Biology 1201 LSU exam 2: pomarico
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - large organic molecules which are usually
polymers
polymers - CORRECT ANSWER - large molecules consisting of many identical or similar
subunits
monomer - CORRECT ANSWER - subunit of a polymer
most biological polymerization reactions are_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - condensation
reactions aka dehydration synthesis reactions
condensation reactions (dehydration synthesis) - CORRECT ANSWER - polymerization
reactions in which the covalent linkage of the monomers is accompanies by removal of water
molecule
hydrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - breaking of covalent bonds between monomers by
water
diversity in polymers comes from variation in arrangement of ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
monomers
Four classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
carbohydrates are used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - fuels and building material
, carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - organic molecules made of sugars and their
polymers
monosaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER - monomers of simple sugars
structure for each carbohydrate - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. has hydroxyl group (OH) and
at least one carbon
2. size of the carbon skeleton
3. enantiomers in asymmetric carbons
4. in aq. solutions monosaccharides with 5 or more carbons form ring structures
examples of common sugars - CORRECT ANSWER - triode, pentose, hexose
polysaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as storage in
polysaccharide in plants
starches - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as a storage in
polysaccharide in plants
two different types of starches - CORRECT ANSWER - amylose and amlyopectin
glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as storage polysaccharide
in animals
structure polysaccharides include? - CORRECT ANSWER - cellulose and chitin
cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER - linear unbranched polymer of glucose
where is cellulose found? - CORRECT ANSWER - plant cell walls
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - large organic molecules which are usually
polymers
polymers - CORRECT ANSWER - large molecules consisting of many identical or similar
subunits
monomer - CORRECT ANSWER - subunit of a polymer
most biological polymerization reactions are_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - condensation
reactions aka dehydration synthesis reactions
condensation reactions (dehydration synthesis) - CORRECT ANSWER - polymerization
reactions in which the covalent linkage of the monomers is accompanies by removal of water
molecule
hydrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - breaking of covalent bonds between monomers by
water
diversity in polymers comes from variation in arrangement of ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
monomers
Four classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
carbohydrates are used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - fuels and building material
, carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - organic molecules made of sugars and their
polymers
monosaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER - monomers of simple sugars
structure for each carbohydrate - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. has hydroxyl group (OH) and
at least one carbon
2. size of the carbon skeleton
3. enantiomers in asymmetric carbons
4. in aq. solutions monosaccharides with 5 or more carbons form ring structures
examples of common sugars - CORRECT ANSWER - triode, pentose, hexose
polysaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as storage in
polysaccharide in plants
starches - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as a storage in
polysaccharide in plants
two different types of starches - CORRECT ANSWER - amylose and amlyopectin
glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER - glucose polymer that is used as storage polysaccharide
in animals
structure polysaccharides include? - CORRECT ANSWER - cellulose and chitin
cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER - linear unbranched polymer of glucose
where is cellulose found? - CORRECT ANSWER - plant cell walls
