BIO 211 Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers

why do Gaucher's disease patients accumulate glucocerebroside in their cells? they lack functioning glucocerebrosidase Gaucher cells are macrophages that contain very large amount of which molecule? glucocerebroside How many monomers make up this polymer? 3 What type of macromolecule is this? nucleic acid What major class of macromolecule is depicted below? nucleic acid which of the following are functions of lipids? -cell cell signaling -cell structure -long term energy storage what is a protein that is made of a long string of polymerized amino acids called? polypeptide if a molecule contains nitrogen it isn't a carbohydrate false beta pleated sheets are an example of this level of protein structure secondary a primary function of carbohydrates attached to the glycoproteins and glycolipids of animal cell membranes is to play a role in cell signaling and recognition what type of bond allows sugars to dissolve in water? hydrogen bonds the c- terminus of a protein refers to the end with the free carboxyl group glucocerebrosidase belongs to what type of macromolecule class? protein the R group on serine contains a carbon and a hydroxyl group (CH2-OH). serine belongs to which class of amino acids? polar what parts of amino acids are variable? R group (side chain) what is the primary structure of proteins? the sequence of different amino acids