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Quiz: The Chemistry of LIfe

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If an atom contain 3 protons, 4 neutrons, and 3 electrons, its mass number is...

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

10

2.

If an atom contains 11 protons & 12 neutrons, its atomic number is...

a)

11

b)

12

c)

23

d)

1

3.

Which of the following make up a molecule of water?

a)

one atom of hydrogen

one atom of oxygen

b)

one atom of sodium

one atom of chlorine

c)

one atom of hydrogen

two atoms of oxygen

d)

two atoms of hydrogen

one atom of oxygen

4.

A covalent bond is formed as the result of

a)

transferring electrons

b)

sharing electrons

c)

transferring protons

d)

sharing protons

5.

Water molecules are polar, with the

a)

oxygen side being slightly positive and the hydrogen side being slightly negative

b)

oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly positive

c)

oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly negative

d)

oxygen side being slightly negative and the hydrogen side being slightly positive

6.

If you stir salt into boiling water, you produce a

a)

mixture called a suspension

b)

mixture called a solution

c)

solution and suspension

d)

mixture only

7.

A substance with a pH of 6 is called

a)

a weak acid

b)

a weak base

c)

a strong acid

d)

a strong base

8.

Solutions that have more OH- than H+ ions are

a)

reactants

b)

acids

c)

bases

d)

enzymes

9.

Why is carbon so special compared to other elements?

a)

Carbon atoms can bond to one another and form a lot of different structures.

b)

Carbon atoms have 4 valence electrons and can form quadruple bonds.

c)

Only carbon atoms can form covalent bonds with oxygen and hydrogen.

d)

Only carbon atoms can be dissolved in water solutions and suspensions.

10.

Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Of its 6 electrons, 4 are valence electrons. How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

11.

Amino acid is to protein as

a)

fat is to lipid

b)

DNA is to RNA

c)

sugar is to fat

d)

simple sugar is to starch

12.

In chemical reactions, atoms are

a)

created

b)

destroyed

c)

rearranged

d)

neutralized

13.

When hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water, water is

a)

a product

b)

a reactant

c)

an enzyme

d)

a catalyst

14.

Of the three subatomic particles​ ​ (a)   are most involved in forming chemical bonds.

Choose from the below words
electrons
protons
nuetrons
positive
negative
nuetral
15.

Which of the following statements explain an enzyme?

a)

Enzymes work best at a specified pH.

b)

All enzymes have the same shape as their substrates.

c)

Enzymes are proteins

d)

The shape of an enzyme allows it to do its job.

16.

Match the following subatomic particles to their charge.

a)

Proton

1.

Positive

b)

Nuetron

2.

Nuetral

c)

Electrons

3.

Negative

17.

Complex carbohydrates are to monosaccharides as polymers are to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
monomers
amino acids
lipids
DNA
proteins
peptide
18.

The elements or compounds that come out of a chemical reaction are ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
ions
isotopes
isomers
19.

The energy needed to start a chemical reaction is called the ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
activation energy
products
catalyst
enzymes
reactants
20.

Fill in the parts of an element on the periodic table.

21.

Match how to find the following parts of an element to their subatomic particles.

a)

Atomic Number

1.

Proton

b)

Atomic Mass

2.

Proton & Neutron

c)

Isotope

3.

Neutron

d)

Electronegativity

4.

Electrons

22.

Put in order the events when a sodium atom forms and bonds with a chlorine atom.

a)

Sodium and chlorine start their bonding through an ionic bond

b)

Sodium, a cation, gives one electron to chlorine.

c)

Chlorine, an anion, takes one electron from sodium

d)

Sodium and Chlorine form an ionic bond

e)

Sodium and Chlorine becomes NaCl, Sodium chloride (salt)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
23.

When H2 gas and O2 gas react to form H2O, what happens to the atoms that were in the gases, and what kind of bonds result?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

2 Hydrogens share their one electrons with Oxygen.

c)

2 Hydrogens transfer their electrons to Oxygen.

d)

Ionic Bond

24.

What accounts for water's properties of adhesion and cohesion?

a)

ability to freeze

b)

Solvent

c)

Bonding

d)

Heat Capacity

25.

Which picture(s) represents a homogenous mixture?

a)

b)

c)

d)

26.

Out of the four groups of macromolecules, which of these are groups are polymers?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

27.

Match the correct macromolecule to its structure.

a)

1.

Carbohydrate

b)

2.

LIpid

c)

3.

Protein

d)

4.

Nucleic Acid