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How many electron pairs does carbon share in order to complete its valence shell?
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A carbon atom is most likely to form which of the following bonds with other atoms?
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Research indicates that ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers, that is, molecules that
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are mirror images of one another
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Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?
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carboxly and amino
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Which of the following functional groups may be used to form polymers via dehydration reactions?
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either hydroxyl or carboxyl groups
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Which of the following is a correct monomer/polymer pairing?
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amino acid/polypeptide
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Which of the following chemical equations describes a hydrolysis reaction?
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disaccharide + H2O monosaccharide + monosaccharide
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Which of the following chemical equations describes a dehydration reaction?
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monosaccharide + monosaccharide disaccharide + H2O
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Which of the following is a monomer used to build a biological polymer?
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What is a common chemical reaction mechanism by which cells make polymers from monomers?
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dehydration reactions
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How many molecules of water are needed to completely hydrolyze a polysaccharide that is 10 monomers long?
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Which of the following is an example of a hydrolysis reaction?
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the reaction of a fat, forming glycerol and fatty acids with the consumption of water
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Which of the following is an example of a hydrolysis reaction?
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the reaction of two monosaccharides, forming a disaccharide with the release of water
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The molecular formula for glucose is C6H12O6. What would be the molecular formula for a molecule made by linking three glucose molecules together by dehydration reactions?
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The biochemical reaction that joins two amino acids to form a dipeptide is accompanied by
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the release of a water molecule
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Polysaccharides, triacylglycerols, and proteins are similar in that they
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are synthesized from subunits by dehydration reactions
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Which of the following classes of biological molecules consist of both small molecules and macromolecular polymers?
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A molecule with the chemical formula C6H12O6 is probably a
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Lactose, a sugar in milk, is composed of one glucose molecule joined by a glycosidic linkage to one galactose molecule. How is lactose classified?
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Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?
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The majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages
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Which of the following statements concerning saturated fats is true?
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They are generally solid at room temperature
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A molecule with the formula C18H36O2 is probably a
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Hydrogenated vegetable oil is the primary ingredient in margarine. How does hydrogenated vegetable oil differ from nonhydrogenated vegetable oil?
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Hydrogenated vegetable oil is solid at room temperature, whereas nonhydrogenated vegetable oil is liquid
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Which of the following large biological molecules will self-assemble into a bilayer when mixed with water?
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There are 20 different amino acids. What makes one amino acid different from another?
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different side chains (R groups) attached to an ΅ carbon
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How many peptide bonds are present in a polypeptide that contains 45 amino acids?
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Which bonds maintain the primary structure of a protein?
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What maintains the secondary structure of a protein?
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hydrogen bonds between the amino group of one peptide bond and the carboxyl group of another peptide bond
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Lactase is an enzyme composed of a single polypeptide that hydrolyzes the disaccharide lactose to produce monosaccharides. The optimal pH for lactase activity is 6. Transfer of lactase to pH 5 results in a substantial decrease in enzyme activity, likely due to the disruption of
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the secondary and tertiary structure of the enzyme
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The tertiary structure of a polypeptide is the
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overall three-dimensional shape of a fully folded polypeptide
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Interactions between the side chains (R groups) in a polypeptide are most important in stabilizing which of the following?
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tertiary structure
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Changing a single amino acid in a protein consisting of 433 amino acids would
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always alter the primary structure of the protein and sometimes alter its tertiary structure or function
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Normal hemoglobin is a tetramer, consisting of two molecules of Ά-globin and two molecules of ΅-globin. In sickle-cell disease, as a result of a single amino acid change, the mutant hemoglobin tetramers associate with each other and assemble into large fibers. Based on this information alone, we can conclude that sickle-cell hemoglobin exhibits
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altered primary structure and altered quaternary structure; the secondary and tertiary structures may or may not be altered
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In a normal cellular protein, where would you expect to find a hydrophilic amino acid such as asparagine?
