Hi everyone I need help with my following Chemistry assignment, any help would be greatly appreciated. I am barely passing Chemistry and really need to bring my grade up!
Amino acids that the body cannot synthesize from other molecules are called
necessary amino acids
essential amino acids
natural amino acids
prized amino acids
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Insulin, a hormone that is essential to controlling the concentration of glucose in the blood, is a
protein
fat
carbohydrate
lipid
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Which has a caloric value approximately equal to that of protein?
lactose
aspartame
saccharin
sucrose
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Which oil contains a higher percentage of saturated fatty acid than the others?
olive oil
coconut oil
corn oil
all oils contain less saturated fatty acid than unsaturated fatty acid
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The monomers in proteins are
monosaccharides
amino acids
nucleic acids
all optically active
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Collagen found in bones, tendons, teeth, and cartilage is
a fibrous protein
a sheetlike protein
100 percent glycine
a globular protein
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For making permanent hair waves it is necessary to break these bonds
ionic bonds
disulfide bonds
hydrogen bonds
the sulfur hydrogen bonds
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What is the name given to a drug that relieves pain?
analgesic
anti-inflammatory
antipyretic
antibiotic
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The chemical name for aspirin is
acetylsalicylic acid
acetaminophen
amphetamine
acetic acid
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AZT fools the HIV virus by becoming part of its
cell wall
DNA
RNA
retrovirus