EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
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ISBN: 8220103600774
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 3, Problem 8SA
Name three kinds of carbohydrates that can be built using
only glucose monomers.
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Consider the following statements:
(1) Complete hydrolysis of a disaccharide produces only monosaccharides.
(2) Dihydroxyacetone, galactose, and ribose are all hexoses.
(3) Both amylopectin and glycogen are branched glucose polymers.
Only one of the statements is true.
Two of the three statements are true.
All three statements are true.
None of the statements are true.
Refer to the figure below. Determine whether the given descriptions between
the relationship of glucose and galactose is correct or incorrect. *
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ÇHO
H OH
HO-H
H-
-OH
HO-H
HO
H-
H-OH
ČH,OH
D-Glucose
-H
-OH
H-
-он
CH,OH
D-Galactose
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Glucose and galactose are
both Aldohexoses
They constitute the structure
of the disaccharide maltose
They are epimers at carbon 4
They are not mirror images of
each other, neither an
enantiomeric pair
Which statement about the glycoprotein shown below is true?
OH
CH₂OH
OH
HN
HN-C
=0
CH3
H₂
Protein
CH
N-H
Protein
It contains a deoxyribose sugar that could be metabolized by human enzymes.
O The monosaccharide is attached to the protein via nitrogen in a residue's
a-amine.
It contains a ribose sugar that could not be metabolized by human enzymes.
The monosaccharide is attached to the protein via nitrogen in a residue's side
chain.
Chapter 3 Solutions
EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
Ch. 3 - Organic molecules consist mainly of _______ atoms....Ch. 3 - Each carbon atom can bond with as many as...Ch. 3 - _______ groups are the acid part of amino acids...Ch. 3 - _______ is a simple sugar a monosaccharide. a....Ch. 3 - Unlike saturated fats, the fatty acid tails of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6SACh. 3 - Steroids are among the lipids with no _______. a....Ch. 3 - Name three kinds of carbohydrates that can be...Ch. 3 - Which of the following is a class of molecules...Ch. 3 - _______ are to protein as ______ are to nucleic...
Ch. 3 - A denatured protein has lost its _______. a....Ch. 3 - A ______ is an example of protein secondary...Ch. 3 - Prob. 13SACh. 3 - Match the molecules with the best description. ___...Ch. 3 - Match each polymer with the components. ___...Ch. 3 - Lipoprotein particles are relatively large,...Ch. 3 - In 1976, a team of chemists in the United Kingdom...
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