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REVIEW - UNIT TEST 1 - BIOMOLECULES/INTRO TO BIOLOGY

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants and animals store excess glucose. What are the names of these two stored glucose in plants and in animals?

a)

Starch and Cellulose

b)

Starch and Glycogen

2.

A nucleotide has 3 parts: A phosphate group + five-ring sugar + __________.

a)

nitrogen base

b)

fatty acids

3.

How do you know if a compound is most likely a sugar/carbohydrate?

a)

if the name of the compound ends with -ose

b)

if the name of the compound ends with -ase

c)

if the name of the compound ends with -in

4.

Which among the following refers to the totality of all the chemical reactions in an organism?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Metabolism

5.

What is the monomer for protein?

a)

Glycerol

b)

Amino acids

6.

Which monosaccharide is being represented in this image? Clue: This is the sugar found in our blood. It is usually illustrated as a six-sided hexagon.

a)

Glucose

b)

Maltose

7.

Which of the four major biological macromolecules can be easily identified by the nitrogen base and phosphate group found in its structure?

a)

proteins

b)

nucleic acids

8.

Nucleotides are monomers of ________.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

9.

Glycerol + 3 fatty acids is the monomer of _______.

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

10.

What is the main function of nucleic acids?

a)

stores genetic information

b)

build skin, hair, nails, muscles, bone, teeth

11.

Carbohydrates are made of ________.

a)

C-H-O-N

b)

C-H-O

c)

C-H-O-N-S

12.

Lipids are made up of __________.

a)

C-H-O

b)

C-H-O-N

c)

C-H-O-N-P

13.

Nucleic Acids are made up of _________.

a)

C-H-O-P

b)

C-H-O

c)

C-H-O-N

d)

C-H-O-N-P

14.

Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

15.

What are the 4 organic molecules of life?

a)

Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Sugar, Nucleic Acids

b)

Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

c)

Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides, Nucleic Acids

d)

Monomer, Dimer, Polymer, Metamer

16.

Compounds/molecules that do NOT have Carbon and Hydrogen atoms in their structure.

a)

Organic

b)

Inorganic

17.

The sum of all chemical reactions in the body is ___________.

a)

homeostasis

b)

metabolism

18.

Homeostasis means _______.

a)

balance

b)

reaction

19.

Which group of organic molecules contains starch and glucose?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nucleic Acids

20.

According to the hierarchy of organization in living things, what is the largest level of organization?

a)

cell

b)

organism

21.

All organic compounds contain _________.

a)

Carbon

b)

nitrogen

22.

Two types of reproduction:

a)

Sexual and asexual

b)

budding and regeneration

c)

binary fission and elongation

23.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)

a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

b)

a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

24.
A group of cells that work together
a)

organ

b)

tissue

25.
What is the monomer for a protein?
a)

Triglyceride

b)

Amino Acid

26.
Which biomolecule is your main source of quick energy?
a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

27.

Excess sugar or carbohydrates are stored in plants and animals(liver) in the form of _____________ and _____________ respectively.

a)

glucose and chitin

b)

starch and glycogen

28.
Which biomolecule contains pastas and breads?
a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

29.

What are the functions of nucleic acid?

a)

Stores genetic information

b)

Builds structures

c)

control traits

d)

provides instruction for making proteins

30.

Which biomolecule mostly makes up cell membranes?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic acid

31.

A student makes a Venn diagram to compare the functions of carbohydrates and lipids.

Which function of carbohydrates and lipids should be placed in the shared section of the Venn diagram?

a)

Energy storage

b)

Catalyst for chemical reactions

32.

Cellulose provides structure for plants. Cellulose is a sugar/carbohydrates that is found in the _______ of the plants.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

33.

This is a protein found in your blood that is responsible in carrying/delivering oxygen throughout your body.

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

Insulin

34.

Enzymes are catalysts. How do they work?

a)

They speed chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required by that reaction.

b)

They add more sugar so the reactions will be faster.

35.

There are two forms of lipids found in cell membrane. What are they?

a)

Phospholipids and cholesterol

b)

Cholesterol and glycogen

c)

Glucose and Amino acids

36.

Stimulus or response: a moth travels towards the light

a)

stimulus

b)

response

37.

A group that does NOT receive treatment in an experiment is called ___________.

a)

experimental group

b)

control group

38.

What is the difference between independent and dependent variable?

a)

independent = manipulated variable

dependent = the measurable variable

b)

independent = measurable variable

dependent = manipulated variable

39.

Which term describes organisms that CANNOT create their own food such as animals and humans?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

40.

All of the following are CARBOHYDRATES except __________.

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

c)

insulin

d)

glycogen

41.
Letter D...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
42.

Look at the graph and look at the highest points. Which enzyme is most efficient in a basic/alkaline solution?

a)
A
b)
B
43.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?
a)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 6.6.
b)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 5.8
c)
The enzyme’s activity increases as pH increases 5.0 to 9.0
d)
The enzyme’s activity is greater around pH of 8.0 .
44.

Which 2 factors can affect the rate of enzyme activity?

a)

Light intensity

b)

Temperature

c)

pH

d)

Oxygen concentration

45.

When an enzyme is exposed to extreme temperature and pH, their active site will become inactive or destroyed. This is called _______________.

a)

respiration

b)

denaturation