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ADV9: Chemical Reactions Quiz

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a synthesis reaction, which of the following is true?

a)

Two or more substances combine to form a new compound.

b)

A compound breaks down into two or more substances.

c)

One element replaces another in a compound.

d)

Ions in two compounds exchange places.

2.

Which of the following is NOT involved in the reaction H₂ + N₂ → NH₃?

a)

H₂

b)

N₂

c)

NH₃

d)

O₂

3.

Which of the following reactions involves the breaking of bonds?

a)

H₂ + N₂ → NH₃

b)

H₂O → H₂ + O₂

c)

CO₂ → C + O₂

d)

All of the above

4.

What is the significance of bond energy in chemical equilibrium?

a)

It determines the speed of the reaction.

b)

It explains how equilibrium is possible with unequal amounts.

c)

It has no significance.

d)

It only affects the products.

5.

What is the state of the reaction when the concentrations of reactants and products are constant?

a)

Dynamic equilibrium.

b)

Static equilibrium.

c)

Chemical equilibrium.

d)

Physical equilibrium.

6.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that impacts the rate of chemical reactions?

a)

Temperature

b)

Concentration

c)

Catalysts

d)

Color

7.

How does a catalyst affect a chemical reaction?

a)

It decreases the energy needed

b)

It increases the energy needed

c)

It changes the products

d)

It changes the reactants

8.

What happens to energy in endothermic reactions?

a)

Energy is absorbed.

b)

Energy is released.

c)

Energy remains constant.

d)

Energy is destroyed.

9.

What is the purpose of the initial energy input required for in a chemical reaction?

a)

To cool down the reactants

b)

To break the bonds of reactants

c)

To form new bonds

d)

To increase the temperature

10.

What are the building blocks of proteins?

a)

Sugars

b)

Amino acids

c)

Fatty acids

d)

Nucleotides

11.

How do enzymes help with food consumption?

a)

They make food taste better

b)

They help break down food into smaller nutrients

c)

They release energy from the food in time for the cell to use it.

d)

They make food last longer

12.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an exothermic reaction?

a)

Energy is released.

b)

Energy is absorbed.

c)

Temperature decreases.

d)

Reactants gain energy.

13.

What is the role of enzymes in biological reactions?

a)

They slow down reactions.

b)

They act as reactants.

c)

They act as catalysts.

d)

They change the products.

14.

Which of the following best describes a decomposition reaction?

a)

Two or more substances combine to form a new compound.

b)

A compound breaks down into two or more substances.

c)

One element replaces another in a compound.

d)

Ions in two compounds exchange places.

15.

Which bond stores the least energy per mole?

a)

C-H

b)

N-H

c)

H-H

d)

C=C

16.

Which bond stores the most energy per mole?

a)

C-H

b)

N-H

c)

H-H

d)

C=C

17.

Breaking bonds is _________________. Forming bonds is ______________________

a)

endothermic, exothermic

b)

exothermic, endothermic

18.

Does breaking bonds require energy, release energy, or not involve energy at all?

a)

requires energy to break

b)

releases energy when broken

c)

No energy involved

19.
A ______________ is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being used up during the reaction. 
a)
catalyst
b)
product
c)
reactant
d)
solute
20.

In an article, Felix reads about environmental contamination by a dangerous chemical called perchlorate. Scientists are working on a new catalyst to help decrease perchlorate in the environment. How would a catalyst help decrease perchlorate in the environment?


a)

A catalyst would make perchlorate insoluble in water.

b)

A catalyst would separate perchlorate into separate elements.

c)

A catalyst would increase the rate that perchlorate reacts with other substances.

d)

A catalyst would bond with the perchlorate to make a new, harmless compound.

21.
Enzymes are considered to be 
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
22.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
23.
How do enzymes increase the speed of chemical reactions?
a)
reducing the number of products   
b)
reducing the activation energy
c)
increasing the temperature of the cell
d)
increasing the concentration of reactants 
24.
After the enzyme and substrate bind together and perform the reaction, what does the substrate become?
a)

asubstrate (s)

b)

enzyme(s)

c)

product(s)

d)

inhibitor(s)

25.

Allosteric inhibitors block the active site

a)

true

b)

false

26.
Which of these is NOT true?
a)
Enzymes can denature (change shape) when the temperature gets too high.
b)
Enzymes can only be used once in a chemical reaction. 
c)
Extreme pH can denature enzymes.
d)
Enzymes speed up chemical reactions. 
27.

What happens when enzymes are cooled down?

a)

The enzymes die

b)
The shapes of the enzyme are altered or denatured
c)

The enzyme slows down

d)

The active site is altered

28.
Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best? 
a)
15 C
b)
40 C
c)
30 C
d)
47 C
29.
Letter D...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
30.
Letter B...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
31.
Letter E...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
32.

What is an inhibitor?

a)

the region of an enzyme that attaches to a substrate

b)

a change in the shape of a protein

c)

substance that can bind to an enzyme and prevent the substrate from binding

d)

macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

33.
what part do the competitive inhibitors attach to?
a)
subtrate
b)
active site
c)
somewhere other than enzyme
34.
Every enzyme has a optimal temperature and pH. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
35.

