Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781260159363
Author: Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
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Chapter 3, Problem 3PL
The building block of a protein is
- an amino acid.
- a monosaccharide.
- a lipid.
- starch.
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Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Ch. 3 - The most basic unit of matter is energy. an...Ch. 3 - Which number would represent a neutral pH? 100 0 7...Ch. 3 - The building block of a protein is an amino acid....Ch. 3 - The building block of a carbohydrate is glycerol....Ch. 3 - The test to indicate the presence of starch uses...Ch. 3 - A positive test for lipids results in a pinkish...Ch. 3 - Which of the following pH numbers would represent...Ch. 3 - Which of the following solutions has the greatest...Ch. 3 - Are the pH values the same for distilled water and...Ch. 3 - If not, what might explain this difference?
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