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What are lipids?
What are lipids?
Greasy or oily hydrocarbon derivatives.
What type of macromolecules are proteins and nucleic acids?
What type of macromolecules are proteins and nucleic acids?
Informational macromolecules.
What do some oligosaccharides with six or more different sugars connected in branched chains carry?
What do some oligosaccharides with six or more different sugars connected in branched chains carry?
Information.
What is the significance of stereoisomers in carbon-containing compounds?
What is the significance of stereoisomers in carbon-containing compounds?
Why are biological interactions between molecules stereospecific?
Why are biological interactions between molecules stereospecific?
What is of utmost importance in the biological interactions of biomolecules?
What is of utmost importance in the biological interactions of biomolecules?
What are biomolecules composed of?
What are biomolecules composed of?
How many different types of bonds can carbon form with hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms?
How many different types of bonds can carbon form with hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms?
What is the greatest significance of carbon atoms in biology?
What is the greatest significance of carbon atoms in biology?
What are the functional groups that characterize alcohols?
What are the functional groups that characterize alcohols?
In what way can covalently linked carbon atoms in biomolecules be arranged?
In what way can covalently linked carbon atoms in biomolecules be arranged?
What kind of groups do carboxylic acids contain?
What kind of groups do carboxylic acids contain?
What type of bonds join the monomeric subunits in proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides?
What type of bonds join the monomeric subunits in proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides?
What are the four most abundant elements in living organisms?
What are the four most abundant elements in living organisms?
How are macromolecules held together in supramolecular complexes?
How are macromolecules held together in supramolecular complexes?
Which organic compounds are the building blocks of all proteins?
Which organic compounds are the building blocks of all proteins?
What is the parent sugar from which most carbohydrates are derived?
What is the parent sugar from which most carbohydrates are derived?
What method is commonly used to characterize the structural and chemical characteristics of a protein?
What method is commonly used to characterize the structural and chemical characteristics of a protein?
