Chapter 2: Molecular Biology

Which of the following is the study of the chemical processes taking place within living organisms?

Which bond is formed by the mutual sharing of electrons between two atoms?

What is the general formula for carbohydrates?

Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

What is the bond that links two monosaccharides to form a disaccharide?

Which polysaccharide is the major structural component of plant cell walls?

What are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins?

How many essential amino acids must be obtained from the diet?

Which bond forms between the carboxylic acid group of one amino acid and the amino group of another?

Which of the following is the defining characteristic of lipids?