Unit 1 Test 2

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An advertisement for a health supplement for dogs claims to build lean muscles and strengthen tendons and ligaments, as well as provide energy. Which two bio molecules must the supplement contain to provide these benefits?
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Proteins and Carbohydrates
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Two bio molecules are shown. Which of the following best describes these bio molecules?
Two bio molecules are shown. Which of the following best describes these bio molecules?
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Molecule X is a carbohydrate, and molecule Y is a nucleic acid
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The differences between two molecules include the type of sugar that forms a section of the molecules and the identity of one of the four nitrogenous bases that make up another section of the molecules. These two molecules are
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nucleic acids
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Which of the following molecules usually contains nitrogen and phosphate?
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Nucleic Acid
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Which of these molecules is a fatty acid?
Which of these molecules is a fatty acid?
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A
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Students were given a list of seven elements and asked to identify the four elements that are most abundant in bio molecules. Which table correctly identifies the four most-abundant elements in bio molecules?
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A
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Four different nucleotides are used as building blocks of DNA. Which of the following can be used to distinguish one nucleotide from another?
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nitrogenous base
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What suggests that the shape of an enzyme determines the function of the enzyme?
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Enzymes are specific to a substrate
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In all three complex carbohydrates, the subunits of glucose are bonded together differently. Because they have different structures, they most likely
In all three complex carbohydrates, the subunits of glucose are bonded together differently. Because they have different structures, they most likely
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Perform different functions
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Products
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Substance produced by a chemical reaction
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Dehydration synthesis
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The process of building a polymer by taking the water molecules out from between the monomers
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Substrate
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The substance that an enzyme acts on
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Monomer
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The "building block" of a polymer
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Polymer
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A substance composed of many repeating subunits
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Activation energy
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The amount of energy necessary to start a reaction
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Hydrolysis
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The process of breaking down a polymer by adding water back to it