You Are the Biologist on an Interstellar Spacecraft and Discover

question 41

Essay

You are the biologist on an interstellar spacecraft and discover a life form.It appears similar to life forms on Earth.You extract a number of molecules from the organism and characterize them.From the described properties,what kind of molecules are they likely to be and where are they likely to be found?
A.an amphipathic molecule that has two long hydrocarbon chains and a polar oligosaccharide head group.
B.another amphipathic molecule with two hydrocarbon chains and a phosphate-containing head group.
C.a polymer made of amino acids with hydrophobic amino acids on its outer surface in the middle of the molecule and hydrophilic amino acids on its outer surface on each end of the molecule.

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Potential Losses

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