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🌈 Quizizz #5 (2023-2024) Biochemistry Focus 🌈

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anhidrosis is the inability to sweat normally. If the human body cannot sweat properly, it cannot cool itself, which is potentially harmful.

Anhidrosis most directly interferes with:

a)

a feedback mechanism that maintains homeostasis

b)

an immune system response to harmless antigens

c)

the synthesis of hormones in the circulatory system

d)

the enzymatic breakdown of water in cells

2.
Which substance is an inorganic molecule?
a)
water
b)
starch
c)
DNA
d)
fat
3.
Riding a bicycle requires balance and constant adjustment and monitoring by the rider in order to continue cycling. Successfully riding a bicycle most directly results from the ability to
a)
 sexually reproduce
b)
 grow and develop
c)
detect and respond to change
d)
 metabolize food for energy
4.
The higher the magnification, the ________ you see of the specimen.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
higher
d)
lower
5.
This process happens inside chloroplasts
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Osmosis
6.

What are the building blocks of starch?

a)

amino acids

b)

simple sugars or glucose

c)

3 fatty acids and a glycerol

d)

nucleotides

7.

What are the building blocks of lipids?

a)

amino acids

b)

simple sugars or glucose

c)

3 fatty acids and a glycerol

d)

nucleotides

8.

What are the building blocks of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

simple sugars or glucose

c)

3 fatty acids and a glycerol

d)

nucleotides

9.
 A fully functioning enzyme molecule is arranged in a complex three-dimensional shape. This shape determines the
a)
 specific type of molecule it interacts with during a reaction
b)
rate at which the enzyme breaks down during a reaction it regulates
c)
pH of all body systems
d)
temperature of the products of the reaction it regulates
10.
This process best represents
a)
the bonding of amino acids to form a starch
b)
the digestion of amino acids to form a starch molecule
c)
the bonding of simple sugars to form a starch molecule
d)
the digestion of simple sugars to form a starch molecule
11.
Which group consists entirely of organic molecules?
a)
protein, oxygen, fat
b)
protein, starch, fat
c)
water, carbon dioxide, oxygen
d)
water, starch, protein
12.
The energy in this molecule is stored 
a)
in the bonds between atoms
b)
in the oxygen found in the molecule
c)
when the carbon atoms break off
d)
when water breaks this molecule apart
13.
The building blocks for this molecule are
a)
amino acids
b)
simple sugars
c)
fats
d)
molecular bases
14.
The shape of a protein molecule directly determines the
a)
movements through the cytoplasm
b)
functions inside and outside of cells
c)
roles in building water molecules
d)
circulation throughout the body
15.
DNA & RNA are examples of what type of organic compound?
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
16.
Which organic compound is used for stored energy and cell structures?
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
17.

Which organic compound is primarily used to make quick ENERGY?

a)

carbohydrates/ starch

b)

proteins

c)

fats/lipids

d)

nucleic acids

18.

By which process do building blocks combine to form larger organic compounds?

a)

synthesis

b)

digestion

c)

chemical makeup

19.

Organic compounds must contain what elements?

a)

carbon and hydrogen

b)

nitrogen and carbon

c)

phosphorous and nitrogen

d)

calcium and carbon

20.
Letter X in the process represents 
a)
an antibody
b)
a hormone
c)
an enzyme
d)
a receptor
21.
If a starch-digesting enzyme were added to a sports gel that lists starch as an ingredient, which substance would increase in concentration?
a)
fat
b)
glucose
c)
amino acids
d)
water

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