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17 Cards in this Set
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If 20% of the base molecules are guanine, how many thymine molecules are present in a DNA molecule with 1,000 bases?
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300
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What base always binds to what base (in DNA)?
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adenine-thymine; guanine-cytosine
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What two things are produced when glucose and fructose are chemically joined?
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water and sucrose
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A polysaccharide polymer with alternating glycosidic bonds.
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cellulose
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What are the components of a nucleotide
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phosphate-sugar (deoxy/ribose)-nitrogenous base
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Compared to saturated fats, unsaturated fats contain less of what element?
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hydrogen
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What term best describes when a protein loses its normal 3-dimensional configuration?
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denatured
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What are the three differences between DNA and RNA?
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DNA: Thymine; RNA: Uracil
DNA: double stranded; RNA: single stranded DNA: deoxyribose; RNA: ribose |
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What level of protein structure represented by the alpha-helix?
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secondary
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If a sample of DNA contains 44% Guanine, then what quantity is correct?
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12% Adenine
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What level of protein structure is characterized by the bending and folding of a protein molecule?
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tertiary structure
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How many double bond are there between carbon atoms in a saturated fatty acid?
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0
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How are unsaturated and saturated fatty acids different?
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Saturated fatty acids don't contain double bonds, unsaturated fatty acids do
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What are the types of bonds that hold two strands of DNA together?
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hydrogen
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What bonds nucleotides together in polymer chain?
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phosphodiester
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What are the building blocks or monomers that make up carbohydrates called?
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monosaccharides
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Hemoglobin undergoes hydrolysis, what is the product of this process?
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peptides or amino acids
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