created by Brandon Dunson gdunson1@cougarmail.collin.edu Fall 2010 for future students of Dr Orr’s Bio1406
Macromolecules Quiz
1. Match the monomers with polymers and their associated linkage.
To what category do the extra terms belong?
Polysaccharide
Monosaccharide
Peptide bond
Polypeptide
Amino acid
Glycosidic linkage
Phospholipids
Sucrose
Polynucleotide
Ester linkage
Nucleotide
Phosphodiester linkage
2. A fat molecule with one double carbon bond is?
a) Saturated b) Unsaturated
3. Match the level of protein structure with the description
Primary
two or more polypeptide chains form one macromolecule
Elementary
interactions between R groups
Tertiary
amino acids in a specific order held together with peptide bonds
Quaternary
the party bone is connected to the remedial math bone
Secondary
hydrogen bonds forming alpha helix or beta pleatedsheets
4. A backbone consisting of N-C-C-N-C-C uses what type of bond?
a) Ionic
b) Peptide
c) Gold
d) James
e) Hydrogen
f) Glycosidic
5. ________are amphiphilic compounds that are found in large quantities in the membrane and
are separated by_______.
a) Catalysts-glycogens
b) Phospholipids-cholesterols
c) Substrates-active sites
d) Inhibitors-hydrogens
6. One of these is not a storage carbohydrate…
a) Starch
b) Glycogen c) Amylopectin
d)Amylose
e)Cellulose
7. The functional groups -NH2 and –COOH are parts of every
a) Carboxyl b) amino acid c) disaccharide
d)nucleic acid
8. The synthesis from monomer to polymer requires…
a) Hydrolysis b) dehydration reaction
c)proton pumps
d)two words I don’t use
9. Enzymes are usually ________ that are _______ and increase the number of_______in a
reaction.
a) Proteins-organic-products
b) Substrate-inhibitors-reactants
c) Inhibitors-active site-products
d) Polysaccharides-polar covalent-reactants
10. Human digestion cannot break down which type of Carbohydrate?
a) Glucose
b) Sucrose
c) Fructose
d)Cellulose
e)Glycogen
11. A catalyst is
a) a substance mainly made up of lipids and the occasional starch
b) a trace element in a compound toxic to plants
c) unchanged by the chemical reaction whose rate it increases
d) irreversible when it binds to the active site of protein
12. Chitin is a _______ used to make surgical thread and is a _______ that uses ______.
a) Protein-monomer-ATP
b) Lipid-polymer-ester linkages
c) Carbohydrate-polymer-peptide bonds
d) Carbohydrate-polymer-glycosidic bonds
13. Mix-n-Match
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Energy Storage
Stores Inherited Info.
Primary Fuel
Movement, Protection from Disease
14. A ______ protects and helps fold a protein. The protein is released in _____form and if pH,
temperature and salt concentration are not at optimal level it can become___________.
a) Gap junction-tertiary-catalytic
b) Vacuole-secondary-irreversible
c) Chaperonin-tertiary-denatured
d) Glycolipid-solvent-inorganic
15. Ribosomes are responsible for…
a) Fuel storage
b) Breakdown of chloroplast
c) Protein synthesis
d) The stiff outer layer in plant cells
16. The ‘m’ in mRNA stands for
a) Messenger
b) Membrane
c) Main
d) Medicare
17. One difference between Aldoses and Ketoses is…
a) The location of the nucleus
b) The location of the carbonyl group
c) The location of the carboxyl group
d) The location of the hard drive
18. Macromolecules are composed of ____________ covalently connected atoms.
a) 7 b) 128 c) 219 d) Thousands
19. _________ tendency to lie at the interface between non-polar and aqueous polar
environments makes them important components of cell membranes.
a) An integral proteins
b) Phospholipids
c) Oxygen
d) David Hasselhoff’s
Created by
Brandon Dunson Fall 2010 gdunson1@cougarmail.collin.edu