Exam 4: Carbon: the Basis of Molecular Diversity

Use the figures to answer the question. Which functional group shown in the figure can accept protons and raise the pH of the surrounding solution?

Use the figures to answer the following question. Which molecule shown has a carbonyl functional group in the form of a ketone?

Use the figures to answer the following question. Which molecule(s) shown is (are) ionized in a cell?

Which of the following identifies the chemical relationship between glucose and fructose?

Which of the following illustrations is not a structural isomer of an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H14? For clarity, only the carbon skeletons are shown; hydrogen atoms that would be attached to the carbons have been omitted.

Visualize the structural formula of each of the following hydrocarbons. Which hydrocarbon has a double bond in its carbon skeleton?

Use the figures to answer the following question. Which molecule shown has at least one carbon atom attached to three different chemical groups?

Which of the following functional groups gives amino acids their acidic character?

Which functional group is present in this molecule?

Which of the following explains why the valency of carbon is 4 even though it has 6 electrons?

Compared to a hydrocarbon chain where all the carbon atoms are linked by single bonds, which of the following statements best describe a hydrocarbon chain with the same number of carbon atoms but with one or more double bonds?

Which of the following statements about ADP/ATP is true?

ATP is necessary for life because ________.

Which of the following unique feature of carbon allows it to support life on Earth?

A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond(s) with other atoms?

Choose the term that correctly describes the relationship between these two sugar molecules.

Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?

Miller's classic experiment demonstrated that a discharge of sparks through a mixture of gases could result in the formation of a large variety of organic compounds. Miller did not use which one of the following gases in his experiment?

Use the following figure to answer the question. The two molecules shown in the figures are best described as ________.

Which of the following factors determines whether a carbon atom's covalent bonds with other atoms are in a tetrahedral configuration or a planar configuration?