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Properties of Carbon

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbon has several properties. The following statement which is true regarding the properties of carbon is ...

a)

Carbon has 4 valence electrons capable of forming strong covalent bonds

b)

Carbon has a relatively large size so it is able to bind all elements

c)

Carbon has 6 valence electrons so it is able to bind 6 other atoms

d)

Carbon can form ion bonds from its four outermost electrons

2.

The following are not substances containing hydrocarbon compounds in them are ...

a)

Fuel

b)

Wood

c)

Meat

d)

Rocks

3.

Giant Covalent Structures are vast networks of ___ bonded atoms

a)

covalently

b)

ionically

c)

mechanically

d)

weakly

4.

Why is diamond hard and strong? It has

a)

weak intermolecular forces

b)

weak covalent bonds

c)

strong covalent bonds

d)

van der Waals forces of attraction

5.

Cellulose is made of glucopyranose subunits that are repeated hundreds of times. Knowing this about the structure of cellulose, it is most likely a(n)...

a)

Alkane

b)

Petroleum product

c)

Polymer

d)

Straight carbon chain

6.

What is a hydrocarbon?

a)

A compound composed of carbon and water

b)

A compound composed of carbon and hydrogen

c)

A compound composed of carbon and oxygen

d)

A compound composed of carbon and nitrogen

7.
Which of the following compounds may be polymers?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
nucleic acids
d)
all of these
8.
The various enzymes in our body are
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
nucleotides
d)
carbohydrates
9.
Carbon compounds that come from living organisms are called ____ compounds.
a)
organic
b)
water
c)
homogenous
d)
biological
10.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
peptide bonds
b)
amino acids
c)
glycerol and fatty acids
d)
nucleic acids
11.
How many electrons can a carbon atom share?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
12.
Water dissolves many ionic and molecular compounds because of its ___.
a)
hydrogen bonding
b)
covalent bonding
c)
ionic bonding
d)
polarity
13.
An organic compound with a ratio of about 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for each carbon atom is a(n)
a)
nucleic acid
b)
amino acid
c)
carbohydrate
d)
lipid
14.
Two atoms that share electrons are held together by ___bonds.
a)
hydrogen
b)
covalent
c)
ionic
d)
molecular
15.
the bond formed between amino acids
a)
hydrogen
b)
molecular
c)
ionic
d)
peptide
16.
glucose polymer that forms the cell wall of plants
a)
starch
b)
cellulose
c)
cellulite
d)
fatty acids
17.
molecule with unequal distribution of charge
a)
nonpolar
b)
polar
c)
polymer
d)
monomer
18.
large molecules formed when smaller molecules join together
a)
polymer
b)
monomer
c)
nonpolar
d)
polar
19.

Which elements are found in carbohydrates?

a)

C, H, O

b)

C, H, O, N, P, S

c)

C, H, O, N, P

d)

C, H, O, N, S

20.

Which element is unique to proteins?

a)

C

b)

N

c)

P

d)

S

21.

Fats have long chains of carbon and hydrogen. Which word best describes fatty acid chains?

a)

Oxycarbon

b)

Hydrocarbon

c)

Slippery

22.

Which biomolecule stores the most energy

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

23.

Which is the name for carbohydrates?

a)

peptides

b)

glycerides

c)

saccharides

24.

How many types of carbohydrates are there?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

25.

What elements make up carbohydrates?

a)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen

b)

Glucose and fructose

c)

Sulfur, Carbon, Hydrogen

d)

Carbon, hydrogen, Oxygen

26.

The types of carbohydrates are:

a)

Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

b)

glucose, fructose, galactose

c)

starch, cellulose, chitin

d)

There are no categories of carbohydrates

27.

These are all properties of a monosaccharide EXCEPT:

a)

simple sugar

b)

1:2:1

c)

double sugar

d)

used as energy

28.

These are all properties of a disaccharide EXCEPT:

a)

made up of two sugars

b)

sucrose

c)

ratio of 1:2:1

d)

2 monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis

29.

All carbohydrate names end with which ending:

a)

-ase

b)

-ese

c)

-ise

d)

-ose

30.

What type of carbohydrate is this?

a)

polysaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

monosaccharide

d)

none of these

31.

What type of carbohydrate is this?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

polysaccharide

d)

none of these

32.

Molecules with no charged ends, they are neutral and do not dissolve in water.

a)

nonpolar

b)

dehydration synthesis

c)

hydrolysis

d)

polar

33.

Water FEARING molecules that can not form hydrogen bonds with water and do not dissolve in water.

a)

monomers

b)

hydrophobic

c)

hydrophilic

d)

polymers

34.

Water LOVING molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water and dissolve in water.

a)

monomers

b)

hydrophobic

c)

hydrophilic

d)

polymers

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