Carbon Compounds Quiz Answers

1. Which of the following functional groups are non-polar?

a. Methyl Group

b. Carboxyl Group

c. Carbonyl Group

d. Phosphate Group

2. Why can carbon form so many bonds and make a variety of unique compounds?

a. Because carbon has 6 protons, and protons are essential in forming bonds

b. Carbon can form ionic bonds with non-metals

c. Carbon can form covalent bonds with metals

d. Carbon has four valence electrons that can form the maximum number of bonds with other atoms

3. True or false? Glycerol is a carbon-based compound that is arranged in a ring structure.

a. True

b. False

4. When carbonyl is arranged at the end of a carbon compound, what does it make?

a. Aldehyde, which makes fructose

b. Ketone, which makes fructose

c. Aldehyde, which makes glucose

d. Ketone, which makes glucose

5. Carbon is an essential atom in which of the following biological molecules?

a. Carbohydrates

b. Lipids

c. Proteins

d. All of the above