Chemistry of Life Review

A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction is called

• a catalyst
• a lipid
• a molecule
• an element

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Which macromolecule stores energy and makes up the cell membrane?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This is one job proteins do NOT have in the body

• storing genetic information
• structure
• speed up chemical reactions
• transport things through cell membrane

DNA and RNA are examples of...

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• lipids

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• Glycerol
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides

Storing genetic information is a function belonging to which macromolecule? 

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attraction to other water molecules.

• adhesion
• capillary action
• cohesion
• surface tension

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass?

• Adhesion
• Cohesion
• Ability to dissolve substances
• High specific heat

Bond created by the weak attraction of a slightly positive hydrogen atom to a slightly negative portion of another molecule

• polar molecule
• solution
• adhesion
• hydrogen bond