BIOCHEM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
T/F: qwAccording qwto qwthe qwmodule, qwa qwcompound qwwith qwa qwmolecular qwmass
qwof qw1,000 qwg/mol qwis qwconsidered qwa qwmacromolecule. qw- qwANSWERS--false
macromolecule qw>5,000 qwg/mol
T/F: qwBiomolecules qwcan qwhave qwtwo qwor qwmore qwdifferent qwfunctional qwgroups.
qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwThe qwfollowing qwgroup qwis qwan qwamine.
C2H5NH2 qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwIn qwa qweukaryotic qwcell, qwthe qworganelles qwcalled qwperoxisomes qwserve
qwthe qwpurpose qwof qwdigesting qwmacromolecules. qw- qwANSWERS--false
peroxisomes qwdegrade qwdangerous/hazardous qwmolecules, qwlysosomes qwdegrade
qwmacromolecules
T/F: qwIn qwa qweukaryotic qwcell, qwthe qworganelles qwcalled qwlysosomes qwserve qwthe
qwpurpose qwof qwdigesting qwmacromolecules. qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwCarbon qwdioxide qwhas qwa qwlinear qwmolecular qwshape qwAND qwhas qwa
qwbond qwangle qwof qw109.5 qwdegrees. qw- qwANSWERS--false
linear qwshape qw= qw180 qwdegrees
Of qwthe qwfollowing, qw___ qwis qwnot qwa qwproperty qwof qwcarbon.
Forming qwionic qwbonds
Forming qwcyclic qwstructures
Forming qwmultiple qwbonds
Forming qwbonds qwwith qwoxygen
Bonding qwin qwlong qwchains qw- qwANSWERS--Forming qwionic qwbonds
Which qwof qwthe qwfollowing qwis qwan qwelement qwnot qwtypically qwfound qwin qwliving
qworganisms?
Br
Ca
H
S
Na qw- qwANSWERS--Br
, What qware qwthe qwfunctional qwgroups qwfound qwin qwcarbohydrates? qw-
qwANSWERS--carbonyls qw(C=O)
alcohol/hydroxyls qw(-OH)
ketones
aldehydes
What qwis qwa qwketone? qw- qwANSWERS--carbonyl qwgroup qwbonded qwto qw2
qwcarbons
A qw___ qwis qwa qwchemical qwformula qwthat qwshows qwhow qwthe qwatoms qwof qwa
qwmolecule qware qwbonded qwto qwone qwanother. qw- qwANSWERS--Kekule' qwstructure
A qw_____ qwis qwa qwchemical qwformula qwthat qwdoes qwNOT qwshow qwthe qwC-H qwand
qwC-C qwbonds. qw- qwANSWERS--condensed qwformula
A qwcollection qwof qwtwo qwor qwmore qwmacromolecules qwuniting qwis qwcalled qwa
qw___. qw- qwANSWERS--supramolecular qwcomplex
An qworganic qwcompound qwwith qwthis qwstructure, qwC=C, qwcontains qwa qw___
qwfunctional qwgroup. qw- qwANSWERS--alkene
What qwelement qwhas qwbeen qwcalled qwthe qwsuperglue qwof qwthe qwchemical
qwworld? qw- qwANSWERS--carbon qw(C)
What qwmolecule qwis qwthe qwmost qwimportant qwfor qwenergy qwstorage qwin qwcells? qw-
qwANSWERS--ATP
What qwwould qwbe qwthe qwapproximate qwsize qwof qwa qwhuman qwcell? qw-
qwANSWERS--12 qwμm
For qwpentane, qwthere qware qw___ qwcarbon qwand qw___ qwhydrogen qwatoms. qw-
qwANSWERS--5; qw12
For qwbutane, qwthere qware qw___ qwcarbon qwand qw___ qwhydrogen qwatoms. qw-
qwANSWERS--4; qw10
For qwan qworganic qwcompound, qwwhich qwstructure qwis qwthe qwmost qwefficient qwto
qwdraw? qw- qwANSWERS--line qwbond
When qwwriting qwan qworganic qwfunctional qwgroup, qwscientists qwoften qwwrist qwan
qw"R" qwas qwpart qwof qwthe qwstructure. qwWhat qwdoes qwthe qwR qwindicate? qw-
qwANSWERS--rest qwof qwthe qwmolecule
According qwto qwthe qwmodule, qwthe qwstudy qwof qwcarbon qwcompounds qwis
qwreferred qwto qwas qw___. qw- qwANSWERS--organic qwchemistry
The qw___ qwfunctional qwgroup qwwas qwNOT qwdiscuss qwin qwthis qwmodule.
alcohol
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
T/F: qwAccording qwto qwthe qwmodule, qwa qwcompound qwwith qwa qwmolecular qwmass
qwof qw1,000 qwg/mol qwis qwconsidered qwa qwmacromolecule. qw- qwANSWERS--false
macromolecule qw>5,000 qwg/mol
T/F: qwBiomolecules qwcan qwhave qwtwo qwor qwmore qwdifferent qwfunctional qwgroups.
qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwThe qwfollowing qwgroup qwis qwan qwamine.
