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Biol 1500 Chapter 5 Practice Test Exam
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What is the process by which monomers are linked together to form polymers?
hydrolysis
protein formation
coiling
monomerization
dehydration reaction - Answer✔dehydration reaction
In a hydrolysis reaction, __________, and in this process water is __________.
monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... consumed
a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... produced
a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... consumed
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monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... produced
a monomer is broken up into its constituent polymers ... produced - Answer✔a polymer is
broken up into its constituent monomers ... consumed
The type of bond that forms to join monomers (such as sugars and amino acids) into polymers
(such as starch and proteins) is a(n) __________ bond.
peptide
van der Waals
ionic
hydrogen
Covalent - Answer✔Covalent
Generally, animals cannot digest (hydrolyze) the glycosidic linkages between the glucose
molecules in cellulose. How then do cows get enough nutrients from eating grass?
The flat teeth and strong stomach of herbivores break the cellulose fibers so that the cows get
enough nutrition from the cell contents.
They have to eat a lot of grass.
Cows and other herbivores are exceptions and make some cellulose-digesting enzymes.
Microorganisms in their digestive tracts hydrolyze the cellulose to individual glucose units.
All of the listed responses are correct. - Answer✔Microorganisms in their digestive tracts
hydrolyze the cellulose to individual glucose units.
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In what polysaccharide form do plants store glucose to be available later as an energy source?
fatty acids
starch
protein
glycogen
cellulose - Answer✔starch
Which of the following molecules is a monosaccharide?
C51H98O6
C45H84O8PN
C6H12O6
C22H49O10N5
C25H43O8 - Answer✔C6H12O6 (CH2O)
At a conference, the speaker's grand finale was sautéing mealworms (insect larvae) in butter
and serving them to the audience. They were crunchy (like popcorn hulls) because their
exoskeletons contain the polysaccharide __________.
cellulose
palmitic acid
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Biol 1500 Chapter 5 Practice Test Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass
What is the process by which monomers are linked together to form polymers?
hydrolysis
protein formation
coiling
monomerization
dehydration reaction - Answer✔dehydration reaction
In a hydrolysis reaction, __________, and in this process water is __________.
monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... consumed
a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... produced
a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... consumed
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monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... produced
a monomer is broken up into its constituent polymers ... produced - Answer✔a polymer is
broken up into its constituent monomers ... consumed
The type of bond that forms to join monomers (such as sugars and amino acids) into polymers
(such as starch and proteins) is a(n) __________ bond.
peptide
van der Waals
ionic
hydrogen
Covalent - Answer✔Covalent
Generally, animals cannot digest (hydrolyze) the glycosidic linkages between the glucose
molecules in cellulose. How then do cows get enough nutrients from eating grass?
The flat teeth and strong stomach of herbivores break the cellulose fibers so that the cows get
enough nutrition from the cell contents.
They have to eat a lot of grass.
Cows and other herbivores are exceptions and make some cellulose-digesting enzymes.
Microorganisms in their digestive tracts hydrolyze the cellulose to individual glucose units.
All of the listed responses are correct. - Answer✔Microorganisms in their digestive tracts
hydrolyze the cellulose to individual glucose units.
2|Page
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In what polysaccharide form do plants store glucose to be available later as an energy source?
fatty acids
starch
protein
glycogen
cellulose - Answer✔starch
Which of the following molecules is a monosaccharide?
C51H98O6
C45H84O8PN
C6H12O6
C22H49O10N5
C25H43O8 - Answer✔C6H12O6 (CH2O)
At a conference, the speaker's grand finale was sautéing mealworms (insect larvae) in butter
and serving them to the audience. They were crunchy (like popcorn hulls) because their
exoskeletons contain the polysaccharide __________.
cellulose
palmitic acid
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