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Multiple Choice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
____ 1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Atomsarecomposedof
protonswithapositivecharge.
neutronswithnocharge.
electronswithanegativecharge.
Alloftheabove

a.
b.
c.
d.

Thesmallestparticleofcarbonthatcanretainthechemicalpropertiesofcarbonis
acarbonmolecule.
acarbonmacromolecule.
acarbonatom.
thenucleusofacarbonatom.

____ 2.

____ 3.

Asubstancethatiscomposedofonlyonetypeofatomiscalleda(n)
a. nucleus.
c. element.
b. cell.
d. molecule.

____ 4.

Allmatterintheuniverseiscomposedof
a. cells.
b. molecules.

____ 5.

c. atoms.
d. carbon.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Theelectronsofanatom
arefoundinthenucleusalongwiththeprotons.
orbitthenucleusinvariousenergylevels.
haveapositivecharge.
areattractedtothepositivechargeofneutrons.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Atomsthathavegainedenergy
haveprotonsandneutronsthatmovefartherapart.
loseneutronsfromthenucleus.
haveelectronsthatmovetohigherenergylevels.
absorbelectronsintothenucleus.

____ 6.

____ 7.

Whichofthefollowingstatesofmattercontain(s)particlesthataretightlylinkedtogetherinadefinite
shape?
a. solid
c. gas
b. liquid
d. solidandliquid

____ 8.

Becausecarbonhasfourelectronsinitsouterenergylevel,
a. itcanformbondswithcarbonatomsonly.

b. theseatomsarenaturallychemicallystable.
c. itcanreactwithuptofourotheratomstoformcovalentbonds.
d. itcannotreactwithanythingotherthanorganicmolecules.
____ 9.

Thebondformedwhentwoatomsshareapairofelectronsiscalleda
a. hydrogenbond.
c. covalentbond.
b. nonpolarbond.
d. waterbond.

____ 10.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Sharingofelectronsbetweenatomsoftwoormoreelements
resultsintheformationofanion.
resultsintheformationofacompound.
resultsintheformationofnoblegases.
resultsindestabilizationoftheatomsinvolved.

____ 11.

Anatomthathasgainedorlostelectronsiscalleda(n)
a. molecule.
c. ion.
b. nucleon.
d. element.

____ 12.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsmostaccuratelydescribesthedifferencebetweenanionicbondanda
covalentbond?
a. Atomsheldtogetherbyionicbondsseparatewhenplacedinwater,whileatomsheld
togetherbycovalentbondsdonotseparateinwater.
b. Ionicbondsholdtogetheratomsoftwodifferenttypes,whilecovalentbondsholdtogether
atomsofthesametype.
c. Electronsareexchangedbetweenatomsheldtogetherbyanionicbond,buttheyareshared
betweenatomsheldtogetherbyacovalentbond.
d. Ionicbondsformbetweenatomsthatcarryoppositecharges,whilecovalentbondsform
betweenunchargedatoms.

____ 13.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Aneutralsolutionhasanequalnumberof
hydrogenandhydroniumions.
hydroxideandhydroniumions.
hydrogenandhydroxideions.
oxygenandhydrogenions.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Thetermsbaseandalk alinerefertosolutionsthat
containdissolvedsodiumhydroxide.
containmorehydroniumionsthanhydroxideions.
containmorehydroxideionsthanhydroniumions.
containmorehydroxideionsthanhydrogenions.

____ 14.

____ 15.

AsolutionwithapHof11is
a. acidic.
b. alkaline.

c. neutral.
d. abuffer.

____ 16.

AcidicsolutionshaveapHthatis
a. lessthan7.
b. between0and14.

____ 17.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Awatermoleculeispolarbecauseitshydrogenandoxygenatoms
bothloseelectrons.
becomeions.
bothgainelectrons.
donotsharetheelectronsequally.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Polarmoleculessuchaswaterhave
nonegativeorpositivepoles.
bothnegativeandpositivepoles.
onlyanegativepole.
onlyapositivepole.

____ 18.

____ 19.

Amoleculethathasapartialpositivechargeononesideandapartialnegativechargeontheothersideis
calleda
a. nonpolarmolecule.
c. chargedmolecule.
b. polarmolecule.
d. bipolarmolecule.

____ 20.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Waterisapolarmoleculebecause
itcontainstwohydrogenatomsforeachoxygenatom.
ithasacharge.
differentpartsofthemoleculehaveslightlydifferentcharges.
itdoesnothaveacharge.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Watermoleculesbreakupotherpolarsubstances
suchassalts.
becauseoftheunevenchargedistributionthatexistsinwatermolecules.
thusfreeingionsinthesesubstancesforusebythebody.
Alloftheabove

a.
b.
c.
d.

Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofwaterisnotaresultofhydrogenbonding?
adhesivestrength
capillarity
cohesivestrength
Alloftheabovearearesultofhydrogenbonding.

____ 21.

____ 22.

____ 23.

____ 24.

c. anegativenumber.
d. morethan7.

Allorganiccompoundscontaintheelement
a. C.
c. Ca.
b. N.
d. Na.
Carbonisdifferentfrommanyotherelementsinthat

a.
b.
c.
d.

ithasfourelectronsinitsoutermostenergylevel.
itreadilybondswithothercarbonatoms.
itcanformsingle,double,ortriplebondswithotheratoms.
Alloftheabove

____ 25.

Whichofthefollowingisacarbohydrate?
a. DNA
c. wax
b. insulin
d. sucrose

____ 26.

Whichorganicmoleculebelowisclassifiedasacarbohydrate?
a. aminoacid
c. nucleotide
b. CH2 chain
d. sugar

____ 27.

Animalsstoreglucoseintheformof
a. cellulose.
b. glycogen.

c. wax.
d. lipids.

