Science Quiz Bee Answers

1. 96% human body - Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

2. Minute element needed by humans - Iodine
3. Elements have different chemical properties because of different
radioactive properties - Isotopes
4. Water molecule bonding - Hydrogen bonding
5. Something question about changing the calories to kcal... SADLY I do not
remember huhu but the answer is 1 kg of H
2
O by 1 degree Celsius
6. Hydrophobic substances are nonpolar substances and they repel H
2
O
molecules
7. Carbon molecule bonding - Covalent bond
8. Organic Chemistry - Study of carbon compounds
9. Insoluble fiber - Cellulose
10. Lactose - Is a disaccharide, combination of glucose and galactose
11. Saturated fats have single bonds not multiple double bonds
12. Lipids are insoluble to water
13. Amino acid structure - Alpha helix and beta turn (secondary level
structure)
14. DNA - Nitrogenous base + Phosphate group + Pentose sugar
15. Most important lipids in biological membranes - Phospholipid
16. Organic compound in primitive atmosphere - Methane
17. Cellulose passes the human digestive tract unchanged
18. Simplest sugar, sub-unit of carbohydrates - Monosaccharides
19. Lipids are biochemicals that store energy and make up the cell
membrane
20. Nucleotides are composed of nucleic acid chain/nitrogenous base +
phosphate group + pentose sugar
21. Marcomolecules are large molecules, combining many polymers and
carbon atoms as their backbone