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Chemistry of Life Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When living things take in oxygen and change calories/glucose into energy, carbon dioxide and water it is the chemical reaction called

a)

fermentation

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

2.

When molecules break apart and reform into  new substances it is called a...

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

3.

We call the substances that go into a chemical reaction the ....

a)

molecules

b)

reactants

c)

products

4.

We call the substances that are produced or come out of a chemical reaction the

a)

molecules

b)

reactants

c)

products

5.

Food is defined scientifically as...

a)

molecules that give us energy

b)

molecules that provide building materials

c)

molecules that provide the body with energy and building materials

6.

A UNIT to measure the amount of energy and shown on food labels is...

a)

Calorie

b)

Fats

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Proteins

7.

An untested group you can compare the tested group to after the experiment is called...

a)

the constant

b)

the variable

c)

the control

8.

The variable we are purposely changing in an experiment is called...

a)

the control

b)

the constant

c)

the independent variable

9.

The variable that changes because of the independent variable is called the...

a)

control

b)

constant

c)

dependent variable

10.

The ability cause change or make things happen is a definition of ...

a)

reaction

b)

energy

c)

food

11.

The smallest unit of a substance that serves as a building block for larger molecules

a)

Subunit/monomer

b)

block

12.

The subunit for carbohydrates is...

a)

amino acida

b)

fatty acid

c)

monosaccharide

13.

The subunit for protein is....

a)

amino acid

b)

fatty acid

c)

monosaccharide

14.

The subunit for a fatty acid is

a)

amino acid

b)

fatty acid

c)

monosaccharide

15.

Which biomolecule is broken down to glucose and used for quick energy?

a)

fats/lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

16.

Which biomolecule is used for long term energy storage?

a)

fats/lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acid

17.

Which biomolecule provide building materials for muscles and cell membranes?

a)

fats/lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

18.

Energy is

a)

The ability to cause change

b)

photosynthesis

c)

respiration

19.

Energy that can be seen as light and often converts to thermal or heat energy

a)

thermal energy

b)

light energy

c)

kinetic energy

20.

 Heat energy measuring molecule movement

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

chemical energy

21.

Moving energy

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

chemical energy

22.

A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some bacteria that changes sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates (sugars) and give off oxygen

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis