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Chapter 6 Test Study Guide



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

 1. 

Which of the following compounds may be polymers?
a.
carbohydrates
c.
proteins
b.
nucleic acids
d.
all of these
 

 2. 

Which of the following does NOT describe a polymer?
a.
Polymers are made of monomers.
b.
Polymers are large molecules.
c.
Polymers usually form by covalent bonding.
d.
Polymers are broken down by the process of hydrogenation.
 

 3. 

Carbon compounds that come from living organisms are called _____ compounds.
a.
water
c.
homogeneous
b.
organic
d.
biological
 

 4. 

How many electrons can a carbon atom share?
a.
one
c.
three
b.
two
d.
four
 

 5. 

Which of the following is a chemical reaction?
a.
tearing paper into strips
b.
burning paper
c.
picking up iron filings with a magnet
d.
mixing salt and sugar in the same container
 

 6. 

_____ represents a formula for a chemical compound.
a.
H
c.
P
b.
C
d.
H2O
 

 7. 

The nucleus of an atom contains _____.
a.
protons and neutrons
c.
protons and electrons
b.
neutrons and electrons
d.
protons, neutrons, and electrons
 

 8. 

Electrons move about the nucleus of an atom in regions called _____.
a.
electron clouds
c.
air
b.
nuclei
d.
isotopes
 

 9. 

What are the basic building blocks of proteins?
a.
nucleic acids
c.
amino acids
b.
peptide bonds
d.
glycerol and fatty acids
 

 10. 

Water dissolves many ionic and molecular compounds because of its _____.
a.
ionic bonding
c.
covalent bonding
b.
polarity
d.
hydrogen bonding
 

 11. 

When molecules of glucose and fructose combine to form sucrose, they do so by _____.
a.
hydrolysis
c.
condensation
b.
electron clouds
d.
radiation
 

 12. 

A chlorine atom becomes a chloride ion when it _____.
a.
gains an electron
c.
gains a neutron
b.
loses an electron
d.
loses a proton
 

 13. 

The various enzymes in our bodies are _____.
a.
lipids
c.
nucleotides
b.
carbohydrates
d.
proteins
 

 14. 

Glucose and fructose, with the formula C6H12O6, differ in _____.
a.
numbers of atoms
c.
kinds of atoms
b.
arrangement of atoms
d.
arrangement of electrons
 

 15. 

A very strong base might have a pH of _____.
a.
3
c.
9
b.
5
d.
13
 

 16. 

Carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14 are _____.
a.
isotopes
c.
radioisotopes
b.
polymers
d.
macromolecules
 

 17. 

The total number of atoms in a molecule of sucrose, C12H22O11, is _____.
a.
11
c.
22
b.
12
d.
45
 

 18. 

An atom of fluorine has nine electrons. Its second energy level has _____.
a.
two electrons
c.
seven electrons
b.
eight electrons
d.
nine electrons
 

 19. 

An unsaturated lipid contains _____.
a.
more oxygen than hydrogen
c.
ionic bonds
b.
double bonds
d.
only one fatty acid
 

 20. 

Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain _____.
a.
nitrogen
c.
hydrogen
b.
carbon
d.
oxygen
 

 21. 

Diffusion continues until there is no _____.
a.
dynamic equilibrium
c.
concentration gradient
b.
turgor pressure
d.
homeostasis
 

 22. 

Brownian motion is evidence of _____.
a.
polar ions
c.
chemical energy
b.
random motion of molecules
d.
microorganisms
 

 23. 

Which of the atoms pictured in Figure 6-3 is most likely to form an ion?
chapter_6_study_gui_files/i0240000.jpg
Figure 6-3
a.
C
b.
Na
c.
O
d.
they are all equally likely to form an ion
 

 24. 

Which of the images in Figure 6-4 depicts dynamic equilibrium?
chapter_6_study_gui_files/i0250000.jpg
Figure 6-4
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 25. 

Which element would need to be removed from the molecule in Figure 6-5 to make it unsaturated?
chapter_6_study_gui_files/i0260000.jpg
Figure 6-5
a.
carbon
c.
oxygen
b.
hydrogen
d.
phosphorus
 



 
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