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BOTN 210 General Botany
Study Guide for Exam I
Dr. My Abdelmajid Kassem
I. Multiple Choice Questions:
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Which of the following is characterized by the
formula (CH2O)n?
a. Steroids
b. Amino acids
c. Fatty acids
d. Monosaccharides
e. Alkaloids
The formation of ______ from ______ occurs
by dehydration synthesis.
a. glucose and fructose; sucrose
b. glucose; starch
c. monomers; polymers
d. glucose; cellulose
e. sucrose; glucose and fructose
Starch is a ______ composed of ______
subunits.
a. polysaccharide; glucose
b. disaccharide; glucose and fructose
c. monosaccharide; fructan
d. polysaccharide; cellulose
e. disaccharide; sucrose
Which molecules are found in the starch grains
of plant cells?
a. Fructans
b. Amylose and amylopectin
c. Glycogen and sucrose
d. Oligosaccharins and chitin
e. Cellulose and maltose
Which of the following groups of substances is
generally hydrophobic?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Proteins
c. Lipids
d. Nucleic acids
e. Sugars
A fat consists of one ______ molecule bonded
to three ______ molecules.
a. glycerol; fatty acid
b. glucose; fatty acid
c. amino acid; glycerol
d. fatty acid; glycerol
e. sugar; amino acid
In contrast to an saturated fatty acid, an
unsaturated fatty acid contains:
a. nitrogen.
b. carbonyl groups.
c. carbon atoms joined by single bonds.
d. carbon atoms joined by double bonds.
e. oxygen atoms joined by double bonds.
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Which of the following characteristically form
bilayers?
a. Steroids
b. Monosaccharides.
c. Phospholipids
d. Cellulose molecules
e. Secondary metabolites
How many different kinds of amino acids are
used to build proteins?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 50
e. 100
Morphogenesis refers to:
a. an irreversible increase in size.
b. the acquisition of a particular shape.
c. the sum of all the events that lead to
formation of an organism’s body.
d. the process by which cells become
different from one another.
e. the fate of a plant cell.
The three tissue systems of vascular plants are:
a. the dermal, vascular, and ground tissue
systems.
b. protoderm, procambium, and ground
meristem.
c. parenchyma, collenchyma, and
sclerenchyma.
d. epidermis, periderm, and protoderm.
e. xylem, phloem, and epidermis.
From which primary meristem does
sclerenchyma develop?
a. Parenchyma
b. Collenchyma
c. Procambium
d. Ground meristem
e. Protoderm
______ tissue is composed of cells having
unevenly thickened primary walls.
a. Collenchyma
b. Xylem
c. Parenchyma
d. Phloem
e. Sclerenchyma
______ are types of tracheary elements.
a. Vessel elements and tracheids
b. Tracheids and xylem parenchyma
c. Vessel elements and xylem parenchyma
d. Xylem fibers and tracheids
e. Xylem fibers and xylem parenchyma
BOTN 210 General Botany
Study Guide for Exam I
Dr. My Abdelmajid Kassem
II. True-False Questions:
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A peptide bond is a linkage between an amino
group and a carboxyl group.
All proteins have primary, secondary, tertiary,
and quaternary structures.
DNA molecules are the largest macromolecules
found in cells.
Prokaryotic cells are characterized by having a
nucleus.
The unlimited growth of apical meristems is
called indeterminate growth.
III. Essay Questions:
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Compare and contrast prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells.
Discuss the conducting tissues in the
primary plant body.
Discuss the three main types of tissue
systems in plants.
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