Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

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ISBN: 9781259709999

Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Name the major groups of lipids and give an example of each. What feature is common to all lipids?

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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

Ch. 2 - Differentiate between an atom, a molecule, and a...Ch. 2 - 2. Why is water a good solvent? Ch. 2 - Which solution is more acidic, one with a pH of 4...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4SA Ch. 2 - Prob. 5SA Ch. 2 - What is a structural isomer?Ch. 2 - Name the major groups of lipids and give an...Ch. 2 - List six functions of proteins.Ch. 2 - 9. What are the four levels of protein structure,...Ch. 2 - How do DNA and RNA differ from one another in...

Ch. 2 - Choose the list that goes from the lightest to the...Ch. 2 - 2. An oxygen atom has an atomic number of 8. It...Ch. 2 - Dehydration synthesis is involved in the synthesis...Ch. 2 - The primary structure of a protein relates to its...Ch. 2 - 5. Pure water has all of the following properties...Ch. 2 - When the pH of a solution changes from 3 to 8, the...Ch. 2 - A shortage of nitrogen (N) would make it most...Ch. 2 - Complementarity plays a major role in the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9MC Ch. 2 - The function of a buffer is to a) bring the pH of...Ch. 2 - A group of prokaryotes known as thermophiles...Ch. 2 - 2. Microorganisms use hydrogen bonds to attach to...Ch. 2 - What properties of the carbon atom make it ideal...Ch. 2 - 2. A biologist determined the amounts of several...Ch. 2 - The table on the right indicates the freezing and...

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