Question 1

Which functional group is NOT present in monosaccharides?

Accepted Answer

Ester

Question 2

A monosaccharide that contains 5 carbon atoms, one of which is in a keto group, is classified as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

ketopentose

Question 3

Which of the following is a reducing sugar?

Accepted Answer

Glucose

Question 4

Fructose could be produced by the hydrolysis of:

Accepted Answer

Sucrose

Question 5

Amylose is a ________.

Accepted Answer

Polysaccharide

Question 6

Which of the following contains $$\alpha-1$$,6-branches?

Accepted Answer

Glycogen

Question 7

Humans derive energy from which carbohydrate?

Accepted Answer

Glucose

Question 8

Which group of carbohydrates cannot be hydrolyzed to give smaller molecules?

Accepted Answer

Monosaccharides

Question 9

A polyunsaturated fatty acid contains more than one ________.

Accepted Answer

Carbon-carbon double bond

Question 10

Glycerol and fatty acids react to form triglycerides that contain which type of bond?

Accepted Answer

Ester bonds

Question 11

The most common type of gallstones is composed of almost pure ________.

Accepted Answer

Cholesterol

Question 12

Unsaturated fatty acids have:

Accepted Answer

At least one cis-double bond

Question 13

A triglyceride that is liquid at room temperature is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

Oil

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT common in fats and oils?

Accepted Answer

Trans-double bonds

Question 15

The name of the reaction that occurs when a fat reacts with sodium hydroxide and water is ________.

Accepted Answer

Saponification

Question 16

Which of the following can cause denaturation of proteins?

Accepted Answer

Lead

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT present in the tertiary structure of proteins?

Accepted Answer

Peptide bond

Question 18

Which of the following is found in RNA but not in DNA?

Accepted Answer

Uracil

Question 19

The nucleotides in the backbone of DNA are held together by ________ bonds.

Accepted Answer

Phosphodiester

Question 20

The base sequence of the strand of DNA complementary to the segment $$5'-T-G-G-C-A-A-C-3' is$$:

Accepted Answer

$$3'-A-C-C-G-T-T-G-5'$$

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