Unit 1- Fundamentals

Question 1

R-CH3

Answer 1

Methyl

Question 2

R-CHO

Answer 2

Aldehyde

Question 3

R-SH

Answer 3

Sulfydryl

Question 4

R1-CO-R2

Answer 4

Ketone

Question 5

R-OH

Answer 5

Hydroxyl

Question 6

R-COOH

Answer 6

Carboxylic Acid

Question 7

R1-S-S-R1

Answer 7

Disulfide

Question 8

R1-COO-R2

Answer 8

Ester

Question 9

R1-O-R2

Answer 9

Ether

Question 10

R-O-PO3H

Answer 10

Phosphoryl

Question 11

What are the monomeric units of proteins?

Answer 11

Amino Acids

Question 12

What are the amino acids of nucleic acid?

Answer 12

Nucleotides

Question 13

What is the parent sugar of most carbohydrates?

Answer 13

Glucose

Question 14

What functional group links the membrane lipids and nucleotides?

Answer 14

Phosphate groups

Question 15

What is the difference between a single bond and a double bond?

Answer 15

Single bonds can rotate, double bonds are rigid and cannot rotate

Question 16

Trace Element

Answer 16

An essential element that is not required in large amounts. They are not produces naturally. Deficiency leads to adverse effects.

Question 17

Nucleotide

Answer 17

1. Nitrogen base
2. 5-carbon sugar
3. Phosphate group

Question 18

Nucleoside

Answer 18

1. Nitrogenous base
2. 5-carbon sugar

NO phosphate group

Question 19

Purine

Answer 19

Dicyclic (has 2 cycles)

Question 20

Pyrimidine

Answer 20

Unicyclic (one 1 cycle)