Q. How many carboxyl groups are present in fatty acids?

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Q. Fatty acids that lack double bonds are call saturated.

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Q. Which type of bonds present in vegetable fats account for their liquid state?

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Q. Margarine is formed using unsaturated vegetable fats by _________________

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Q. Fats contain more chemical energy than carbohydrates.

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Q. In most animals, fats are stored in special cells called _____________

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Q. Which of the following steroids is a precursor of hormones such as testosterone, progesterone and estrogen?

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Q. What is the major difference between a fat (triacylglycerol) and a phospholipid (diacylglycerol)?

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Q. In an amino acid, the carboxyl group and amino group are separated from each other by a single ____________ atom.

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Q. Amino acids used in the synthesis of proteins on a ribosome are ________________

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Q. What protein makes up spider silk?

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Q. Microorganisms use D-amino acids.

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Q. Which bonds are present in two neighboring amino acids?

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Q. The longest known polypeptide is of the muscle protein called __________

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Q. Which of the following amino acids does not belong to polar charged group?

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Q. Histidine is a polar uncharged amino acid.

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Q. Which residues are present in histone proteins?

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Q. Which of the following groups of amino acids are least soluble in water?

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Q. Which monomers compose the strands of nucleic acids?

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Q. What are the types of nucleic acids are found in living organisms?

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