Adv cell bio L02 & L03 IS biomolecules

Why do we study the structure of biomolecules?

• Structure determines the function

• Structure is beautiful

• I am not sure

• What is biomolecule?

Carbohydrates are water soluble because of

• -OH group

• -CH group

• -NH group

• -SH group

Triacylglycerol is made up of

• one fatty acid and three glycerols

• one glycerol and three fatty acids

• two glycerols and three fatty acids

• two glycerols and two fatty acids

In phospholipids, phosphate group attached on which hydroxyl group of glycerol?

• 1st hydroxyl group of glycerol

• 2nd hydroxyl group of glycerol

• 3rd hydroxyl group of glycerol

• 4th hydroxyl group of glycerol

• t

The sugar component of nucleic acid consists of 

• 2 carbons

• 3 carbons

• 6 carbons

• 5 carbons

Asp has a negative charge on the R group. Asp is a

• hydrophilic amino acid

• hydrophobic amino acid

• neutral amino acid

• non polar amino acid

Which of the following reaction will produce water?

• hydrolysis

• condensation