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Carbon Based Molecules Worksheet

The document contains a multiple-choice quiz focused on carbon-based molecules, including questions about glucose, polymers, and macromolecules. It covers topics such as the storage of glucose in animals, the structure of carbohydrates, and the building blocks of proteins and nucleic acids. The quiz assesses knowledge on organic molecules, functional groups, and the roles of various biomolecules.

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Carbon Based Molecules Worksheet

The document contains a multiple-choice quiz focused on carbon-based molecules, including questions about glucose, polymers, and macromolecules. It covers topics such as the storage of glucose in animals, the structure of carbohydrates, and the building blocks of proteins and nucleic acids. The quiz assesses knowledge on organic molecules, functional groups, and the roles of various biomolecules.

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Name Mrs. E.

Grossman
Date Science

Multiple Choice - Carbon Based Molecules

1. Glucose is a
A. protein.
B. disaccharide.
C. nucleic acid.
D. monosaccharide.

2. The general term for a large molecule made up of many similar subunits
is
A. polymer.
B. functional group.
C. peptide.
D. helix.

3. Animals store glucose in the form of


A. amylose.
B. glycogen.
C. glycerol.
D. cellulose.

4. Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are all polymers of glucose.


A. True
B. False

5. A is a basic unit of a carbohydrate.


A. monosaccharide
B. starch
C. nucleotide
D. glycerol
6. What is an organic based molecule?
A. carbon based molecule
B. a non carbon based molecule
C. complex sugar
D. amino acid

7. Which of the following includes all others?


A. glucose
B. glycogen
C. starch
D. cellulose

8. A polysaccharide that is formed by plants and used later by the plant


as a reserved food supply and made of only glucose molecules
covalently bonded together is

A. cellulose.
B. starch.
C. glycogen.
D. sucrose.

9. Unlike the saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids are found mostly
in animal fats and oils and
A. contain hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen.
B. are often covalently bonded to sugars.
C. lack a carboxyl group
D. contain double covalent bonds between carbons in their hydrocarbon
chain.

10. Amino acids are the building blocks for


A. proteins.
B. steroids.
C. lipids.
D. nucleic acids.

11. Nucleotides are the building blocks of


A. proteins.
B. steroids.
C. lipids.
D. RNA.

12. Of the following functional groups, which one is known as the amino
Group?
A. -SH
B. -COOH
C. -NH2
D. -OH

13. A polysaccharide that makes plant cells and tissues structurally rigid is
A. sucrose.
B. glycogen.
C. starch.
D. cellulose.

14. All of the following foods would likely contain protein except

A. fish.
B. eggs.
C. milk.
D. vegetable oil.

15. Starch is a polysaccharide made from

A. monosaccharides.
B. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
C. three bonded fructose molecules.
D. ribose.

Diagram A Diagram B

16. Refer to the illustration above. Molecules like molecule A are found in

A. carbohydrates.
B. lipids.
C. nucleic acids.
D. proteins.

17. Nucleic acids include

A. chlorophyll and retinal.


B. DNA/ RNA.
C. lipids and sugars.
D. glucose and glycogen.

18. The shape of a protein is determined by

A. the type and order of its amino acids.


B. its size.
C. its cell location.
D. none of the above.

19. Which of the following is a macromolecule (polymer)?

A. glucose.
B. amino acid.
C. water.
D. protein.

20. The illustration above shows the formation of Molecule A from the
joining of amino acid #1 and amino acid #2. Molecule A is a(n)

A. disaccharide.
B. polypeptide.
C. nucleic acid.
D. fatty acid.

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