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Chapter 1 Chemistry in Biology

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

If copper oxide is added to sulfuric acid, copper sulfate and water is made. What are the reactants in this reaction? (more than one answer)

a)

copper oxide

b)

sulfuric acid

c)

copper sulfate

d)

water

2.

If copper oxide is added to sulfuric acid, copper sulfate and water is made. What are the products in this reaction? (more than one answer)

a)

copper oxide

b)

sulfuric acid

c)

copper sulfate

d)

water

3.

If black copper oxide is added to colourless sulfuric acid, blue copper sulfate and colourless water are made and the temperature has increased. How do we know that a chemical reaction has occurred? (may be more than one answer)

a)

the smell stays the same

b)

the temperature changes

c)

the water turns into a gas

d)

the colour changes

4.

Is this equation balanced?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

5.

Which of these is the correct balanced equation?

a)

Fe2O3 + 2C ------ 2Fe + 2CO2

b)

2Fe2O3 + 3C ------ 4Fe + 3CO2

c)

Fe2O3 + 3C ------ 2Fe + 3CO2

d)

2Fe2O3 + 2C ------ 2Fe + 2CO2

6.

Which number represents the reaction when an enzyme is used?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What kind of reaction does this graph show?

a)

no reaction

b)

activated reaction

c)

endothermic reaction

d)

exothermic reaction

8.

In an exothermic reaction, what will happen to the temperature of the surrounding environment?

a)

it will get hotter

b)

it will get colder

c)

it will stay the same

9.

Which of these statements are correct (more than one answer)

a)

1 = product

b)

4 = active site

c)

3 = active site

d)

2 = reactant

e)

1 = reactant

10.

Which of these statements about enzymes is INCORRECT?

a)

enzymes speed up chemical reactions in organisms

b)

each enzyme is specific to one reactant/s

c)

enzymes are biological catalysts

d)

enzymes are a part of the chemical reaction

11.

Water is ....... (choose all correct answers)

a)

non-polar

b)

cohesive

c)

adhesive

d)

a universal solvent

12.

A polar molecule like water has an unequal distribution of charges, so the regions are oppositely charged.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Which of these statements about water is NOT true?

a)

solid water is more dense than liquid water

b)

water forms hydrogen bonds with molecules on other surfaces

c)

water molecules are attracted to each other

d)

capillary action is caused by water adhesion

14.

Which of these statements about salt water is true?

a)

salt is the solvent

b)

water is the solution

c)

water is the solute

d)

salt water is the solution

15.

A salad is an example of a heterogenous mixture

a)

true

b)

false

c)

it is both heterogenous and homogenous

16.

Which of these is the type of mixture in which the particles do not settle out e.g. smoke, butter

a)

suspension

b)

colloid

c)

mixture

d)

homogenous

17.

Sand in water is .... (select all that are correct)

a)

suspension

b)

colloid

c)

mixture

d)

heterogenous

18.

Mixtures that react with acids and bases to keep the pH within a certain range are called ...

a)

acids

b)

bases

c)

water

d)

buffers

19.

A solution with more OH- ions than H+ is acidic

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

20.

What would expect the pH of pure water to be?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

e)

14

21.

What would expect the pH of stomach acid to be closest to?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

e)

14

22.

How many bonds can a carbon atom form with other atoms?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Organic chemistry is the study of which element?

a)

carbon

b)

chlorine

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

24.

What kind of bonds does carbon form?

a)

ionic

b)

metallic

c)

van der Waals

d)

covalent

25.

Which of these has the monomer of fatty acids?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

26.

Which of these has saturated and unsaturated types?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

27.

Which of these carries genetic information?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

28.

Which of these makes up the cell walls of plants and the exoskeleton of insects?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

29.

In which monomer would I find a sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen base?

a)

amino acid

b)

glucose

c)

fatty acid

d)

nucleotide

30.

Which of these is NOT a lipid?

a)

chitin

b)

cholesterol

c)

triglycerides

d)

hormones

31.

Saturated fats can not bond with any more hydrogen atoms

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

32.

Peptide bonds join which kind of monomers together?

a)

amino acids

b)

glucose

c)

fatty acids

d)

nucleic acids