CHEM 210 BIOCHEMISTRY MODULE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
Aromatic (benzene) .....answer.....carbon ring with alternating double
bonds
carboxylic acid .....answer.....R-COOH
Thiol .....answer.....R-SH
Biomolecule .....answer.....molecules that are part of the cell or
molecules that are excreted by the cell
monomers and polymers .....answer.....amino acid= protein sugar=
carbohydrate nucleotide=DNA
Supramolecular complexes .....answer.....Collections of two or more
macromolecules, self assembly, attractions btwn the macromolecules,
molecular recognition
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, Cell shape/size .....answer.....Most range from 1 to 100 microns
human nerve cells can be 40 in in length some cells are spherical, rod-
shaped, and some are cube like all cells are defined by a plasma
membrane that separates life from non life
Categorization of cells .....answer.....By morphology:
-prokaryotes= bacterial
-eukaryotes= human
By phylogeny:
-prokaryotes= bacterial, live in soil, water, intestines and skin
-archaea=hot springs, extreme environments like hot springs,
acidic bogs, and the ocean floor
-eukaryotes= human
cytoplasm .....answer.....entire volume of the cell
cytosol .....answer.....aqueous solution
nuceloid .....answer.....localized area made up of the bacterial
chromosomes with its proteins
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
Aromatic (benzene) .....answer.....carbon ring with alternating double
bonds
carboxylic acid .....answer.....R-COOH
Thiol .....answer.....R-SH
Biomolecule .....answer.....molecules that are part of the cell or
molecules that are excreted by the cell
monomers and polymers .....answer.....amino acid= protein sugar=
carbohydrate nucleotide=DNA
Supramolecular complexes .....answer.....Collections of two or more
macromolecules, self assembly, attractions btwn the macromolecules,
molecular recognition
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, Cell shape/size .....answer.....Most range from 1 to 100 microns
human nerve cells can be 40 in in length some cells are spherical, rod-
shaped, and some are cube like all cells are defined by a plasma
membrane that separates life from non life
Categorization of cells .....answer.....By morphology:
-prokaryotes= bacterial
-eukaryotes= human
By phylogeny:
-prokaryotes= bacterial, live in soil, water, intestines and skin
-archaea=hot springs, extreme environments like hot springs,
acidic bogs, and the ocean floor
-eukaryotes= human
cytoplasm .....answer.....entire volume of the cell
cytosol .....answer.....aqueous solution
nuceloid .....answer.....localized area made up of the bacterial
chromosomes with its proteins
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