AP BIOLOGY
NAME:___________________________________ DATE:__________________ PER:_____
READING QUIZ: CH.5.3-5.5
_____1. “Fats” are also known as:
a) carbohydrates
b) lipids
c) proteins
d) nucleic acids
_____2. Which of the following organic compounds have many diverse and complex
structures leading to their many diverse functions?
a) carbohydrates
c) proteins
b) lipids
d) nucleic acids
_____3. What are the monomer units of proteins?
a) peptides
c) amino acids
b) polypeptides
d) enzymes
_____4. Very important proteins that assist in many biochemical reactions are called:
a) peptides
c) amino acids
b) polypeptides
d) enzymes
_____5. A protein polymer is called a:
a) peptides
c) amino acids
b) polypeptides
d) nucleic acids
_____6. How many different types of amino acids are there?
a) 20
c) 200
b) 40
d) thousands
_____7.Which is the most complex level of protein structures?
a) primary
c) tertiary
b) secondary
d) quaternary
_____ 8. What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?
a) amino acids
c) phospholipids
b) nucleotides
d) starches
_____9. Which of the following are examples of nucleic acids?
a) DNA
c) none of the above
b) RNA
d) both a & b
_____10. Which of the following is a double-helix?
a) DNA
c) none of the above
b) RNA
d) both a & b
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E.C. 11.
Name the specific type of bonds that hold carbohydrate macromolecules
together.
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E.C. 12.
Name the specific type of bonds that hold amino acid mononomers together to
form protein polymers.
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E.C. 13.
Name the specific bonds that hold together the nucleic acid monomers in the
double-helix structure.
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E.C. 14.
Name the specific type of bonds that can be found in the tertiary structures of
proteins.
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