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Unit 1 & 2 review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Henry wants to see how different liquids affect the growth of plants. He uses soda to water a fern, juice to water a cactus, and milk to water a rose. He observes the plants' growth for one week and then records his results. How can we make this experiment valid?

a)

Use more plants

b)

Put some plants in the dark and some in the sunlight

c)

Use only juice to water the plants

d)

Use the same kind of plant

2.

Jessica has a structural model of a macromolecule. The model contains Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus. What kind of macromolecule does this model represent?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

3.

Which of the following pictures is a protein?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

How do enzymes speed up reactions?

a)

They lower the activation energy

b)

They raise the activation energy

c)

Enzymes don't speed up reactions

d)

Enzymes are proteins and proteins give us energy

5.

Why would scientists want to replicate an experiment?

a)

To confirm the results

b)

To see if there is a less expensive way

c)

Just for fun

d)

To make the experiment less reliable

6.

WHich enzyme has an optimum pH of 3?

a)

Both enzymes work best at pH of 3

b)

Trypsin

c)

Pepsin

d)

Neither enzyme works best at pH of 3

7.

Which macromolecule is used for long-term energy storage?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic acids

8.

Joshua has a big race tomorrow. His friend tells him to eat a carbohydrate-based meal the night before. Should he listen to his friend?

a)

Yes, carbohydrates help build muscle.

b)

No, he should eat a protein-based meal.

c)

Yes, carbohydrates will give Joshua energy.

d)

No, he should eat a lipid-based meal.

9.

DNA and RNA are examples of what macromolecule?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

10.

What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Triglycerides

c)

Amino acids

d)

Monosaccharides

11.

Which of the following macromolecules is correctly paired with their monomer?

a)

Carbohydrates: amino acids

b)

Lipids: monosaccharides

c)

Proteins: amino acids

d)

Nucleic acid: triglycerides

12.

A macromolecule is found to have Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio. What type of macromolecule is this?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic acids

13.

This picture shows a Western Yellowjacket in great detail. What type of microscope was used to take this image?

a)

Dissecting microscope

b)

Compound light microscope

c)

Transmission electron microscope

d)

Scanning electron microscope

14.

A scientist wants to take a picture of the textured surface of some grains of sand. What type of microscope should they use?

a)

Dissecting microscope

b)

Compound light microscope

c)

Scanning electron mciroscope

d)

Transmission electron microscope

15.

What type of macromolecule is pictured here?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Nucleic acids

d)

Proteins

16.

Which of the following is a function of Proteins?

a)

Cell transport

b)

Catalyzing reactions (enzymes)

c)

Structural support

d)

All of the above

17.

How many independent variables should an experiment have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

It doesn't matter how many independent variables an experiment has.

18.

Which of these macromolecules is used for short-term or fast energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)