Biochemistry Test 1 Questions and Answers

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Biochemistry Correct Answer a discipline in biochemistry; is the description of molecules in biology/chemistry of proteins Molecular biology Correct Answer a discipline in biochemistry; the manipul... ation of DNA, genetics Cell biology Correct Answer a discipline in biochemistry; larger scale, functions and mechanisms within a cell/cell energetics Cellulose Correct Answer a natural polymer; found in plants for storage Glycogen Correct Answer a natural polymer; found in animals for storage Protein Correct Answer a natural polymer; tightly linked bonds Nucleotide Correct Answer a natural polymer; covalent bonds C,H,N,O,S Correct Answer chemical elements commonly found in biochemistry Carbon Correct Answer an element commonly found in biochemistry, creates strong single or double bonds with very little rotation Covalent Correct Answer a chemical bond in biology; a pair of shared electrons, very strong, bonds between polymers, >1 bond per atom, flexible and alternate re-arrangement Non-covalent Correct Answer a chemical bond in biology; weaker bonds, but additive, creates specificity, highly dynamic/transient bonds, required for molecular recognition Electrostatic, hydrogen, van der waals, hydrophobic Correct Answer 4 types of non-covalent interactions Electrostatic Correct Answer a non-covalent interaction; such as ionic bonds Na⁺ + Cl⁻ -> nacl Hydrogen Correct Answer a non-covalent interaction; a H is shared between two electronegative atoms such as F,O, or N; the more electronegative atom pulls the electron closer, creating a dipole Donor acceptor Correct Answer the H bond _____ becomes more tightly linked, the H bond_____becomes less tightly linked (two answers separated by a space please) [Show More]

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