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Biochemistry Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element forms the backbone of organic compounds?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Phosphorous

2.

What makes carbon so easily bond with most elements?

a)

It has 4 valence electrons

b)

It can form single, double, or triple bonds

c)

It can attach to other carbon atoms

d)

It has a full valence shell

3.

What is the term defined by having the same chemical formula but different 3D structures?

a)

Isomer

b)

Isotope

c)

Monomer

d)

Polymer

4.

Name the functional group.

a)

Carboxyl

b)

Carbonyl

c)

Phosphate

d)

Methyl

5.

Name the functional group.

a)

Carboxyl

b)

Carbonyl

c)

Phosphate

d)

Methyl

6.

Name the functional group.

a)

Methyl

b)

Carboxyl

c)

Phosphate

d)

Amino

7.

What term is defined by long chains of 10s, 100s, or 1,000s of polymers?

a)

Macromolecules

b)

Organic Compounds

c)

Monomer

d)

Monomer chain

8.

(a)   lost during a dehydration reaction.

9.

(a)   is added to break a bond.

10.

What reaction forms polymers using monomer building blocks?

a)

Dehydration Synthesis/Condensation reaction

b)

Hydrolysis

11.

What reaction breaks polymers into monomer building blocks?

a)

Dehydration Synthesis/Condensation reaction

b)

Hydrolysis

12.

Which of these is NOT a major organic molecules?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Amino Acids

13.

Which of these macromolecules have the sub-unit; monosaccharides?

a)

polysaccharides

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

proteins

14.

Which macromolecule ends in "-ose"?

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

15.

Which macromolecule is comprised of fatty acid chains and glycerol?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

16.

True or False: phospholipids have hydrophobic heads

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which type of lipid is liquid at room temperature?

a)

Saturated

b)

Unsaturated

18.

Which organic compound carries out metabolic processes?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Protiens

d)

Nucleic Acids

19.

Which level of protein structure is depicted in the image?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

20.

When a protein is exposed to extreme high/low levels of temperature and pH, it may become _________.

a)

denatured

b)

misshapen

c)

irrelevant

d)

useless

21.

Which of these is NOT a part of a Nucleotide?

a)

5-Carbon Sugar

b)

Nitrogenous base

c)

Phosphate group

d)

6-Carbon Sugar

22.

Which of these structures is responsible for protein synthesis?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA