Download These essay/free response questions may be used on your various

These essay/free response questions may be used on your various exams this term.
Chapters 15, 19 & 20:
* What are glycosidic bonds?
* How do glycosidic bond angles affect polymer carbohydrate structure.
* Why do polymers composed of the same monomers (ie.: starch &
cellulose) have such functional differences?
* What are triglycerides?
* How are triglycerides and phospholipids similar? different?
* How do the differences between triglycerides & phospholipids affect
their metabolic functions?
* How is cholesterol’s structure different from other membrane lipids?
* What are glycoproteins? lipoproteins?
* Illustrate the nature of a lipid bilayer. Why is this particular structure so
important?
Chapters 21 & 22:
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Make sure you know the parts of an amino acid, the four levels of protein
structure and how enzymes functions as catalysts and how they can be
inhibited.
Make sure you know the parts of DNA & RNA, the similarities & differences
between the two and the processes of DNA Replication, RNA Transcription
and Translation.
Chapters 23 & 24:
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OK, it is the end of the term and you are tired and hungry, so after your exams
you go out to celebrate, enjoying a delicious meal full of all the nutrients you
need! You should be able to describe the entire metabolic process of
digestion (including mechanical and chemical digestion), catabolism,
anabolism and energy production. You should be able to refer to the
importance of enzymes and the various important types of biochemical
reactions.