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Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of macromolecules found in the body?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of macromolecules found in the body?
- Nucleic acids (correct)
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
What is the chemical composition of amino acids?
What is the chemical composition of amino acids?
- Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and potassium
- Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur (correct)
- Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus
What are the forces that influence the four hierarchical levels of protein structure?
What are the forces that influence the four hierarchical levels of protein structure?
- Hydrogen bonds
- Ionic bonds
- Covalent bonds
- All of the above (correct)
What is protein denaturation?
What is protein denaturation?
What is the principle behind protein electrophoresis?
What is the principle behind protein electrophoresis?
What is an enzyme?
What is an enzyme?
What is the chemical composition of carbohydrates?
What is the chemical composition of carbohydrates?
How are the properties of lipids related to fatty acid composition?
How are the properties of lipids related to fatty acid composition?
What are the monomers that make up nucleic acids?
What are the monomers that make up nucleic acids?
What is the most abundant organic molecule in cells?
What is the most abundant organic molecule in cells?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that different side chains can give amino acids?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that different side chains can give amino acids?
What type of bond is formed between two amino acids during the formation of proteins?
What type of bond is formed between two amino acids during the formation of proteins?
Which level of protein structure refers to the overall 3-dimensional folding of the polypeptide chain?
Which level of protein structure refers to the overall 3-dimensional folding of the polypeptide chain?
What type of secondary structure is formed when hydrogen bonds form between amino acids that are 4 amino acids away on the same polypeptide chain?
What type of secondary structure is formed when hydrogen bonds form between amino acids that are 4 amino acids away on the same polypeptide chain?
Which level of protein structure refers to the interaction of two or more polypeptides to form a larger protein?
Which level of protein structure refers to the interaction of two or more polypeptides to form a larger protein?
Which class of proteins is often water-soluble with ionic groups on the outside and hydrophobic pockets on the inside?
Which class of proteins is often water-soluble with ionic groups on the outside and hydrophobic pockets on the inside?
Which class of proteins is water-insoluble and usually functions in a structural capacity?
Which class of proteins is water-insoluble and usually functions in a structural capacity?
What is the term used to describe the loss of the normal three-dimensional structure of a protein?
What is the term used to describe the loss of the normal three-dimensional structure of a protein?
What type of force can disrupt the structure of proteins by disrupting hydrogen bonds?
What type of force can disrupt the structure of proteins by disrupting hydrogen bonds?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
Which agents disrupt hydrophobic interactions?
Which agents disrupt hydrophobic interactions?
Why is denaturation bad?
Why is denaturation bad?
Which agents disrupt electrostatic interactions?
Which agents disrupt electrostatic interactions?
What is the rapid identification of individuals with sickle cell anemia achieved through?
What is the rapid identification of individuals with sickle cell anemia achieved through?
What type of proteins are enzymes?
What type of proteins are enzymes?
What is the charge of HbA in protein electrophoresis?
What is the charge of HbA in protein electrophoresis?
What is the charge of HbS in protein electrophoresis?
What is the charge of HbS in protein electrophoresis?
What is the structure of individual enzymes important for?
What is the structure of individual enzymes important for?
What is the migration of proteins in the electric field affected by?
What is the migration of proteins in the electric field affected by?
Which amino acid is mutated in sickle cell anemia?
Which amino acid is mutated in sickle cell anemia?
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