Ch 3 The Chemistry of Organic Molecules
13. A polysaccharide is a polymer made up of which kind of monomers? A. simple sugars B. amino acids C. nucleotides D. alternating sugar and phosphate groups E. fatty acids and glycerol
A.
19. Which carbohydrate is found in the exoskeleton of insects and crabs? A. starch B. chitin C. cellulose D. glycogen E. glycerol
B.
9. What term is based on the Greek root words for "equal" and "part"? A. isotope B. isomer C. homomolecules D. homotope E. hydrophilic
B.
10. Which is NOT an isomer of the other three? A. glucose B. ribose C. fructose D. galactose
B.
23. If an animal needed to store energy for long-term use, but not be encumbered with the weight of extra tissue, which is the best molecule for storage? A. fructose and glucose in the form of honey B. high-calorie fat molecules C. complex cellulose molecules D. starch E. glycogen with extensive side branches of glucose
B.
25. A protein is a polymer made up of which kind of monomers? A. glucose or modified glucose molecules B. amino acids C. nucleotides D. alternating sugar and phosphate groups E. fatty acids and glycerol
B.
27. The alpha helix and beta sheet are found at which level of protein organization? A. primary structure B. secondary structure C. tertiary structure D. quaternary structure
B.
28. After eating eggs for breakfast, you return in the evening, dunk the dirty dishes in water, and notice the yellow streaks remain "dried on." However, after soaking awhile, the complex of various egg yolk molecules easily "washes off." What has happened? A. Heating denatured the egg protein molecules, hydrolysis reactions then formed bonds in the dried egg, and soaking in water eventually resulted in condensation reactions where water broke these bonds. B. Heating denatured the egg protein molecules, unorganized condensation reactions then formed bonds in the drying egg, and soaking in water eventually resulted in hydrolysis reactions where water broke these bonds. C. The egg monomers were fused to become one polymer, which was easily dissolved by water back into monomers. D. The presence or absence of water changes the molecules from hydrophilic to hydrophobic respectively. E. The addition of water converted organic molecules into inorganic molecules.
B.
30. A nucleic acid is a polymer made up of which kind of monomers? A. amino acids B. nucleotides C. glucose or modified glucose molecules D. alternating sugar and phosphate groups E. fatty acids and glycerol
B.
33. Which statement is true about RNA? A. It contains adenine paired to thymine. B. One of the bases from DNA is replaced by uracil. C. It contains the sugar deoxyribose. D. Its nucleotides contain twice as many phosphate groups as DNA's nucleotides. E. It is a double-stranded molecule.
B.
36. The reactivity of an organic molecule is primarily dependent upon ____________of the molecule. A. the carbon skeleton B. the attached functional groups such as an hydroxyl group C. the isomer D. All of the choices are correct.
B.
8. What term is used for molecules that have identical molecular formulas but the atoms in each molecule are arranged differently? A. isotope B. isomer C. homomolecules D. organic E. balanced
B.
44. Inorganic molecules are only found in nonliving matter. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
45. Carbon contains six electrons in its outer shell. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
49. Energy is used in the process of hydrolysis. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
52. Hemoglobin is a phospholipid that transports oxygen in the blood. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
53. Waxes consist of a glycerol bonded to three long-chain fatty acids. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
57. ATP is a protein that supplies energy to the cell. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
58. Starch is a protein that serves in energy storage in plant cells. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
61. Migratory birds store energy as glycogen which is lighter than fat. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
62. The energy currency of a cell is adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is chemically a lipoprotein. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
48. Hydrolysis is a process by which water is used to break apart a chemical bond. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
50. The general formula for a carbohydrate is (CH2O)n, where n is the number of groups in the molecule. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
51. Proteins may have structural and metabolic functions. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
54. There are 20 amino acids that act as monomers for producing common proteins. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
60. Cholesterol is a lipid specified as a steroid. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
16. Which pair are both structural carbohydrate molecules? A. starch and glycogen B. starch and cellulose C. glycogen and cellulose D. cellulose and chitin E. glycogen and chitin
D.
18. Which carbohydrate is used in the liver for energy storage? A. starch B. chitin C. cellulose D. glycogen E. glycerol
D.
2. Which of the following would NOT be a molecule used for storage? A. starch B. triglyceride C. glycogen D. chitin
D.
21. Which of the following lipids forms a bilayer between two watery regions, such as in the plasma membrane of a cell? A. steroids B. neutral fats C. waxes D. phospholipids
D.
26. A peptide bond is found in which type of biological molecule? A. carbohydrate B. lipid C. nucleic acid D. protein
D.
31. Which of these statements is NOT true about DNA? A. It is the genetic material of the cell. B. It forms a double helix. C. Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. D. It contains the sugar ribose. E. The sugar and phosphate groups form the backbone of the molecule.
D.
37. Polymers are A. large organic molecules linking together repeating subunits of the same type called monomers. B. found in proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. C. due to a dehydration reaction. D. All of the choices are correct.
D.
39. Fats, oils, and steroids are A. proteins. B. nucleic acids. C. polysaccharides. D. lipids.
D.
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the four most common elements found in living organisms? A. hydrogen B. oxygen C. carbon D. sulfur E. nitrogen
D.
40. A saturated fat is A. solid at room temperature. B. has fatty acids with no double bonds between the carbon atoms. C. is of animal origin. D. All of the choices are correct.
D.
