You Isolate a Compound That Is Insoluble in Water, Has

question 17

Multiple Choice

You isolate a compound that is insoluble in water, has alternating single and double bonds and has a bright orange color. You correctly conclude that this compound is a:

• A) protein
• B) nucleic acid
• C) polysaccharide
• D) steroid
• E) carotenoid

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Definitions:

Surgical Wound

This is a cut or incision in the skin that is made during surgery.

Exudate

Fluid with high contents of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation.

Full-Thickness Wound

A deep injury reaching through the entire depth of skin into underlying tissues or even further to muscles and bones.

Hemostasis

The process by which bleeding is stopped through the constriction of blood vessels and clot formation.