Exam 3: Biochemistry: the Basic Ingredients of Life

A lack of the ability of the body to carry oxygen may be due to a deficiency in ________:

Proteins have peptide bonds.

This type of lipid molecule is important in the structure and function of cell membranes ________.

Explain the molecular differences between carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.

During this series of reactions, your cells use glucose to make energy ________.

Chemistry is not important in anatomy and physiology.

Two or more elements joined together is a compound or __________________.

The building blocks of proteins are ________.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an covalent bond?

The molecule paraffin has the formula C₂₀H₄₄.What does that tell you about the molecule?

What do anabolic steroids do when taken as medication?

The _____________ scale is used to measure the strength of acids and bases.

____________________ molecules may be used for energy storage, movement and protection against infection.

____________________ are lipid molecules arranged in rings.

A dietary source for iodine is ________:

Enzymes can only take particular substrates through particular reactions, because enzymes are ___________________.

Dehydration synthesis can happen easily at room temperature.

A molecule with the molecular formula CH₂O is a(n) ________________.

All the chemical reactions in a cell are collectively referred to as _________________.

Covalent bonds are polar.