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1. A compound unrelated to the substrate that binds to and alters the active site is usually a
2. The disorder of a system is measured by its
3. Which is the optimum pH of most human enzymes?
4. Which compounds would be lipids or derivatives of lipids?
Base your answers to questions 5 and 6 below on the following passage and your knowledge (or lack thereof) in biology.A student ground 1 g of fresh liver in a mortar and pestle, placed the ground liver in a test tube, and added 1 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide The gas that was generated was collected A glowing splint burst into flames when placed in the gas. The student then repeated the procedure, using 1g of boiled liver and 1g of liver treated with a strong acid When hydrogen peroxide was added to each sample of liver, no gas was generated5. The gas that was generated was probably
6. If the substance in the liver that acted on the hydrogen peroxide was an enzyme, it could
7. Which of the following molecules is smallest?
8. Which element is not required in order for the compound to be considered organic?
9. Which element is usually found in proteins but not in triglycerides?
10. Structurally lipids are a very diverse group but they are all placed in one group because of what property?
11. In the digestive process, the macromolecules are broken down into small molecules that can cross cell membranes. This process is called
12. The functional group(s) associated with amino acids is/are
13. The following equation (G = glucose): G + G + G → G-G-G + 2H2O, is an example of
14. All the following reactions involve condensation reactions except
15. Which term describes the largest group of biochemicals?
16. All of the following are storage carbohydrates except
17. All the following statements are true concerning lipids except
18. Which statement is true?
19. All the following molecules contain more than one ring except
20. A consequence of the cell membrane being composed of phospholipids is:
21. All the following are proteins except:
22. The main difference between the secondary and quaternary structure of a protein is
23. The 'primary structure' of a protein refers to
24. A fatty acid containing at least two double bonds is called
25. Which is not a function of carbohydrates (in general)?
26. Most biopolymers are formed by what type of reaction?
27. Which is a true statement comparing phospholipids and triglycerides (fats and oils)?
28. At a conference, the speaker's grand finale was sautéing mealworms (insect larvae) in butter and serving them to the audience. They were crunchy (like popcorn) because their exoskeletons contain the polysaccharide
29. __________ are the subunits of proteins, and __________ are the subunits of fats and oils.
30. A hydrophobic amino acid R group would be found where in a protein?
31. The building blocks of nucleic acid molecules are called _____.
Use the molecule below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer questions 32 and 33 which follow.32. The molecule above contains numerous bonds between carbon and hydrogen.
33. This compound would be a
Use the molecule below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer the following questions.34. This compound is an example of a
35. Which statement about this compound is false?
Use the pictured reaction below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer the following questions.36. Identify functional group P on compound (a).
37. Identify functional group Q on compound (a).
38. Identify the monomer represented by compound (a).
39. Identify compound (b).
40. Identify the type of reaction that would produce (b).
41. Name the bond formed at the arrow R above.
Use the diagram below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer questions 42 and 43.42. Identify this specific class of carbohydrate
43. What are the monomers of this compound?
Use the diagram below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer questions 44 and 45.44. Identify this monosaccharide
45. State the empirical formula of this monosaccharide.
46. State the molecular formula of this monosaccharide.
Use the diagram below and to answer this question.47. Identify this compound (or the class this compound belongs to)
48. Enzymes are a special type of
49. A catalyst is a substance which
50. The molecule to which an enzyme joins is called its
51. Enzymes act as biological
52. Enzymes speed up biochemical reactions by:
