BSC 114 ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔When phospholipids form at the surface of cells,
they arrange in a double layer, also called a ______. - ✔✔bilayer
✔✔A polymer of amino acids is also referred to as a
_________. - ✔✔polypeptide
✔✔The number of amino acids - ✔✔20
✔✔A common steroid that is a component of animal
cell membranes. - ✔✔cholesterol
✔✔Fats are large molecules composed of fatty
acids and ____. - ✔✔glycerol
✔✔A type of fat that has at least one or more
double bonded carbons in the fatty acid chains. - ✔✔unsaturated
✔✔The fatty acid chains of fats are hydophobic
because the C-H bonds are ________ covalent
bonds. - ✔✔nonpolar
✔✔When more than one polypeptide chain interacts
together, this is referred to as the _____ level of
protein structure. - ✔✔quaternary
✔✔The polymers that arise from amino acids are
called ______. - ✔✔proteins
✔✔The folding of a polypeptide chain due to
, hydrogen bonding at regular intervals along the
polypeptide backbone is referred to as the
_______ level of protein structure. - ✔✔secondary
✔✔There are four levels of protein structure. The
unique sequence of amino acids is referred to as the ________ structure. - ✔✔primary
✔✔A form of bonding in a polypeptide chain that
occurs between the R groups of the various
amino acids is called the ______ level of protein
structure. - ✔✔tertiary
✔✔DNA that is complexed with proteins. - ✔✔chromatin
✔✔Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base,
a sugar, and a _______. - ✔✔phosphate
✔✔Non-reproductive cells are also called _______
cells. - ✔✔somatic
✔✔A polymer of nucleic acids is also called a
_______ chain. - ✔✔polynucleotide
✔✔A cell's total hereditary endowment of DNA is
also called its _____. - ✔✔genome
✔✔A single DNA molecule consists of ________
polynucleotides that spiral around an imaginary
axis to make a double helix. - ✔✔2
✔✔A major subtype of nitrogenous base that has a
single ring. Examples are the bases C, T, and
U. - ✔✔pyridimine
✔✔The monomers of DNA are called _______
acids - ✔✔nucleic
✔✔The name of the type of protein that complexes
with DNA in chromosomes. - ✔✔histones
✔✔Polynucleotides have _________ bases - ✔✔nitrogenous
✔✔Reproductive cells are also called ______ cells. - ✔✔germ
SET A+
✔✔When phospholipids form at the surface of cells,
they arrange in a double layer, also called a ______. - ✔✔bilayer
✔✔A polymer of amino acids is also referred to as a
_________. - ✔✔polypeptide
✔✔The number of amino acids - ✔✔20
✔✔A common steroid that is a component of animal
cell membranes. - ✔✔cholesterol
✔✔Fats are large molecules composed of fatty
acids and ____. - ✔✔glycerol
✔✔A type of fat that has at least one or more
double bonded carbons in the fatty acid chains. - ✔✔unsaturated
✔✔The fatty acid chains of fats are hydophobic
because the C-H bonds are ________ covalent
bonds. - ✔✔nonpolar
✔✔When more than one polypeptide chain interacts
together, this is referred to as the _____ level of
protein structure. - ✔✔quaternary
✔✔The polymers that arise from amino acids are
called ______. - ✔✔proteins
✔✔The folding of a polypeptide chain due to
, hydrogen bonding at regular intervals along the
polypeptide backbone is referred to as the
_______ level of protein structure. - ✔✔secondary
✔✔There are four levels of protein structure. The
unique sequence of amino acids is referred to as the ________ structure. - ✔✔primary
✔✔A form of bonding in a polypeptide chain that
occurs between the R groups of the various
amino acids is called the ______ level of protein
structure. - ✔✔tertiary
✔✔DNA that is complexed with proteins. - ✔✔chromatin
✔✔Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base,
a sugar, and a _______. - ✔✔phosphate
✔✔Non-reproductive cells are also called _______
cells. - ✔✔somatic
✔✔A polymer of nucleic acids is also called a
_______ chain. - ✔✔polynucleotide
✔✔A cell's total hereditary endowment of DNA is
also called its _____. - ✔✔genome
✔✔A single DNA molecule consists of ________
polynucleotides that spiral around an imaginary
axis to make a double helix. - ✔✔2
✔✔A major subtype of nitrogenous base that has a
single ring. Examples are the bases C, T, and
U. - ✔✔pyridimine
✔✔The monomers of DNA are called _______
acids - ✔✔nucleic
✔✔The name of the type of protein that complexes
with DNA in chromosomes. - ✔✔histones
✔✔Polynucleotides have _________ bases - ✔✔nitrogenous
✔✔Reproductive cells are also called ______ cells. - ✔✔germ
