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Physiology
Biomolecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dna and Rna are important because | Information molecules |
| All proteins have which four elements? | Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen |
| In base pairing of Dna Molecules, ______ is bound to_______. | Adenine; Thymine |
| The carbon- containing molecules formed by living things are often called | organic molecules |
| What determines how a protein performs? | shape |
| Proteins are polymers of | amino acids |
| A very large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate bond is a | nucleic acid |
| What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules? | Functional group |
| Chaperone proteins assist in the proper folding of other proteins so they can have the correct functional shape | True |
| Rna and Dna have the same pyrimidine bases but different purine bases. | False |
| The most important monosaccharide is | Glucose |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | prostaglandin |
| A saturated fatty acid is one in which | all available bonds of its hydrocarbon chain are filled |
| Which term means "water loving" and applies to the phospholipid head? | hydrophilic |
| ATP | is the form of energy that cells generally use |