BioChem 210 Final Exam - Portage
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• What is a monosaccharide? -✓✓The most basic units of carbohydrates. Made of
1 aldehyde and 1 ketone. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually
colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet
taste. Examples of monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose (levulose)
and galactose
• Nature uses the D or L form of carbohydrates -✓✓D
• The two kinds of monosaccharides are -✓✓Aldoses, Ketoses
• The bonds between carbohydrate monomers are called -✓✓Glycosidic
• Starches are polymers made exclusively from -✓✓Glucose
• The difference between amylose and amylopectin are -✓✓The structure
(branched vs linear)
• Dietary fiber is -✓✓Complex Carbohydrates
Cellulose
Divided into soluble and insoluble
• In the 2-compartment model for water in the body, water partitions into -
✓✓Intracellular and extracellular
• In the 3 compartment model for water in the body, the__________ compartment
is further divided into interstitial and plasma compartments -✓✓extracellular
• Fluid in the blood is classified specifically as _________ fluid -✓✓extracellular
• In an ideally balanced human system water inputs would equal -✓✓Water
outputs
, • An electrolyte is
a) sugar
b. fat
c. charged molecule
d water -✓✓charged molecule
• ______________ ions account for nearly 90% of the positively charged ions
found in extracellular fluid -✓✓Sodium
• The hormone aldosterone regulates the concentrations of _______ and ________
in the body. -✓✓Potassium ions and sodium ions
• _______ is the most common extracelluar cation, while _________ is the most
abundant intracellular cation. -✓✓Sodium, potassium
• The three most important buffer systems in body fluids include the bicarbonate
buffer system, the ____ buffer system and the protein buffer system. -
✓✓Phosphate
• How is it possible for the rate and depth of breathing to affect hydrogen ion
concentrations in body fluids? -✓✓The rate and depth of breathing does not alter
hydrogen ion concentration in body fluids.
• What is the normal pH of the blood? -✓✓7.35-7.45
• What is the most significant plasma buffer? -✓✓bicarbonate
• Which of these is not a consequence of vomiting?
a. dehydration
b. metabolic acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. metabolic alkalosis -✓✓c. respiratory alkalosis
• What is the most common intracellular buffer? -✓✓phosphate
• Which of the following is the product of trans-deaminiatio reactions
a. urea
b. NH3
Learning Question and Answer | A+
Verified Answers | Study Pack
• What is a monosaccharide? -✓✓The most basic units of carbohydrates. Made of
1 aldehyde and 1 ketone. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually
colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet
taste. Examples of monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose (levulose)
and galactose
• Nature uses the D or L form of carbohydrates -✓✓D
• The two kinds of monosaccharides are -✓✓Aldoses, Ketoses
• The bonds between carbohydrate monomers are called -✓✓Glycosidic
• Starches are polymers made exclusively from -✓✓Glucose
• The difference between amylose and amylopectin are -✓✓The structure
(branched vs linear)
• Dietary fiber is -✓✓Complex Carbohydrates
Cellulose
Divided into soluble and insoluble
• In the 2-compartment model for water in the body, water partitions into -
✓✓Intracellular and extracellular
• In the 3 compartment model for water in the body, the__________ compartment
is further divided into interstitial and plasma compartments -✓✓extracellular
• Fluid in the blood is classified specifically as _________ fluid -✓✓extracellular
• In an ideally balanced human system water inputs would equal -✓✓Water
outputs
, • An electrolyte is
a) sugar
b. fat
c. charged molecule
d water -✓✓charged molecule
• ______________ ions account for nearly 90% of the positively charged ions
found in extracellular fluid -✓✓Sodium
• The hormone aldosterone regulates the concentrations of _______ and ________
in the body. -✓✓Potassium ions and sodium ions
• _______ is the most common extracelluar cation, while _________ is the most
abundant intracellular cation. -✓✓Sodium, potassium
• The three most important buffer systems in body fluids include the bicarbonate
buffer system, the ____ buffer system and the protein buffer system. -
✓✓Phosphate
• How is it possible for the rate and depth of breathing to affect hydrogen ion
concentrations in body fluids? -✓✓The rate and depth of breathing does not alter
hydrogen ion concentration in body fluids.
• What is the normal pH of the blood? -✓✓7.35-7.45
• What is the most significant plasma buffer? -✓✓bicarbonate
• Which of these is not a consequence of vomiting?
a. dehydration
b. metabolic acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. metabolic alkalosis -✓✓c. respiratory alkalosis
• What is the most common intracellular buffer? -✓✓phosphate
• Which of the following is the product of trans-deaminiatio reactions
a. urea
b. NH3
