Intro to biochem

Question 1

The Study of Living Things

Answer 1

Biochemistry

Question 2

Study of the chemical substances found

in living organisms

Answer 2

Biochemistry

Question 3

chemical interactions of

these substances with each other

Answer 3

Biochemistry

Question 4

Chemical substance found

within a living organism.

Answer 4

Biochemical substance

Question 5

Water and inorganic salts

Answer 5

Bioinorganic substances

Question 6

Carbohydrates, lipids,

proteins, and nucleic acids

Answer 6

Bioorganic substances

Question 7

Helps us understand the ________

and related _______ in the body

Answer 7

biochemical changes and physiological alteration

Question 8

Important role in ______ in the laboratory.

Answer 8

diagnosing diseases

chemically

Question 9

Gives us an idea of how _______ by many biochemical reactions.

Answer 9

drug molecules are

metabolized

Question 10

All living things make us of the same types of _________,

and all use ________

Answer 10

biomolecules and ENERGY

Question 11

all living things can be studied using the

methods of _______ and _______.

Answer 11

Chemistry and Physics

Question 12

Biomolecules are part of the subject matter of _______.

Answer 12

Organic

Chemistry

Question 13

Reactions of biomolecules can be described by the methods of
______.

Answer 13

Organic Chemistry

Question 14

Consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen, along with

nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur

Answer 14

biomolecules

Question 15

Molecules that naturally occur in living organisms

Answer 15

biomolecules

Question 16

Cellular apparatus of living organisms is made up of ______

Answer 16

carbon

compounds

Question 17

First in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 17

Atoms

Question 18

Second in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 18

Molecules

Question 19

Third in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 19

Macromolecules

Question 20

Fourth in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 20

Organelles

Question 21

Fifth in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 21

Cell

Question 22

Sixth in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 22

Tissue

Question 23

Seventh in Levels of Structural
Organization in the
Human Body

Answer 23

Organ

Question 24

Experiments have demonstrated that
important biomolecules, such as proteins
and nucleic acids, could have arisen under
abiotic conditions from reactions of simple compound

Answer 24

Miller-Urey Experiment

Question 25

Experiment: simple compounds found in the______ and _______

Answer 25

oceans and surface of clay particles

Question 26

Simple compounds found in the Miller-Urey Experiment

Answer 26

``` NH3 , H2S, CO, CO2 , CH4 , N2 , H2 , and H2O ```

Question 27

Living cells include very large molecules

Answer 27

proteins, nucleic acids, | polysaccharides and lipids

Question 28

These biological macromolecules are _______

Answer 28

polymers

Question 29

monomers of amino acids

Answer 29

proteins

Question 30

monomers of nucleotides

Answer 30

nucleic acids

Question 31

monomers of | monosaccharides

Answer 31

polysaccharide

Question 32

monomers of glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Answer 32

lipids

Question 33

Greek derivation meaning “before the | nucleus”

Answer 33

Prokaryotes

Question 34

Unicellular

Answer 34

Prokaryotes

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e bacteria, cyanobacteria

Answer 35

Prokaryotes

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Greek derivation meaning “true | nucleus”

Answer 36

Eukaryotes

Question 37

Contained a well-defined nucleus | surrounded by a nuclear membrane

Answer 37

Eukaryotes

Question 38

Multicellular

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Eukaryotes

Question 39

cell size of Prokaryotes in μm

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0.2- 5

Question 40

cell size of Eukaryotes in μm

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10-50

Question 41

Metabolism of Prokaryotes

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anaerobic or aerobic

Question 42

Metabolism of Eukaryotes

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aerobic

Question 43

DNA of Prokaryotes are:

Answer 43

free in cytoplasm as nucleoid

Question 44

DNA of Eukaryotes are:

Answer 44

in nucleus, condensed with proteins into chromosomes

Question 45

RNA &Protein synthesized in the same compartment

Answer 45

Prokaryotes

Question 46

RNA synthesized in the nucleus; proteins in cytoplasm

Answer 46

Eukaryotes

Question 47

usually haploid

Answer 47

Prokaryotes

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almost always diploid or polyploid

Answer 48

Eukaryotes

Question 49

Simple division following DNA replication

Answer 49

Prokaryotes

Question 50

motosis in somatic cells; meiosis in gamete formation

Answer 50

Eukaryotes

Question 51

Special parts of plant cell

Answer 51

Chloroplast and Vacuole