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Unit 1 Review - Chemistry of Life

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The item/items an enzyme binds to its active site is called the __.

a)

Inhibitor

b)

Product

c)

Substrate

d)

Enzyme

2.

A type of reaction where multiple substrates are combined into one product.

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Anabolic

c)

Protein

d)

Catabolic

3.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes __.

a)

An anion

b)

A cation

c)

A carbon

d)

A Nucleus

4.

Which macromolecule is broken down first for energy?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

5.

What phenomenon is being shown in this diagram?

a)

Capillary Action

b)

Meniscus

c)

Surface Tension

d)

Ionic Bonding

6.

What property of water is being shown in this picture?

a)

Universal Solvent

b)

Cohesion/Adhesion

c)

Less Dense when Frozen

d)

Specific Heat

7.

In your Acids & Bases lab, the dependent variable is __.

a)

The one you measure

b)

The one you changed/tested

c)

The whole group of constant variables

d)

False, there is no such thing as a dependent variable.

8.

What was my favorite number?

(a)  

9.

If the __ of a protein changes, so will its function.

a)

Substrate

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Shape

d)

Product

10.

Sweating is __.

a)

A response to your environment.

b)

Something Canadians do

c)

A part of your metabolism.

d)

An example of growth & development.

11.

Which of the following is a reason why water being a universal solvent is important for all life?

a)

It can regulate body temperatures.

b)

Chemical reactions require the nutreints to be dissolved into the blood.

c)

Plants can get water from its roots to its trees.

d)

It prevents lakes and oceans from freezing solid.

12.

Why are electrons involved in bonding instead of protons/neutrons?

a)

Ionic bonds form when an atom takes an electron from another atom.

b)

They don't, protons are what form bonds.

c)

Electrons are what form hydrogen bonds.

d)

Electrons surround the nucleus making it easier for them to interact with the electrons of other atoms.

13.

Which type of molecule will your body break down first?

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

14.

Based on this animation, would the reaction take place?

a)

42

b)

Absolutely not

c)

Of course it would

d)

No, its from Canada.

15.

Based on the animation, if the result of the reaction was two products, we could say this reaction was __.

a)

Anabolic

b)

Ionic

c)

Covalent

d)

Catabolic