Introduction to Biochemistry

Question 1

d: acylation

Answer 1

adding an acyl group to a compound -co-

Question 2

What biological molecule stores information?

Answer 2

DNA, RNA

Question 3

What biological molecule stores energy?

Answer 3

ATP

Question 4

What are the four major classes of biochemical molecules?

Answer 4

Peptides and proteins
Lipids
nucleic acids
Carbohydrates

Question 5

d: Monosaccharides

Answer 5

They cannot be further hydrolyzed to simpler chemical compounds

Question 6

eg of monosaccharides

Answer 6

glucose

Question 7

d:Disaccharides

Answer 7

any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple sugars

Question 8

eg disaccharides

Answer 8

lactose

Question 9

d:Polysaccharides

Answer 9

carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.

Question 10

eg polysaccharides

Answer 10

cellulose

glycogen

Question 11

d:exergonic

Answer 11

Reactions in which the total free energy of the product(s) is less than the total free energy of the reactant(s)

Question 12

d:endergonic

Answer 12

Reactions in which the total free energy of the product(s) is more than the total free energy of the reactant(s)