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Questão 1

Questão
The compounds above is a(n)
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  • Phospholipid
  • saturated fatty acid
  • unsaturated fatty acid
  • triglyceride

Questão 2

Questão
Phosphorus (P) has an atomic number of 15. How many unpaired electrons are in its outer shell?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questão 3

Questão
Which of the following is a polysaccharide found in plants used for storing energy?
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  • amylose
  • amylopectin
  • cellulose
  • amylose and amylopectin
  • all three

Questão 4

Questão
A covalent bond involves:
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  • a pair of electrons exchanged between atoms
  • an electrostatic attraction between atoms
  • the sharing of one or more protons between atoms
  • the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between atoms
  • the exchange of one or more electrons between atoms

Questão 5

Questão
Unsaturated fatty acids are more likely to
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  • be liquid at room temperature
  • be synthesized by animal cells
  • be solid at room temperature
  • contain more energy than saturated fatty acids

Questão 6

Questão
Which of the following functional groups tend to allow an organic compound to dissolve in water?
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  • hydroxyl
  • methyl
  • carbonyl
  • hydroxyl and carbonyl
  • all three

Questão 7

Questão
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is referred to as
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  • atomic mass
  • molecular weight
  • atomic weight
  • atomic number

Questão 8

Questão
Water is a polar molecule because
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  • it readily forms ionic bonds with many different types of compounds
  • its oxygen atom is electronegative, while the hydrogens are electropositive
  • its two hydrogen bonds are equally attached to an oxygen
  • it has a +2 negative charge

Questão 9

Questão
Methyl groups (CH3-R) are generally
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  • hydrophilic
  • amphipathic
  • polar
  • hydrophobic
  • charged

Questão 10

Questão
The breakdown of glycogen into glucose occurs by which of the following
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  • dehydration reactions
  • hydrolytic reactions
  • isomerization
  • dehydration and isomerization
  • all three

Questão 11

Questão
Which of the following are functions of lipids?
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  • genetic information
  • energy storage
  • major component of biological membranes
  • energy storage and major component
  • all three

Questão 12

Questão
A solution with a pH of 8 is more ________ than a solution with a pH of 5.
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  • acidic
  • concentrated
  • hydrophobic
  • dense
  • basic

Questão 13

Questão
A pH of 4 has a _____-fold greater hydrogen ion concentration than a pH of 6.
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  • 2
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000
  • 10000

Questão 14

Questão
Using the periodic table of elements, which element is most likely to have properties similar to carbon?
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  • aluminum (Al)
  • boron (B)
  • phosphorus (P)
  • silicon (Si)
  • nitrogen (N)

Questão 15

Questão
In a polar covalent bond
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  • anions and cations are attracted to each other
  • electrons are transferred between atoms
  • when water becomes frozen
  • there is an unequal sharing of electrons between atoms
  • water molecules attract each other

Questão 16

Questão
The energy of light can be temporarily stored in which component of an atom?
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  • protons
  • photons
  • neutrons
  • electrons
  • introns

Questão 17

Questão
The two nucleic acid strands of DNA are held together by
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  • glycosidic linkages
  • covalent bonding between nitrogenous bases
  • hydrogen bonding between sugar-phosphate residues
  • hydrogen bonding between nitrogenous bases
  • covalent binding between nucelotides

Questão 18

Questão
An acid added to water will
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  • decrease the hydrogen ion concentration
  • decrease the hydroxide ion concentration
  • increase the hydroxide concentration
  • increase pH

Questão 19

Questão
Which bond contributes to the tertiary structure of a protein?
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  • ionic
  • hydrogen
  • glycosidic
  • ionic and hydrogen
  • all three

Questão 20

Questão
Water is pulled up into a tree due to
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  • hydrogen bonding between water molecules
  • the cohesive and adhesive properties of water
  • the fluidity of water at room temperature
  • ionic bonding between water molecules

Questão 21

Questão
Which type of bond maintains the secondary structure of a protein
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  • disulfide bridges
  • peptide bonds between two peptide subunits
  • hydrogen bonding between two phospholipid subunits
  • hydrogen bonding between an amino group of an amino acid and a carboxyl group of another amino acid

Questão 22

Questão
Amino acids within a peptide are covalently linked by peptide bonds between
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  • acidic and basic side chains
  • carbonyl and amino groups
  • carboxyl and amino groups
  • polar and non-polar side chains
  • polar side chains

Questão 23

Questão
Insulin protein is soluble in water. A good explanation for this property is
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  • that it does not have any secondary structure
  • it contains disulfide bridges
  • many of its amino acids have polar or charged side chains
  • most of its amino acids are hydrophobic

Questão 24

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Hydrogen bonds form between
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  • electropositive hydrogen atoms and an electronegative atom
  • hydrogen atoms
  • hydrogen atoms and any other atom
  • hydrogen atoms that share a pair of electrons with another atom

Questão 25

Questão
Of the molecules listed below, which contains the most phosphorus?
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  • carbohydrates
  • proteins
  • fatty acids
  • nucleic acids

