1. Organic Chem Challenge
Quietly discuss each question and then record your answer. You will be given about 30 seconds per question. The group with the most correct answers will win a bonus.

2. 1 of 20) Three part question: a) What is the atomic number of Carbon
1 of 20) Three part question: a) What is the atomic number of Carbon? b) How many combined protons and neutrons are inside the nucleus? c) How many electrons are in carbon’s 2nd electron level?

3. 2 of 20) Which atom of water borrows the combined electrons for the majority of the time?

4. Carboxyl, Phosphate group, R group, Amino group, Fatty acid
3 of 20) Three part question: Examine the amino acids below. A) Which molecule is the red box? ____________ B) Yellow box? ____________ C) Blue box? ______________
Choices:
Carboxyl, Phosphate group, R group, Amino group, Fatty acid

5. 4 of 20) Match the organic molecule with its proper statement
4 of 20) Match the organic molecule with its proper statement? A) Carbohydrates: _________________ B) Proteins: ______________________ C) Lipids: ________________________ D) Nucleic acids: __________________
Statement 1:
Simple and complex sugars
Statement 2:
Contains a glycerol molecule
Statement 3:
Structure was discovered by Watson and Crick
Statement 4:
Are created by instructions found in DNA

6. 5 of 20) From top to bottom, list the nucleotides that will bond with those in the picture.? G ? A ? C ? T ?

7. 6 of 20) Top, middle, or bottom: Which fatty acid must have the most double bonds?

8. 7 of 20) Three part question: Examine the nucleic acid pictured
7 of 20) Three part question: Examine the nucleic acid pictured. A) Which shape indicates the sugar molecule? B) Phosphate? C) Nitrogen base?

9. 8 of 20) Which category of organic molecules contains the amount of C, H, and O in a 1: 2: 1 ratio?

10. 9 of 20) Two part question: A) Specifically, name the liquid portion of human blood. B) Is this part a solute or solvent?

11. 10 of 20) Examine the fatty acid chain
10 of 20) Examine the fatty acid chain. Which carbon is incorrectly bonded?

12. 11 of 20) Which category of organic molecule do enzymes belong within?

13. 12 of 20) Two part question: According to this pH scale… A) Which acid has the fewest H+ ions? B) Which base has the most H+ ions?

14. 13 of 20) Pretend the picture is a complete gene
13 of 20) Pretend the picture is a complete gene. A) What type of organic molecule is this? B) What will this gene be used to create?

15. 14 of 20) Three part question: Which polysaccharide… A) is stored by plants as an energy source? B) helps to build the cell wall of plant cells? C) is used by muscle cells as an energy source?
Choices:
Hemoglobin, Glycogen, Cellulose, Starch, Cholesterol

16. 15 of 20) Fill in the table below.
Monomer
Polymer
Nucleic acid a)
Nucleic Acid
Lipid b) c)
Mono-saccharide
Poly-saccharide
Protein d)

17. 16 of 20) Which color box differs for each of the 20 types of amino acids?
Red
Grey
Purple
Green

18. 17 of 20) Specifically, a complex sugar is made from many simple sugars called _______________.

19. 18 of 20) Examine the graph below. This enzyme works best at which pH?

20. 19 of 20) Match the properties of water with the descriptions below.
Properties: Solvent Cohesion Specific heat Adhesion Polar
Ability to resist temperature changes
B) Ability to bond with other water molecules
C) Ability to bond to molecules other than water

21. 20 of 20) Grab bag: Behind the President and Vice-President, what position in American government is 3rd in the chain of command?

22. Exchange Your Answers

23. 1 of 20) Three part question: a) What is the atomic number of Carbon
1 of 20) Three part question: a) What is the atomic number of Carbon? b) How many combined protons and neutrons are inside the nucleus? c) How many electrons are in carbon’s 2nd electron level? 6 12 4

24. 2 of 20) Which atom of water borrows the combined electrons for the majority of the time?
oxygen

25. carboxyl amino group R group
3 of 20) Three part question: Examine the amino acids below. A) Which molecule is the red box? ____________ B) Yellow box? ____________ C) Blue box? ______________
carboxyl
amino group
R group

26. 4 of 20) Match the organic molecule with its proper statement
4 of 20) Match the organic molecule with its proper statement? A) Carbohydrates: ______________________________ B) Proteins: ___________________________________ C) Lipids: _____________________________________ D) Nucleic acids: _______________________________
Statement 1:
Simple and complex sugars
Statement 4:
Are created by instructions found in DNA
Statement 2:
Contains a glycerol molecule
Statement 3:
Structure was discovered by Watson and Crick
Statement 1:
Simple and complex sugars
Statement 3:
Structure was discovered by Watson and Crick
Statement 2:
Contains a glycerol molecule
Statement 4:
Are created by instructions found in DNA

27. 5 of 20) From top to bottom, list the nucleotides that will bond with those in the picture.G C A T C G T A

28. 6 of 20) Top, middle, or bottom: Which fatty acid must have the most double bonds?

29. Blue pentagon Orange circle Green rectangle
7 of 20) Examine the nucleic acid pictured. A) Which shape indicates the sugar molecule? B) Phosphate? C) Nitrogen base?
Blue pentagon
Orange circle
Green rectangle

30. 8 of 20) Which category of organic molecules contains the amount of C, H, and O in a 1: 2: 1 ratio?
carbohydrates

31. 9 of 20) Two part question: A) Specifically, name the liquid portion of human blood. B) Is this part a solute or solvent?
Plasma
Solvent

32. Carbon can only bond 4 times.
10 of 20) Examine the fatty acid chain. Which carbon (if any) is incorrectly bonded?
C9 has 5 bonds.
Carbon can only bond 4 times.

33. 11 of 20) Which category of organic molecule do enzymes belong within?
Proteins

34. 12 of 20) Two part question: According to this pH scale… A) Which acid has the fewest H+ ions? B) Which base has the most H+ ions?
Coffee
Sea water
acid
base

35. Nucleic acid (DNA) Protein
13 of 20) Pretend the picture is a complete gene. A) What type of organic molecule is this? B) What will this gene be used to create?
Nucleic acid (DNA)
Protein

36. starch cellulose glycogen
14 of 20) Three part question: Which polysaccharide… A) is stored by plants as an energy source? B) helps to build the cell wall of plant cells? C) is used by muscle cells as an energy source?
starch
cellulose
glycogen
Choices:
Hemoglobin, Glycogen, Cellulose, Starch, Cholesterol

37. 15 of 20) Fill in the table below.
Monomer
Polymer
Nucleic acid a)
Nucleic Acid
Lipid b) c)
Mono-saccharide
Poly-saccharide
Protein d)
nucleotide
fatty acid
carbohydrate
amino acid

38. 16 of 20) Which color box differs for each of the 20 types of amino acids?

39. 17 of 20) Specifically, a complex sugar is made from many simple sugars called _______________.
monosaccharides

40. 18 of 20) Examine the graph below. This enzyme works best at which pH?
5.4 or 5.5 or 5.6

41. 19 of 20) Match the properties of water with the descriptions below.
Properties: Solvent Cohesion Specific heat Adhesion Polar
Ability to resist temperature changes
B) Ability to bond with other water molecules
C) Ability to bond to molecules other than water

42. The Speaker of the House
20 of 20) Grab bag: Behind the President and Vice-President, what position in American government is 3rd in the chain of command?
The Speaker
of the House