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Organic Molecules - Practice Questions

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I prepared this hub to help those who are studying Biology I: Molecular and Cells. This hub is complementary to my hub linked on the bottom of this text. I hope this hub will a help to many biology students, and if any of you have any biology questions, please don't hesitate to leave a comment.


1. Hydrocarbons are hydrophobic because:

a) they contain functional groups.

b) they exist as isomers.

c) the covalent bonds between hydrogen and carbon are nonpolar.

2. A chemical reaction in which polymers are synthesized from their building blocks is called:

a) oxidation.

b) dissociation.

c) condensation.

d) reduction.

e) hydrolysis

3. Glucose dissolves in water because:

a) it has a very reactive primary structure.

b) it ionizes.

c) it is a polysaccharide.

d) it is hydrophobic.

e) it has polar hydroxyl groups that interact with polar water molecules.

4. The difference between a hexose and a pentose is that:

a) a hexose can be polymerized, but a pentose cannot.

b) a hexose always has six hydroxyl groups, and a pentose always has five.

c) a hexose is hydrophilic, and a pentose is hydrophobic.

d) a hexose is saturated, and a pentose is undersaturated.

e) a hexose always has six carbons, but a pentose always has five carbons.

5. Which pair is mismatched?

a) polysaccharide-cellulose

b) hexose-glucose

c) disaccharide-sucrose

d) monsaccharide-maltose

e) pentose-ribose

6. The hydrolysis of triacylglycerol will yield:

a) three fatty acids and one glycerol.

b) three glycerols and one fatty acid.

c) one fatty acid, one phosphate, and one glycerol.

d) one fatty acid, one amino acid, and one glucose.

e) two fatty acids and three glycerols.

7. An amphipathic molecule has:

a) only one hydrophobic end.

b) a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic portion.

c) two polar ends.

d) only one hydrophilic end.

e) two hydrophobic ends.

Question 8
Question 8

8. The most abundant molecules in this structure are: (Refer to the picture above)

a) polypeptides.

b) polysaccharides.

c) triacylglycerols.

d) phospholipids.

e) structural proteins.

9. This molecule transmits heredity information:

a) fatty acid.

b) polysaccharide.

c) adenosine triphosphate.

d) cholesterol.

e) nucleic acid.

10. When a nucleic acid undergoes hydrolysis, the resulting subunits are:

a) amino acids.

b) fatty acids.

c) nucleotides.

d) monosaccharides

e) carotenoids

Answers

  1. c
  2. c
  3. e
  4. e
  5. d
  6. a
  7. b
  8. d
  9. e
  10. c

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