Introduction to Biochemistry

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What type of bond is formed between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and the hydrogen of another?

  • Ionic bond
  • Hydrogen bond (correct)
  • Covalent bond
  • Polar bond

What is the lifetime of each hydrogen bond in liquid water?

  • 1 to 20 microseconds
  • 1 to 20 nanoseconds
  • 1 to 20 picoseconds (correct)
  • 1 to 20 milliseconds

How many neighboring water molecules can each water molecule form hydrogen bonds with?

  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 4 (correct)

In ice, how many other water molecules does each water molecule form hydrogen bonds with?

<p>4 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of solvent is water?

<p>Polar solvent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of biochemistry?

<p>The study of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline emerged as a combination of chemistry, physiology, and biology in the 20th century?

<p>Biochemistry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of small molecules in cells?

<p>Phospholipids, glycolipids, sterol, vitamins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of biomolecule are amino acids and nucleotides?

<p>Monomers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives water its unusual properties such as a higher melting point and boiling point?

<p>Hydrogen bonding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of biochemistry?

<p>Studying the chemical processes in living organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of small molecules found in cells?

<p>Vitamins and neurotransmitters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the building blocks of cells known as?

<p>Monomers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes up 70% or more of the weight of most organisms?

<p>Water (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives water its unusual properties such as a higher melting point and boiling point?

<p>Hydrogen bonding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline emerged as a combination of chemistry, physiology, and biology in the 20th century?

<p>Biochemistry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the unequal electron sharing in the water molecule?

<p>Two electric dipoles, one along each of the H—O bonds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the bond dissociation energy for hydrogen bonds in liquid water?

<p>23 kJ/mol (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the phrase 'flickering clusters' applied to in liquid water?

<p>Short-lived groups of water molecules interlinked by hydrogen bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allows each water molecule to form hydrogen bonds with as many as four neighboring water molecules?

<p>Nearly tetrahedral arrangement of the orbitals about the oxygen atom (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In ice, how many other water molecules does each water molecule form hydrogen bonds with?

<p>4 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of solvent is water?

<p>Polar solvent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives water its unusual properties such as a higher melting point and boiling point?

<p>Ionization of H2O to hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are nonpolar solvents such as chloroform and benzene poor solvents for?

<p>Polar biomolecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of biochemistry?

<p>Study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond is formed between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and the hydrogen of another?

<p>Hydrogen bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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