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Chapter 3: Molecules of Life Questions
and Expert Answers the Latest Version
Question: Hydrogenation is a chemical process that
Answer: turns liquid oil to solid fats.
Question: A single atom of carbon may form up to ______ covalent bonds
with other atoms.
Answer: 4
Question: What kind of reaction produces large molecules by linking small
molecules?
Answer: condensation
Question: Oligosaccharides include
Answer: both sucrose and lactose
Question: Glucose and sugars in DNA and RNA
Answer: are monosaccharides.
Question: Sucrose is composed of
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Answer: a molecule of fructose and a molecule of glucose
Question: Glycogen is a polysaccharide used for energy storage by
Answer: animals.
Question: Cellulose is
Answer: a polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants.
Question: Triglycerides are
Answer: neutral fats.
Question: In the figure above, the honeycomb on which the bee in standing, is
made up primarily of which of the following:
Answer: lipids
Question: The dotted areas in the figure above indicate where ______
reactions will occur to produce _________ and __________.
Answer: condensation; covalent bonds; water molecules
Question: Cholesterol
a. is all of these.
b. is a lipid without a fatty-acid component.
c. has a rigid backbone of four carbon rings.
d. is needed to produce sexual development and maturity.
Chapter 3: Molecules of Life Questions
and Expert Answers the Latest Version
Question: Hydrogenation is a chemical process that
Answer: turns liquid oil to solid fats.
Question: A single atom of carbon may form up to ______ covalent bonds
with other atoms.
Answer: 4
Question: What kind of reaction produces large molecules by linking small
molecules?
Answer: condensation
Question: Oligosaccharides include
Answer: both sucrose and lactose
Question: Glucose and sugars in DNA and RNA
Answer: are monosaccharides.
Question: Sucrose is composed of
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Answer: a molecule of fructose and a molecule of glucose
Question: Glycogen is a polysaccharide used for energy storage by
Answer: animals.
Question: Cellulose is
Answer: a polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants.
Question: Triglycerides are
Answer: neutral fats.
Question: In the figure above, the honeycomb on which the bee in standing, is
made up primarily of which of the following:
Answer: lipids
Question: The dotted areas in the figure above indicate where ______
reactions will occur to produce _________ and __________.
Answer: condensation; covalent bonds; water molecules
Question: Cholesterol
a. is all of these.
b. is a lipid without a fatty-acid component.
c. has a rigid backbone of four carbon rings.
d. is needed to produce sexual development and maturity.