Questão 26

Questão
Although cellulose is a polymer of glucose molecules, humans cannot use it as a source of energy. Why?
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  • cellulose is covered by a waxy coating protecting it from digestion
  • cellulose is hydrophobic
  • humans don't like the taste of cellulose
  • the molecule is too large to be broken down by hydrolytic enzymes
  • humans do not express specific enzymes to digest cellulose

Questão 27

Questão
All inert gases, such as neon (atomic number = 10) have which of the following in common?
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  • they have the same number of protons
  • they have the same number of valence electrons
  • their outer electron shell is completely filled
  • they are all highly reactive

Questão 28

Questão
The ionic bond of NaCl arises from
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  • attraction of a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom
  • transfer of an electron to the nucleus of another atom
  • sharing of a pair of electrons
  • the attraction between two anions
  • an electrostatic attraction between two ions of opposite charge

Questão 29

Questão
The properties of an atom are determined by its
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  • ionic number
  • atomic mass
  • half-life
  • mass number
  • atomic number

Questão 30

Questão
When NaCl dissolves in water
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  • the entire molecule becomes surrounded by water
  • each ion becomes surrounded by water
  • the covalent bonds between sodium and chlorine atoms are broken
  • entire molecule surrounded by water and each ion surrounded by water
  • all three

Questão 31

Questão
Which of the functional groups above is a carboxyl?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questão 32

Questão
Two compounds that are structural isomers
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  • have the same total mass
  • have the same shape
  • have the same names
  • have the same properties

Questão 33

Questão
The tertiary structure of a protein is maintained by
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  • hydrogen bonding
  • disulfide bridges
  • ionic bonds
  • hydrogen bonding and disulfide bridging
  • all three

Questão 34

Questão
Why does ice float?
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  • Non-uniform spacing of dissolved ions
  • bubbles formed during freezing makes ice more buoyant
  • hydrogen bonds forming between water molecules in ice creates crystal lattice structure that keeping the water molecules farther apart
  • liquid water is translucent and ice is opaque
  • ice contains impurities that keep water molecules away from each other and therefor less dense

Questão 35

Questão
Which of the following molecules is a major component of biological membranes?
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  • carbohydrates
  • phospholipids
  • fatty acids
  • triglycerides

Questão 36

Questão
Phospholipids contain
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  • a hydrophobic head group
  • two hydrophobic tails
  • a ribose sugar
  • hydrophobic head and tails
  • all three

Questão 37

Questão
If a sample of DNA is composed of 20% guanine, what is the percentage of thymine?
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  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 30%
  • 60%
  • 80%

Questão 38

Questão
The side-chain of the amino acid shown above is
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  • non-polar, charged
  • non-polar
  • polar, uncharged
  • polar, charged

Questão 39

Questão
Water acts as a solvent because
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  • it can dissolve any compound
  • it can be surrounded by both non-polar molecules and ionic compounds
  • it is liquid at room temperature
  • it is a polar molecule
  • it forms hydrogen bonds with itself

Questão 40

Questão
What kind of reaction is required to synthesize a polymer?
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  • anxiolytic
  • hydrophobic
  • dehydration
  • hydrolytic
  • anabolic

Questão 41

Questão
A cation
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  • is a positively charged atom
  • is produced by a covalent bond
  • is a negatively charged atom
  • contains more neutrons than protons

Questão 42

Questão
A mutation that affects the primary structure of a protein, in turn, may affect
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  • the secondary structure of the protein
  • the tertiary structure of a protein
  • the quaternary structure of the protein
  • secondary and tertiary
  • all three

Questão 43

Questão
Which of the following molecules is a carbohydrate?
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  • C18H9O18
  • C10H12O10
  • C4H8O4
  • C24H2O24
  • C1H3O6

Questão 44

Questão
Which of the following is not true regarding isomers?
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  • isomers have different shapes
  • they have the same number of atoms
  • they have the same chemical properties
  • they may differ in how atoms are arranged across double bonds
  • they have different properties

Questão 45

Questão
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) consists of a carbon atom with double covalent bonds to each oxygen. How many electron pairs are shared between a carbon and oxygen atom?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 8

Questão 46

Questão
Which atoms, when covalently bonded to hydrogen, are generally electronegative?
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  • oxygen
  • nitrogen
  • sodium
  • oxygen and nitrogen
  • all three

Questão 47

Questão
An atom with an atomic number of 12 has how many electrons in its most outer shell?
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  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 8
  • 12

Questão 48

Questão
Glycogen in animals and amylose in plants
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  • are disaccharides
  • are polymers that store glucose
  • cannot both be digested by humans
  • are long chains of amino acids
  • are hydrophobic compounds

Questão 49

Questão
Of the atoms in the first two rows of the periodic table, carbon atoms are unique because they
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  • have four valence electrons
  • readily form polar covalent bonds with oxygen atoms
  • are molecularly stable
  • four valence electrons and molecularly stable
  • all three

Questão 50

Questão
Which of the following are components of a nucleotide?
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  • polar and non-polar amino acids
  • nitrogenous base and phosphate group and sugar
  • glycerol and three fatty acids
  • glycerol and two fatty acids and phosphate group

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