WGU Biochemistry Exam | Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
A building block of polymer? - ✔ ✔ monomer
What is the monomer for carbohydrates? - ✔ ✔ monosaccharides
What are the building blocks for lipids? - ✔ ✔ fatty acids and glycerol
What is the monomer of proteins? - ✔ ✔ amino acid
What is the monomer of nucleic acids? - ✔ ✔ nucleotides
What is a chain of amino acids called? - ✔ ✔ polypeptide chain
Something that speeds up a reaction - ✔ ✔ enzyme
What are the functions of carbohydrates? - ✔ ✔ short term energy and structure
What are the functions of lipids? - ✔ ✔ Long Term Energy, cell membrane,
energy storage, insulation
, What are the functions of proteins? - ✔ ✔ Lower activation energy,
movement, fight infection, structure, transport
What are the functions of nucleic acids? - ✔ ✔ store and transmit
genetic information
What are examples of lipids? - ✔ ✔ fats, oils, waxes, steroids
What are examples of nucleic acids? - ✔ ✔ DNA and RNA
What bond connects amino acids? - ✔ ✔ peptide bonds
When an enzyme changes shape due to high heat - ✔ ✔ denatured
Nucleotide picture - ✔ ✔ What is this monomer?
To be organic what does a molecule have to have? - ✔ ✔ A C-H bond
Dehydration Synthesis - ✔ ✔ A chemical reaction in which two molecules
covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule.
Monosaccharide (hexose) - ✔ ✔ This is a picture of a ___________. examples of
this are glucose and fructose.
Solute - ✔ ✔ The item being dissolved
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