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Physiology Wk 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A triglyceride is composed of a glycerol molecule and three of the same type of fatty acids. True of False | False |
| Which of the following of is polymer of glucose that is sometimes referred to as animal starch: disaccharide, polysaccharide, monosaccharide or glycogen | glycogen |
| RNA and DNA have the same pyrimidine bases but different purine bases. True or False | False |
| When 2 molecules of glucose are joined, they which disaccharide | maltose |
| The term glycoprotein, a combination of 2 words, tells you that the compound is made of _____ with ____ being the dominant component | carbohydrate and protein; protein |
| Which energy-releasing or energy-transferring molecule does not contain a nucelotide? FAD, Creatinine phosphate, NAD, ATP | Creatinine phosphate |
| Which of the following is not true of both triglycerides and phospholipids? | they both contain glycerol, they both contain fatty acids, they both contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic end |
| Which of the following is not true of carbohydrates | they include substances commonly called sugars, they are the body's primary source of energy, they are a part of both DNA and RNA |
| A chemical that reduces the amount of activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction is an | catalyst |
| Transcription can best be described as the | synthesis of mRNA |
| If oxygen is available, the pyruvate molecules formed by glycosis are prepared to enter the next phase of aerobic cellular respiration, called the | citric acid cycle |
| RBC's are placed in an unknown solution. After 45 minutes, the cells are examined and determined to have decreased in size. The unknown solution is | hypertonic |
| If RBC's contain 10% solute are placed in a solution containing 10 % solute, what will happen | Water will move into and out of the cell an equal rate |
| What is true of RNA | It is a single strand, it contains uracil rather than thymine, the obligatory base pairs ae adenine and uracil, and guanine and cytosine |
| If a sequence of nitrogen bases in nucleic acid were A-U-C-G-A, which of the following would be true about the nucleic acid | It contains deoxyribose sugar, it could be found only in the nucleus |