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Life's molecular diversity is based on the properties of _____. |
Carbon |
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_______ have the same molecular formula but different structures. |
Isomers |
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______ _______ groups give organic molecules specific chemical properties |
Hydrophilic functional groups |
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______ are the simplest carbohydrates |
Monosaccharides |
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a _____ has a formula that is a multiple of CH2O and contains hydroxyl groups and a carbonyl group |
Monosaccharide |
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Two monosaccharides are linked to form a ____. |
Disaccharide |
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a mixture of glucose and fructose derived from corn: |
High fructose corn syrup |
HFCS |
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______ are long chains of sugar units |
Polysaccharides |
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____ and ____ are storage polysaccharides |
Starch and glycogen |
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cellulose is ____, found in ____ |
Structural, found in plant cell walls |
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_____ is a component of insect exoskeletons and fungal cell walls |
Chitin |
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____ are lipids that are mostly energy-storage molecules |
Fats |
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Lipids are diverse, hydrophobic compounds composed largely of ____ and ____ |
Carbon and hydrogen |
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Fats (triglycerides) consist of ____ linked to three _____ |
Glycerol & fatty acids |
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Saturated fatty acids are found in ______ but unsaturated fatty acids are typical of ____ |
Animal fats & plant oils |
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Phospholipids are components of ____ |
Cell membranes |
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Steroids include ____ and some ____ |
Cholesterol & hormones |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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____ is a double helix |
DNA |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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____ is a single polynucleotide chain |
RNA |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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____ is a double helix |
DNA |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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____ is a single polynucleotide chain |
RNA |
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A glucose molecule is to starch as _______ |
A nucleotide is to a nucleic acid |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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____ is a double helix |
DNA |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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____ is a single polynucleotide chain |
RNA |
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A glucose molecule is to starch as _______ |
A nucleotide is to a nucleic acid |
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What makes fatty acid an acid? |
It has a carboxyl group that can donate an H+ to a solution |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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____ is a double helix |
DNA |
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Proteins are involved in almost all of a cell's activities. As enzymes, they __________ |
Regulate chemical reactions |
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____ is a single polynucleotide chain |
RNA |
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A glucose molecule is to starch as _______ |
A nucleotide is to a nucleic acid |
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What makes fatty acid an acid? |
It has a carboxyl group that can donate an H+ to a solution |
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Cows can derive nutrients from cellulose because.... |
Their digestive tract contains prokaryotes that can hydrolyze the bonds of cellulose |
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Proteins are made from _______ linked by _______ |
Amino acids & peptide bonds |
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A protein's ______ is the sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain |
Primary structure |
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A protein's ______ is the coiling or folding of the chain, stabilized by hydrogen bonds |
Secondary structure |
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A protein's _______ is the overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide, resulting from interactions among R groups |
Tertiary structure |
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Proteins made up of more than one polypeptide have _____ structure |
Quaternary |
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____ and ____ are the two types of nuclei cavies which serve as blueprints for proteins and control the life of a cell |
DNA & RNA |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of ____ |
Nucleotides |
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_____ are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Nucleotides |
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____ is a double helix |
DNA |
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Which of these are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
All three |
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Which of these are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
All three |
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______ have double bonds in their fatty acid chains |
Unsaturated fats |
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Which of these are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
All three |
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______ have double bonds in their fatty acid chains |
Unsaturated fats |
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A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it especially difficult for a plant to manufacture.... |
DNA |
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Which of these are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
All three |
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______ have double bonds in their fatty acid chains |
Unsaturated fats |
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A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it especially difficult for a plant to manufacture.... |
DNA |
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What substance is a major component of the cell membrane of a fungus? |
Phospholipids |
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Which of these are polar, tending to make organic compounds hydrophilic? Carbonyl, amino, and hydroxyl |
All three |
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______ have double bonds in their fatty acid chains |
Unsaturated fats |
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A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it especially difficult for a plant to manufacture.... |
DNA |
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What substance is a major component of the cell membrane of a fungus? |
Phospholipids |
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What structural level of a protein would be least affected by a disruption in hydrogen bonding? |
Primary structure |
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