Basic Biochemistry

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1. What is an example of a 5-carbon sugar? Glucose Sucrose Fructose Ribose

2. Of what elements are carbohydrates composed? C, H, & O C, H & N C, H, O & N C, H, O & S

3. What is a long chain of sugar molecules? Polysaccharide Protein Polypeptide Lipid

4. What is the principal carbohydrate storage product in animals? Protein Cellulose Glycogen Starch

5. What molecules are the building blocks of proteins? Sugars Amino acids Fatty acids Disaccharides

6. What is the name for 2 amino acids bonded together? Dipeptide Protein Disaccharide Alanine

7. What is the protein found in human hair and finger nails, as well as in hooves, horns, wool, claws, bird beaks, and spider webs? Keratin Cellulite Collagen Glycogen

8. Of what is a triglyceride composed? 3 glycerol with a fatty acid One glycerol with 3 fatty acids 3 glycerides 3 fatty acids

9. Why is a saturated fat called a "saturated" fat? They saturate the body with fat when eaten. The fat is saturated with water. The fatty acid carbon chains are saturated with hydrogen. The fatty acid chains can have more water added.

10. Of what elements are triglycerides composed? C, H, O, N & S C, H, O & N C, H & O C, H & N