Biochemistry Exam 1

Question 1

C, N, O, H, Ca, P make up how much of the human body’s composition

Answer 1

97%

Question 2

The condensation reaction is what?

Answer 2

Useful throughout evolution for increasing biological complexity.

Question 3

What do hydrolysis reactions do?

Answer 3

Carries out reverse reaction from condensation reactions, and decreases biological complexity.

Question 4

Hydrolysis = ?

Answer 4

Water breaking

Question 5

Condensation = ?

Answer 5

Assembling together

Question 6

Are viruses living cells or not?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Compartmentation

Answer 7

Sequestering into a compartment (aka vesicle), allows the opportunity to evolve further

Question 8

Is evolution goal-directed or not?

Answer 8

No, it isn’t, it proceeds via random changes called mutations

Question 9

Evolution requires what?

Answer 9

Built-in slopiness, this leads to mutation simply

Question 10

What is evolution constrained by

Answer 10

The past

Question 11

Is evolution stopping anytime soon?

Answer 11

No it’s ongoing