Unit Assessment, Part 2: The Chemistry of Life Complete this teacher-scored portion of the assessment and submit it to your teacher.

Question 1:

1. Explain how the structure of a cellulose molecule relates to the molecule's function.

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Question 2:

2. Explain how a change in the sequence of nucleotides in a strand of DNA might cause a protein to malfunction.

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Question 3:

3. How does ATP provide energy to your body?

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QUESTION:

Milrinone is a commonly used small molecule that has been show to inhibit a liverisoform of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase. The use of this molecule in cellularculture has been shown to increase hepatocyte glucose production (among other things).Given this information answer the following questions: a. What does the phosphodiesterase do in a typical hepatocyte (2 points)?
b. Explain how it’s (the phosphodiester) inhibition will alter glucagon signaling (2

points)?

c. Will Milrinone use increase or decrease F26BP levels in the cell (1 points)? Why(2 points)?

d. Finally explain how Milrinone leads to increased glucose output (2 points).

*This is a question related to the Metabolism biochemistry.