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Cell Biology

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Set 2 Chemical Foundations

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Question 1

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How do phospholipids interact with water molecules?

A)The polar heads interact with water;the nonpolar tails do not.
B)Phospholipids don't interact with water because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.
C)The polar heads avoid water;the nonpolar tails attract water (because water is polar and opposites attract).
D)Phospholipids dissolve in water.

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Question 2

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You discover that you suffer from a deficiency in the amino acid tryptophan.At the pharmacy,you find both d-tryptophan and l-tryptophan supplements.Which do you purchase? Why?

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You should choose l-tryptophan.All amino...

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Question 3

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Which of the following is the BEST explanation for why vegetable oil is a liquid at room temperature while animal fats are solid?

A)Vegetable oil has fewer double bonds than animal fats.
B)Animal fats have no amphipathic character.
C)Vegetable oil has longer fatty-acid tails than do animal fats.
D)Vegetable oil has more double bonds than do animal fats.

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