BioChemistry 6 | Web Anatomy

1. How many of the following can be found in glucose?

Carbon

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Lipids

Sodium

2. How many of the following contain carbon?

Water

Sucrose

HDL and VLDL

Estrogen and Testosterone

Hemoglobin

Hydrogen

3. How many of the following contain nitrogen?

Water

Collagen

Starch

Elastin (a protein)

Hemoglobin

Amino acids

4. How many are true of water?

Water is a carbohydrate

Water is a molecule

Water is made of atoms

Water is the most common molecule found in humans

Water contains hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon

Each water molecule contains three atoms

5. How many are true of DNA

DNA contains information for making proteins

DNA is made of amino acids and fructose

One DNA molecule typically contains many genes

DNA can be found in the cells of your foot

DNA is a type of lipid

Uracil is a nitrogen base found in DNA

6. How many of the following are monosaccharides?

Testosterone

Glucose

Hemoglobin

Fructose

Sucrose

Starch

7. How many of the following are steroids?

Estrogen

Testosterone

Cholesterol

HDL

VLDL

LDL

8. Which of the following does NOT contain carbon?

Lipids

Water

Cholesterol

Nitrogen

Starch

Hemoglobin

9. How many of the following are true of hemoglobin.

It can be found in the blood

It is made of 146 monosaccharides

It is larger than water, but smaller than DNA

It is a type of protein

It is made with information that originates on DNA

It contains nitrogen

10. How many of the following are atoms (and not molecules)?

Hydrogen

Water

Carbon

ATP

Nitrogen

Potassium