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Chapter 25: Synthetic and Natural Organic Polymers
Chapter 25: Synthetic and Natural Organic Polymers
Chapter 25: Synthetic and Natural Organic Polymers
Ans: E
Category: Medium Section: 25.2
Ans: B
Category: Medium Section: 25.2
Ans: C
Category: Medium Section: 25.2
Ans: D
Category: Medium Section: 25.2
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5. Which one of these molecules could not serve as a monomer for an addition polymer?
A) ClCH=CH2 D)
B) H2 C=CH–CN E)
C) H2 C=CH–C6 H5
Ans: E Category: Medium Section: 25.2
10. A protein is
A) a polysaccharide.
B) a saturated ester of glycerol.
C) one of the units making up a nucleic acid.
D) a polymer of amino acids.
E) an aromatic hydrocarbon.
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 25.3
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11. A polymer made in a polymerization reaction that also produces small molecules (such as
water) is classified as
A) an addition polymer D) an elimination polymer.
B) a natural polymer. E) a copolymer.
C) a condensation polymer.
Ans: C Category: Easy Section: 25.2
16. A peptide bond (also called an amide bond) joins two amino acids together. What atoms
are linked by this bond?
A) C — O B) C — H C) C — N D) N — S E) S — C
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 25.3
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18. Which one of these choices is the general structural formula of an amino acid?
A) B) R–CH2 –NH2 C) D)
Ans: D Category: Easy Section: 25.3
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20. Which of the structures below corresponds to the dipeptide alanylcysteine? The parent
amino acids are shown below.
Ans: B
Category: Medium Section: 25.3
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21. Which of the structures below corresponds to the dipeptide cysteylananine? The parent
amino acids are shown below.
Ans: A
Category: Medium Section: 25.3
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25. Phosphorus is an essential mineral element. It is an important atom in which one of the
following?
A) amino acids B) proteins C) polyethylene D) nylon E) DNA
Ans: E Category: Medium Section: 25.4
27. Which choice contains all three molecular units found in nucleotides?
A) phosphate, sugar, amino acid
B) amino acid, nitrogen-containing base, sugar
C) carboxylic acid, sugar, protein
D) phosphate, nitrogen-containing base, sugar
E) sugar, amino acid, protein
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 25.4
28. Which choice lists both the sugar and the nitrogen base that are a part of RNA but are not
a part of DNA?
A) deoxyribose and thymine D) uracil and thymine
B) ribose and deoxyribose E) ribose and thymine
C) ribose and uracil
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 25.4
29. Which one of these molecules is part of the make-up of both DNA and RNA?
A) deoxyribose B) ribose C) phosphate D) thymine E) uracil
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 25.4
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30. The intermolecular force between bases on the opposite strands of DNA responsible for
its double-helical structure is
A) hydrogen bonding. D) ionic force.
B) dispersion force. E) dipole-dipole force.
C) covalent bonding.
Ans: A Category: Medium Section: 25.3
32. Cysteine and methionine are unique among the twenty essential amino acids in that they
A) are chiral.
B) contain an aromatic ring.
C) do not form dipolar ions.
D) contain sulfur.
E) cannot join with other amino acids to form peptides.
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 25.3
34. Which of the following statements about the binding of oxygen to deoxyhemoglobin is
correct?
A) The binding of oxygen to Fe2+ in the first heme pulls the iron ion into the porphyrin
ring, decreasing the affinity for the second oxygen.
B) The binding of oxygen to Fe2+ in the first heme pushes the iron ion out of the
porphyrin ring, decreasing the affinity for the second oxygen.
C) The binding of oxygen to Fe2+ in the first heme pulls the iron ion into the porphyrin
ring, increasing the affinity for the second oxygen.
D) The binding of oxygen to Fe2+ in the first heme pushes the iron ion out of the
porphyrin ring, increasing the affinity for the second oxygen.
E) Oxygen does not bind to deoxyhemoglobin.
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 25.3
35. Amides are synthesized from two classes of organic compounds. Those two types of
compounds are
A) carboxylic acids and alkenes. D) amines and carboxylic acids.
B) amines and alcohols. E) alkenes and amines.
C) alcohols and carboxylic acids.
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 24.4
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36. Write an equation for the reaction of the diamine and di-carboxylic acid shown below,
and show the structure of the nylon polymer that would be formed.
Ans:
37. Draw the structural formula of the monomer that would be used to prepare the following
polymer (Teflon):
Ans:
Category: Medium Section: 25.2
39. The primary structure of a protein refers to the unique amino acid sequence of the
polypeptide chain.
Ans: True Category: Medium Section: 25.3
40. The following amino acids all have nonpolar side chains.
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42. Hydrogen bonding, dispersio n forces, ionic forces, and dipole-dipole forces all affect the
structure of a protein?
Ans: True Category: Medium Section: 25.3
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