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College Organic Chemistry
Given the organic compound, how would this be named?
Formula - Cis Butene
  1. cis-2-butene
  2. trans-1-butene
  3. cis-1-butene
  4. trans-2-butene
College Macromolecules
College Biochemical Pathways
Photosynthesis is the process by which                                                                                     .
  1. autotrophs convert glucose into ATP molecules
  2. animals are able to supple themselves and all other organisms with food
  3. producers convert light energy into chemical energy using simple inorganic molecules
  4. plants convert glucose into water, oxygen, and ATP molecules using light energy
  5. autotrophs convert chemical energy into light energy
College Molecules and Compounds
Chemically joining two or more atoms forms a(n):
  1. acid
  2. molecule
  3. mixture
  4. solvent
College Kinetics and Equilibrium
Temperature increases, volume will increase.
  1. Boyle's Law
  2. Gay-Lussac's Law
  3. Charles' Law
  4. Dalton's Law
College Organic Chemistry
Given the organic compound shown, how could a geometric isomer be created?
Formula - Trans Butene
  1. Switch one of the methyl groups with a hydrogen atom on the other side
  2. Switch one of the methyl groups with a hydrogen atom on the same side
  3. Perform a hydrogenation reaction
  4. Perform a polymerization reaction
College Properties of Matter
Assuming that the phase diagram for water is shown, how can the phase diagram be manipulated to create a phase diagram similar to that of carbon dioxide?
Phase Diagram
  1. Extend the range of pressures applicable for the gas phase
  2. Extend the range of temperatures at which the liquid phase exists
  3. Lower the temperature and pressure of the critical point
  4. Extend the range of temperatures and pressures at which the solid phase exists
College Kinetics and Equilibrium
Temperature goes up, pressure goes up.
  1. Boyle's Law
  2. Charles' Law
  3. Dalton's Law
  4. Gay-Lussac's Law
College Biochemical Pathways
Which of the following occurs during the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?
  1. Water is converted into hydrogen and water.
  2. CO2 is converted into sugars.
  3. Chlorophyll acts as an enzyme.
  4. Nothing occurs; the plant rests in the dark.
  5. None of the above
College Solvents, Solutes, and Solubility
College Biochemical Pathways
During photosynthesis, ATP molecules are generated by
  1. chemiosmosis
  2. the splitting of water
  3. digestion
  4. fermentation
College Macromolecules
What affects do catalysts have on reactions?
  1. They lower the activation energy for the reaction
  2. Alter the reactions change in free energy
  3. Increases reaction rate
  4. No effect
  5. A and C
College Biochemical Pathways
What is the molecule that enters the citric acid cycle?
  1. pyruvic acid
  2. lactic acid
  3. citric acid
  4. acetyl coenzyme A
College Kinetics and Equilibrium
Which of the following correctly explains the graph showing Michaelis-Menten kinetics?
Enzyme Kinetics
  1. As [S] decreases, the rate increases towards Vmax.
  2. As [S] increases, the enzyme loses substrate and the rate increases towards Vmax.
  3. As [S] decreases, the enzyme becomes saturated with substrate and the rate increases towards Vmax.
  4. As [S] increases, the enzyme becomes saturated with substrate substrate and the rate increases towards Vmax.
College Organic Chemistry
What is the name of the compound shown?
Formula - Trans Butene
  1. trans-2-pentene
  2. trans-1-butene
  3. trans-2-butene
  4. trans-1-propene
College Macromolecules
Which of the following statements about enzymes is FALSE?
  1. enzymes are highly specific.
  2. Enzymes do not affect equilibrium.
  3. Enzymes lower activation energy.
  4. Enzymes can be recycled.
  5. Enzymes can convert an endergonic to an exergonic reaction.
College Biochemical Pathways
In the absence of oxygen, yeast cells can obtain energy by fermentation, resulting in the production of                             .
  1. ATP, CO2, and lactate
  2. ATP, pyruvate and acetyl CoA
  3. ATP, NADPH, and pyruvate
  4. ATP, pyruvate and oxygen
  5. ATP, CO2 and ethanol
College Biochemical Pathways
If the arrow in the below chemical formula points to the right, what process is it and which steps occur during that process?
6CO2+12H2OC6H12O6+6O2+6H2O
  1. Cellular respiration: Glycolysis, Kreb's cycle, ETC
  2. Photosynthesis: Glycosis, Kreb's cycle, ETC
  3. Cellular respiration: Light dependent reactions, Calvin cycle
  4. Photosynthesis: Glycolysis, Kreb's cycle, ETC
  5. Photosynthesis: Light dependent reactions, Calvin Cycle
College Organic Chemistry
The branch of science that applies to substances that contain carbon is called:
  1. inorganic chemistry
  2. organic chemistry
  3. matter chemistry
  4. structural chemistry
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