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IB Biology Topic 2.1-2.6

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 54mins

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 fromsimpler molecules?

a)

adhesion

b)

catabolism

c)

metabolism

d)

anabolism

4.

At room temperature, water is a liquid and methane is a gas. Which molecular property explains this difference?

a)

Higher molecular mass of water

b)

Dipolarity of water

c)

Presence of more hydrogen in methane

d)

Higher boiling point than methan

5.

A polymer of alpha-D-glucose found in plants has mostly 1,4 linkages and some 1,6 linkages. Which molecule fits this description?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Cellulose

c)

Amylose

d)

Amylopectic

6.

Which molecule is a polysaccharide?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Glucose

c)

Glycerol

d)

Glycogen

7.

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

a)

Denaturation

b)

Reducation

c)

Catabolic

d)

Condensation

8.

What property of water makes it suitable as a coolant?

a)

It takes a lot of energy to increase the temperature of water.

b)

It takes a lot of energy for water to evaporate.

c)

Water molecules are cohesive and stick to the skin.

d)

Water is a good solvent so it can transport heat from the body.

9.

Which type of chemical reaction is an example of anabolism?

a)

Phytolysis

b)

Combustion

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Condensation

10.

What feature of carbon makes it most suitable as a basis for life?

a)

Its abundance in nature

b)

Its bonding properties

c)

Its teativity to light

d)

Its presence in the early atmosphere of the Earth

11.

Which statement is true about amino acids?

a)

All amino acids have

C=CC=C double bonds

b)

All amino acids have amine groups.

c)

Some amino acids contain phosphorus.

d)

No amino acid contains sulfur.

12.

When water molecules are near each other, what forms between them?

a)

nothing

b)

a tiny rope

c)

Attractive forces

d)

Hydrogen Bonds

13.

Hydrophillic means

a)

water-loving

b)

water-fearing

14.

Which property of water would allow bugs to float on water?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Thermal

d)

Solvent

15.

The energy required to increase 1g of a substance 1 degree Celcius is

a)

Boiling

b)

Increase in energy

c)

Freezing

d)

Specific Heat

16.

Carbohydrates contain the following elements:

a)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

b)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

c)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorous

d)

Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen

17.

Lipids contain the following elements:

a)

Carbon, Oxygen, Sulfur

b)

Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen

c)

Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen

d)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur

18.

The monomers that make up polypeptides are called:

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

monosaccharides

19.

Another name for a polypeptide is:

a)

lipid

b)

carbohydrates

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

20.

Which macromolecule is shown?

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

21.

Which macromolecule is shown?

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

22.
What type of macromolecule is being represented in this image? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
23.

Which is shown in the picture?

a)

Fatty Acid

b)

Monsaccharide

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Nucleotide

24.
Branched, globular starch
a)
Amylopectin
b)
Glycogen
c)
Amylose
d)
Monosaccharides
25.
Fats that provide long term energy storage
a)
Lipids
b)
Glycogen
c)
Saturated fatty acid
d)
Glucose
26.
Hydrogen atoms at a double bond are on the same side; bends; oils
a)
hydrolysis
b)
Cis
c)
Trans
d)
Glycogen
27.
A permanent change to the shape of a protein caused by the breaking of stabilizing bonds (h bonds) and interactions between R groups of their amino acids.
a)
Denaturation
b)
Dipeptide
c)
Condensation
d)
Collagen
28.

Starch is a mixture of which two polysaccharides?

a)

Amylose & Amylopectin

b)

Amylopectin & Cellulose

c)

Amylose & Cellulose

d)

Cellulose & Cellulite

29.
When two monosaccharides combine, they do so by a process called......
a)
condensation
b)
hydrolysis
c)
hydrogen bonding
d)
fusion
30.

Which monomers are in lactose?

a)

glucose

b)

galactose

c)

fructose

d)

ribose

e)

deoxyribose

31.

Which is correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

Which one shows a secondary structure of protein?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which one shows a primary structure of protein?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What is collagen’s function?

a)

Enzymes in secretions such as nasal mucus and tears; it kills some bacteria by digesting the peptidoglycan in their cell walls.

b)

Membrane protein used to make connections between structures inside and outside a cell.

c)

Structural protein in tendons, ligaments, skin and blood vessel walls; it provides high tensile strength, with limited stretching.

d)

Transport protein in red blood cells; it binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it in tissues with a reduced oxygen concentration.

35.

Which one shows a tertiary structure of protein?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

A proteome is as unique to a person as their genome is.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which one of the following is one of the functions/roles a protein serves in a cell? (check all that apply)

a)

Immunity

b)

Hormones

c)

Sensation

d)

Transport

38.

Which one shows a quaternary protein structure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which parts of the amino acid react with another amino acid to form a peptide bond?

a)

The carboxyl group and the amino group

b)

The amine group and the R group

c)

The R group and carbon backbone

d)

The carboxyl group and the R group

40.

