Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Organic Chemistry Quiz Chp 3

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The oracle of Delphi's cryptic prophecies were just ramblings induced by
a. hydrocarbon gases.
b. CO2.
c. NH3.
d. H2.
e. all of these
____ 2. A single carbon atom may form as many as ____ covalent bonds with other atoms.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
____ 3. The atom present in all organic compounds is
a. carbon.
b. oxygen.
c. nitrogen.
d. sulfur.
e. hydrogen.
____ 4. Which compound contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms, making it highly hydrophobic?
a. ethyl alcohol
b. simple sugar
c. hydrocarbon
d. glycerol
e. amino acid
____ 5. A --CH3 group is a(n) ____ group.
a. carboxyl
b. hydroxyl
c. amino
d. methyl
e. carbonyl
____ 6. A --COOH group is a(n) ____ group.
a. carboxyl
b. hydroxyl
c. amino
d. methyl
e. carbonyl

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____ 7. The figure below illustrates a ____ reaction that produces two ____ and a ____.

a. condensation; hydroxyls; polymer

b. condensation; water molecules; polymer
c. cleavage; water molecules; monomer
d. rearrangement; water molecules; polymer
e. rearrangement; hydrogen ions; polymer
____ 8. Which of the following is NOT a polymer?
a. starch
b. nucleic acid
c. triglyceride
d. protein
e. polysaccharide
____ 9. What kind of reaction produces large molecules by linking small molecules?
a. oxidation
b. reduction
c. condensation
d. hydrolysis
e. decarboxylation
____ 10. Condensation and hydrolysis are accomplished in cells by
a. bonding attraction.
b. the action of enzymes.
c. spontaneous action.
d. functional group interactions.
e. all of these
____ 11. Glucose and fructose are different
a. in the number of carbons they possess.
b. in their proportion in sucrose molecules.
c. in the way that their atoms are arranged.
d. in the number of double bonds they possess.
e. both in the way that their atoms are arranged and in the number of double bonds they
possess.

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____ 12. The combination of glucose and galactose forms

a. fructose.
b. maltose.
c. lactose.
d. sucrose.
e. a polysaccharide.
____ 13. Plants store their excess carbohydrates in the form of
a. starch.
b. glycogen.
c. glucose.
d. cellulose.
e. fats.
____ 14. Which of the following includes all the others?
a. sucrose
b. glucose
c. cellulose
d. glycogen
e. carbohydrate
____ 15. The dotted areas in the figure below indicate where ____ reactions will occur to produce ____ and ____.

a. condensation; covalent bonds; hydroxyl ions.

b. electron transfer; covalent bonds; water molecules.
c. condensation; covalent bonds; water molecules.
d. cleavage; covalent bonds; hydrogen ions.
e. condensation; ionic bonds; hydrogen ions.

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____ 16. Primary protein structure is formed by

a. hydrophobic interactions.
b. hydrogen bonds.
c. bonds between amino acids.
d. covalent linkages between carbon and oxygen.
e. all of these
____ 17. The R group found in amino acids consists of
a. an amine group.
b. a hydroxyl group.
c. a carboxyl group.
d. at least a hydrogen atom.
e. an amine group and a carboxyl group.
____ 18. Amino acids are linked by what kind of bonds to form the primary structure of a protein?
a. disulfide
b. hydrogen
c. ionic
d. peptide
e. none of these
____ 19. The secondary structure of proteins may take the form of
a. twists.
b. bends.
c. loops.
d. folds.
e. all of these
____ 20. Which nucleotide readily transfers phosphates to other molecules making them more reactive?
a. cyclic AMP.
b. FAD.
c. NAD+.
d. ATP.
e. all of these

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Organic Chemistry Quiz Chp 3

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy

TOP: IMPACTS, ISSUES: SCIENCE OR THE SUPERNATURAL?
2. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: CONNECTIONS: THE MOLECULES OF LIFE--FROM STRUCTURE TO FUNCTION
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
TOP: CONNECTIONS: THE MOLECULES OF LIFE--FROM STRUCTURE TO FUNCTION
4. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: CONNECTIONS: THE MOLECULES OF LIFE--FROM STRUCTURE TO FUNCTION
5. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
8. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
10. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: HOW DO CELLS BUILD ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: THE MOST ABUNDANT ONES--CARBOHYDRATES
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: THE MOST ABUNDANT ONES--CARBOHYDRATES
13. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
TOP: THE MOST ABUNDANT ONES--CARBOHYDRATES
14. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: THE MOST ABUNDANT ONES--CARBOHYDRATES
15. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: GREASY, OILY--MUST BE LIPIDS
16. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: PROTEINS--DIVERSITY IN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
17. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
TOP: PROTEINS--DIVERSITY IN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
18. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
TOP: PROTEINS--DIVERSITY IN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
19. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: PROTEINS--DIVERSITY IN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
20. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
TOP: NUCLEOTIDES, DNA, AND THE RNAS