Biomolecules
Characteristics of Life
Carbohydrates
100

Which of the following is considered a macromolecule?

A) Nucleic acid

B) Amino acid

C) Fatty acid

D) None of the above

Nucleic acid

100

Which of the following is all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell?

A. Photosynthesis

B. Hydrolysis

C. Metabolism

D. Hydration

Metabolism

100

Give two examples of Disaccharides.

Lactose

Maltose

Sucrose

200

Which of the following is NOT one of the classes of primaryorganic molecules?

A) Carbohydrates

B) Proteins

C) Salts

D) Nucleic acids

Salts

200

When organisms reproduce, they pass on copies of their genetic information ............. to the next generation.

A. Protein

B. Genes

C. Amino acids

D. ATP

Genes

200

What is the name of the stored carbohydrates in animal and plant?

Glycogen

Starch

300

The process by which polymers are turned into monomers is called

A) dehydration synthesis

B) ionization

C) hydrolysis

D) phagocytosis

hydrolysis

300

................... is any modification that makes an organism better able to function in a particular environment.

A. Diversity

B. Evolution

C. Population

D. Adaptation

Adaptation

300

Mention 3 examples of hexose sugars.

Glucose

Galactose

Fructose

400

Isotopes are created by a change in the number of what particle of an atom?

A. electrons

B. neutrons

C. protons

D. ions

neutrons

400

.................... is the change in a population of organisms over time to become more suited to the environment.

A. Adaptation

B. Inflation

C. Evolution

D. Mohamed Mounir

Evolution

400

Plant cell walls contain what in abundance?

A. Cellulose

B. Glycogen

C. Lactose

D. Starch

Cellulose

500

What type of reaction could he initiate to determine whether the molecule is a polymer and, thus, a macromolecule?

A. Amination

B. condensation

C. dehydration

D. hydrolysis

hydrolysis

500

................. is the maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries?

A. Homeostasis

B. Organization

C. Cellular Respiration

D. Adaptation

Homeostasis

500

What does it mean to say that glucose, fructose, and galactose are isomers?

They share same molecular formula but different in their structural formula

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