Chap 2   Chapter 3 Self Quiz: Molecules of life   Chap 4

  1. Polysaccharides include the following EXCEPT
    1. cellulose (wrong)
    2. glucose (correct)
    3. starch (wrong)
    4. glycogen (wrong)
    5. all of the above are polysaccharides (wrong)
      Hint
  2. Glucose is a
    1. crystal (wrong)
    2. polysaccharide (wrong)
    3. monosaccharide (correct)
    4. hydrocarbon (wrong)
    5. triglyceride (wrong)
      Hint
  3. Sucrose (table sugar) is a
    1. fatty acid (wrong)
    2. nucleic acid (wrong)
    3. amino acid (wrong)
    4. polysaccharide (correct)
    5. monosaccharide (wrong)
      Hint
  4. Some excess glucose is converted into glycogen for short-term energy needs in muscles and ________ of animals.
    1. bladder (wrong)
    2. gallbladder (wrong)
    3. liver (correct)
    4. kidney (wrong)
    5. pancreas (wrong)
      Hint
  5. Trans fats may be a result of ________ of unsaturated fats.
    1. dehydration (wrong)
    2. rehydration (wrong)
    3. carbohydration (wrong)
    4. hydrolysis (wrong)
    5. hydrogenation (correct)
      Hint
  6. Hydrogenation can make ________ fats more ________ .
    1. unsaturated, saturated (correct)
    2. saturated, unsaturated (wrong)
    3. cis, trans (wrong)
    4. trans, cis (wrong)
    5. trans, unsaturated (wrong)
      Hint
  7. The fatty acid tails of a phospholipid are
    1. hydrophilic and polar (wrong)
    2. hydrophobic and polar (wrong)
    3. hydrophobic and nonpolar (correct)
    4. hydrophilic and nonpolar (wrong)
    5. ionic (wrong)
      Hint
  8. Factors that can affect an enzyme's activity include
    1. saturation and unsaturation (wrong)
    2. hydrogenation and oxygenation (wrong)
    3. temperature and pH (correct)
    4. ionic bonds (wrong)
    5. oxygen bonds (wrong)
      Hint
  9. The sugar found in DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is
    1. ribose (wrong)
    2. deoxyribose (correct)
    3. glucose (wrong)
    4. sucrose (wrong)
    5. cellulose (wrong)
      Hint
  10. Nitrogen-containing bases in RNA include the following EXCEPT:
    1. Cytosine (wrong)
    2. Adenine (wrong)
    3. Guanine (wrong)
    4. Uracil (wrong)
    5. Thymine (correct)
      Hint
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