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Question 16 How is a triglyceride made? By combining a glycerol molecule with th

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Question 16 How is a triglyceride made? By combining a glycerol molecule with three fatty acid molecules By combining a glycerol molecule with a fatty acid molecule By combining a fatty acid molecule with three glycerol molecules None of the above Question 17 How many pairs of chromosomes are in each human cell? 23 46 24 48 Question 18 How many copies of nuclear DNA are stored in a cell nucleus? Thousands 46 23 Question 19 Gly-Pro-Ala is represented by what codons? GCCCCCGCC GGGCCCGCC GCCCCCGGC GGCCCCGCC Question 20 What does the mitochondria do in a cell? It is a power source for the cell It surrounds the cell nucleus It houses organelles It makes up the cell wall

Explanation / Answer

Q16

a)

tryglicerides are mad via combiatino of:

this is a condensation reaction, so:

three fatty acids + glycerol --> triglyceride is formed + water

Q17

humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes (total of 46 chromosomes)

Q18

it usually has 2 copies per cell