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IB Biology 2.1 Molecules to metabolism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the maximum number of bonds a carbon atom can form with another atoms?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

2.

Which chemical group do amino acids contain that carbs and lipids do not?

a)

hydroxyl

b)

amine

c)

carboxyl

d)

methyl

3.

Which term describes the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules?

a)

adhesion

b)

catabolism

c)

metabolism

d)

anabolism

4.

Which type of reaction is the breakdown of starch into sugars?

a)

Denaturation

b)

Reducation

c)

Catabolic

d)

Condensation

5.

Which molecule is a polysaccharide?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Glucose

c)

Glycerol

d)

Glycogen

6.

Which type of chemical reaction is an example of anabolism?

a)

Photolysis

b)

Combustion

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Condensation

7.

All of the chemical reactions that take place in a cell or organism is called

a)

metabolism

b)

catabolism

c)

redox reactions

d)

phosphorylation

8.

When large molecules are being formed by chemical reactions it is called

a)

anabolism

b)

catabolism

c)

photosynthesis

d)

respiration

9.

Carbohydrates contain the following elements:

a)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

b)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

c)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorous

d)

Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen

10.

Lipids contain the following elements:

a)

Carbon, Oxygen, Sulfur

b)

Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen

c)

Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen

d)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur

11.

The monomers that make up polysaccharides are:

a)

polypeptides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acids

12.

The monomers that make up polypeptides are called:

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

monosaccharides

13.

Another name for a polypeptide is:

a)

lipid

b)

carbohydrate

c)

protein

d)

amino acid

14.

Polymers are broken down into monomers by the process of:

a)

hydrolysis

b)

dehydration synthesis

c)

condensation synthesis

d)

hydrosynthesis

15.

Which molecule is this?

a)

β-glucose

b)

Ribose

c)

α-glucose

d)

amylose

16.

Which molecule is this?

(a)  

17.

Which category does this molecule belong to?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

18.

Which of these are types of lipid?

a)

Steroid hormone

b)

Disaccharide

c)

Phospholipid

d)

Triglyceride

e)

Polypeptide

19.

Which of these is a lipid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which is the chemical functional group that can be found in both fatty acids and amino acids?

a)

Carboxyl group

b)

Hydroxyl group

c)

Amino group

d)

Phosphate group

21.

Which molecule is this?

a)

Phospholipid

b)

Polysaccharide

c)

Triglyceride

d)

Amino acid

22.

What is this molecule

a)

Polypeptide

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Phospholipid

d)

Polysaccharide

23.

What is this molecule?

a)

α-glucoseβ

b)

β-glucose

c)

Ribose

d)

Deoxyribose

24.

What is this molecule?

a)

Glucose

b)

Disaccharide

c)

Dipeptide

d)

Fatty acid

25.

Which of these are lipids?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)