The Chemistry of Life

The Chemistry of Life

9th Grade

39 Qs

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The Chemistry of Life

The Chemistry of Life

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS1-6, HS-PS1-5, HS-PS1-2

+5

Standards-aligned

Used 37+ times

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39 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
The graph activity of which enzyme decreases in both acidic and basic environments? 
chymotrypsin
cholinesterase
pepsin
papain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 Proteins have many different functions in a cell. Which of the following are possible functions of a protein?
catalysts and building blocks of DNA
enzymes and actively transports molecules across the cell membrane
building blocks of DNA and structural components of cell membrane
components of the cell membrane and main source of energy in cellular respiration

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The human body maintains a temperature of around 98.6 degrees at all times. Enzymes are involved in almost every chemical reaction in the body. Which of the following describes the connection between these two statements?
 Enzymes function best at a specific temperature
The body needs to be warm to prevent hypothermia.
The body is kept relatively warm to prevent too much enzyme action
There is no connection between the two statements.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?
carbohydrates
lipids
nucleic acids
proteins

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some proteins catalyze biochemical reactions. If a genetic defect prevented a protein catalyst from being produced, which of the following do you predict would happen in the cell?
The cell would find a different type of protein to catalyze the reaction
The reaction the protein catalyzes would proceed very slowly or not at all
The reaction the protein catalyzes would only occur in some places in the cell
The reverse reaction of the one the protein catalyzes would begin to proceed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
Which row in the chart below correctly pairs a food molecule with its building block?
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a chemical analysis of a sample of animal tissue, which element would most likely be found in the smallest quantity?

hydrogen

carbon

iodine

oxygen

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