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Chemistry Basics for Biology
Chemistry Basics for Biology
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Chemistry review/intro for non-majors biology.
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True or False: All organic molecules contain carbon.
False
True
2
True or False: In an atom, the number of electrons always equals the number of protons.
True
False
3
C
6
H
12
O
6
is the chemical formula for:
Ethanol
Carbon dioxide
Sucrose
Glucose
4
Which of the following is a more stable atom?
NE
F
5
True or False: Different numbers of the subatomic particles cause different elements to have different properties.
True
False
6
The 4 major organic macromolecules are _______, which are large molecules composed of chains of smaller molecules.
polymers
monomers
compounds
7
Which organic macromolecule is composed of sugars and stores energy?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
8
Which is NOT one of the subatomic particles that compose atoms?
electron
proton
nucleus
neutron
9
This molecule is essential to energy cycling and is called _________.
ATP
Oxygen
Glucose
10
Which of the following is a reason to study chemistry in a biology class?
Chemicals in an organism's environment influence how it operates
Cells are composed of chemicals
Things such as DNA replication and digestion are chemical processes
All of these
11
Water has cool properties because its molecules are:
big
small
neutral
polar
12
Which of the following refers to "a substance that can not be broken down in to other substances"?
atom
molecule
element
compound
13
The smallest unit of an element is a/an _________.
atom
electron
molecule
14
"The diffusion of WATER across a SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE"
Hydration
Osmosis
Entropy
15
"The movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration"
osmosis
entropy
diffusion
16
"1" designates the
products
reactants
yields
17
When atoms with unfilled outer orbitals come together they _____.
bond to form a molecule
Become one atom
repel each other