Biochemistry Basics

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Which of the following is a sub-discipline of biochemistry?

Economics

Astrophysics

Botany

Structural biology (correct)

What are the main areas biochemistry may be divided into?

Physics, chemistry, and mathematics

Political science, sociology, and anthropology

Structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism (correct)

Geology, paleontology, and astronomy

What do proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids have in common?

They are radioactive elements

They are inert gases

They are inorganic compounds

They are biological macromolecules (correct)

What does biochemistry focus on understanding?

The chemical basis for biological processes Signup and view all the answers

What is biochemistry closely related to?

Molecular biology Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary byproduct of oxygenic photosynthesis?

Oxygen Signup and view all the answers

Which organisms are referred to as photoautotrophs due to their ability to perform photosynthesis?

Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of non-carbon-fixing anoxygenic photosynthesis in Halobacterium?

Direct synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Signup and view all the answers

Which compound stores some of the chemical energy produced during oxygenic photosynthesis?

Carbohydrate molecules such as sugars Signup and view all the answers

What type of reaction synthesizes carbohydrate molecules from carbon dioxide and water during photosynthesis?

Endergonic reaction Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is a sub-discipline of biochemistry?

What are the main areas biochemistry may be divided into?

What do proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids have in common?

What does biochemistry focus on understanding?

What is biochemistry closely related to?

What is the primary byproduct of oxygenic photosynthesis?

Which organisms are referred to as photoautotrophs due to their ability to perform photosynthesis?

What is the primary purpose of non-carbon-fixing anoxygenic photosynthesis in Halobacterium?

Which compound stores some of the chemical energy produced during oxygenic photosynthesis?

What type of reaction synthesizes carbohydrate molecules from carbon dioxide and water during photosynthesis?

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