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TOPIC 1-MOLECULES OF LIFE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At what temperature is water at the highest density?

a)

0oC

b)

4oC

c)

32oC

d)

100oC

2.

Water is a universal solvent due to its

a)

low viscosity.

b)

polar molecules.

c)

high specific heat.

d)

high boiling point.

3.

What gives rise to the cohesiveness of water molecules?

a)

Hydrophobic interactions

b)

Nonpolar covalent bonds

c)

Ionic bonds

d)

Hydrogen bonds

4.

A water strider can skate on the surface of a pond because:

a)

covalent bonds result in water cohesion

b)

hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

c)

water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion

d)

low surface tension of water

5.

Which property of water is responsible for cooling off the human body when sweat evaporates into water vapor?

a)

Surface Tension

b)

High latent heat of vaporization

c)

Ice floats on water (solid water -ice- is less dense than liquid water

d)

Adhesion

6.

beta glucose condensed to form polymer, which of the following molecule is produced?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Starch

c)

Cellulose

d)

Insulin

7.

Name the structure shown in the diagram.

a)

β-glucose

b)

α - glucose

c)

amino acid

d)

fatty acid

8.

Diagram shows the structure of polysaccharide. Name the polysaccharide.

a)

Amylose

b)

Amylopectin

c)

Glycogen

d)

Cellusose

9.
______________ makes up the cell wall
a)
starch
b)
cellulose
c)
glycerol
d)
glycogen
10.
What is the monomer of proteins?
a)
amino acids
b)
polypeptides
c)
nucleotides
d)
monosaccharides
11.

Which type of bond stabilize the alpha and the beta pleated sheet structures of proteins?

a)

peptide bonds

b)

disulphide bonds

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

ionic bonds

12.
What type of bond can be found between amino acids?
a)
covalent
b)
hydrogen
c)
ionic
d)
peptide
13.

What level of protein structure is this?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

14.
This is an example of a(n) ___________,
a)
amino acid
b)
monosaccharide
c)
disaccharide
d)
triglyceride
15.

Triglycerides are formed by

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

Covalent bonding

c)

Ester bond

d)

Glycosidic bonds

16.

What molecule is this?

a)

Triglyceride

b)

Saturated Fatty Acid

c)

Glycerol

d)

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

17.
Triglycerides are composed of glycerol and ___ fatty acid chains.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
no
18.

How many water molecules would be required to hydrolyse a triglyceride?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

None

19.

What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

a)

Amino acids.

b)

Nucleotides.

c)

Pentose sugars.

d)

Phosphate groups.

20.

Diagram shows a monomer of a.............................

a)

Monosaccharide

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Polysaccharide

21.

The phoshodiester linkage in DNA or RNA is formed between

a)

two bases

b)

two sugars

c)

a sugar and a base

d)

a sugar and a phosphate

22.

Nitrogenous bases of DNA are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

23.
If a cell has 20% Adenine in it, what % of Cytosine must it have?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
80%
24.
A reaction that breaks apart molecules by adding water is called
a)

dehydration

b)
hydrolysis
c)
anabolism
d)
condensations
25.

Polymers of polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acid are all synthesised from monomers by

a)

hydration.

b)

condensation.

c)

carboxylation.

d)

hydrolysis