Download Biochemistry Quiz Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice

Biochemistry Quiz
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Amino acid is to protein as
a. fat is to lipid.
c. sugar is to fat.
b. DNA is to RNA.
d. glucose is to starch.
2. A monosaccharide like glucose or fuctose is a
a. carbohydrate.
c. nucleic acid.
b. lipid.
d. protein.
3. Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?
a. carbohydrates
c. nucleic acids
b. lipids
d. proteins
4. Which statement is true?
a. Simple sugars are made of polysaccharides.
b. Glycerol is made of fatty acids.
c. Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides.
d. Amino acids are made of proteins.
5. Identify the product in the chemical reaction, CO2 + H2O  H2CO3.
a. CO2, H2O, and H2CO3
c. H2CO3
b. CO2 and H2O
d. CO2
6. What is the process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals?
a. cohesion
c. chemical reaction
b. adhesion
d. dissolving
7. Glycerol and fatty acids make up_________>
a. carbohydrates.
c. nucleic acids.
b. lipids.
d. protein.
8. Which of the following foods is least likely to contain polysaccharides (carbs.)?
a. grains
c. meats
b. potatoes
d. vegetables
9. Proteins are polymers of
a. lipids.
c. amino acids.
b. unsaturated fats.
d. vitamins.
10. When a doctor suggests following a diet low in saturated fats, which of the following forms of oil is a
preferred choice to use in cooking? Hint: It is an unsaturated fat.
a. oils with single bonds between their
c. animal fats
carbon atoms
b. vegetable oil
d. butter
11. Glycogen which stores sugar/energy in our liver is made of monomers called
a. lipids.
c. amino acids.
b. unsaturated fats.
d. monosaccharides.
12. Glycogen is to animal as ___________is to plants.
a. fructose
c. chitin
b. starch
d. lipid