ATDH Organic Chemistry Fundamentals 2

Question 1

Which type of reaction joins amino acids together to form proteins?

Accepted Answer

Condensation (peptide bond formation)

Answer

Esterification

Answer

Saponification

Answer

Hydrolysis

Question 2

A disaccharide is a carbohydrate composed of how many monosaccharide units?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Many (more than ten)

Question 3

What chemical transformation converts a primary alcohol into an aldehyde?

Accepted Answer

Oxidation

Answer

Reduction

Answer

Hydrolysis

Answer

Substitution

Question 4

What structural feature distinguishes unsaturated fatty acids from saturated fatty acids?

Accepted Answer

Presence of one or more C=C double bonds

Answer

More oxygen atoms in the chain

Answer

A shorter carbon chain length

Answer

A different terminal functional group

Question 5

Which three components make up a nucleotide?

Accepted Answer

A phosphate group, pentose sugar, and nitrogenous base

Answer

A fatty acid, glycerol, and phosphate

Answer

An amino acid, ribose, and adenine

Answer

A purine, pyrimidine, and deoxyribose

Question 6

When a halogen replaces a hydrogen atom on an alkane under UV light, which type of reaction occurs?

Accepted Answer

Free-radical substitution reaction

Answer

Addition reaction

Answer

Elimination reaction

Answer

Rearrangement reaction

Question 7

Which monosaccharide serves as the primary fuel molecule for cellular respiration in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Glucose

Answer

Fructose

Answer

Galactose

Answer

Ribose