Exam 2: Basic Chemistry

Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins.

Carbohydrates are classified as inorganic compounds.

Saturated fats ________.

The sugar found in DNA is ________.

Disruption of the hydrogen bonds of functional proteins leads to their denaturation.

Enzymes are examples of ________ proteins.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is considered to be ________.

Shell 1 of an atom can hold a maximum of ________ electron(s).

Match the following: -Atoms share these subatomic particles when they combine to form molecules.

The organic compounds that function in building tissues and acting as enzymes are the ________.

Match the following: -Amino acids join together to form proteins.

The nucleotide chains of DNA are held together by ________.

Match the following: -The hydrolysis of proteins produces these building blocks

Water is the single most abundant inorganic compound in the human body.

Match the following: -Also known as functional proteins

Isotopes have different numbers of ________; thus they also have different ________.

Joey works in a lab on an organic compound with the formula of C₆H₁₂O₆. Determine the type of organic compound, being as specific as possible, on which he works. Explain how you know.

Hydrogen bonds are very strong bonds that hold together water molecules.

Which of the following leads to an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction?

An atom with 6 protons, 7 neutrons, and 6 electrons shares four pairs of electrons with four other atoms. This atom is now considered to be ________.