Biochemistry Review

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

• Water is pushed by solutes
• Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain
• Water is pulled by gravity
• Water’s cohesion causes it to “pull” towards the leaves

Which is NOT a unique property of water?

• Frozen water floats on liquid water.
• Water covers most of the Earth’s surface and retains a large amount of heat.
• Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds.
• Water cools very rapidly.

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Why does ice float?

• As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.
• As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
• As water freezes, air becomes trapped between the hydrogen bonds of water molecules.
• As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.

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A insect like a water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:

• covalent bonds result in water cohesion

• hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

• low surface tension of water

Attractions between the negative Oxygen atom of one water molecule and the positive Hydrogen atom of another water molecule are called

• Covalent bonds
• Ionic bonds
• Polar bonds
• Hydrogen bonds

Large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason for this phenomenon?

• Water is an acid.
• Water is a versatile solvent.
• Water has a high heat capacity.
•  Water acts as a buffer.

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Enzymes are

• Lipids

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acids

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• active site

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