegative? 1. Carbon 2, Phosphorus 3 6, Ido not know. 4. Which of the following conclusions is/are correct? 1, Atoms contain electrons. The mass of'an atom is determined by its nucleus. Atoms contain protons, 4, An atom has a positively charged nucleus sumounded by electrons. 5) All of the above are correct 6 1 donot know. Bi a Which one of the following is not correct? 1. The shells closest to the nucleus have the lowest cnezey levels. Two atoms of the same element must have the same numbers of profo An electron is found at a fixed position in its prbital. Cory feel oN 1s and 2y orbitals are in different shells, The two electrons in a given orbital face in the opposite directions. T do not know. a6. 6. Choose the trne statement, 1 The first shell oftan atom has two orbitals. The second shell of an atom has four p orbitals, ; d aaiios an atom is the same as a shell 5 ithin a shell the p orbital is at higher energy than the s orbital. hhe number of protons is alvvays equal to the lumber of neutrons in all atoms. pr fn | | !7. The nitrogen atom has ... 1. two lone pairs of electrons in the 2s orbital. 2. one lone pair of electrons in the 2p orbital. 3. three unpaired electrons in the third shell. 4. amass number of 14. ©) a valence of three. 6 Ido not know. 8, Choose the statement that is true ahout the atomic number. 1, It is the number of electrons in the nucleus of an atom. 2. Itis the number of electrons in the shells of an atom. (2) is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. 4. It is the number of protons in the shells of an atom. 5. It is the number of neutrons in the shells of an atom. 6. Ido not know. 9, Atomic mass can be described as the number of... |. neutrons in an atom. 2. electrons in an atom. 3. protons plus electrons in an atom. a @)protons plus neutrons in an atom. e 5. electrons plus neutrons in an atom. 6. I do not know. 10. A hydrogen bond forms when a hydrogen atom ... 1 interacts with a positive ion such as sodium. iteracts with an electronegative atom such as oxygen. 3. loses an electron 4, gains an electron. 5. becomes an ion. 6. 1 do not know. 11 The relative attraction of the nucleus for elecirons in # chemical bond is called... 1. ionization 2. proton affinity. 3, hydrophobic interaction. om der Waal’s forces electron affinity 6 I don’t know. 12eUn liquid water, the different molecules are held together by.. wydrogen bonds, 2. covalent bonds. 3. hydrophobic interactions 4. magnetic forces. 5. ionic bonding. 6.1don't know,i i yen the + 13 The Van der Waals forces between adjacent molecules are increased whi 1? contact surface area is minimized, the number of electrons in the molecules 15 reduced. 3, cleciric interactions between the molecules are reduced. 4, the number of protons in the molecules 18 reduced. 5, contact surface area is increased 6. Ido not know e 7 1. Which one ofthe following statements is not correct about positive ions’ They are known as cations, They are formed when electrons are removed from atoms. They have higher atomic mass than the atoms: from which they were formed They have the same atomic mass as the atoms from which they formed. 1, 2and 4 are not correct. 6. Ido not ow. 1 GC z 15. Choose the true statement, L__ Anionic bond is formed between iron and another element 2 A hydrogen bond is only formed between hydrogen and oxygen. é Van der Waals interactions are covalent in nature. bon dioxide is held together by two covalent bonds; The water molecu 6. [do not know. ic has two intramolecular covalent bonds. 16. Choose the false statement. 1. Hydrocarbons aggregate in water because of hydrophobic interactions between them. Blectrostatic interactions between atoms are determined by neutrons and protons. Sodium chloride is stabilized by ionié bonds. Water is a compound while hydrogen is an element. @ ‘When sodium loses an electron, it becomes an anion. 6. Ido not know. 2 3 17, Which one ofthe following is true about phosphodiester linkages? 1, 5- phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’ hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide. 3'-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5! hydroxyl gr next nucleotide. wv a Se 3. 5'- phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5 next nucleotide. 4, 3!-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’ hydroxyl group of the \ydroxyl group of the next nucleotide. phosphate group of on¢ nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’ hydroxyl group ofa itrogenous base, 6. 1 do not know.18. Nucleic acids are formed by the polymerization of 1. pentose sugars. 2, purines and pyrimidines, 3, nucleosides, nucleotides, hhosphate groups, 6.1 do not know, 19, What is the composition of nucleotides? 1. A sugar +a phosphate 2. A base + nucleoside + a sugar ‘A base +a phosphate 4 JA base +a sugar + phosphate 5. Amueleoside + a sugar 6, Idon’: know. Which of the following statements is trae? (Dine basic component of a nucleotide is a phosphate group. © The sugar component of a nucleotide is always deoxyribose. . The base in « nucleotide is attached to a penfose sugar, - The sugar in a nucleotide is attached to a phosphate through a glycosidic bond, 5. The sugar molecule of the nucleotide has five carbon atoms in its ring. 6. Idon’t know. Bu 21. Choose the true statement, DNA is acidic because it contains ribonucleic acids. RNA is acidic because it contains a lat of phosphates Nucleic acids are always found in the nucleus of living cells, The primary function of RNA is to store genetic information. There are four types of RNA in living organisms. Ido not know, 3. 4, 5 6. 22. Choose the true statement, 1. RNA has an OH group on carbon 3 of iis deoxyribose sugar 2,_ The N-glycosidic bond holds a phospHate and nitrogenous base in a nucleoside. The DNA backbone is held together by a number of phosphodiester bonds 4. The DNA double strand is unstable because it is held together by weak hydrogen bonds. A fiucleoside is a complex containing a nucleotide and a phosphate. Ido not know. avalent bonds 24, Choase the correct statement about polar molecules that are formed by cov i charge on the (@) they have a slightly positive ‘on one end and a slightly negativ other end 2. They have a slightly positive charge on one end and a slightly p other end. 5. They have a slightly negative charge on one end five charge on the ive charge on the a slightly ne, other end. 4. They have no separation of clectrie charge 5, There is no sharing of electrons between atoms 6. [do not know 24, Identify the pyrimidines that are found in ribonnelete acid. 1. Adenine and Uracil. 2, Adenine and Guanine. Q@ecyiosine and Uracil. 4 Cytosine and Thymine, 5. Guanine and Uracil. 6, [ do not know. ‘A nucleoside is synthesised by the formation of...bond. 1. anester 2, ahydrogen ‘a phosphoester ©: glycosidic 5, an ionic. 6. Ido nat know. 26. Which one of the following is not a form of chemical bonding? . 1. Covalent bonding. 2, Hydrogen bond. 3. Tonic bonds. )Van der Waals interaction. 2and 3. 6. [do not know. 27. Identify the purine base of nucleic acids. 1. Cytosine 2, Thymine Uracil adenine 5. DNA 6. [do not know.28. The DNA molecule is ... 1. hydrophilic. 2. hydrophobic. neutral. both hydrophilic and hydrophobic. 5. non-polar. 6. I do not know, 29. The valence electrons of representative elements are ... 1. in s orbitals only, 30. How many coyal Ones 2. Two Three Four Pive 6, Ido not know.