1. Which of the following is true regarding saturated fatty acids?
they contain one carbon double bond
they contain multiple carbon double bonds
they contain no carbon double bonds
they are the building blocks of nucleic acids
2. In anaerobic respiration (fermentation), one glucose can yeild 2 ATP's, and lactic acid is a by-product.
true or false
3. Which of the following is true regarding saturated fatty acids?
they contain multiple carbon double bonds
they contain one carbon double bond
they contain no carbon double bond
they are building blocks on nucleic acid
4. Which of the following is most important in determining what type of chemical bonds will form between atoms?
protons
neutrons
valence shell electrons
all of the above
5. Which of the following explains why water has a high surface tension, heat capacity, and heat of vaporization?
adjacent water molecules readily form covalent bonds with each other
water molecules are polar covalent thus form hydrogen bonds with each other
the non polarity of water
water molecules form ionic bonds with adjacent water molecules
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