Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________

Quiz name: BIOL1500-Quiz 2 (lecture)

1.

What type of bonds primarily hold together the secondary structure of proteins?
A

peptide bonds

hydrogen bonds

disulfide bonds

ionic bonds

2.

Three fatty acids specifically attach to ____________to make tricglyceride.

3.

If a scientist turns a polymer into monomers in the laboratory, would the resulting material be large
or smaller that the starting reactants?
A

stays the same size

not enough information to answer this question

smaller

larger
So if the scientist manages to turn the polymer in to monomers, this process is called__________and
is____________

4.
A

condensation, anabolic

condensation, catabolic

hydrolysis, anabolic

hydrolysis, catabolic

5.

Which of the following is a disaccharide?

A

sucrose

fructose

glucose

glycogen

deoxyribose

6.

7.

All of the following will increase the rate of a chemical reaction except
A

an enzyme

decreasing temperature

smaller sized molecules

increasing concentration of reactants

What is the specific term used to refer to the energy required for a reaction to occur?
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8.

Defined, a substrate is
A

The product that an enzyme acts on when it catalyzes a chemical reaction

The reactant that an enzyme acts on when it catalyzes a chemical reaction

a AND b

NONE OF THE ABOVE

9.

What is the name of the nucleic acid (found in both prokaryotic and eukaryptic cells) that is involved
in protein synthesis

10.

Which is most likely a carbohydrate?

A

C6H12O6

CO2

C22H44COOH

C2H4NH2

11.

What are the 2 main functional groups of protein monomers?

12.

What functional group is attached to the 3' carbon in the sugar of a nucleotide?
A

triphosphate group

hydroxyl group

carboxylic group

amine group

13.

The most readily available form of stored energy inside the cell is found in
A

a peptide bond

ATP

DNA

potential energy

activation energy

14.

DNA is an orderly sequence of

A

nucleotides

fatty acids

nucleic acids
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amino acids

monosaccharides

15.

What is the optimal pH for the enzyme salivary amylase?

A

11

16.

The substrate and active site must contain distinctive shapes for binding to occur T or F

17.

What is the function of the macromolecule pictured at the side?

A

long term energy storage

regulating metabolism

heredity

insulation

quick energy source

18.

If Ms. Cook wanted to grow her hair out without fear of it breaking or becoming damaged, what
macromolecule should she increase in her diet?

19.

A storage form of sugar found only in animals is

20.

ATP is considered a high-energy compound because under cellular conditions, 7.3 kcal per mole of
energy is released when a bond is broken between
A

the base adenine and the sugar ribose

the adenosine and the phosphate groups

the base adenine and the phosphate groups

the adenosine diphosphate and the third phosphate

All of the bonds release energy as ATP is completely broken down

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