Organic Chemistry Sample Test Questions - Part I
Organic Chemistry
Practice Test Questions I
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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 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
4. The "energy currency" used within cells is called:
a. Euro
b. adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
c. adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
d. ribose
e. deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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
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7. Which of the following are biologically important polymers (large molecules composed of subunits called 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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