MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 3, Problem 6SQ
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Concept introduction: Fat is made of two compounds: glycerol and fatty acids. Unsaturated fats are those that have at least one double bond in their fatty acids; that is, the
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 3 - Organic molecules consist mainly of ______ atoms....Ch. 3 - Prob. 2SQCh. 3 - _______ groups are the acid part of amino acids...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4SQCh. 3 - Which three carbohydrates can be built using only...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6SQCh. 3 - Prob. 7SQCh. 3 - Steroids are among the lipids with no _________....Ch. 3 - Which of the following is a class of molecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1DAA
Ch. 3 - Prob. 2DAACh. 3 - Prob. 3DAACh. 3 - Prob. 4DAACh. 3 - ________ are to proteins as _______ are to nucleic...Ch. 3 - A denatured protein has lost its _______ . a....Ch. 3 - __________ consists of nucleotides. a. Ribose b....Ch. 3 - In the following list, identify the carbohydrate,...Ch. 3 - Match the molecules with the best description....Ch. 3 - Match each polymer with the component monomers....Ch. 3 - Lipoprotein particles are relatively large,...Ch. 3 - In 1976, a team of chemists in the United Kingdom...
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- Which of the following statements concerning palmitic acid is INCORRECT? a. It can barely be dissolved in water. b. It is an unsaturated fatty acid. c. It is consisted of 16 carbons. d. It is a lipid.arrow_forwardA characteristic common to fat molecules is that theya. contain long chains of C–H bonds.b. are insoluble in water.c. have a glycerol backbone.d. All of these are characteristics of fats.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements about proteins is FALSE? a They can be hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or both. b They are composed of amino acids. c Their primary function is energy storage. d They have multiple levels of structural organization.arrow_forward
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