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| List three important functions of triglycerides in the body |
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1: provide a significant energy reserve
2: serve as insulation and thus act in heat conservation
3: protect organs by cushining them. |
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| What three basic components make up a nucleotide of DNA and RNA |
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DNA: Deoxyribose, phophate and nitrogenous bases
RNA: Ribose, phosphate and nitrogenous bases |
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| What three components are required to create the high energy compound ATP |
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| Adenosine, phosphate and appropriate enzymes |
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| If a polypetide contains 10 peptide bonds how many amino acids does it contain |
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| A dehydration sysnthesis reaction between glycerol and a single fatty acid would yield what? |
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| have equal sharing of electrons |
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| have unequal sharing of electrons |
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| result from the loss or gain of an electron |
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| Energy is released during the reaction |
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| A certain reaction pathway consists of foud steps. How would decreasing the amount of enzyme that catalyzes the second step affect the amount of product produced at the end of the pathway? |
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| Decreasing the amount of enzyme at the second step would slow down the remaining steps of the pathway becuase less substrate would be available for the next two steps. The net result would be a decrease in the amount of product. |
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