Medical Quiz

Organic Compounds, Minerals and Enzymes Quiz


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The function of iodine in our diet is to…

A. Regulate body temperature

B. Regulate our metabolism

C. Regulate our sugar balance

D. Regulate our body pigments



Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer.

A. lipids

B. protein

C. nucleic acid

D. carbohydrate


Water is an inorganic molecule.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


What is the job of an enzyme?

A. It gets broken down in a chemical reaction.

B. It gets denatured each time a reaction occurs.

C. It has an active site.

D. It changes the rate (speed) of a chemical reaction.


Plants use this polysaccharide for structural support in their cell walls

A. Cellulose

B. Starch

C. Glucose

D. Glycerol


Lipids can be digested into what smaller subunits?

A. nucleic acids

B. amino acids

C. fatty acids

D. glucose


The shape of the active site on an enzyme determines _______________ to which it will bind.

A. Substrate

B. Temperature

C. pH

D. Catalyst


An example of a protein is

A. sugar

B. fat

C. DNA

D. an enzyme


Carbohydrates are split into three main groups:

A. sugars, salts, vitamins

B. sugars, salts, minerals

C. monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides

D. glucose, monosaccharides, polysaccharides



What am I?

I am comprised of C, H, O, N & S.

A. an adenosine triphosphate molecule

B. an amino acid

C. a phospholipid

D. a sucrose molecule


Waxes, oils and fats are examples of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Lipids

C. Proteins

D. Nucleic Acids


Nitrogen is vital to life because it is a key component of:

A. proteins

B. laughing gas

C. carbohydrates

D. lipids


Proteins are made of monomers called ___________

A. Nucleotides

B. Monosaccharides

C. Amino Acids

D. Glycerol and fatty acids


Most of the starch strored in the cells of a potato is composed of molecules that originally entered these cells as 

A. enzymes

B. simple sugars

C. amino acids

D. minerals


Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?

A. carbohydrates

B. lipids

C. nucleic acids

D. proteins


Which of the following is a polymer?

A. glucose

B. methane

C. cellulose

D. carbon dioxide

E. all of the above


In a chemical reaction, the reactants begin the reaction and are written on the left side of the arrow.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE


The main element in organic compounds is…

A. Carbon

B. Nitrogen

C. Oxygen


Which of the pair of terms is NOT related

A. sugar-carbohydrate

B. polypeptide-nucleic acid

C. fat-lipid

D. starch-carbohydrate


What can cause a protein/enzyme to denature?

A. High temperature, extreme pH, or exposure to certain chemicals

B. Low temperature and neutral pH

C. Mild pH and exposure to certain chemicals

D. High temperature and exposure to water


Which of the following are factors that can effect the rate of enzyme activity?

A. Only Temperature & pH

B. Only Amount of substrate & enzyme present

C. All of the above

D. None of the above


An organic molecule always…

A. contains carbon and hydrogen

B. is derived from plant cells

C. requires oxygen

D. undergoes osmosis from a high concentration to a low concentration


What is the function of nucleic acids?

A. store genetic information

B. store energy (long-term)

C. store energy (short-term)

D. build skin, hair, nails, muscles



Which is correct?

A. deoxyribonucleic acid

B. dioxyribonucleic acid

C. deoxirybonucliec acid

D. deoxyribonucleic aced


Which elements provides the backbone for all biomolecules?

A. carbon, oxygen

B. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen

C. carbon, oxygen hydrogen, nitrogen

D. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorus




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