Biochemistry Final Exam | 111 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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What is a monosaccharide? - ✔✔The most basic units of carbohydrates. Made of 1 aldehyde and 1 ketone. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water-soluble, crystalline so... lids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet taste. Examples of monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose (levulose) and galactose Nature uses the D or L form of carbohydrates - ✔✔D The two kinds of monosaccharides are - ✔✔Aldoses, Ketoses The bonds between carbohydrate monomers are called - ✔✔Glycosidic Starches are polymers made exclusively from - ✔✔Glucose The difference between amylose and amylopectin are - ✔✔The structure (branched vs linear) Dietary fiber is - ✔✔Complex Carbohydrates Cellulose Divided into soluble and insoluble In the 2-compartment model for water in the body, water partitions into - ✔✔Intracellular and extracellular In the 3 compartment model for water in the body, the__________ compartment is further divided into interstitial and plasma compartments - ✔✔extracellular Fluid in the blood is classified specifically as _________ fluid - ✔✔extracellular In an ideally balanced human system water inputs would equal - ✔✔Water outputs An electrolyte is a) sugar b. fat c. charged molecule d water - ✔✔charged molecule ______________ ions account for nearly 90% of the positively charged ions found in extracellular fluid - ✔✔Sodium The hormone aldosterone regulates the concentrations of _______ and ________ in the body [Show More]

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