What is biochemistry?
Q: What is biochemistry?
A: Biochemistry is the study of chemical reactions in living beings, and of biological molecules in general.
Q: Why is biochemistry important?
A: Biochemistry is important to cell biology and physiology.
Q: What types of molecules are studied in biochemistry?
A: The study of biochemistry involves enzymes, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, sugars, proteins, and lipids.
Q: How are most molecules in the body constructed?
A: Most of the molecules in the body are polymers built of long chains of smaller molecules.
Q: What does biochemistry study?
A: Biochemistry studies the chemical transformations which produce these small building-block molecules, and which produce energy from food.
Q: Who is a person who studied biochemistry called?
A: A person who studied biochemistry is called a biochemist.
