"Look! Up in the Sky! It's a Bird

question 130

Multiple Choice

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

• A) Yes. You would be looking up because you were told to do so.
• B) No. Conformity requires that you base your behavior on what other people are doing, not being told to do so.
• C) Yes. Conformity means doing what you are told or else.
• D) No. Looking up only means you are curious.

---

Definitions:

Kiliani-Fischer Chain Lengthening

A chemical reaction that increases the carbon chain length of aldoses by one carbon atom using cyanohydrin formation.

Optical Activity

The ability of a compound to rotate the plane of polarized light, indicating its chiral nature.

Adenosine Monophosphate

A nucleotide composed of an adenine base attached to a ribose sugar and single phosphate group; involved in energy transfer within cells.

Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis

A method for elongating the carbon chain of a monosaccharide, thereby facilitating the synthesis of higher carbohydrates.