Basic Chemistry and Biology Quiz

What is a chemical reaction?

• The process in which one or more substances are changed into other substances

• The process of mixing substances without changing them

• The process of heating substances to increase their temperature

• The process of dissolving substances in water

What does metabolism refer to?

• The sum total of all chemical reactions that occur within an organism

• The process of breaking down food into energy

• The conversion of oxygen into carbon dioxide

• The storage of energy in fat cells

What is the ability to promote change or do work called?

• Power

• Energy

• Force

• Momentum

Which type of energy is associated with movement?

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

What type of energy is due to structure or location?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

What is chemical potential energy?

• Energy in molecular bonds

• Energy due to movement

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from heat

What type of energy is demonstrated by a moving baseball?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

Which type of energy is stored in a drawn bow?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Electrical energy

• Nuclear energy

What type of energy is described as electromagnetic radiation visible to the eye?

• Heat

• Mechanical

• Light

• Chemical potential

Which type of energy is associated with the transfer of kinetic energy due to temperature differences?

• Electrical/ion gradient

• Heat

• Mechanical

• Light