How does energy change during a chemical reaction?

a)

Breaking bonds requires energy absorption while building bonds releases energy

b)

Breaking bonds releases energy while building bonds requires energy absorption

c)

It doesn't change

36.

Label A in the diagram is identified as...

a)

reactants

b)

products

c)

activation energy

d)

photosynthesis

37.

Label D in the diagram is identified as...

a)

reactants

b)

products

c)

activation energy

d)

photosynthesis

38.

Label B in the diagram is identified as...

a)

reactants

b)

products

c)

activation energy

d)

photosynthesis

39.

This energy diagram shows a _____ reaction.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

c)

activation energy

d)

photosynthesis

40.

All of the chemical reactions within each cell of an organism...

a)

metabolism

b)

reactants

c)

denaturation

d)

endothermic

41.

The breaking and forming of bonds between different substances during chemical changes...

a)

chemical reactions

b)

endothermic

c)

exothermic

d)

denaturation

42.

The amount of energy needed to make a chemical reaction start...

a)

activation energy

b)

catabolic

c)

anabolic

d)

metabolism

43.

Substances that are changed during a chemical reaction...

a)

Reactants

b)

Products

c)

Metabolism

d)

Catalyst

44.

Substances that are made by a chemical reaction...

a)

products

b)

reactants

c)

catalysts

d)

enzymes

45.

A region on an enzyme that fits only one substrate...

a)

active site

b)

activation energy

c)

reactant

d)

enzyme

46.

What are the monomers of enzymes?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

glycerol & fatty acids

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleotides

47.

Which of the following is the enzyme?

a)

maltose

b)

catalase

c)

glycogen

d)

triglyceride

48.

Which of the following describes enzymes and proteins losing their shape, and therefore losing its function?

a)

denaturation

b)

anabolic enzyme

c)

activation energy

d)

catabolic enzyme

49.

In the graph, what is letter A?

a)

activation energy with enzymes

b)

activation energy without enzymes

50.

In the graph, what is letter B?

a)

activation energy with enzymes

b)

activation energy without enzymes

51.

If an enzyme works best at a pH of 5, what would happen if the pH increased to 9?

a)

the enzyme would work better

b)

the enzyme would denature and stop working

c)

the enzyme would denature and work more efficiently

d)

the enzyme converts into a different enzyme

52.
Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that will fit its active site.  What is this called?
a)
reusablility
b)
denaturation
c)
specificity
d)
fragility
53.
An enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction in the cell but can only be used once.  True or False? 
a)
true
b)
false
54.

If the temperature of the environment is not correct the enzyme may not work.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Suppose you held a lighted match to a solid hunk of wood and another match to a pile of wood shavings. Which form of wood will catch fire more easily?

a)

Wood chunk because of smaller surface area

b)

Wood chunk because of larger surface area

c)

Wood shavings because of smaller surface area

d)

Wood shavings because of larger surface area

56.

How does temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

a)

Increasing temperature increases the rate of reaction

b)

Increasing temperature decreases the rate of reaction

c)

Temperature does not impact rate of reaction

d)

Decreasing temperature increases the rate of reaction

57.

As a reaction progresses, which statement is true

a)

The concentration of products decreases, and the concentration of reactants increases

b)

The concentration of reactants decreases, and the concentration of products increases

58.

The amount of TIME it takes for exactly half of your starting material to react and form products is called the...

a)

Activated complex

b)

Half-life

c)

Reaction rate

d)

collision theory

59.

What happens if molecules collide but not in the correct orientation

a)

Molecules always collide correctly

b)

All collisions result in products

c)

Explosion

d)

No reaction

60.

All of the following increase the rate of reaction EXCEPT

a)

Addition of a catalyst

b)

Increasing the temperature

c)

Increasing the concentration of the limiting reactant

d)

Decreasing the surface area

61.
More collisions correspond to a: 
a)
Faster reaction rate  
b)
Slower reaction rate
c)
Constant reaction rate 
d)
None of the above
62.
Which explanation best fits the graph for pH's effect on an enzyme?
a)
As the pH gets closer to neutral more H-Bonds are broken
b)
Larger numbers of H+ & OH- ions distort the active site
c)
There are more collisions between substrates and active sites near the optimal pH
d)
Low pHs cause more H-Bonds to happen near the active site
63.

The diagram represents one way an enzyme can be inhibited.


Which statement explains the effect of an inhibitor on an enzyme?

a)

A substrate will be able to bond with the enzyme.

b)

The enzyme will likely be attacked by immune cells.

c)

The enzyme will be unable to produce more enzymes.

d)

A substrate will be unable to attach to the enzyme.

