Biochemistry Chapters 1-4 Questions with Answers
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Organic Chemistry - Correct Answer the study of compounds of carbon
Functional group - Correct Answer a group of atoms that show characteristic chemical
and physical properties
Protein monomer - Correct Answer Amino acids
Nucleic acid monomer - Correct Answer nucleotides
Polysaccharide monomer - Correct Answer Monosaccharides
Lipid monomers - Correct Answer glycerol and fatty acids
Entropy - Correct Answer the thermodynamic measure of randomness (disorder)
throughout a system
Enthalpy - Correct Answer a measure of the potential energy stored in a molecule and
the heat energy of a reaction
Gibbs free energy - Correct Answer a thermodynamic potential that can be used to
calculate the maximum or reversible work that may be performed by a thermodynamic
system
Electronegativity - Correct Answer the magnitude of an atom's attraction to electrons in
a chemical bond
Ionic bond - Correct Answer consist of a complete transfer of electrons, creating
charged atoms
Salt Bridge - Correct Answer the interaction between negatively charged carboxylic
acid groups and positively charged amino groups
Amphipathic molecules - Correct Answer molecules
that are both polar and nonpolar
micelle - Correct Answer an organic bubble formed in water by fatty acids, the
hydrophobic tails face inwards and the hydrophilic heads face outwards
Bronzed-Lowery acid - Correct Answer a molecule that donates a proton
Latest Update
Organic Chemistry - Correct Answer the study of compounds of carbon
Functional group - Correct Answer a group of atoms that show characteristic chemical
and physical properties
Protein monomer - Correct Answer Amino acids
Nucleic acid monomer - Correct Answer nucleotides
Polysaccharide monomer - Correct Answer Monosaccharides
Lipid monomers - Correct Answer glycerol and fatty acids
Entropy - Correct Answer the thermodynamic measure of randomness (disorder)
throughout a system
Enthalpy - Correct Answer a measure of the potential energy stored in a molecule and
the heat energy of a reaction
Gibbs free energy - Correct Answer a thermodynamic potential that can be used to
calculate the maximum or reversible work that may be performed by a thermodynamic
system
Electronegativity - Correct Answer the magnitude of an atom's attraction to electrons in
a chemical bond
Ionic bond - Correct Answer consist of a complete transfer of electrons, creating
charged atoms
Salt Bridge - Correct Answer the interaction between negatively charged carboxylic
acid groups and positively charged amino groups
Amphipathic molecules - Correct Answer molecules
that are both polar and nonpolar
micelle - Correct Answer an organic bubble formed in water by fatty acids, the
hydrophobic tails face inwards and the hydrophilic heads face outwards
Bronzed-Lowery acid - Correct Answer a molecule that donates a proton
