ID: B

Chapter 10 TESTPREP

Modified True/False True = A and False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

= B on the scantron

1. Every carbon atom forms four bonds with other atoms.

2. Life as we know it exists because of the many different ways carbon can be used in molecules.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
3. What is an organic compound?
a. A compound that is natural.
b.

A compound that is man made.

c.
d.

A compound that contains the element

oxygen.
A compound that contains the element
carbon.

4. Which element is central, and most important, to the field of Organic Chemistry?
a. Fluorine
c. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
d. Carbon
5. Which of these molecules contains an element that is not one of the six major elements that make up living
matter?
a. CH4
c. C6H12O6
b. CBr4
d. H2SO4
6. What is the maximum number of other atoms a single carbon atom can bond with?
a. Three
c. Four
b. One
d. Two
7. Which of the following is NOT a type of bond formed by carbon?
a. complex bond
c. single bond
b. double bond
d. triple bond

ID: B

Figure 5
8. Figure 5 shows a model of a methane molecule. What is the chemical formula for this molecule?
c. C4H
a. C3H
d. CH3
b. CH4
9. Which of the following is NOT a biomolecule?
a. lipids
c.
b. propane
d.

proteins
carbohydrates

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the six most common elements in the human body?
a. nitrogen
c. helium
b. phosphorus
d. oxygen
11. Which of these molecules would be the largest?
a. Salt
c.
b. Carbohydrate
d.

Water
They are all the same size

Figure 2
12. Figure 2 shows a molecule. What elements are in this molecule?
a. phosphorus and oxygen
c. carbon and sulfur
b. hydrogen and nitrogen
d. oxygen and hydrogen
13. Which type of molecule would be considered small when compared to others?
a. Protein
c. Carbohydrate
b. Salt
d. Lipid
14. Which of the following are the six main elements (atoms) that make up all living things?
a. Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,
c. Nitrogen, Carbon, Helium, Oxygen,
Phosphorus, Sulfur
Polonium, Sulfur
b. Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,
d. Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,
Phosphorus, Silicon
Polonium, Sulfur

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15. Which of the following are the four biomolecules?
a. Proteins, Amino Acids, Phosphates,
c.
Lipids
b. Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic d.
Acids(DNA)

Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, Starch,

DNA
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Muscles, Tissues

16. What allows carbon to form lots of different compounds?

a. its bonding ability
c. its melting point
b. its size
d. its color