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Unit 1 Test 2021

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase best describes an atom?

a)

substance made of different elements

b)

smallest basic unit of matter

c)

substance that includes covalent bonds

d)

contains electrons in its nucleus

2.

How are atoms held together in molecules?

a)

They form covalent bonds

b)

They form ions

c)

They break hydrogen bonds

d)

They combine to form polymers

3.

Which property of water is the result of hydrogen bonds?

a)

polarity of water molecules

b)

high specific heat

c)

low boiling point

d)

no cohesion among water molecules

4.

Which property of carbon makes it the "building block of life"?

a)

its covalent bonding

b)

its ability to dissolve substances

c)

its specific heat

d)

its hydrogen bonding

5.

What are the four main groups of carbon-based molecules?

a)

starches, cholesterol, fatty acids, and amino acids

b)

sugars, cellulose, triglycerides, and monosaccharides

c)

polysacharides, sugars, oils, and polymers

d)

carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

6.

What is the term for the substances that are changed during a chemical reaction?

a)

products

b)

catalysts

c)

enzymes

d)

reactants

7.

The function of a catalyst in a chemical reaction is to increase the

a)

reaction rate

b)

activation energy

c)

pH

d)

number of substances

8.

An atom becomes an ion when its number of protons charges

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Some ions are positively charged, and some ions have no charge

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The formation of an ion results in a full outermost energy level

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Polar molecules have two regions with a slight positive charge

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Water is a polar molecule

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which property allows water to resist changes in temperature?

a)

high specific heat

b)

cohesion

c)

adhesion

d)

polarity

14.

Which property causes water to form beads?

a)

high specific heat

b)

cohesion

c)

adhesion

d)

polarity

15.

Carbon atoms form the building blocks of most living things

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Carbon atoms can form covalent bonds with up to four other atoms

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Activation energy is the energy required to

a)

complete a chemical reaction

b)

start a chemical reaction

c)

produce a catalyst

d)

produce the reactants

18.

Which of the following can reduce the amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction to take place?

a)

reactant

b)

product

c)

catalyst

d)

hydrogen bond

19.

What happens to the speed of a chemical reaction when a catalyst is present?

a)

It speeds up

b)

It slows down

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes erratic

20.

Which is the best operational definition for the independent variable for the experiment?

a)

Students are asked to sleep at different intervals the night before the test to see if it had an impact on the score they would earn.

b)

Students are asked to sleep at different intervals the night before the test to see if it had an impact on their mood towards school.

c)

Students will change how much they sleep

d)

Changing sleep might hurt your grades.

21.

An example of adhesion is

a)

the bubble a water drop forms

b)

capillary action: water moving up a plant root

c)

high surface temperature

d)

Water is clear so you can see through it

22.

What is the average Stacy earned on her Math tests?

Test 1: 75%

Test 2: 88%

Test 3: 90%

Test 4: 67%

a)

72%

b)

80%

c)

86%

d)

92%

23.

In the penny lab why was it important to do multiple trials and take the average?

a)

In case you accidentally messed up the average would give you a better idea of the overall outcomes

b)

Because the teacher like to have you do extra work

c)

You could explain an outliner and how it might impact the data

d)

To have you work on math skills

24.

What CBM was not tested in the McMush lab

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

25.

When looking at a water molecule the negative pull is at what end?

a)

near the hydrogens

b)

near the oxygens

c)

near the hydrogen

d)

near the oxygen

26.

When making a graph for Biology it is important to have the correct variables on each axis. What is the correct order

a)

Ind on the X axis Dep on the Y axis

b)

Ind on the Y axis Dep on the X axis

c)

It doesn't matter a graph is a graph

27.

What indicator would you use to test if Monosaccharides were present?

a)

Lugol's

b)

Benedict's Solution

c)

Biurets Solution

d)

You would taste it to see if it were sweet

28.

Why would you use the testing reagent Biuret's Solution?

a)

To see if Protein was present

b)

To see of Carbohydrates were present

c)

To see if Fat was present

d)

To determine if Nucleic Acid was present