The Chemistry of Life - Test Test

Question 1

What can you conclude from the graph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The reaction that causes a firework to explode requires less energy to start, and occurs more rapidly than the reaction that causes a candle to burn.

Question 2

A patient has diabetes, a disease that causes high blood sugar levels. Which macromolecule will a dietician monitor most closely in a patient that has the disease?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: carbohydrates

Question 3

Which type of lipid is shown?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: a saturated triglyceride

Question 4

What would most likely happen to a person who is not getting enough essential amino acids in his or her diet?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Muscle growth and repair would be limited.

Question 5

Which will increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: adding a catalyst

Question 6

Which statement best describes the relationship between activation energy and rate of reaction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Reducing the activation energy can increase the rate of a reaction.

Question 7

What is the general term for any carbohydrate monomer?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: monosaccharide

Question 8

In what form is carbon found in the atmosphere?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: CO sub 2

Question 9

Based on the table, what advice do you think that the dietician will give the patient?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The patient should decrease the amount of rice and pasta and increase the amount of oils in his or her diet.

Question 10

Hemophilia is a disease that causes uncontrollable bleeding. If a father has it, all of his daughters will be carriers of the disease. Which macromolecule is involved in how hemophilia is passed from parents to their children?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: nucleic acid

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