quiz 9

Question 1

adenosine triphosphate

Answer 1

• also called ATP
• absence of it causes rigor mortis

Question 2

amino acids

Answer 2

• building blocks of protein
• 20 of them for human life
• are amphoteric
• are pseudo buffers

Question 3

amphoteric

Answer 3

it can behave as either an acid or a base

Question 4

carbohydrates

Answer 4

• Prepared from saccharide (sugar) units
• divided into four groups = Monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides

Question 5

fibrous

Answer 5

give structure to organs, skin, tissue, muscle, fiber, tendons, and bones

Question 6

hemoglobin

Answer 6

• carries O2 in the blood from the lungs to the electron transport chain in the cells
• carries CO2 away from the cells and back to the lungs where it is exhaled
• is a protein

Question 7

triglycerides

Answer 7

• Are the lipids most commonly known as ‘fat’ to the general public
• Are isolated from plants and animals are used as cooking oils

Question 8

water mass %

Answer 8

60%

Question 9

waxes

Answer 9

Long chain esters make up the category of lipids known as wax

Question 10

zwitterions

Answer 10

• Charged amino acids
• exist as both a cation and an anion
• very water soluble