BSC 2010C Practice Problems For test 1 PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE EVERY TOPIC OR AN EXAMPLE

OF EVERY TYPE OF QUESTION ON A SAMPLE TEST. SO PLEASE USE YOUR NOTES AND BOOK AS A GUIDE FOR STUDY AND SUPPLEMENT THAT WITH INFORMATION GIVEN IN CLASS. PLEASE NOTE THAT CH 8 PROBLEMS NOT ON HERE YET! 1. According to the octet rule, the distribution of electrons in a sulfur atom ( atomic number 16) is: a. b. c. d. e. 1,4,4 2,6,8 2,8,6 2,8,8 6,8,2

2. An atom with 15 protons will have how many electrons in its outermost orbital? a. b. c. d. e. 1 2 3 5 8

3. If the hydroxide concentration of a solution is 10-4 , the hydrogen ion concentration is: a. 10-2 b. 10-4 c. 10-8 d. 10-10 e. 10-14 4. The kingdoms whose members are multicellular are: a. protista, monera b. animalia, plantae, protista c. animalia, plantae, monera d. animalia, plantae, fungi e. protista, fungi,monera f. none of these are correct

5. The valence of an atom with five electrons is: a. 5 b. 7 c. 3 d. 2 e. 1 6. A substance you tested yesterday had a pH of 2. After addition of a buffer you test this substance again and the pH is 14. What is the change in the hydrogen ion concentration? a. b. c. d. e. f. there are one million times more hydrogen ions there are 109 times more hydrogen ions there are 1011 times more hydrogen ions there are 11 times more hydrogen ions none of these answers are correct more than one of these answers is correct

7. A substance has a hydroxide concentration of .000001M. What is the pH? a. b. c. d. 6 7 5 8

8. The non-normal amino acid in sickle cell hemoglobin is: a. valine b. gultamic acid c. cystine d. none of the answers is correct e. more than one of the answers is correct 9. If a fluorine atom has an atomic weight of 16 and another has an atomic weight of 18 then these atoms are: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. enantiomers isotopes isomers radioactive unstable ions more than one of the above is correct

10. Which of the following pertains to protein: a. b. c. d. e. CHON CH CHO CHONP None of these

11. Cations and anions would be most frequently associated with which of the following: a. b. c. d. e. polar covalent bonds van der waals forces ionic bonds nonpolar covalent bonds more than one of the above is correct

12. What is the pH of a solution with a [H+] of 1x10-4 ? a. b. c. d. e. 2 4 2 4 10

13. The cohesiveness of water molecules is due to: a. b. c. d. e. hydrogen bonds polar covalent bonds nonpolar covalent bonds ionic bonds hydrophobic interactions

14. There are 20 different amino acids in the proteins that make up living cells. The primary difference in the amino acids is in their: a. b. c. d. e. R groups number of R groups phosphate groups sequence of R groups more than one of the choices is correct

15. Analysis of compound Y indicates that it contains phosphate groups. Based on this information which of the following information is the best description of this substance? a. RNA b. DNA c. An inorganic compound d. Polypeptide e. Enzymes f. A and B 16. The shape of a folded protein is determined by: a. b. c. d. e. tertiary structure the sequence of amino acids whether peptide bonds have or linkages the base pairing rules none of the choices is correct

17. The partial polarity of water molecules: a. b. c. d. e. promotes formation of hydrogen bonds helps water dissolve nonpolar solutes lowers heat of vaporization none of these choices is correct more than one of the choices is correct

18. A buffer: a. b. c. d. e. changes pH by a magnitude of 10 for each pH unit absorbs excess OHreleases excess H+ is often a weak acid base pair more than one of the above is correct

19. When a protein denatures it: a. b. c. d. e. Always loses primary structure loses secondary and tertiary structure becomes insoluable and precipitates more than one of the above may be correct none of the above is correct

20. Identify the correct alternative hypothesis: a. CCR5 is anticipated to confer resistance to HIV on both the treated and untreated groups b. CCR5 is anticipated to confer resistance to HIV on a segment of the northern European population rather than on the US population c. More than one of the choices is correct d. None of the choices is correct 21. The genus and species of the caribou is Rangifer tarandus According to taxonomic classification system nomenclature, the next most exclusive level of the system would be: a. b. c. d. e. class family order phylum none of the choices is correct

22. Convert 600 micrograms into nanograms. ( I would provide you a conversion chart with basic information) a. 6,000 b. 0.6 c. 6 d. none of the answers is correct 23. Explain Van Der Waals forces ( this one I didnt provide you the answer for you need to read about it) 24. The chickens of Chernobyl and Belarus have frizzed feathers since the radiation leak and are not producing eggs. Feathers are composed of keratin, a protein and you already know that eggs are composed of protein and fat. You do further testing and find only the nucleic acids are affected. The World Health Organization sends you to Belarus (a Country affected by the accident) to try to determine which of the radioactive elements released moved over that Country. What would you do? ( this one you can debate in SI) 25. Please review chapters 4 and 5 in great detail. You must know and understand the functional groups, the isomers, and the features of macromolecules. Try this problem: What is this compound? This one also to be debated in SI) CH3 CO CH3