With Y Measured on the Vertical Axis and X Measured

question 25

Multiple Choice

With y measured on the vertical axis and x measured on the horizontal axis, the slope of a straight line is defined as

• A) (change in y)/(change in x).
• B) y - x.
• C) x/y.
• D) (change in x)/(change in y).
• E) y/x.

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Definitions:

Side Chain

The part of an amino acid that is distinct from the main backbone and determines the amino acid's properties.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxylic acid group.

Achiral

A term for molecules that are identical to their mirror images and cannot rotate plane-polarized light.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds used as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxylic acid group.