64.
How do non-competitive inhibitors affect enzymes?
a)
It binds to the active site, blocking the substrate
b)
It changes the shape of the enzyme
c)
It increases the activation energy
d)
It decreases the activation energy
65.
Some bacteria are metabolically active in hot springs because ____________
a)
their enzymes are insensitive to temperature
b)
they use molecules other than proteins as their main catalysts
c)
their enzymes have high optimal temperatures
d)
they are able to maintain an internal temperature much cooler than that of the surrounding water
66.

The best way to speed up an enzymatic reaction would be

a)

Add more substrate

b)

Add more enzyme

c)

Increase the temperature

d)

Increase the salinity

67.

In Figure 6.2, why does the reaction rate plateau at higher reactant concentrations?

a)

Feedback inhibition by product occurs at high reactant concentrations.

b)

Most enzyme molecules are occupied by substrate at high reactant concentrations.

c)

The reaction nears equilibrium at high reactant concentrations.

d)

The activation energy for the reaction increases with reactant concentration.

68.

You are given a reaction and are told it is at “saturation.” To determine if this is true, you should add _______ and see if the reaction rate _______.

a)

ATP; increases

b)

more substrate; increases

c)

a competitive inhibitor; decreases

d)

a downstream product; decreases

e)

a noncompetitive inhibitor; decreases

69.

Enzymatic reactions can become saturated as substrate concentration increases because

a)

enzymes have the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms attached to them.

b)

the concentration of substrate reaches a point at which it cannot increase any further.

c)

substrates are inhibitors of enzymes.

d)

the activation energy of the reaction reaches a point at which it cannot be lowered further.

e)

there are a limited number of the enzyme molecules present.

70.

Enzymes are highly sensitive to pH and temperature because

a)

changes in the environment raise their activation energy.

b)

changes in temperature and pH readily break their hydrogen bonds and can alter the enzyme shape.

c)

environmental changes affect their primary structure.

d)

at extreme temperatures and pH levels, coenzymes add chemical groups to the substrate.

e)

extremes of temperature and pH level change the ionization rate.

71.

What is underlined in the chemical equation below?

Na + Cl ---> NaCl

a)

Products

b)

Reactants

72.

In the chemical equation below, the product is....

Na + Cl ---> NaCl

a)

Na

b)

NaCL

c)

Cl

d)

NaCl

73.

Select all the Reactants

a)
b)
c)
74.

Select all the products

a)
b)
c)
75.
What are the coefficient used to balance the equation below?
__Ag2O →__ Ag +___O2
a)
2,4,1
b)
1,1,1
c)
2,1,2
d)
2,2,2
76.

Balance this equation.

__CF4 + __Br2 --> __CBr4 + __F2

a)

2,1,2,1

b)

1,2,2,1

c)

1,2,1,2

d)

2,2,2,2

77.
Is the equation balanced?: 2H2O + O2 --> 4MgO + 3Fe
a)
Yes
b)
No
78.
How many atoms are there TOTAL in:
H2SO4
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
79.
How many O's are in Al₂(SO₄)₃
a)
4
b)
12
c)
7
d)
24
80.

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

a)

Matter is created and destroyed in a chemical reaction.

b)

Matter is neither created nor destroyed, just transferred.

c)

Matter is only destroyed in a chemical reaction.

d)

Matter can be transformed into energy.

81.

What does balancing a chemical equation involve?

a)

Changing the chemical formulas of the reactants and products.

b)

Adding coefficients to ensure the number of atoms of each element is equal on both sides.

c)

Removing elements to simplify the equation.

d)

Increasing the temperature of the reaction.

82.

What role do coefficients play in balancing chemical equations?

a)

They indicate the temperature at which the reaction occurs.

b)

They change the chemical properties of the substances involved.

c)

They represent the number of molecules of each substance.

d)

They show the speed of the chemical reaction.

83.

In a balanced chemical equation, what happens to atoms from the beginning to the end of the reaction?

a)

They change into different atoms.

b)

They are destroyed and then recreated.

c)

They remain the same, just rearranged.

d)

They are converted into energy.

84.

What is the role of an enzyme in a chemical reaction?

a)

To increase the concentration of reactants

b)

To change the products of the reaction

c)

To decrease the activation energy required

d)

To increase the temperature of the reaction

85.

Which of the following best describes a substrate?

a)

A molecule that is changed by an enzyme

b)

A molecule that speeds up a reaction

c)

A molecule that is a product of a reaction

d)

A molecule that inhibits enzyme activity

86.

What happens to an enzyme when it is denatured?

a)

It becomes more active

b)

It binds more substrates

c)

It loses its shape and function

d)

It speeds up the reaction

87.

What is the effect of temperature on enzyme activity?

a)

Enzyme activity increases indefinitely with temperature

b)

Enzyme activity decreases with increasing temperature

c)

Temperature has no effect on enzyme activity

d)

Enzyme activity increases with temperature up to a point, then decreases

88.

Which of the following statements is true about enzymes?

a)

Enzymes are only found in animal cells

b)

Enzymes are only active at high pH levels

c)

Enzymes can be reused for multiple reactions

d)

Enzymes are consumed in the reactions they catalyze