Polysaccharidesare
a. carbohydrates.
b. lipids.

c. proteins.
d. unsaturatedfats.

____ 28.

____ 29.

Allofthefollowingareexamplesofcarbohydratesexcept
a. sugar.
c. steroids.
b. cellulose.
d. glycogen.

____ 30.

Aminoacidsaremonomersof
a. disaccharides.
b. proteins.

c. nucleotides.
d. steroids.

____ 31.

Whichorganicmoleculebelowismostcloselyrelatedtoproteins?
a. aminoacids
c. nucleotides
b. CH2 chains
d. sugars

____ 32.

Longchainsofaminoacidsarefoundin
a. carbohydrates.
b. lipids.

____ 33.

c. proteins.
d. sugars.

Refertotheillustrationabove.Moleculeslikemolecule2arefoundin
a. carbohydrates.
c. nucleicacids.
b. lipids.
d. proteins.
____ 34.

____ 35.

Lipidsare
a. polarmolecules.
b. similartowatermolecules.

Allofthefollowingareexamplesoflipidsexcept
a. saturatedfats.
c. cholesterol.
b. starch.
d. earwax.

____ 36.
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 37.

c. proteinmolecules.
d. nonpolarmolecules.

Saturatedfattyacidscontain
carbonatomsthatareeachbondedtofourotheratoms.
carbonatomslinkedbydoublebonds.
nocarboxyl(COOH)groups.
morethan100carbonatoms.

Lipidsaresolublein
a. water.
b. saltwater.

c. oil.
d. Alloftheabove

____ 38.

Whichorganicmoleculebelowismostcloselyrelatedtolipids?
a. aminoacids
c. nucleotides
b. CH2 chains
d. sugars

____ 39.

Aphospholipidmoleculecontainsallofthefollowingexcept
a. twofattyacids.
c. aphosphategroup.
b. threefattyacids.
d. glycerol.

____ 40.

Carbonatomscanbondtogethertoformallofthefollowingexcept
a. ringstructures.
c. straightchainstructures.
b. inorganicstructures.
d. branchedstructures.

____ 41.
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 42.

Ifanatomcontains3protons,4neutrons,and3electrons,itsmassnumberis
3.
4.
7.
11.

Watermoleculesarepolar,withthe
a. oxygensidebeingslightlypositiveandthehydrogensidebeingslightlynegative.
b. oxygenandhydrogensidesbeingslightlypositive.

c. oxygenandhydrogensidesbeingslightlynegative.
d. oxygensidebeingslightlynegativeandthehydrogensidebeingslightlypositive.
____ 43.

Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestherelationshipbetweendehydrationreactionsandhydrolysis?
a. Dehydrationreactionsassemblepolymers,andhydrolysisreactionsbreakdown

polymers.
b. Macromolecularsynthesisoccursthroughtheremovalofwateranddigestionoccurs

throughtheadditionofwater.
c. Dehydrationreactionscanoccuronlyafterhydrolysis.
d. Hydrolysiscreatesmonomers,anddehydrationreactionsbreakdownpolymers.
e. AandBarecorrect.
____ 44.

Whatwouldbeanunexpectedconsequenceofchangingoneaminoacidinaproteinconsistingof325
aminoacids?
a. Theprimarystructureoftheproteinwouldbechanged.
b. Thetertiarystructureoftheproteinmightbechanged.
c. Thebiologicalactivityorfunctionoftheproteinmightbealtered.
d. OnlyAandCarecorrect.
e. A,B,andCarecorrect.

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AnswerSection
MULTIPLECHOICE

1.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.3

2.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.2

3.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.2

4.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.1

5.

ANS: B

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.3

6.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.3

7.

ANS: A

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 22.1

8.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.5

9.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.5

10.

ANS: B

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.4

11.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.5

12.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 21.5

13.

ANS: B

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.5

14.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.5

15.

ANS: B

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.5

16.

ANS: A

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.5

17.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.1

18.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 23.1

19.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 23.1

20.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.1

21.

ANS: D

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DIF:

OBJ: 23.2

22.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 23.3

23.

ANS: A

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 31.1

24.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 31.2

25.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.1

26.

ANS: D

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.1

27.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 32.1

28.

ANS: A

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.1

29.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.1

30.

ANS: B

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.2

31.

ANS: A

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.2

32.

ANS: C

PTS:

DIF:

OBJ: 32.2

33.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 32.4

34.

ANS: D

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DIF:

OBJ: 32.4

35.

ANS: B

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OBJ: 32.4

36.

ANS: A

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DIF:

OBJ: 32.4

37.

ANS: C

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OBJ: 32.4

38.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 32.4

39.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 31.5

40.

ANS: B

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DIF:

OBJ: 31.1

41.

ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
REF: p.35
OBJ: 2.1.1Identifythethreesubatomicparticlesfoundinatoms.
TOP: FoundationEdition
MSC:
analysis

42.

ANS: D
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
REF: p.40
OBJ: 2.2.1Discusstheuniquepropertiesofwater.
STA: SC.912.L.18.12
TOP: FoundationEdition
MSC:
comprehension

43.

ANS: E

PTS:

TOP: Concept5.1

MSC: Knowledge/Comprehension

44.

ANS: E

PTS:

TOP: Concept5.4

MSC: Knowledge/Comprehension