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- Question
A compound that is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water
Options- A. is probably held together by noncovalent bonds
- B. contains at least some polar covalent bonds
- C. should act as a good buffer for acids and bases
- D. does not dissolve well in water
- Correct Answer
- contains at least some polar covalent bonds
- 1. The main difference between an acid and a base is that
Options- A. bases are polar molecules and acids are not
- B. acids are polar molecules and bases are not
- C. bases donate hydrogen ions in water while acids accept hydrogen ions
- D. acids donate hydrogen ions in water while bases accept hydrogen ions Discuss
- 2. The elements oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon
Options- A. can all form covalent bonds with other elements
- B. contain protons and neutrons in their atomic nuclei
- C. are common elements in the molecules that make up living organisms
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. A biological polymer contains alanine, tyrosine, and lysine. Which of the following will be true about this molecule?
Options- A. DNA
- B. Strong base
- C. Phospholipid
- D. Protein Discuss
- 4. Which of the following acid/base pairs act as natural buffers in living systems?
Options- A. H2CO3/HCO3-
- B. H2PO4-/HPO42-
- C. Histidine+/histidine
- D. All of these Discuss
- 5. If protein is made exclusively from nonpolar amino acids, then it will this protein interact with water?
Options- A. be repelled by water
- B. It will be attracted to water
- C. It will form a membrane in water
- D. It will act as a buffer and stabilize the pH Discuss
- 6. Most of the important functional groups in biological molecules contain
Options- A. oxygen and/or nitrogen and are acidic
- B. oxygen and a phosphate
- C. nitrogen and a phosphate
- D. oxygen and/or nitrogen and are polar Discuss
- 7. Which amino acids would most likely reside in the membrane-anchoring domain of a membrane embedded protein?
Options- A. Isoleucine, valine and phenylalanine
- B. Phenylalanine, valine, and aspartate
- C. Leucine, threonine, and lysine
- D. Lysine, arginine and histidine Discuss
- 8. An essential amino acid is one that
Options- A. is essentially easy to synthesize
- B. is essential to flagella motion
- C. the body cannot synthesize
- D. the body can synthesize under essential conditions Discuss
- 9. What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Alanine?
Options- A. Fumarate
- B. Oxaloacetate
- C. Pyruvate
- D. Malate Discuss
- 10. What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Arginine?
Options- A. Alpha-ketoglutarate
- B. Fumarate
- C. Oxaloacetate
- D. Succinate Discuss
Water, pH and Macromolecules problems
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Correct Answer: acids donate hydrogen ions in water while bases accept hydrogen ions
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Protein
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: be repelled by water
Correct Answer: oxygen and/or nitrogen and are polar
Correct Answer: Isoleucine, valine and phenylalanine
Correct Answer: the body cannot synthesize
Correct Answer: Pyruvate
Correct Answer: Alpha-ketoglutarate
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