BISC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Monosaccharide, Capillary Action, Hydrogen Bond

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Short answer section: explain, with reference to its properties, the significance of water as a coolant, a means of transport and as a habitat. Answer: water remains in a liquid state throughout the body temperature range of most living organisms, it is also able to dissolve polar compounds and ions, which makes it suitable as a transport medium. Water also has a high heat capacity, which allows it to efficiently remove heat when evaporated. Nh2 ch cooh nh2 and cooh are used in peptide bond formation (condensation) R: outline the role of condensation and hydrolysis in the relationship between amino acids and dipeptides. Answer: a dipeptide molecule occurs when two amino acid are bonded together with a peptide bond. The bonding that occurs here is through a condensation reaction, which bonds the two amino acids together and releasing one water molecule.

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