Characteristics of Life
Organic Compounds
Macromolecules
Science Experiments
Vocabulary
100
Which is of the following is not one of the six characteristics of life?
A. response to stimuli
B. spontaneous generation
C. growth and development
D. organization
B. spontaneous generation
100
How many bonds can a carbon atom form?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
D. four
100
Which of the following is a characteristic of a typical carbon atom?
A. Carbon has a high melting point.
B. Carbon dissolves easily in water.
C. Carbon can form single, double, and triple bonds.
D. Carbon is one of the least common elements in the universe.
C. Carbon can form single, double, and triple bonds.
100
Who left the food in the lab?
A. Zack
B. Nicole
C. Christian
D. Abigail
B. Nicole
100
A large molecule built from many smaller molecules or monomers
macromolecule
200
Which level of organization is characterized by a group of cells that work together to perform a common function?
A. organ
B. tissue
C. organ system
D. organism
B. tissue
200
Which compound contains a triple bond?
A.
B.
C.
D. 
D.
200
The brothers pictured below are identical twins.
The boys in this picture look alike because their bodies contain identical
A. carbohydrates.
B. lipids.
C. nucleic acids.
D. proteins.
C. nucleic acids.
200
If the mystery food sample contained the nutrient, then it would change to the same color as the
A. indicator
B. Positive control
D. Negative control
B. Positive control
200
Of or relating to an environmental factor that is living or that comes from something that was once living
biotic
300
Which characteristic of life best describes the process of homeostasis?
A. responding to the environment
B. reproducing
C. growing and developing
D. using energy
A. responding to the environment
300
Gina wants to use models to better understand how the types of bonds in a molecule relate to the presence of geometric isomers.
Which model would be most helpful in her research?
A. the space-filling model
B. the structural formula
C. the molecular formula
D. the ball-and-stick model
D. the ball-and-stick model
300
Glycogen is an energy-storage molecule in humans. A hormone that is called insulin controls the storage of glycogen in the liver. Insulin is made up of amino acids.
Which statement correctly identifies the types of macromolecules that are described?
A. Glycogen is a protein, and insulin is a lipid.
B. Glycogen is a protein, and insulin is a protein.
C. Glycogen is a carbohydrate, and insulin is a lipid.
D. Glycogen is a carbohydrate, and insulin is a protein.
D. Glycogen is a carbohydrate, and insulin is a protein.
300
What is the name of the glass container above that you used to heat water?
A. test tube
B. a volumetric flask
C. an Erlenmeyer flask
D. a beaker
D. a beaker
300
A molecule made up entirely of hydrogen and carbon atoms
hydrocarbon
400
Which statement best illustrates a biotic or an abiotic factor that is often found in a city park?
A. Decaying leaves are an abiotic factor because they are living.
B. Rocks are an abiotic factor because they have never been alive.
C. Water in ponds is a biotic factor, because it provides a habitat for living things.
D. Oxygen is a biotic factor, because it is required for life and found in all living things.
B. Rocks are an abiotic factor because they have never been alive.
400
The structural formula of an unsaturated fatty acid resembles the following diagram.
Which of these is a geometric isomer of the above compound?
A. 
B. 
C.
D. 
C.
400
Which statement describes one way that RNA differs from DNA?
A. One is a protein, and the other is a nucleic acid.
B. They contain different five-carbon sugars and a different nitrogenous base.
C. They are both carbohydrates, but one is a polysaccharide.
D. One provides energy, and the other carries genetic information.
B. They contain different five-carbon sugars and a different nitrogenous base.
400
What was shown by both Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments?
A. Living things only come from other living things.
B. Nonliving things can come from living things.
C. Nonliving things only come from other nonliving things.
D. Living things can come from nonliving things.
A. Living things only come from other living things
400
A compound that has the same molecular formula as another compound, but a different structural formula
isomer
500
A lion eating a zebra is an example of which characteristic of life?
A. having cells
B. responding to the environment
C. using energy
D. growing and developing
C. using energy
500
Which of the following best states the difference between an alcohol and an ether?
A. In an alcohol, a carbon atom is double bonded to an oxygen atom; in an ether, a carbon atom is triple bonded to another carbon atom.
B. In an ether, a carbon atom is double bonded to an oxygen atom; in an alcohol, a carbon atom is triple bonded to another carbon atom.
C. In an alcohol, a carbon atom is single bonded to a hydroxide group (OH–); in an ether, an oxygen atom is single bonded to two carbon atoms.
D. In an ether, a carbon atom is single bonded to a hydroxide group (OH–); in an alcohol, an oxygen atom is single bonded to two carbon atoms.
C. In an alcohol, a carbon atom is single bonded to a hydroxide group (OH–); in an ether, an oxygen atom is single bonded to two carbon atoms.
500
A scientist is examining the function of macromolecules in a cell. She notices that movement of large molecules into and out of the cell is disrupted when she damages one specific type of macromolecule.
Which macromolecule has she most likely damaged?
A. a carbohydrate
B. a steroid
C. a nucleic acid
D. a protein
D. a protein
500
How were Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments similar?
A. Both studied the growth of microbes in broth.
B. Both studied flies emerging from meat.
C. Both tested the idea of spontaneous generation.
D. Both tested whether pasteurization kills microorganisms.
C. Both tested the idea of spontaneous generation.
500
Which is abiotic?
A. tree sap
B. insect
C. sunlight
D. tree stump
C. sunlight