True or false, macromolecules

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Human digestive enzymes cannot break the beta 1-4 bonds in cellulose.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Denaturation destroys the primary sequence of a protein.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Glycogen is stored mainly in liver and muscle cells.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Every steroid is built from four fused carbon rings.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A phosphodiester linkage forms by a simple dehydration reaction.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Cholesterol is the precursor of bile salts and of Vitamin D.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each statement.

Explanation