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1.3 Biomolecules

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
2. Fats are major constituents of
a)
a. proteins
b)
b. genes
c)
c. photosynthesis
d)
d. cell membranes
e)
e. all of these
2.
3. Typical fat molecules have ____ chain(s).
a)
a. 1
b)
b. 2
c)
c. 3
d)
d. 4
e)
e. 5
3.

4. A single atom of carbon may form up to ____ covalent bonds

a)
a. 2
b)
b. 3
c)
c. 4
d)
d. 5
e)
e. 6
4.
6. A hydrolysis reaction results in
a)

a. formation of a macromolecule

b)

b. bond breakage

c)

c. lipid molecule

d)

d. nucleic acids

e)

e. proteins

5.
7. An −OH group is a(n) ____ group.
a)
a. carboxyl
b)
b. hydroxyl
c)
c. amino
d)
d. methyl
e)
e. carbonyl
6.
8. An −NH2 group is a(n) ____ group.
a)
a. carboxyl
b)
b. hydroxyl
c)
c. amine
d)
d. methyl
e)
e. carbonyl
7.

9. What kind of reaction produces large molecules by linking small molecules

a)
a. oxidation
b)
b. reduction
c)

c. dehydration

d)
d. hydrolysis
e)
e. decarboxylation
8.
10. Monosaccharides may be characterized by all EXCEPT...
a)

a. a 1:2:1 ratio

b)

b. carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

c)

c. a backbone of five to six carbon atoms

d)

d. a ring shape

e)

e. the presence of glycerol

9.
11. Fructose and glucose are
a)
a. isotopes
b)
b. monosaccharides
c)
c. disaccharides
d)
d. six-carbon sugars
e)

e. BOTH monosaccharides and six-carbon sugars

10.
13. Glucose and fructose
a)

a. form rings with the same number of sides

b)

b. both have two oxygen atoms as part of their ring structure

c)

c. both have identical functional groups

d)

d. contain the same number of carbon atoms

e)
e. are disaccharides
11.
14. Glucose and sugars in DNA and RNA
a)

a. have the same number of oxygen atoms

b)

b. have the same structural formulas

c)

c. are the two components of sucrose

d)
d. are monosaccharides
e)

e. are both components of RNA

12.
15. Sucrose is composed of
a)

a. two molecules of fructose

b)

b. two molecules glucose

c)

c. a molecule of fructose and a molecules of glucose

d)

d. a molecule of fructose and a molecules of galactose

e)

e. a monosaccharide

13.

16. Glycogen is a polysaccharide used for energy storage in ______

a)
a. animals
b)
b. plants
c)
c. protistans
d)
d. bacteria
e)
e. archaea
14.
17. Cellulose is
a)

a. a polysaccharide

b)

b. a component of cell membranes

c)
c. an oligosaccharide
d)

d. formed by hydrolysis

e)

e. a component of invertebrate exoskeletons

15.

18. Which of the following does NOT describe some aspect of polysaccharides?

a)
a. energy storage
b)

b. straight or branched

c)
c. glucose subunits
d)

d. contain only carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen

e)

e. produced by dehydration reactions

16.
19. Which of the following is NOT true of polysaccharides?
a)

a. composed of many linked monosaccharides

b)

b. may be straight and unbranched or highly branched

c)

c. most likely made of glucose molecules

d)

d. may be insoluble due to their large structure

e)

e. are formed by cleavage reactions

17.
20. Which of the following does not belong?
a)
a. phospholipids
b)
b. polysaccharides
c)
c. unsaturated fats
d)
d. steroids
e)
e. saturated fats
18.
21. Triglycerides are
a)
a. carbohydrates
b)
b. nucleotides
c)
c. proteins
d)
d. neutral fats
e)
e. amino acids
19.
22. Steroids
a)

a. have no fatty-acid

b)

b. consist of four rings

c)

c. may have different functional groups

d)

d. are a specialized type of lipid

e)

e. are described by all of these

20.
23. Cholesterol
a)

a. has a rigid backbone of four carbon rings

b)

b. is the most common steroid in animal tissue

c)

c. is a lipid without a fatty acid

d)

d. is needed to produce sexual development hormones

e)
e. is all of these
21.

24. ____ are long-chain fatty acids attached to alcohols

a)
a. triglycerides
b)
b. phospholipids
c)
c. sterols
d)
d. waxes
e)
e. most neutral fats
22.
25. Polyunsaturated fats
a)

a. have fewer hydrogen atoms than do saturated fats

b)

b. are more characteristic of animal fats than plant fats

c)

c. have no double bonds

d)

d. are solid at room temperature

e)
e. are none of these
23.
26. Lipids
a)

a. yield less energy per gram than do carbohydrates.

b)

b. include cartilage and chitin

c)

c. include fats consisting of one fatty-acid molecules and three glycerol molecules.

d)

d. are composed of monosachharides

e)
e. are none of these
24.
27. All steroids have
a)

a. the same number of double bonds.

b)

b. one or more fatty acids.

c)

c. four rings of carbon to which other atoms are attached.

d)

d. the same functional groups.

e)

e. the same number and positions of double bonds.

25.

28. The sequence of amino acids is the ____ structure?

a)
a. primary
b)
b. secondary
c)
c. tertiary
d)
d. quaternary
e)
e. stereo
26.

29. Amino acids are linked by what kind of bonds?

a)
a. disulfide
b)
b. hydrogen
c)
c. ionic
d)
d. peptide
e)
e. none of these
27.

30. The interaction of several polypeptide chains in a hemoglobin molecules is it's ______________ structure

a)
a. primary
b)
b. secondary
c)
c. tertiary
d)
d. quaternary
e)
e. combined
28.

31. Denaturation of proteins may result in all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a. breakage of hydrogen bonds

b)

b. loss of three-dimensional structure

c)

c. removal of R groups from amino acids

d)

d. alteration of enzyme fucntion

e)

e. endangerment of a cell's life

29.
32. Which of the following is NOT found in every nucleotide?
a)
a. ribose
b)

b. a phosphate

c)

c. a nitrogenous base

d)

d. a sugar group

e)
e. nitrogen
30.
33. Nucleotides contain what kind of sugars?
a)
a. three-carbon
b)
b. four-carbon
c)
c. five-carbon
d)
d. six-carbon
e)
e. seven-carbon
31.

34. Which molecule is incorrectly matched with its monomer

a)
a. fat; fatty acid
b)
b. starch; ribose
c)
c. protein; amino acid
d)
d. glycogen; glucose
e)

e. nucleic acids; Nucleotide