BIOCHEMISTRY MODULE 1 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

BIOCHEMISTRY MODULE 1 EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

◉ Amino Acids.
Answer: Monomer for protein


◉ Monosaccharides.
Answer: Monomer for carbohydrates


◉ Fatty acid, glycerol, cholesterol.
Answer: Monomers for Lipids


◉ Deoxyribose.
Answer: Sugar with No -OH on Carbon 2


◉ Ribose.
Answer: Sugar with -OH on Carbon 2


◉ DNA.
Answer: Most important biomolecule

,◉ Cn(H20)n.
Answer: Formula for Carbohydrates


◉ Glucose.
Answer: Aldose, -OH left on Carbon 3


◉ Aldose.
Answer: Double bond O on Carbon 1


◉ Ketose.
Answer: Double bond O on any Carbon except Carbon 1


◉ Galactose.
Answer: Aldose, -OH left on Carbon 3 and 4


◉ Fructose.
Answer: Ketose on Carbon 2, -OH left on Carbon 3


◉ 20.
Answer: How many amino acids?

,◉ R group.
Answer: What differentiates amino acids?


◉ Carboxyl group (carboxylic acid).
Answer: -COOH


◉ Carbonyl.
Answer: C=O


◉ Hydroxyl (alcohol) group.
Answer: -OH


◉ Amine group.
Answer: -NH2


◉ Glycerol does not have a carbonyl group.
Answer: What makes glycerol different from a carbohydrate?


◉ Glycerol.
Answer: No carbonyl, 3 carbons, 3 -OH groups


◉ Fatty Acid.

, Answer: Carboxyl group, long hydrocarbon tail


◉ Saturated.
Answer: Fatty acid with as many Hydrogens as possible


◉ Unsaturated.
Answer: Fatty acid containing at least one double bond


◉ Hydrogens.
Answer: What are the energy force in biomolecules?


◉ Lipids.
Answer: Which biomolecule has the most energy?


◉ Cholesterol.
Answer: 4 ring structure, -OH group at Carbon 3


◉ 4 ring structure cannot be broken down.
Answer: Why can cholesterol become a problem in the body?


◉ The base.
Answer: What differentiates nucleic acids?