Phospholipids are described as   Multiple Choice   polar.   nonpolar.   amphipathic.   amphiprotic.

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15. Phospholipids are described as

 

Multiple Choice
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    polar.
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    nonpolar.
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    amphipathic.
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    amphiprotic.

13. Which of the following is not one of the four most common elements in the body?

Multiple Choice
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    Oxygen
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    Nitrogen
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    Hydrogen
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    Carbon
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    Calcium

16. 

Fatty acids in soap have a polar end and a nonpolar end. Which of the following best describes these molecules?

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    Amphipathic
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    Hydrophilic
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    Hydrophobic
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    Charged

22. 

 

Compared to a solution with a pH of 7, a solution with a pH of 4 is

 

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    more acidic and has a 1,000-fold increase in [H+].
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    more acidic and has a 300-fold increase in [H+].
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    more basic and has a 1,000-fold increase in [H+].
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    more basic and has a 300-fold increase in [H+].
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    more basic and has a 300-fold decrease in [H+].

29. 

A technician is asked to make up a solution of physiological saline and is told that it should be a 0.9% NaCl solution using the mass/volume percent measurement of concentration.  If the technician is making 100 milliliters of solution, how much NaCl should be included?

Multiple Choice
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    9 micrograms
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    9 kilograms
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    9 grams
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    0.9 grams
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    90 grams

24. 

 

Bicarbonate (HCO3-) is a

 

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    strong proton donor.
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    strong proton acceptor.
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    weak proton donor.
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    weak proton acceptor.

25. 

When the pH of an acidic solution is brought to 7.0, that change is called __________.

Fill in the blank
 
27. 

How many osmoles are in a solution of 1M NaOH?

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    1 osm
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    2 osm
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    3 osm
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    4 osm

28. 

Which of the following statements accurately describes the solutes within a solution?

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    Water is the universal solute, and solutes are more abundant in solutions than solvents are.
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    The solutes are not visible, do not scatter light, and do not settle if the solution is left standing.
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    Solutes are greater than 1 millimeter in size, and will settle out of solution if the mixture is left standing.
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    Solutes are between 1 nanometer and 1 millimeter in size; they do not scatter light but will settle out of solution if left standing.

30. 

 

ATP is a nucleotide that is composed of

 

Multiple Choice
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    adenine, ribose, and three covalently bonded phosphate groups.
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    adenine, thymine, and three covalently bonded phosphate groups.
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    adipose, thymine, and three phosphate groups linked by ionic bonds.
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    adenosine, deoxyribose, and three phosphorous atoms.
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    arginine, thymidine and three phosphorous atoms.

33. 

 

ucleic acids are made up of

 

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    nucleotides joined by covalent, phosphodiester bonds.
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    nitrogenous bases joined by ionic, disulfide bonds.
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    ribose sugars joined by intermolecular, hydrogen bonds.
  •  
    proteins and sugars joined by polar, covalent, double bonds.

 

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