MIDTERMS REVIEW - BIOLOGY

What is the general term for compounds that contains carbon?

• Hydrocarbons

• Biomolecules

• Organic compounds

• Valence compounds

What term describes a long molecule consisting of many small building blocks?

• Monomers

• Polymers

• Inorganic compounds

• Valence electrons

What reaction is needed to disassemble polymers?

• Hydrolysis

• Dehydration reaction

• Carbonification

• Fragmentation

Which among these biomolecules is not considered a polymer?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

• Proteins

What is the resulting disaccharide if glucose and fructose underwent dehydration reaction?

• Sucrose

• Lactose

• Maltose

• None of the Above

This structural polysaccharide is used to make surgical thread

• Starch

• Chitin

• Cellulose

• Glycogen

Metabolism refers to the totality of an organism’s chemical reaction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Catabolic pathways consume energy to build complex molecules.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Exergonic reactions are non-spontaneous.

• TRUE

• FALSE

ATP is renewable.

• TRUE

• FALSE