Introduction to Biochemistry for Nurses: Biomolecules Composition

What is the main definition of biochemistry?

What is the building block (monomer) of proteins?

Which elements are biomolecules mainly composed of?

Why is carbon so predominant in living systems?

What is a major component of cells?

What is more abundant in living organisms compared to the rest of the universe?

What are the common functional groups present in biomolecules?

What forms common linkages present in biomolecules?

Biomolecules are composed mainly of four nonmetallic elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

Sulfur makes up less than 97% of the weight of most organisms.

Carbon can only covalently bond with up to three other atoms.

Water is not a major component of cells.

Carbon is less abundant in living organisms than it is in the rest of the universe.

The building block (monomer) of proteins is glycerol and fatty acids.

Common linkages present in biomolecules are sucrose and fructose.

DNA and RNA are examples of lipids.

Nucleic acids are composed mainly of five nonmetallic elements.

The main definition of biochemistry is the chemistry of inorganic systems.