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: The Properties of Water Quiz tests your knowledge about the water’s special properties which make it so important to biological organisms.
1.
A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:
a.
Covalent bonds result in water cohesion
b.
Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion
c.
Water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion
d.
High surface tension of water
2.
What word describes when a molecule is attracted to water?
a.
Hydrophobic
b.
Hydrophilic
c.
Bipolar
d.
Solvent
3.
Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?
a.
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
b.
The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive
c.
The hydrogen and oxygen ends change in polarity
d.
Because it is hydrophobic
4.
How is water's high heat of evaporation beneficial to us?
a.
It allows us to cool by sweating
b.
It allows better temperature control inside cells
c.
It keeps cells from becoming hydrophobic
d.
It protects enzymes from rises in temperature which would deactivate them
5.
Why does table salt (NaCl) dissolve in water, but salad oil doesn't?
a.
NaCl separates into ions which are hydrophilic
b.
Na+ attracts the negative end and Cl- attracts the positive end of water
c.
NaCl is a good solute in water
d.
Spheres of hydration form around Na+ and Cl-
6.
Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
a.
Water is pushed by solutes
b.
Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain
c.
Evaporation at the leaves "pulls" on the water
d.
Water's cohesion causes it to "pull" towards the leaves
7.
If ice were not less dense than water, there wouldn't be life on Earth.
a.
True
b.
False
8.
When you mix salad oil and water they immediately separate because:
a.
Salad oil is hydrophobic
b.
Hydrogen bonds reform between water molecules
c.
Salad oil is too heavy
d.
It depends on what kind of oil you are using
9.
A water molecule (H-O-H) is 180 degrees linear.
a.
True
b.
False
10.
The bonding pattern of water below 0 degrees Celsius is commonly referred to as:
a.
Sheet ice
b.
Blanket bonding
c.
Crystal lattice
d.
Lock-and-key
11.
Which of the following are important for water's role in cell reactions?
a.
High heat of evaporation
b.
Hydrophilic nature
c.
It's a good solvent
d.
Ability to absorb a lot of energy
12.
When water evaporates:
a.
Hydrogen bonds are broken
b.
Molecules change state from liquid to gas
c.
Energy is carried away
d.
It becomes more dense
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