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Organic Chemistry
Practice Test Questions I
Virtual Cell Biology Classroom of Science Prof Online
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VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
Organic Chemistry Sample Test Questions I
The following questions, from the Virtual Cell Biology Classroom, are designed to help students better understand Organic Chemistry. All questions are based on material that can be found on the Organic Chemistry Lecture Main Page.
1. Glucose is a...
a. polysaccharide b. dipeptide c. monosaccharide d. fatty acid e. polypeptide
2. Peptide bonds link amino acids together to form polypeptides.
a. True b. False
3. The "energy currency" used within cells is called:
a. Euro
b. adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
c. adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
d. ribose
e. deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
4. The pairing of nitrogenous bases make up the "rungs" of the DNA "ladder". Which base in a DNA molecule can form hydrogen bonds with thymine?
a. thymine b. uracil c. guanine d. adenine e. cytosine
5. Which two answers best describe what would be found in a triglyceride?
#1. glycerol
#2. one fatty acid
#3. two fatty acids
#4. three fatty acids
#5. nucleoside
#6. amino acid
a. 4, 5 b. 1, 2 c. 1, 4 d. 4, 6 e. 1, 5
6. How many atoms of hydrogen (H) are able to bond with one carbon (C) atom?
a. one b. two c. three d. four e. five
7. Which of the following are biologically important polymers (large molecules composed of subunits or monomers)?
#1. polysaccharide
#2. monosaccharide
#3. amino acids
#4. proteins
#5. nucleotides
#6. DNA
a. 3, 6 b. 1, 4, 6 c. 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e. 4, 6
8. DNA is a polymer made of nucleotide units which each consist of:
a. an amino acid, a peptide and a sugar
b. one of more phosphate groups, an amino acid & a phospholipid
c. a fatty acid, a sugar and a phosphate group
d. a pentose sugar, one or more phosphate groups and a base
9. The type of lipid molecules that are polar and spontaneously arrange in a lipid bilayer are:
a. proteins b. fats c. waxes d. phospholipids
10.Which molecule carries the least energy?
a. ADP b. ATP c. AMP
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