BSC 114 CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Molecular groups attached to carbon skeletons
are frequently referred to as ______ groups. They provide distinctive properties to
organic molecules and replace hydrogens on a carbon skeleton. - ✔✔functional
✔✔A functional group that is common in both aldehydes and ketones - ✔✔carbonyl
✔✔Organic molecules that consist only of carbon
and hydrogen are called _______. - ✔✔hydrocarbons
✔✔__________ is the number of water molecules
needed to completely hydrolyze a polymer that
is eight monomers long. - ✔✔seven
✔✔_______ isomers have the same covalent
partnerships but differ in their spatial
arrangements (they arise from double bonded
carbons). - ✔✔geometric
✔✔A major plant structural polysaccharide. - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔A condensation reaction can also be called a ______ reaction. - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔A functional group that affects the expression of
genes. - ✔✔methyl
✔✔During hydrolysis, bonds are broken by the
______ of water. - ✔✔addition
✔✔A functional group that can help stabilize the
, structure of some proteins by forming disulfide
bridges. - ✔✔sulfhydryl
✔✔An example of an insect structural
polysaccarhide. - ✔✔chitin
✔✔Glycogen is a(n) ______ storage
polysaccarhide. - ✔✔animal
✔✔carbon has a ______valence. - ✔✔tetra
✔✔Molecules that are mirror images of each other
(one is usually active, while the other is usually
not active). - ✔✔enantiomers
✔✔Functional groups attached to carbon skeletons
are ______ and thus increase the solubility of organic compounds in water. -
✔✔hydrophilic
✔✔Carbon tends to form ________ bonds. - ✔✔covalent
✔✔he general term for compounds that have the
same molecular formula but different structures and different properties. - ✔✔isomers
✔✔We can digest starch but not cellulose because
there is a different type of _________ bond between the individual glucose units of
these
two molecules making one (starch) digestable
and the other (cellulose) not digestable in humans. - ✔✔covalent
✔✔Monosaccarhides are molecules that consist of some multiple of _______. -
✔✔CH2O
✔✔All of the different types of amino acids share
certain characteristics, such as an alpha carbon,
and carboxyl and an amino groups. However,
one feature is different among these. This is called the R _______. - ✔✔group
✔✔Mad cow disease is an example of a ______ disease. - ✔✔prion
✔✔While lipids are mostly hydrophobic, because of their hydrocarbon composition, they
do have some polar bonds associated with ______ . - ✔✔oxygen
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Molecular groups attached to carbon skeletons
are frequently referred to as ______ groups. They provide distinctive properties to
organic molecules and replace hydrogens on a carbon skeleton. - ✔✔functional
✔✔A functional group that is common in both aldehydes and ketones - ✔✔carbonyl
✔✔Organic molecules that consist only of carbon
and hydrogen are called _______. - ✔✔hydrocarbons
✔✔__________ is the number of water molecules
needed to completely hydrolyze a polymer that
is eight monomers long. - ✔✔seven
✔✔_______ isomers have the same covalent
partnerships but differ in their spatial
arrangements (they arise from double bonded
carbons). - ✔✔geometric
✔✔A major plant structural polysaccharide. - ✔✔cellulose
✔✔A condensation reaction can also be called a ______ reaction. - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔A functional group that affects the expression of
genes. - ✔✔methyl
✔✔During hydrolysis, bonds are broken by the
______ of water. - ✔✔addition
✔✔A functional group that can help stabilize the
, structure of some proteins by forming disulfide
bridges. - ✔✔sulfhydryl
✔✔An example of an insect structural
polysaccarhide. - ✔✔chitin
✔✔Glycogen is a(n) ______ storage
polysaccarhide. - ✔✔animal
✔✔carbon has a ______valence. - ✔✔tetra
✔✔Molecules that are mirror images of each other
(one is usually active, while the other is usually
not active). - ✔✔enantiomers
✔✔Functional groups attached to carbon skeletons
are ______ and thus increase the solubility of organic compounds in water. -
✔✔hydrophilic
✔✔Carbon tends to form ________ bonds. - ✔✔covalent
✔✔he general term for compounds that have the
same molecular formula but different structures and different properties. - ✔✔isomers
✔✔We can digest starch but not cellulose because
there is a different type of _________ bond between the individual glucose units of
these
two molecules making one (starch) digestable
and the other (cellulose) not digestable in humans. - ✔✔covalent
✔✔Monosaccarhides are molecules that consist of some multiple of _______. -
✔✔CH2O
✔✔All of the different types of amino acids share
certain characteristics, such as an alpha carbon,
and carboxyl and an amino groups. However,
one feature is different among these. This is called the R _______. - ✔✔group
✔✔Mad cow disease is an example of a ______ disease. - ✔✔prion
✔✔While lipids are mostly hydrophobic, because of their hydrocarbon composition, they
do have some polar bonds associated with ______ . - ✔✔oxygen
