Quiz: Take Some Important Biology Trivia Questions!
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- 1.Which of the following is a polymer of amino acids?
- A.
Protein
- B.
Carbohydrate
- C.
Lipid
- D.
Nucleic Acid
- 2.Which of the following is a polymer of nucleotides?
- A.
Nucleic Acid
- B.
Protein
- C.
Carbohydrate
- D.
Lipid
- 3.Which of the following monomers make up a lipid?
- A.
Glycerol and fatty acid
- B.
Glycerol and amino acids
- C.
Glycerol and nucleic acids
- D.
Thymine and guanine
- 4.Which of the following is NOT a nucleotide found in DNA?
- A.
Adenine
- B.
Cytosine
- C.
Uracil
- D.
Guanine
- 5.Which of the following is a structural form of carbohydrate?
- A.
Cellulose
- B.
Starch
- C.
Enzyme
- D.
RNA
- 6.The functional group -NH2 is called the ____.
- A.
Amino group
- B.
Acid group
- C.
Hydroxide group
- D.
Fatty acid
- 7.
- A.
12
- B.
16
- C.
20
- D.
24
- 8.
- A.
Oxygen atoms
- B.
Double bonds
- C.
Calories
- D.
Hydrogen atoms
- 9.Organic compounds always contain the element ____.
- A.
Carbon
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
Oxygen
- D.
Organium
- 10.The bonds between amino acids in a protein are called ____.
- A.
James bonds
- B.
Savings bonds
- C.
Peptide bonds
- D.
Brotherly bonds
- 11.Which of the following is NOT true of water?
- A.
It resists change in temperature.
- B.
It is considered the "universal solvent".
- C.
It can diffuse through lipids easily.
- D.
It has unique properties due to its polarity.
- 12.Bases are substances with a pH greater than 7.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Most plants use lipids for long-term storage of energy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Most plants use carbohydrate to build cell walls.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.There are literally hundreds of thousands of different organic molecules. Which statement best explains how this is possible?
- A.
Elements can make an unlimited number of chemical bonds.
- B.
Carbon is unique in that it can make four chemical bonds.
- C.
Carbon can make twenty bonds to other carbon atoms.
- D.
Organic molecules are acidic.
- 16.If we find life elsewhere in the universe it is likely to look exactly like life on Earth because there is a limited number of proteins that can be formed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The specific chemical that an enzyme will act on is called a(n) ...
- A.
Substrate.
- B.
Protein.
- C.
Amino acid.
- D.
Catalyst.
- 18.Which phrase best describes the effect of a catalyst on a chemical reaction?
- A.
Decreases the rate of reaction
- B.
Increases the temperature
- C.
Decreases the activation energy
- D.
Increases the volume of the reactants
- 19.
- A.
Protein
- B.
Carbohydrate
- C.
Lipid
- D.
Nucleic Acid
- 20.
![What part is labeled B?]( "What part is labeled B?")
- A.
Phosphate
- B.
Ribose Sugar
- C.
Nitrogen Base
- D.
Nucleotide
- 21.
![What part is labeled C?]( "What part is labeled C?")
- A.
Phosphate
- B.
Ribose Sugar
- C.
Nitrogen Base
- D.
Nucleotide
- 22.
![What part is labeled A?]( "What part is labeled A?")
- A.
Phosphate
- B.
Ribose Sugar
- C.
Nitrogen Base
- D.
Nucleotide
- 23.
![This is a diagram of a monomer called a ___.]( "This is a diagram of a monomer called a ___.")
This is a diagram of a monomer called a ___.- A.
Phosphate
- B.
Ribose Sugar
- C.
Nitrogen Base
- D.
Nucleotide
- 24.
![This is a diagram of a monomer that is used to build ___.]( "This is a diagram of a monomer that is used to build ___.")
This is a diagram of a monomer that is used to build ___.- A.
Carbohydrates
- B.
Proteins
- C.
Nucleic Acids
- D.
Lipids
- 25.Which of the following is not one of the top four elements in the body?
- A.
Carbon
- B.
Hydrogen
- C.
Nitrogen
- D.
Calcium
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