Biochemistry, 1st Edition (Miesfeld, 2018)

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The birth of modern biochemistry can be traced to the a. end of the 19th century. b. end of the 20th century. c. beginning of the 19th century. d. beginning of the 21st century. ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1 OBJ: 1.1.a. List examples where biochemistry has made advancements in the lives of many humans. MSC: Remembering 2. The study of biochemistry attempts to explain a. chemical processes at the atomic level. b. biological processes at the molecular and cellular level. c. the nature of life. d. physical processes at the macromolecular level. ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 OBJ: 1.1.a. List examples where biochemistry has made advancements in the lives of many humans. MSC: Remembering 3. Enzymes function as reaction catalysts in cells. If the enzymes were removed from a cell, the rate of biochemical reactions would a. increase. b. remain the same. c. decrease. d. It is impossible to know. WWW.TBSM.WS ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 OBJ: 1.1.a. List examples where biochemistry has made advancements in the lives of many humans. MSC: Understanding 4. The essential ions calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium are all a. anions. b. cations. c. transition metals. d. halogens. ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 OBJ: 1.2.a. List the elements that are most abundant in living organisms. MSC: Analyzing