Unit 1.1 and 1.2 Assessment Review

Front

What property of water allows the water strider to walk on water?

Back

Water striders can walk on water due to surface tension.

Front

What property of water molecules helps flowers change color in dyed water?

Back

Cohesion and adhesion are responsible for the color change in carnations.

Front

Water has a much higher specific heat than most other covalent compounds. Predict what might happen if water had a low specific heat instead.

Back

Organisms sensitive to temperature changes would die.

Front

In circulatory systems, a large part of the fluid is water. Which property of water makes it ideal for dissolving necessary chemical substances?

Back

Water molecules are polar.

Front

This molecule belongs to which category of organic macromolecules?

Back

Lipids

Front

Lemurs’ bodies are adapted to store energy efficiently for times when food is scarce. Which type of molecules is primarily used for long-term energy storage in lemurs?

Back

Lipids

Front

What is the type of molecule that encodes genetic information?

Back

Nucleic Acid

Front

This is a monomer of which macromolecule?

Back

This monomer is part of a protein.

Front

Which of these diagrams is an example of a carbohydrate?

Back

Diagram 2 is a carb

Front

Which molecule in this table is a carbohydrate?

Back

Molecule 3 - Monosaccharides are carbohydrates.