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on the exterior surface of the protein, interacting with water
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How will brief heating (to 95°C) affect macromolecular structures in aqueous solution?
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Proteins will unfold (denature)
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Which of the following statements about the 5' end of a polynucleotide strand of RNA is correct?
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The 5' end has a phosphate group attached to the number 5 carbon of ribose.
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One of the primary functions of RNA molecules is to
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function in the synthesis of proteins
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If 14C-labeled uracil is added to the growth medium of cells, what macromolecules will be labeled?
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A nucleotide is composed of
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a nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a pentose sugar.
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Which of the following are pyrimidines?
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adenine and guanine
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The sequence 5'-GAACUT-3' may be found in which of the following?
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neither DNA nor RNA
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If one strand of a DNA molecule has the sequence of bases 5'-ATTGCA-3', the other complementary strand would have the sequence
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What is the name of the functional group shown in Figure 3.2?
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Which of the structures illustrated in Figure 3.3 contain(s) a carbonyl functional group?
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Which of the following statements regarding the molecule illustrated in Figure 3.9 is true?
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Molecules of this type are usually liquid at room temperature.
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The molecule shown in Figure 3.9 is a(n)
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unsaturated fatty acid
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Which of the following statements regarding the chemical reaction illustrated in Figure 3.11 is true?
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It results in a peptide bond.
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At which bond in Figure 3.12 would water need to be added to achieve hydrolysis of the dipeptide, back to its component amino acids?
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Which bond in Figure 3.12 is closest to the amino-terminus of the molecule?
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Approximately 32 different monomeric carbohydrate subunits are found in various natural polysaccharides. Proteins are composed of 20 different amino acids. DNA and RNA are each synthesized from four nucleotides.Which class of biological polymer has the greatest functional variety?
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A new organism is discovered in the forests of Costa Rica. Scientists there determine that the polypeptide sequence of hemoglobin from the new organism has 72 amino acid differences from humans, 65 differences from a gibbon, 49 differences from a rat, and 5 differences from a frog. These data suggest that the new organism is more closely related to
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frogs than to humans
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A beaker contains 100 mL of NaOH solution at pH = 13. A technician carefully pours into the beaker 10 mL of HCl at pH = 1. Which of the following statements correctly describes the results of this mixing?
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The pH of the beaker's contents will decrease
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Based on your knowledge of the polarity of water molecules, the solute molecule depicted in Figure 2.7 is most likely
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positively charged
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The structural level of a protein least affected by a disruption in hydrogen bonding is the
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A nutritional supplement developed for athletes is shown to contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Based on these data, you may safely conclude that
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the food may contain carbohydrates and lipids, but not protein
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A food company wishes to convert corn oil into a spread that is solid at room temperature. One way to accomplish this goal would be to
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add hydrogens, decreasing the number of double bonds in the oil molecules
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is readily soluble in water, according to the equation CO2 + H2O----- H2CO3. Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is a weak acid. If CO2 is bubbled into a beaker containing pure, freshly distilled water, which of the following graphs correctly describes the results
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Why does ice float in liquid water?
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Hydrogen bonds stabilize and keep the molecules of ice farther apart than the water molecules of liquid water.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is readily soluble in water, according to the equation CO2 + H2O ----- H2CO3. Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is a weak acid. Respiring cells release CO2 into the bloodstream. What will be the effect on the pH of blood as that blood first comes in contact with respiring cells?
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Blood pH will decrease slightly
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Which type of bond must be broken for water to vaporize?
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Water molecules are able to form hydrogen bonds with
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compounds that have polar covalent bonds
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In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded to a single oxygen atom by
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polar covalent bonds
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Which of the following are the strongest molecular interactions?
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An ionic bond is formed by
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transfer of an electron from one atom to another
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Many mammals control their body temperature by sweating. Which property of water is most directly responsible for the ability of sweat to lower body temperature?
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the absorption of heat by the breaking of hydrogen bonds