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1-Which is not true about saponification? a hydrolysis soaps are products a reac

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Question

1-Which is not true about saponification?

a hydrolysis

soaps are products

a reaction of fatty acids

a strongly basic solution is required

2-Which is not a lipid?

cholesterol

testosterone

oleic acid

hemoglobin

3-If a molecule of glycine bonds to a molecule of alanine, how many different compounds can be made?

one

two

three

more than three

4-Which base is not common to both DNA and RNA?

guanine

cytosine

thymine

adenine

5-A label says a typical cold cream contains almond oil, rose water, lanolin and spermaceti oil. Which component is the emulsifier?

almond oil

rose water

lanolin

spemaceti oil

6-How many natural amino acids are known?

20

70

hundreds

thousands


7-In recombinant DNA processes,

polynucleotides are synthesized from mononucleotides

all of the genes are joined together

genes (DNA) are cut, spliced, and recombined

there is only the likelihood of the betterment of mankind

8-The most common monosaccharide is

starch

cellulose

fructose

D-glucose


9-The monomers in proteins are

monosaccharides

amino acids

nucleic acids

all optically active

A.

a hydrolysis

B.

soaps are products

C.

a reaction of fatty acids

D.

a strongly basic solution is required

Explanation / Answer

1-Which is not true about saponification?
C. a reaction of fatty acids
saponification is a reaction of fat/oil to produce soap (a sodium salt of fatty acid)

2-Which is not a lipid?
C. oleic acid
D. hemoglobin
A Lipid will be an ester of oleic acid with glycerol.


3-If a molecule of glycine bonds to a molecule of alanine, how many different compounds can be made?
B. two
In the first molecule, -COOH of glycine combines with NH2 of alanine
In the second molecule, -COOH of alanine combines with NH2 of glycine.

4-Which base is not common to both DNA and RNA?
C. thymine
DNA contains thymine, RNA contains uracil