Exam 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is starch?
A
Starch is used as energy storage in plants
2
Q
What is glycogen?
A
Energy storage in animals
More branch then starch (more compact/ stores more energy)
3
Q
What is cellulose?
A
- ) structural support in plants (bones)
2. ) unbranched for many strings form fibers
4
Q
Can humans digest B1➡️4?
A
No
5
Q
How many hydrogen bonds do Adenine and thymine have?
A
2 hydrogen bonds
6
Q
How many hydrogen bonds does guanine and cytosine have?
A
3 hydrogen bonds
7
Q
What is the hydrophobic effect?
A
Hydrophobic amino acids are buried in the center of a protein. this is the driving force for tertiary structure is
8
Q
Quaternary structures must have this many protein chains.
A
More than 1
