NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which substance plays a major role in most of the chemical reactions that occur in a living cell?
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water
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glycogen
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glycerol
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maltose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A fundamental task of proteins is to act as enzymes-catalysts that increase the rate of virtually all the chemical reactions within cells. Although RNAs are capable of catalyzing some reactions, most biological reactions are catalyzed by proteins.
Detailed explanation-2: -Proteins are made up of amino acids. Proteins carry out most of the chemical activity in cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -A reactant is any substance that is consumed or used up during the reaction. The substance that is produced by a chemical reaction is called the product.
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