BIOL 1013 Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life – Questions
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1 A protein-only infectious agent is a _______.
On a NASA mission that was looking for life on Mars, soil samples were taken and
2 measured for the breakdown of nutrients and the production of carbon dioxide gas. Which
characteristic of life would this test measure?
Glucose (a monosaccharide) has the molecular formula C6H12O6. How many carbon
3
atoms are in each glucose molecule?
If life is found on other planets, it may or may not use the chemical framework used by life
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on Earth.
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, A protein-only infectious agent is a Prion
_______.
The smallest unit of an element that Atom
cannot be chemically broken down
into smaller units is the _____.
Carbon has unique properties that True
make it an ideal backbone for life.
The pH of a solution is the measure of False
the concentration of OH- ions.
If life is found on other planets, it may True
or may not use the chemical
framework used by life on Earth.
Which of these would NOT be sterols
considered monomers?
Nucleotides
monosaccharides
amino acids
sterols
Which type of molecule is NOT made Steroids
up of a chain of repeating monomers?
RNA
Steroids
DNA
Proteins
Complex carbohydrates
A dissolved substance is known as a(n) solute
_____.
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1 A protein-only infectious agent is a _______.
On a NASA mission that was looking for life on Mars, soil samples were taken and
2 measured for the breakdown of nutrients and the production of carbon dioxide gas. Which
characteristic of life would this test measure?
Glucose (a monosaccharide) has the molecular formula C6H12O6. How many carbon
3
atoms are in each glucose molecule?
If life is found on other planets, it may or may not use the chemical framework used by life
4
on Earth.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (95)
, A protein-only infectious agent is a Prion
_______.
The smallest unit of an element that Atom
cannot be chemically broken down
into smaller units is the _____.
Carbon has unique properties that True
make it an ideal backbone for life.
The pH of a solution is the measure of False
the concentration of OH- ions.
If life is found on other planets, it may True
or may not use the chemical
framework used by life on Earth.
Which of these would NOT be sterols
considered monomers?
Nucleotides
monosaccharides
amino acids
sterols
Which type of molecule is NOT made Steroids
up of a chain of repeating monomers?
RNA
Steroids
DNA
Proteins
Complex carbohydrates
A dissolved substance is known as a(n) solute
_____.
