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BIOC 3021 Exam 1 Lecture 1 Verified
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Most abundant elements in living organisms - Answers✓✓Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen,
phosphorous, sulfur
Number of essential minerals for body function - Answers✓✓17
Strength of covalent bonds - Answers✓✓Strongest bonds in biomolecules
Covalent bond - Answers✓✓An electron is shared between atoms
Ionic bond - Answers✓✓An electron is donated between atoms
Hydrogen bond - Answers✓✓the H takes on a partial positive charge and the electronegative
atom takes on a partial negative charge
Most common atoms in hydrogen bonding - Answers✓✓oxygen and nitrogen
Why are hydrogen bonds essential for biochemistry? - Answers✓✓Protein structure, binding of
enzymes to substrates, holds the DNA double helix together