New Nixon AP Biology Molecules of Life

Which of these is not a lipid?

Which is a Sulfhydryl?

What provides the information necessary to specify the three-dimensional shape of a protein?

When placed in water, the nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids of a protein tend to be:

Which is a Carbonyl group?

In proteins, elements of secondary structure combine to form a(n)

What are the properties of hydrocarbons?

Which is an organic molecule?

Which functional group is nonpolar?

What level/s of protein structure are affected by denaturing

In the formation of a macromolecule, what type of bond would join two amino acids together?

Which is a hydroxyl group?

What type of molecule of life carries out catalysis chemical reactions in biological systems?

With respect to starch, glucose is a

DNA backbones are chains of 5-carbon sugars and phosphate groups linked by ____ bonds.

Triacylglycerol contains fatty acids and

Why is Carbon the most common element in organic chemistry?

What are the six most important chemical elements of life?

What Functional groups are in all amino acids?

Which is a carboxyl group?

All of the following are true of protein denaturation except that it

Which part of an amino acid gives it its unique properties?

Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found in DNA but is NOT found in RNA?

What happens during a hydrolysis reaction?

Which is a phosphate group?

The empirical formula for carbohydrates is

The group of molecules called nucleotides contain:

In nucleic acids, the purine nitrogenous bases are

At what level(s) of protein structure would you expect to find disulfide bridges?

Which is an amino group?

The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide is called the ___ structure.

The simple globular shape of the protein that involves R-groups and a single polypeptide is called the _____ structure.

In a DNA molecule, what type of bonds hold together nitrogenous bases in the middle of the double helix together?

Which is a methyl group?

Which parts of amino acids are involved in peptide bonds?

Which element is always associated with organic chemistry? 

What level/s of protein structure are affected by DNA mutations?

What is the difference between DNA and RNA sugar?

Nucleotides have a nitrogenous base attached to a:

There are several levels of protein structure, the most complex of which is