Intro to Carbon Chemistry for Biology

Which term is based on the Greek root word for "uncut" or "indivisible"?

• atom

• element

• molecule

• chemical

• electron

Carbon forms _______ bonds.

• Covalent

• Ionic

• super elastic

• blue

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Carbon forms bonds with up to ______ other atoms, including other carbon atoms.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Carbon-based molecules have three general types of structures. Select the ONE that is NOT correct. PICK THE ONE THAT IS INCORRECT!

• straight chain

• branched chain

• ring

• triangular

Many carbon-based molecules are make of many small subunits called _________.

• Monomers

• Polymers

• many mers

• Meer cats

__________ are made of many monomers that are bonded together.

• a few mers

• polymers

• monomers

• polymonomers

________ are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Water molecules

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___________ are simple sugars like glucose.

• monosaccharides

• polysaccharides

• Proteins

• Lipids

________ are monosaccharides that are linked together and include starches, cellulose and glycogen.

• polysaccharides

• monosaccharides

• Proteins

• Lipids

_______ are non-polar molecules that include fats, oils and cholesterol

• Nucleic Acids.

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Protein