Chemistry of Life
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Which level in the biological organization hierarchy represents an increase in organizational complexity?

  • Organelles
  • Tissues (correct)
  • Atoms
  • Organ systems

What is primarily composed of atoms and molecules?

  • Organ systems
  • Tissues
  • Cells (correct)
  • Organs

What represents a higher level of organization than tissues and organs?

  • Ecosystems
  • Communities
  • Populations
  • Organ systems (correct)

What is the basic unit of cells?

<p>Organelles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level in the hierarchy extends beyond the individual organism?

<p>Biosphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the highest level of biological organization in the hierarchy?

<p>Biosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of a neutron in one atomic mass unit (amu)?

<p>1 amu (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many electrons are located in the innermost shell of an atom?

<p>2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons?

<p>Isotopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physical half-life of a radioisotope?

<p>The time for 50% of the radioisotope to become stable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of radiation do radioisotopes lose in the form of high energy particles?

<p>Gamma rays (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are radioisotopes used in medical imaging procedures?

<p>To trace products of metabolic reactions involving these elements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of an ion that has lost an electron and satisfies the octet rule?

<p>+1 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many covalent bonds can nitrogen form?

<p>Three (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond occurs when two hydrogen atoms share a single pair of electrons?

<p>Single covalent bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of molecule contains both polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecule (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines how electrons are shared in covalent bonds?

<p>Electronegativity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a nonpolar molecule, what type of bonds does it contain?

<p>Nonpolar covalent bonds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which atom has the greatest electronegativity among the 4 most common elements composing living organisms?

<p>Oxygen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the simplest type of covalent bond called?

<p>Single covalent bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms between polar molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of surfactant in the lungs?

<p>Prevents collapse of moist sacs of air (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules and a substance other than water?

<p>Adhesion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of water contributes to keeping body temperature constant?

<p>High specific heat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the heat required for the release of molecules from a liquid phase into a gaseous phase for 1 gram of a substance?

<p>Heat of vaporization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of substances are referred to as hydrophilic?

<p>Polar molecules and ions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for substances that do not dissolve in water?

<p>Hydrophobic substances (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when water spontaneously dissociates to form ions?

<p>'H2O' remains neutral (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an acid do when added to water?

<p>Increases concentration of free H+ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a base do when added to a solution?

<p>Accepts H+ from the solution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for molecules with polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are substances that remain intact but do not conduct current when dissolved in water?

<p>Nonelectrolytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the pH range for plain water?

<p>0 to 14 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the pH as the concentration of H+ ions increases?

<p>pH increases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of buffers in the body?

<p>To maintain pH within a critical range (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a suspension?

<p>Appears cloudy or opaque (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of mixture has particles smaller than those in a suspension but larger than those in a solution?

<p>Colloid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does molarity express?

<p>Moles solute per liter solution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do osmolarity and osmolality measure?

<p>Number of particles in a solution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the number of particles in a solution?

<p>Osmoles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which molecule is central in the transfer of chemical energy within a cell?

<p>'ATP' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water and carbon dioxide combine?

<p>Producing H2CO3 (carbonic acid) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if there is an excess of H+ ions or OH- ions in the body?

<p>Buffers help maintain pH within a critical range (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to molarity with changes in temperature?

<p>It remains constant (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level in the biological organization hierarchy is primarily composed of cells?

<p>Tissues (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the highest level of biological organization in the hierarchy?

<p>Biosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At which level in the hierarchy do macromolecules exist?

<p>Cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of matter includes blood?

<p>Liquid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents an increase in organizational complexity beyond tissues and organs?

<p>Organ systems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At which level in the hierarchy do atoms and molecules exist?

<p>Atoms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many electrons does oxygen need to complete its outer shell?

<p>Two electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of covalent bond forms when two nitrogen atoms share three pairs of electrons?

<p>Triple covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which atom forms four covalent bonds?

<p>Carbon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for large molecules with both polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines how electrons are shared in covalent bonds?

<p>Electronegativity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of covalent bond involves the sharing of one pair of electrons?

<p>Single covalent bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of nonpolar molecules?

<p>They contain nonpolar covalent bonds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond occurs between two oxygen atoms when they share two pairs of electrons?

<p>Double covalent bond (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for weak chemical attractions between molecules that are important for the shape of complex molecules?

<p>Van der Waals interactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a periodic table, what increases from left to right across a row?

<p>Electronegativity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for large molecules with both polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bond occurs when carbon atoms bond with hydrogen atoms?

<p>Nonpolar covalent bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the pH range for plain water?

<p>7-10 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the pH change as the concentration of H+ ions increases?

<p>pH decreases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the number of particles in a solution?

<p>Osmolarity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does molarity express?

<p>Mass per volume (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines how electrons are shared in covalent bonds?

<p>Electronegativity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if there is an excess of H+ ions or OH- ions in the body?

