Review Test Submission: Practice Quiz Macromolecules

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Suzanne Wakim
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BIOL 009 - (online) N4839 (FA15)
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Practice Quiz Macromolecules
Started
8/2/15 12:41 PM
Submitted
8/2/15 12:43 PM
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Completed
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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
As pH increases the concentration of protons
Selected Answer:
decreases
Response Feedback:
Correct! A low pH is acidic and has a high concentration of
protons. A high pH is alkaline (or basic) and has a low concentration of protons. This is
because pH is a measure of the number of decimal places for the concentration of
protons. So, a pH of 1 has a concentration of 0.1 H+, a pH of 2 has a concentration of
0.01 H+, a pH of 3 has a concentration of 0.001 H+, etc.

Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Below is a molecule of water. What type of bonds do the dark lines represent?

Selected Answer:
Hydrogen
Answer Feedback: Incorrect. Hydrogen bonds are drawn as dotted lines.

Question 3
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Which of these polysaccharides is a straight chain rather than a spiral?
Selected Answers: Starch, Cellulose
Answer Feedback: Incorrect. The structure of starch is a spiral. Polysaccharides with a
spiral structure are generally used for energy storage because organisms contain
enzymes that break these bonds.

Answer Feedback: Correct! The structure of cellulose is linear. This linearity makes it
an excellent structural molecule.

Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Lactose is a(n)
Selected Answer:
monosaccharide.
Answer Feedback: Incorrect. Lactose is made of one glucose linked to one galactose.

Question 5
1 out of 1 points
What do the letters DNA stand for?
Selected Answer:
deoxyribonucleic acid
Response Feedback:
Correct! DNA is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.

Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Proteins are made from
Selected Answer:
nucleotides.
Answer Feedback: Incorrect. Nucleotides make nucleic acids like DNA or RNA.

Question 7
0 out of 1 points
The image below is a

Selected Answer: unsaturated fatty acid.

Answer Feedback: Incorrect. Unsaturated fatty acids have at least one bend in their
carbon chain.