Quiz 1 Flashcards
The purines of nuclei acids are
Adenine and guanine
Plants store carbohydrates in the form of
Starch
The microscopy that has the stronger resolution and magnification
Electron microscopy
What determines whether a solution is acidic or basic
The concentration of H+ in the solutions
When one atom donates electrons and another atom accepts those electrons, a(n) bond forms
Ionic
Which of the following main groups of compounds classified as lipids are significant in the formation of biological membranes
Phospholipids
Which if the following have peptide bonds
Polypeptides
When did cellular life appear on earth
3.8 billion years ago
The type of chemical bond produced when atoms share electrons unequally are
Polar covalent
Fast growing microbes are supplied with medium containing radioactive amino acids. Which of the following would be radioactive
Proteins
Electron charge
Negative
Proton charge
Positive
Neutron charge
Neutral
Thymine contains
Only dna
Adenine contains
Both rna and dna
Guanine contains
Both dna and RNA
Cytosine contains
Both rna and dna
Uracil contains
Only rna
When two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule you see what type of reaction
Dehydration
You are working with a mixed culture that arose due to poor aseptic technique, what type of culture is this
Contaminated
You increase the pH of a solution from 5 to 6. This represents a change in the number of hydrogen ions by what factor
10
Phycology is the study of
Algae
Microbes can be used in bioremediation
True
Who described a series of logical steps that establish whether or not and organism is pathogenic and which disease is caused
Koch