Exam 2: Some Basic Chemistry

Glucose molecules are the subunits of:

The synovial fluid of joints is an example of the ____________________ function of water.

A solution with a pH of 2.5 would be:

Ionization of salts such as sodium chloride takes place:

The function of enzymes is to be ____________________, which speed up reactions.

Vitamin D may be synthesized in the body from:

A large molecule made of the elements C, H, O, N, and S would most likely be a ____________________.

The carbohydrates that are part of DNA and RNA are:

While sweating, the body loses heat by the process of ____________________.

Dissociation means that a molecule breaks into its ____________________.

Lymph is a fluid that is found in:

Disulfide bonds may be part of:

Two minerals that are needed for nerve impulse transmission are ____________________ and ____________________.

On the pH scale, bases are indicated by numbers ____________________.

An anion is an ion with a ____________________ charge.

Which statement is NOT true of organic molecules?

In cell respiration, the breakdown of glucose to form ATP must take place in the presence of:

The pentose sugars are part of:

A disadvantage of sweating is that it may lead to ____________________.

An atom of carbon has ____ electrons to share to form ____ bonds.