In an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, the _____ binds to the _____ .

a)

Substance, enzyme

b)

Substrate, enzyme

c)

Substrate, active site

d)

Substrate, allosteric site

41.

An increase in which of these factors will guarantee an increase in enzyme activity?

a)

Temperature

b)

pH

c)

Substrate concentration

d)

Amount of enzyme present

42.

This graph represents enzyme activity with relation to which factor?

a)

Temperature

b)

pH

c)

Substrate concentration

43.

This graph represents enzyme activity with relation to which factor?

a)

Temperature

b)

pH

c)

Substrate concentration

44.

Catalase is an enzyme produced in the liver. It decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas. Where would you expect its optimum temperature to be?

a)

0°C0\degree C

b)

40°C40\degree C

c)

100°C100\degree C

d)

It has no optimum temperature since the higher the temperature, the more collisions.

45.

Three flasks were prepared for an analysis of the activity of amylase. At time zero, each of the substances indicated in the diagrams was added.

Which flask(s) could provide support for the hypothesis that heat denatures enzymes?

a)

A. Flasks I and II after 15 minutes

b)

B. Flasks II and III after 15 minutes

c)

C. Flasks I and III after 15 minutes

d)

D. Flask III at time zero and again after 15 minutes

46.

The graph shows the effect of increasing the substrate concentration on the rate of an enzyme-catalysed reaction. What is occurring during the phase indicated by section Y of the graph?

a)

A. The active site of the enzyme is saturated

b)

B. The enzyme becomes denatured

c)

C. The substrate concentration has risen too high

d)

D. The optimum rate is reached

47.

How can the activity of a human amylase enzyme be increased during a laboratory experiment?

a)

A. Adding sugar to the mixture

b)

B. Decreasing the pH from 7 to 3 C.

c)

C. Increasing the temperature from 20 °C to 37 °C

d)

D. Adding water to the mixture

48.

Which variable has the least effect on enzyme activity?

a)

A. Temperature

b)

B. Light intensity

c)

C. pH

d)

D. Substrate concentration

49.

What are the type of reaction and the product(s) shown in this reaction?

A. Reaction: Condensation, Product(s): two nucleotides

B. Reaction: condensation, Product(s): one dinucleotide

C. Reaction: Hydrolysis, Product(s): two nucleotides

D. Reaction: Hydrolysis, Product(s): one dinucleotide

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.

50.

The hydrolysis of a pure sample of an organic molecule produces a pentose sugar, thymine, guanine and cytosine. What other substances could be expected to be present in the hydrolysed sample?

a)

A. RNA

b)

B. Uracil

c)

C. Phosphate

d)

D. ATP

51.

For which discovery about DNA do Watson and Crick receive credit?

a)

A. DNA is the molecule that genes are made of.

b)

B. The amount of adenine equals the amount of thymine in an organism

c)

C. Phosphate–pentose bonding along the nucleotide backbone is covalent.

d)

D. The shape of DNA is a double helix.

52.

What is a similarity between DNA and RNA?

a)

A. Both are polymers of nucleotides.

b)

B. Both are composed of antiparallel strands

c)

C. Both contain adenine, cytosine and thymine.

d)

D. Both contain ribose sugar

53.

The image shows a DNA nucleotide.

Which correctly identifies the parts labelled I and II?

A. Base (I), Phosphate (II)

B. Ribose (I), Uracil (II)

C. Deoxyribose (I), Base (II)

D. Ribose (I), Adenine (II)

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.

54.

The percentage of thymine in the DNA of an organism is approximately 30 %. What is the percentage of guanine?

a)

A. 70 %

b)

B. 30 %

c)

C. 40 %

d)

D. 20 %

55.

This question refers to the following diagram of DNA.

What does the structure labelled Y represent?

a)

A. Ribose

b)

B. Thymine

c)

C. Guanine

d)

D. Deoxyribose

56.

What are monomers of nucleic acids?

a)

Nitrogenous bases

b)

DNA

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Nucleus

57.

Purine bases include:

a)

C, T

b)

A, G

c)

C, G

d)

A, C

e)

C, T, U

58.

Which feature is common to both mRNA and DNA?

a)

A. Covalent bonds between adjacent nucleotides

b)

B. Hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine

c)

C. Ribose sugar attached to phosphate

d)

D. Antiparallel arrangement of polynucleotide strands

59.

What is a similarity between DNA and RNA?

a)

A. Both are polymers of nucleotides.

b)

B. Both are composed of antiparallel strands

c)

C. Both contain adenine, cytosine and thymine.

d)

D. Both contain ribose sugar

60.

The following diagram shows a short stretch of DNA. What bases are indicated by labels Y and Z?

A. Thymine (Y), Uracil (Z)

B. Thymine (Y), Guanine (Z)

C. Uracil (Y), Guanine (Z)

D. Uracil (Y), Adenine (Z)

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.