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Biomolecules Chapter 2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is represented in the image?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Lipid

d)

Protein

2.

What is a function of carbohydrates?

a)

To provide energy to living organisms

b)

The provide the structure in muscles

c)

Providing insulation

d)

Storing your genetic information

3.

What is the best definition of the function of nucleic acids?

a)

They contain defense mechanisms against bacteria

b)

They contain the information that makes you and makes you different from every other living thing

c)

They are used as the structural components of the body (muscles and organs)

d)

They create the cell membrane

4.

Which of the following is a carbohydrate?

a)

DNA

b)

Protein

c)

Sugars

d)

Fats

5.

Which of the following is NOT a lipid?

a)

Fats

b)

Oils

c)

Waxes

d)

Proteins

6.

What is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means?

a)

Compound

b)

Molecule

c)

Element

d)

Atom

7.

What is the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical identity of an element?

a)

Compound

b)

Molecule

c)

Element

d)

Atom

8.
If I gain electrons I become
a)
Positive because I've added to my atom
b)
negative because I've added electrons
c)
same because i'm balanced
d)
equal because now I have electrons
9.

Is this compound ionic or covalent?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

10.
In a covalent bond, one or more electrons are? 
a)
shared 
b)
lost 
c)
gained 
d)
transferred 
11.

If an atom has no charge, which of the following must be true?

a)

It has more neutrons than protons or electrons.

b)

There are only neutrons inside the atom.

c)

Its number of protons is equal to its number of electrons.

d)

The neutrons in the atom outnumber the electrons and protons.

12.
Found in the nucleus of the atom
a)
electrons only
b)
protons only
c)
neutrons and protons
d)
neutrons and electrons
13.
An element is defined by its number of 
a)
protons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons + electrons
14.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

15.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of __________ but different number of __________ . Therefore, isotopes of the same element have different masses. 
a)
protons, neutrons
b)
protons, electrons
c)
neutrons, protons
d)
electrons, protons
16.
Valence electrons are: 
a)
Electrons farthest away from the nucleus
b)
Electrons closest to the nucleus
c)
Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom
17.
Ions are: 
a)
atoms with a positive or negative charge
b)
atoms with no charge
c)
atoms with ONLY a positive charge
d)
atoms with ONLY a negative charge
18.
When an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
polyatomic
19.
Negative ions form when atoms _________ valence electrons.
a)
lose
b)
gain
c)
share
20.

Which of the following biomolecules is correctly paired with its function?

a)

Carbohydrates - long-term energy storage

b)

Cell membrane - build muscle

c)

Nucleic acids - growth maintenance

d)

Lipids - long-term energy storage

21.

Which of the following macromolecules is correctly paired with its function?

a)

Protein - short-term energy storage

b)

Nucleic acids - genetic information (DNA/RNA)

c)

Lipids - speed up chemical reactions

d)

Lipids - short-term energy storage

22.

Letter "A" represents the ___________

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Active site

c)

Product

d)

Substrate

23.

Letter "B" and "D" represent the ___________

a)

Substrate

b)

Active site

c)

G2 phase

d)

Enzyme

24.

A ________ blocks the substrate so it can't attach/catalyze.

a)

Competitive inhibitor

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Active site

d)

Activation energy

25.

A ___________ changes the shape of the enzyme so the substrate can't attach/atalyze

a)

Product

b)

Non-competitive inhibitor

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Competitive inhibitor

26.

Enzymes can be affect by: (select all that apply)

a)

Temperate

b)

Isotonic solution

c)

pH

d)

Amount of substrate

27.

Letter "E" represent the __________

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Active site

c)

Products

d)

Enzyme

28.

An ___________ is a type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing by lowering their activation energy.

a)

Dog

b)

Cell Cycle

c)

Substrate

d)

Enzyme

29.

Most human enzymes operate under an optimal pH near neutral. Which pH range would best represent this environment?

a)

1-3 pH

b)

4-5 pH

c)

6-8 pH

d)

10-14 pH

30.

The optimal pH for Trypsin is:

a)

1.5

b)

5

c)

7.3

d)

8.2

31.

The optimal pH for Pepsin is:

a)

1.5

b)

5

c)

7.3

d)

8.2

32.

A ________ is the reactant on which an enzyme works.

a)

Enzyme

b)

Products

c)

Substrate

d)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

33.

When an enzyme binds to its substrate, it forms:

a)

Enzymes

b)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Activation energy

34.

What is the significance of nucleic acids for cells?

a)

They generate energy for the cell.

b)

They provide all instructions for cellular activities.

c)

They restrict what enters and leaves the cell.

d)

They support and maintain the shape of the cell.

35.

An enzyme works optimally at a pH between 1 and 3.

Which best explains what will happen to this enzyme at a pH of 10?

a)

It will work on the same substrate as it did at a pH range of 2–4, but it will not work as well.

b)

It will work on a different substrate than at a pH range of 1–3.

c)

It will lose its original shape and work on new substrates.

d)

It will lose its original shape and not work on any substrate at all.

36.

_________ is the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction

a)

Substrate

b)

Products

c)

Activation energy

d)

Enzyme

37.

_________ is the region of an enzyme that attaches to a substrate.

a)

Enzyme

b)

Non-competitive competitor

c)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

d)

Active site

38.
What does the word organic mean?
a)
has nitrogen
b)
has sulfur
c)
has carbon
d)
has oxygen