NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Substances that contain carbon
A
Bioinorganic substances
B
Bioorganic substances
C
Biochemical substances
D
Chemical substances
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Organic compounds essential to human functioning include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides. These compounds are said to be organic because they contain both carbon and hydrogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the most common carbon compounds are: carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon disulfide (CS2), chloroform (CHCl3), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), methane (CH4), ethylene (C2H4), acetylene (C2H2), benzene (C6H6), ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) and acetic acid (CH3COOH).

Detailed explanation-3: -The four classes of organic carbon compounds used by microbes are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, nucleic acids. The five examples are glucose, maltose, sucrose, glycogen, and cellulose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bioinorganic substances do not contain carbon, for example water and inorganic salts. On the other hand bioorganic substances contain carbon, for example lipids and carbohydrates.

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