42. The secondary structure of a protein is mainly formed and held together by hydrogen bonds. LEVEL: Intermediate True False
True
43. All molecules that contain carbon are considered organic molecules. LEVEL: Easy True False
false
46. Carbon can form covalent bonds with as many as four other atoms. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
47. Carbon compounds can form rings or long chains. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
56. Nucleotides are joined in a specific sequence through dehydration reactions. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
11. Glucose (C6H12O6) can exist as both an open-chain form and a closed-ring form. Before 1900, glucose was only thought to occur as an open chain. Now we know that over 99 percent of the time, glucose occurs in the closed-ring form. What possible difference between these forms would give chemists a clue that the open-chain form was not present? A. Open-chain molecules can form polymers and glucose does not. B. Only open-chain forms can undergo condensation, which does not occur with glucose. C. An open chain presents ends with functional groups (in this case aldehyde), and glucose failed to undergo typical aldehyde reactions; a phenomenon that could be explained by having no end functional group in a ring structure. D. Because glucose is solid at room temperature, it must have saturated hydrocarbon chains. E. Glucose could not be "denatured" so it must be a tight chain.
C.
17. Which carbohydrate is found in the cell walls of plants? A. starch B. chitin C. cellulose D. glycogen E. glycerol
C.
35. The diversity of organic molecules is due to all of the following EXCEPT the fact that A. carbon needs four electrons to complete its outer shell. B. carbon can form single and double bonds with itself and other elements. C. organic molecules always contain covalent bonds. D. carbon can bond with as many as four other elements.
C.
38. Which of the following is NOT a biologically active polymer? A. starch B. collagen C. water D. DNA
C.
1. Saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids differ in: A. the number of carbon-to-carbon bonds B. the consistency at room temperature C. the number of hydrogen atoms present D. all of the choices are differences between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
D.
6. The differences between organic and inorganic molecules do not follow simple absolute rules. However, most organic molecules are associated with living organisms. Which of the following statements does NOT correspond to the general distinctions between these types of molecules? A. Carbon dioxide (CO2) lacks hydrogen atoms found in organic molecules. B. Formaldehyde (CH2O) is a small molecule compared to most organic molecules. C. Salt (Na+Cl- ) is not an organic molecule but is important to the life of many organisms. D. Because they are in living organisms, organic carbon atoms are different from the inorganic carbon atoms forming the molecular structure of soot or a diamond.
D.
12. Both glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone have the molecular formula C3H6O3. However, the double-bonded oxygen in glyceraldehyde is attached to the end carbon while the dihydroxyacetone molecule has the double-bonded oxygen bonded to the middle carbon. A. These are isotopes and they will eventually decay to become the same stable molecule. B. These are isomers and therefore have exactly the same chemical properties. C. Both are hydrophobic hydrocarbons. D. These molecules present different functional groups and are likely hydrophilic. E. All of the choices are true.
E.
24. What term is based on the Greek root words for "light" and "fat"? A. steroid B. glycogen C. carbohydrate D. cellulose E. phospholipid
E.
55. Denaturation of protein, followed by renaturation in some cases, shows that it is the primary sequence of the monomers that determines the final configuration of the molecule. LEVEL: Intermediate True False
true
59. Bases in DNA are joined by hydrogen bonding through complementary base pairing. LEVEL: Easy True False
true
15. A dehydration reaction can also be called a _________ reaction since it forms water. A. a condensation B. a hydrolysis C. an isomeric D. an energy-releasing E. monomer formation
A.
20. Which lipid does NOT contain at least some subunits similar to those in the others? A. steroids B. neutral fats C. waxes D. phospholipids
A.
22. Cholesterol belongs to which of the following groups? A. steroids B. neutral fats C. waxes D. phospholipids
A.
29. Below freezing and above boiling, cells are unable to function as "liquid machinery." However, most organisms' cells are still limited from functioning throughout this full range of liquid temperatures. At the molecular level in different organisms, cells' ability to vary in their tolerance to temperature, etc., is most closely related to variation in A. enzyme activity and protein denaturation. B. ATP efficiency. C. ability to form glucose polymers. D. replication of nucleic acids. E. extent of saturation of fatty acids.
A.
3. The lipids of the cell membrane and the lipids found in butter and vegetable oil differ in which of the following? A. the number of fatty acids attached to the glycerol molecule B. the glycerol molecule C. the carbon to carbon bonds D. lipids of the cell membrane do not have hydrophobic sections of the molecule
A.
32. Fish sperm consists mostly of the male fish's DNA. If we tested a sample chemically, we should find relatively high amounts of A. nitrogenous bases, sugar, and phosphate groups. B. phospholipids and steroids. C. amino acids and unsaturated fats. D. triglycerides and ATP. E. globular proteins and stored fats.
A.
34. A molecule is chemically determined to have ionic bonding and a small number of atoms. This molecule is A. inorganic in nature and most probably a part of non-living matter. B. organic and associated with living matter. C. hydrophobic. D. an isotope.
A.
5. Organic molecules are those that contain at least A. carbon. B. carbon and oxygen. C. carbon and hydrogen. D. carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
C.
7. A hydrocarbon is hydrophobic A. at all times. B. only in the living cell environment. C. except when it has an attached ionized functional group. D. in carbohydrates but not in lipids.
C.
14. A lipid is a polymer made up of which kind of monomers? A. glucose or modified glucose molecules B. amino acids C. nucleotides D. alternating sugar and phosphate groups E. fatty acids and glycerol
E.
41. Nucleotides in a DNA molecule are joined together by peptide bonds. LEVEL: Easy True False
False
