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What are lipids broadly defined as?
What are lipids broadly defined as?
- Molecules soluble in nonpolar solvents
- Hydrophobic molecules with an aliphatic chain (correct)
- Large biomolecules comprising long chains of amino acid residues
- Long polymer chains of sugars
What is the main component of cell membranes?
What is the main component of cell membranes?
- Steroids
- Phospholipids (correct)
- Terpenes
- Triacylglycerols
What are polysaccharides composed of?
What are polysaccharides composed of?
- Aromatic rings
- Long chains of amino acid residues
- Monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic bonds (correct)
- Two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic bond
What does amphipathic mean in the context of cell membranes?
What does amphipathic mean in the context of cell membranes?
What is the main component of insect exoskeleton?
What is the main component of insect exoskeleton?
What is the overall shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between the various amino acids called?
What is the overall shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between the various amino acids called?
What are the monomers of nucleic acids called?
What are the monomers of nucleic acids called?
What is the composition of DNA?
What is the composition of DNA?
Which process uses DNA as a template to produce a pre-mRNA (transcript)?
Which process uses DNA as a template to produce a pre-mRNA (transcript)?
What is the result of a single amino acid substitution in hemoglobin?
What is the result of a single amino acid substitution in hemoglobin?
What is the covalent bond between amino acids called?
What is the covalent bond between amino acids called?
What is the overall structure that results from the aggregation of more than one polypeptide subunit called?
What is the overall structure that results from the aggregation of more than one polypeptide subunit called?
What is the main component of insect exoskeleton?
What is the main component of insect exoskeleton?
What are lipids broadly defined as?
What are lipids broadly defined as?
What does amphipathic mean in the context of cell membranes?
What does amphipathic mean in the context of cell membranes?
What is the composition of DNA?
What is the composition of DNA?
What is the composition of chitin?
What is the composition of chitin?
What is the main difference between DNA and RNA?
What is the main difference between DNA and RNA?
What is the overall structure that results from the aggregation of more than one polypeptide subunits called?
What is the overall structure that results from the aggregation of more than one polypeptide subunits called?
What is the result of a single amino acid substitution in hemoglobin?
What is the result of a single amino acid substitution in hemoglobin?
What is the main component of cell walls of green plants?
What is the main component of cell walls of green plants?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
What are proteins encoded in?
What are proteins encoded in?
What is the monomer of nucleic acids called?
What is the monomer of nucleic acids called?