<p>Decreased pH (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents a higher level of organization than tissues and organs?

<p>Organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is primarily composed of atoms and molecules?

<p>Cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water and carbon dioxide combine?

<p>Formation of carbonic acid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do osmolarity and osmolality measure?

<p>Number of particles in a solution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of water contributes to keeping body temperature constant?

<p>High heat capacity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms between polar molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms between polar molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bond (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for molecules with polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecules (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of water contributes to keeping body temperature constant?

<p>High specific heat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules and a substance other than water?

<p>Adhesion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents the phases of water depending on temperature?

<p>Liquid, solid, gas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of substances are referred to as hydrophilic?

<p>Polar molecules and ions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for substances that do not dissolve in water?

<p>Hydrophobic substances (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level in the hierarchy extends beyond the individual organism?

<p>Ecosystems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond occurs when two hydrogen atoms share a single pair of electrons?

<p>Nonpolar covalent bond (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of water causes the inward pulling of cohesive forces at the surface of water?

<p>Cohesion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What component prevents the collapse of moist sacs of air in the lungs?

<p>Lipoprotein (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the number of particles in a solution?

<p>Molality (m) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents the number of protons in an atom of an element?

<p>Atomic number (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are isotopes of an element differentiated by?

<p>Atomic mass (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do radioisotopes contain in excess, making them unstable?

<p>Neutrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physical half-life of a radioisotope?

<p>The time for 50% of radioisotope to become stable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ion is used in some states for lethal injection?

<p>K+ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What charge does an anion have?

<p>-1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms between sodium and chlorine in table salt (NaCl)?

<p>Ionic bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for the attraction between water molecules and a substance other than water?

<p>Hydrogen bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do covalently bonded molecules involve?

<p>Sharing of electrons between atoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the structural formula of a molecule indicate?

<p>The arrangement of atoms within the molecule (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of elements do molecular compounds involve?

<p>Different elements sharing electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the weak chemical attractions between molecules that are important for the shape of complex molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many covalent bonds can carbon form?

<p>Four (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond occurs between two nitrogen atoms when they share three pairs of electrons?

<p>Triple covalent bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for molecules with both polar and nonpolar regions?

<p>Amphipathic molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines how electrons are shared in covalent bonds?

<p>Electronegativity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of covalent bond involves the sharing of one pair of electrons?

<p>Single covalent bond (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level in the hierarchy represents an increase in organizational complexity?

<p>Organs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the highest level of biological organization in the hierarchy?

<p>Biosphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents a higher level of organization than organs?

<p>Organ systems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At which level in the hierarchy do atoms and molecules exist?

<p>Cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules and a substance other than water?

<p>Hydrogen bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water spontaneously dissociates to form ions?

<p>Production of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of a neutron in one atomic mass unit (amu)?

<p>Approximately 1 amu (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of an ion that has lost an electron and satisfies the octet rule?

<p>+1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of substances are referred to as hydrophilic?

<p>Substances that dissolve in water (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water spontaneously dissociates to form ions?

<p>Formation of hydronium ions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physical half-life of a radioisotope?

<p>Can vary from a few hours to thousands of years (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a suspension?

<p>Particles do not settle out over time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the pH as the concentration of H+ ions increases?

<p>pH decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if there is an excess of H+ ions or OH- ions in the body?

<p>Disturbance in pH balance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms between polar molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for nonpolar molecules placed in a polar substance?

<p>Hydrophobic interactions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What constitutes two-thirds of the human body by weight?

<p>Water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of kinetic energy of atoms or molecules within a substance?

<p>Temperature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which substances dissolve in water are called 'universal solvents'?

<p>Polar molecules and ions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water spontaneously dissociates to form ions?

<p>Equal numbers of positive and negative ions produced (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a substance that donates protons when dissolved in water?

<p>Acid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents a higher level of organization than tissues and organs?

<p>Organisms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond occurs when two hydrogen atoms share a single pair of electrons?

<p>Covalent bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for weak chemical attractions between molecules that are important for the shape of complex molecules?

<p>Van der Waals forces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents a higher level of organization than tissues and organs?

<p>Tissues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the structural formula of a molecule indicate?

<p>The arrangement of atoms within the molecule (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the pH range for plain water?

<p>pH 7 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What category of mixture has particles smaller than those in a suspension but larger than those in a solution?

<p>Colloid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents a 10-fold change in H+ concentration on the pH scale?

<p>Moving from pH 6 to pH 7 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the number of particles in a solution?

<p>Osmole (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of buffers in the body?

<p>To maintain pH (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond forms when two hydrogen atoms share a single pair of electrons?

<p>Covalent bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when water and carbon dioxide combine?

<p>Formation of carbonic acid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for molecules with both polar and nonpolar regions?

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