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BIOCHEM

PROBLEM SET 1- Introduction


INTRUCTIONS : Please answer the following questions briefly and concisely. Refer to
Biochemistry by Campbell and Farrell
1. State how the following organelles differ from each other in terms of structure and function:
Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, glyoxysomes. How do they resemble each other?
2. What is the chemical nature of important biomolecules?
3. How do prokaryotes and eukaryotes differ in Levels of Organization?
4. What are the main structural features of Prokaryotic cells?
5. What is the connection between Energy and Change?
6. The existence of organelles in eukaryotic cells represents a higher degree of organization
than that found in prokaryotes. How does this affect the entropy of the universe?
7. What makes water a polar molecule?
8. What is a Hydrogen Bond? Enumerate examples of biomolecules which contain H-bonds.
Illustrate them.
9. What is pH and what does it have to do with the properties of water?
10. What are titration curves?
11. Define the following: a) acid strength b) amphipathic molecule c) equivalence point
12. What are buffers and why are they important?
13. Define buffering capacity. How do the following buffers differ in capacity? How do they
differ in pH?
0.1 M Na2HPO4 and 0.01 M NaH2PO4
0.1 M Na2HPO4 and 0.1 M NaH2HPO4
1.0 M Na2HPO4 and 1.0 M NaH2HPO4

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