C2H5NH2 qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwIn qwa qweukaryotic qwcell, qwthe qworganelles qwcalled qwperoxisomes qwserve
qwthe qwpurpose qwof qwdigesting qwmacromolecules. qw- qwANSWERS--false
peroxisomes qwdegrade qwdangerous/hazardous qwmolecules, qwlysosomes qwdegrade
qwmacromolecules
T/F: qwIn qwa qweukaryotic qwcell, qwthe qworganelles qwcalled qwlysosomes qwserve qwthe
qwpurpose qwof qwdigesting qwmacromolecules. qw- qwANSWERS--true
T/F: qwCarbon qwdioxide qwhas qwa qwlinear qwmolecular qwshape qwAND qwhas qwa
qwbond qwangle qwof qw109.5 qwdegrees. qw- qwANSWERS--false
linear qwshape qw= qw180 qwdegrees
Of qwthe qwfollowing, qw___ qwis qwnot qwa qwproperty qwof qwcarbon.
Forming qwionic qwbonds
Forming qwcyclic qwstructures
Forming qwmultiple qwbonds
Forming qwbonds qwwith qwoxygen
Bonding qwin qwlong qwchains qw- qwANSWERS--Forming qwionic qwbonds
Which qwof qwthe qwfollowing qwis qwan qwelement qwnot qwtypically qwfound qwin qwliving
qworganisms?
Br
Ca
H
S
Na qw- qwANSWERS--Br
, What qware qwthe qwfunctional qwgroups qwfound qwin qwcarbohydrates? qw-
qwANSWERS--carbonyls qw(C=O)
alcohol/hydroxyls qw(-OH)
ketones
aldehydes
What qwis qwa qwketone? qw- qwANSWERS--carbonyl qwgroup qwbonded qwto qw2
qwcarbons
A qw___ qwis qwa qwchemical qwformula qwthat qwshows qwhow qwthe qwatoms qwof qwa
qwmolecule qware qwbonded qwto qwone qwanother. qw- qwANSWERS--Kekule' qwstructure
A qw_____ qwis qwa qwchemical qwformula qwthat qwdoes qwNOT qwshow qwthe qwC-H qwand
qwC-C qwbonds. qw- qwANSWERS--condensed qwformula
A qwcollection qwof qwtwo qwor qwmore qwmacromolecules qwuniting qwis qwcalled qwa
qw___. qw- qwANSWERS--supramolecular qwcomplex
An qworganic qwcompound qwwith qwthis qwstructure, qwC=C, qwcontains qwa qw___
qwfunctional qwgroup. qw- qwANSWERS--alkene
What qwelement qwhas qwbeen qwcalled qwthe qwsuperglue qwof qwthe qwchemical
qwworld? qw- qwANSWERS--carbon qw(C)
What qwmolecule qwis qwthe qwmost qwimportant qwfor qwenergy qwstorage qwin qwcells? qw-
qwANSWERS--ATP
What qwwould qwbe qwthe qwapproximate qwsize qwof qwa qwhuman qwcell? qw-
qwANSWERS--12 qwμm
For qwpentane, qwthere qware qw___ qwcarbon qwand qw___ qwhydrogen qwatoms. qw-
qwANSWERS--5; qw12
For qwbutane, qwthere qware qw___ qwcarbon qwand qw___ qwhydrogen qwatoms. qw-
qwANSWERS--4; qw10
For qwan qworganic qwcompound, qwwhich qwstructure qwis qwthe qwmost qwefficient qwto
qwdraw? qw- qwANSWERS--line qwbond
When qwwriting qwan qworganic qwfunctional qwgroup, qwscientists qwoften qwwrist qwan
qw"R" qwas qwpart qwof qwthe qwstructure. qwWhat qwdoes qwthe qwR qwindicate? qw-
qwANSWERS--rest qwof qwthe qwmolecule
According qwto qwthe qwmodule, qwthe qwstudy qwof qwcarbon qwcompounds qwis
qwreferred qwto qwas qw___. qw- qwANSWERS--organic qwchemistry
The qw___ qwfunctional qwgroup qwwas qwNOT qwdiscuss qwin qwthis qwmodule.
alcohol
