Microbiology Biochemistry Review
What is the smallest particle?
2. What is a substance containing one kind of atom?
3. What are the 4 main elements of living things?
4. What are trace elements?
5. What is a compound?
6. Describe the difference between a solvent and a solute.
7. What is a tincture?
8. What is the ratio of elements that are found in carbohydrates.
9. What is an isomer?
10. What are three monosaccharides?
11. Which is the sweetest?
12. What is another name for glucose?
13. What kind of carbohydrate is agar made of?
14. How are disaccharides formed?
15. Name a few disaccharides.
16. What are some examples of polysaccharides?
17. What is the difference between polysaccharides and oligosaccharides?
18. What are the three groups of lipids?
19. What are simple lipids composed of?
20. What is another name for simple lipids?
21. What are the three types of simple lipids?
22. How are these types structurally different?
23. Why are phospholipids important?
24. Describe glycolipids.
25. Where could we find lipoproteins?
26. Describe the chemical structure of derived lipids.
27. Where can they be found?
28. What are the building blocks of proteins?
29. What are the 5 positions of the structure of an amino acid?
30. What is a peptide bond?
31. Describe the four ways proteins may be folded.
32. Name several types of proteins.
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Microbiology Biochemistry Review
33. How might proteins be denatures?
34. What is an enzyme?
35. What is the difference between an apoenzyme and a coenzyme?
What is a substrate molecule when talking about enzymes?
37. What is the difference between the suffix –ase and –ose?
38. What is the importance of PABA and folic acid for bacteria?
39. What is are DNA and RNA made of?
40. What are the bases for DNA and RNA?
41. How are their structures different?
42. What kind of ions are in acids and in bases?
43. What is a base also known as?
44. What is the range of pH?
45. What does pH measure?
46. What is a buffer?
47. What is produced when neutralization occurs?
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