MBB 231 Quiz: problemsets

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Chapter 1 basics of cell biology: who was the first person to observe living (not dead) cells, robert hooke or antonie van. Robert hooke: name a feature found in eukaryotes but not in prokaryotes. A mitochondrion (in the scale of m) is much bigger than a virus (in the scale of nm). Virus: protein enzymes, rna enzymes (ribozymes, the sum of all the chemical reactions taking place in a cell is known as _____________. Catabolism: large molecules into simpler molecules, c6h12o6 + 6o2 6h2o + 6co2 + energy. Linear water molecule would be non-polar as the two dipoles would cancel each other: is the following statement true or false, oxygen must be involved in hydrogen bonds. F: hydrogen bonds are relatively weak compared to covalent bonds. T: hydrogen in -c-h group can participate in hydrogen bonds. F: when sweat evaporates, heat is dissipated by breaking o-h covalent bonds of water.