The Chemistry of Organic Compounds - Quiz
- 1. What is the functional group of alcohols?
A) Carboxyl (-COOH)
B) Amino (-NH2)
C) Ester (-COOR)
D) Hydroxyl (-OH)
- 2. Which compound is an example of an aromatic hydrocarbon?
A) Cyclopentene
B) Benzene
C) Pentane
D) Cyclohexane
- 3. What type of reaction is the conversion of an alkene to an alkane?
A) Hydrogenation
B) Oxidation
C) Dehydrogenation
D) Hydrolysis
- 4. Which of the following is a common test for unsaturation in organic compounds?
A) Bromine test
B) Litmus test
C) Barfoed's test
D) Iodine test
- 5. Which functional group is characteristic of ketones?
A) Carboxyl (-COOH)
B) Carbonyl (C=O)
C) Hydroxyl (R-OH)
D) Aldehyde (RCHO)
- 6. Which class of organic compounds does DNA belong to?
A) Carbohydrates
B) Nucleic acids
C) Lipids
D) Proteins
- 7. What is the primary structure of proteins made of?
A) Sugars
B) Fatty acids
C) Nucleotides
D) Amino acids
- 8. What type of carbon compound is formed by a nitrogen atom bonded to a carbon chain?
A) Ester
B) Amine
C) Amide
D) Carboxylic acid
- 9. What type of organic reaction involves the breaking of a bond with water?
A) Elimination
B) Hydrolysis
C) Synthesis
D) Condensation
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