Biochemistry Quiz

The three fields into which biochemistry may be divided are structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism.

Biological macromolecules that biochemistry deals with include proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.

Biochemistry focuses on understanding the chemical basis which allows biological molecules to give rise to the processes that occur within living cells and between cells, in turn relating greatly to the understanding of tissues and organs as well as organism structure and function.

Biochemistry is closely related to molecular biology, the study of the molecular mechanisms of biological phenomena.

The chemistry of the cell depends upon the reactions of small molecules and ions, which can be inorganic (for example, water and metal ions) or organic (for example, the amino acids, which are used to synthesize proteins).