BCS 1010 Biological Chemistry EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE A.

BCS 1010 (Biological Chemistry) EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE A.
What are the 4 emergent properties of water?
Correct Answer -1. Cohesive behavior
2. Temperature regulation
3. Universal solvent
4. Expand when freezing
What property of water do plants use to move water against gravity?
Correct Answer -Adhesion
What type of energy is temperature used to measure?
Correct Answer -kinetic energy
What is specific heat?
Correct Answer -The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of
1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.
What is the specific heat of water?
Correct Answer -4.184 J/gC
What is heat of vaporization?
Correct Answer -The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling
point to become a gas