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Correct Answers
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen?
Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH?
Polar
How are all amino acids similar?
It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that
functional group?
It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to
be true?
Its microtubules aren't working
A protein is modified by attaching a chain of glucose molecules to it. Where will this
protein likely need to be located in order to function properly?
The outer surface of the cell membrane
All of the three types of lipids discussed in class share what common feature?
None of the above
Lipids that are combined with short chains of glucose molecules have what function?
, Cellular communication
What bonds are required to maintain the structure of a DNA molecule?
Sugar-phosphate bonds and hydrogen bonds
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG?
UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats?
They have fatty acid chains that are mostly straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all:
Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide
chains called esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein
structure?
Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides?
They both have a glycerol backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside
the cells. The organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to
which of these?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar?
The phosphate group is similar in both types of organisms
Correct Answers
What type of bond joins carbon to nitrogen?
Non-Polar Covalent
How would you classify an amino acid with an R- group containing OH?
Polar
How are all amino acids similar?
It has at least one COOH group
It has at least one NH2 group
An amino acid with a carbon ring on it will have what property as a direct result of that
functional group?
It will have non-polar characteristics
A single-celled Paramecium has non-functioning cilia. Which of the following is likely to
be true?
Its microtubules aren't working
A protein is modified by attaching a chain of glucose molecules to it. Where will this
protein likely need to be located in order to function properly?
The outer surface of the cell membrane
All of the three types of lipids discussed in class share what common feature?
None of the above
Lipids that are combined with short chains of glucose molecules have what function?
, Cellular communication
What bonds are required to maintain the structure of a DNA molecule?
Sugar-phosphate bonds and hydrogen bonds
Which of the following RNA sequences would bond to this DNA strand: AATAG?
UUAUC
How are transfats similar to saturated fats?
They have fatty acid chains that are mostly straight, not bent
Chitin, peptidoglycan ,and cellulose all:
Have the same monomer: glucose
The protein that acts as a receptor for the hormone estrogen is made up of two peptide
chains called esr-1 and esr-2. How esr-1 and esr-2 fit together is what level of protein
structure?
Quaternary
How are phospholipids similar to triglycerides?
They both have a glycerol backbone
You conduct an experiment on a human parasite and discover an odd organelle inside
the cells. The organelle appears to function in detoxifying the cell, making it similar to
which of these?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
How are membrane lipids in bacteria and archaea similar?
The phosphate group is similar in both types of organisms
