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WorksheetsOrganic Chem Intro
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Organic compounds are ________ based molecules.
carbon
nitrogen
hydrogen
oxygen
Check all that apply.
Which is true of carbon?
It is a nonmetal.
It has four valence electrons.
It is a relatively small atom.
It can only bond with other carbon atoms.
Carbon is a versatile atom because it needs ________ bonds to become stable.
four
three
two
one
Carbon atoms form ______ bonds within molecules.
covalent
ionic
hydrogen
friendly
Proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates are the four classes of biological ___________, each of which are organic.
macromolecules
micromolecules
minimolecules
magnimolecules
_______ are repeating units that are the building blocks of larger molecules called _______.
monomers, polymers
polymers, monomers
carbohydrates, proteins
lipids, nucleic acids
Another name for a dehydration reaction is __________.
condensation
evaporation
sublimation
deposition
During a dehydration reaction
cells link monomers to form polymers.
cells separate polymers into their monomer building blocks.
cells work so hard that they lose most of the water from their cytoplasm.
cells shrivel up and die.
During a hydrolysis reaction
cells link monomers to form polymers.
cells separate polymers into their monomer building blocks.
cells change the functional groups of each monomer.
cells create new water molecules.
In which type of reaction is water given off as a product?
dehydration
hydrolysis
Which type of reaction is shown in the image?
hydrolysis
dehydration/condensation
Which type of reaction is shown in the image?
hydrolysis
dehydration/condensation
What will be the end product of the following dehydration synthesis reaction?
C6H12O6 + C6H12O6
C12H24O12
C12H24O12 + H2O
C12H22O11 + H2O
C12H20O10 + 2H2O
How many molecules of water are used to completely hydrolyze the polymer in the image into its individual monomers?
5
4
3
2
This is biology class, why do we need to know all this chemistry junk?
To understand how living things function you need to understand the underlying chemistry of a cell.
Mr. Burskey says there will be a quiz over this stuff tomorrow.
Who knows, but my parents want me to have good grades.
If I want to be a smartypants then I need to use big science words like homeostasis and dehydration synthesis.
