Basic Chemistry Flashcards
Glucose units join to form starch. This is an example of:
A. neutralization
B. exchange reaction
C. hydrolysis
D. dehydration synthesis
E. none of these
D. dehydration synthesis
Which of the following are not lipid molecules?
A. steroids
B. phospholipids
C. triglycerides
D. saturated fats
E. polypeptides
E. polypeptides
Starch is brooken down to glucose monomers, this is an example of:
A. neutralization reaction
B. echange reaction
C. hydrolysis
D. dehydration synthesis
E. none of these
hydrolysis
Nucleic acids are broken down to these monomers:
A. nucleotides
B. amino acids
C. monosaccharides
D. fatty acids
E. disaccharides
A. nucleotides
Amino acid monomers join to form these polymers:
A. carbohydrates
B. nucleic acids
C. lipids
D. fatty acids
E. proteins
E. proteins
Carbohydrates are broken down to these monomers:
A. nucleotides
B. amino acids
C. monosaccharides
D. fatty acids
E. glycerol
C. monosaccharides
What are the 4 DNA bases
Thymine, adenine, cytosine, guanine
What are the 4 RNA bases
Uracil, adenine, cytosine, guanine
What sugar does DNA have? RNA?
DNA= deoxyribose
RNA= ribose
Perspiring cools off your body because of this key H2O property:
A. polar solvent
B. organic molecule
C. high heat capacity
D. cushioning
E. chemical reactivity
C. high heat capacity
Two types of ____ protein structures are the alpha helix and beta pleated sheet:
A. polypeptide
B. quaternary
C. tertiary
D. secondary
E. primary
D. secondary
Which of these is NOT a component of plasma membranes?
A. phospholipids
B. proteins
C. glycolipids
D. cholesterol
E. ribosomes
E. ribosomes
A hypertonic saltwater solution will:
A. expand as water flows in by osmosis
B. expand as salt water flows in by diffusion
C. shrink as salt flows out by diffusion
D. shrink as H2O flows out by osmosis
E. not change due to H2O flow in/out
D. shrink as H2O flows out by osmosis
