Download Organic Compounds Quiz Answer Key

Organic Compounds Quiz Answer Key
1. True or False: Organic compounds are built around the element
oxygen.
false 2. True or False: Fats and oils are lipids. At room temperature, oils are
solid and fats are liquid.
false 3. What is a monomer?
A monomer is a small building block molecule, used to construct larger molecules or macromolecules. 4. Which type of organic compound stores genetic information?
Nucleic acids (DNA) stores genetic information. 5. Give two examples of proteins.
muscle fiber, antibodies, enzymes 6. Proteins are organic compounds made of
a) nucleotides.
b) amino acids.
c) polysaccharides.
d) lipids.
7. What organic compound makes up the cell membrane?
a) carbohydrates
b) lipids
c) proteins
d) nucleic acids
8. Which of the following are carbohydrates?
a) sugar, glucose, steroids
b) glycogen, cellulose, ATP
c) glucose, glycogen, waxes
d) sugar, glucose, starch
9. About how many unique proteins are in humans?
a) 1,000
b) 10,000
c) 100,000
d) 1,000,000
10. Which of the following is a biological catalyst?
a) enzyme
b) antibody
c) steroid
d) RNA