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Chapter 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
 
Activities Quiz
 

Activities Quiz


1 .       How do these hydrocarbons differ? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #1 

 One of these hydrocarbons has a ring structure.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a double bond.
 One of these hydrocarbons is branched.
 These hydrocarbons are identical.
 One of these hydrocarbons is longer than the other.
2 .       How do these hydrocarbons differ? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #2 

 One of these hydrocarbons is longer than the other.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a double bond.
 One of these hydrocarbons is branched.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a ring structure.
 These hydrocarbons are identical.
3 .       How do these hydrocarbons differ? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #3 

 These hydrocarbons are identical.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a ring structure.
 One of these hydrocarbons is longer than the other.
 One of these hydrocarbons is branched.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a double bond.
4 .       How do these hydrocarbons differ? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #4 

 One of these hydrocarbons is branched.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a ring structure.
 One of these hydrocarbons has a double bond.
 The hydrocarbon on the left contains more carbon atoms than the hydrocarbon on the right.
 These hydrocarbons are identical.
5 .       How many hydrogen atoms can be attached to carbon A? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #5 

 0
 1
 2
 3
 4
6 .       How many hydrogen atoms can be attached to carbon B? (Activity: Diversity of Carbon-Based Molecules)

question #6 

 1
 2
 3
 4
 0
7 .       L-dopa is used to treat _____. (Activity: Isomers) 

 Alzheimer's disease
 muscle sprains
 Marfan's syndrome
 laryngitis
 Parkinson's disease
8 .       What kind of effect does R-dopa have on Parkinson's disease? (Activity: Isomers) 

 It alleviates the symptoms.
 It makes the symptoms of Parkinson's disease worse.
 At first it makes the symptoms worse but over the long term it alleviates the symptoms.
 None.
 At first it alleviates the symptoms but over the long term it makes the symptoms worse.
9 .       These molecules are _____. (Activity: Isomers)

question #9 

 geometric isomers
 amines
 enantiomers
 structural isomers
 thiols
10 .       These molecules are _____. (Activity: Isomers)

question #10 

 structural isomers
 ATP and ADP
 enantiomers
 thiols
 geometric isomers
11 .       These molecules are _____. (Activity: Isomers)

question #11 

 geometric isomers
 enantiomers
 thiols
 structural isomers
 R-dopa and L-dopa
12 .       Enantiomers are molecules that _____. (Activity: Isomers) 

 are isomers that differ in the covalent partnerships between their atoms
 contain a carboxyl group
 differ in the arrangement of their molecules about a double bond
 are mirror images
 contain an –OH group
13 .       Geometric isomers are molecules that _____. (Activity: Isomers) 

 are isomers that differ in the covalent partnerships between their atoms
 are isomers in which one of the molecules contains an amino group and the other contains a phosphate group
 are mirror images
 differ in their molecular formulas
 differ in the arrangement of their atoms about a double bond
14 .       This pair of molecules are _____. (Activity: Isomers)

question #14 

 enantiomers
 identical
 geometric isomers
 structural isomers
 not isomers
15 .       Which one of these is an amino group? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #15 

 B
 D
 E
 A
 C
16 .       Which of these is a phosphate group? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #16 

 B
 A
 C
 E
 F
17 .       Which of these is a hydroxyl group? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #17 

 A
 E
 C
 D
 F
18 .       Which of these is a carboxyl group? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #18 

 B
 A
 C
 F
 E
19 .       Which of these functional groups is characteristic of alcohol? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #19 

 A
 D
 C
 B
 E
20 .       Which of the functional groups behaves as a base? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #20 

 A
 E
 C
 F
 B
21 .       Which of these groups is characteristic of thiols? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #21 

 A
 B
 D
 F
 E
22 .       Which of these groups plays a major role in energy transfer? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #22 

 D
 C
 A
 B
 E
23 .       Which of these is a carbonyl group? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #23 

 C
 E
 B
 F
 A
24 .       Which of these functional groups is characteristic of a ketone? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #24 

 E
 B
 A
 D
 C
25 .       Which of these functional groups behaves as an acid? (Activity: Functional Groups)

question #25 

 A
 E
 F
 C
 D





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