Chapter 3 Textbook Questions

Question 1

Which functional group is not present in this molecule?

Answer 1

Sulfhydryl

Question 2

Which chemical group is most likely to be responsible for an organic molecule behaving asa base

Answer 2

Amino

Question 3

Which of the following catagories includes all others in the list

Answer 3

Carbohydrate

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning unsaturated fats is true

Answer 4

They have double bonds in their fatty acid chains

Question 5

The structural level of a protein least affected by a disruption in hydrogen bonding is the

Answer 5

Primary Level

Question 6

Enzymes that break down DNA catalyze the hydrolysis of the covalent bonds that join nucleotides together. What would happen to DNA molecules treated with these enzymes

Answer 6

The phosphodiester linkages of the polynucleotide backbone would be broken.

Question 7

Which of the following hydrocarbons has a double bond in its skeleton?

Answer 7

C\/2 H\/4

Question 8

The molecular formula for glucose is C6H12O6 what would be the molecular formula for a polymer made by linking ten glucose molecules together by dehydration reactions?

Answer 8

C60H102O51