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Unit 1: Biochemistry

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Branch of science is concerned with the chemical processes that occur in living things

a)
biochemistry
b)
homeostasis
c)
scientific model
2.

Stable internal conditions of a living thing

a)
biochemistry
b)
homeostasis
c)
scientific model
3.

Chemical bonds result from the sharing of electrons in the outer atomic orbital

a)
adhesions
b)
covalent bonds
c)
ionic bonds
4.

Weight of a substance for a specific volume or the number of organisms in an area?

a)
activation energy
b)
biochemistry
c)
density
5.

Occurs when molecules have an uneven distribution of charges

a)
acid
b)
polarity
c)
specific heat
6.

The measure of the heat energy required to increase the temperature  of a unit quantity of a substance by a certain temperature interval

a)
activation energy
b)
density
c)
specific heat
7.

The scale that measures acidity or alkalinity (basicity) of a solution scaling from 1 to 14, with the neutral midpoint being 7

a)
biochemistry
b)
denature
c)
pH
8.

A polymer with a high molecular mass. Within organisms there are  four main groups: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

a)

macromolecule

b)

proton

c)

catalyst

9.

Speeds up a chemical reaction

a)
atom
b)
catalyst
c)

nucleic acid

10.

Reaction that absorbs energy (heat)

a)
covalent bonding
b)
endergonic (endothermic) reactions
c)
exergonic (exothermic) reactions
11.

R that releases energy (heat)

a)
covalent bonding
b)
endergonic (endothermic) reactions
c)
exergonic (exothermic) reactions
12.
What is the substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution; it has a pH of less than 7?
a)
acid
b)
base
c)
protein
d)
scientific model
13.

Substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution; it has a pH greater than 7

a)
acid
b)
base
c)
protein
14.

Relatively weak bond formed between hydrogen atom of one water molecule and oxygen atoms of another

a)
Disulfide Bond
b)
Hydrogen Bond
c)
ionic Bond
15.
What prefix means life, living?
a)
bio
b)
chem
c)
hydr
16.
What prefix means with, together?
a)
co-
b)
en-
c)
hydr-
17.

Important because of its ability to dissolve many substances and because many biochemical reactions need it

a)
acids
b)
bases
c)
water
18.
Which of the 4 classes of organic compounds contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and functions to provide fast energy to cells, store energy, and help form body structure?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
19.
Which of the 4 classes of organic compounds is insoluble in water and stores long term energy and forms cell membranes?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
20.
Which of the 4 classes of organic compounds is made of nucleotide monomers and stores the genetic material that has the information necessary for life and contains instructions for proteins?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
21.
Which of the 4 classes of organic compounds is a string of amino acid monomers and helps cells keep their shape, makes up muscles, speeds up chemical reactions, and to transport messages and materials?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
22.

Energy needed to get a reaction started?

a)
Activation energy
b)
Endergonic Reaction
c)
Homeostatic Reaction
23.

Process in which the effects of a small disturbance on a system include an increase in the magnitude of the stimulus

a)

Positive Feedback Loop

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

c)

Neutral Feedback Loop

24.

The answer to a question

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

reasoning

25.

The data (qualitative and quantitative) that supports the answer

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

reasoning

26.

The scientific explanation that justifies how the evidence supports the claim

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

reasoning

27.

A feedback in which the system responds in an opposite direction to the stimulus

a)

negative feedback

b)

positive feedback

c)

neutral feedback

28.

Which of the following variable is being measured and referred to as the the "responding" variable?

a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)

controlled variable

29.

What variable is purposefully changed and referred to as the "manipulated variable"?

a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)

controlled variable

30.

What variable is purposefully kept the same and referred to as the "constants"?

a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)

controlled variable

31.

The dependent variable in this experiment is

a)
Number of Bacteria
b)
Time of Incubation
c)
Culture Number
d)
Type of Bacteria
32.

Name a controlled variable (constant) for this experiment.

a)

the type of solution in each container

b)

The amount of solution used in each container

c)

the length of the gummy bear after it was submerged

33.

What is the independent variable of this experiment based on this graph?

a)

the color of the gummy bear

b)

the different types of solutions used to submerge the gummy bears.

c)

the length of the gummy bears after they were submerged in different liquids