Test Bank for Biochemistry Concepts & Connections 2nd Edition by Appling, Anthony-Cahill & Mathews— 26 Chapters

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Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections
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Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Christopher Mathews
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2nd Edition
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,Biochemistry:bConceptsbandbConnectionsb(Applingbetbal.)bC
hapterb1b BiochemistrybandbthebLanguagebofbChemistry

1) bThebwaterbcontentbinbthebhumanbbodybisbapproximately:
A) 90%.
B) 80%.
C) 70%.
D) 60%.
E) 50%.
Answer:b C

2) Thebfourbmostbabundantbchemicalbelementsbinblivingbsystemsbare:
A) hydrogen,boxygen,bsulfurbandbphosphorus.
B) hydrogen,b carbon,b nitrogenb andb oxygen.
C) sodium,bpotassium,bcarbonbandboxygen.
D) sodium,b potassium,b nitrogenb andb sulfur.
E) carbon,bnitrogen,boxygenbandbpotassium.b
Answer:bB
Objective:b 1.2

3) Nearlyballbproteinsbcontain:
A) cobalt.
B) phosphorus.
C) selenium.
D) sulfur.
E) nonebofbthebabove.b
Answer:b DbObjectiv
e:b 1.2bGlobalbLO:b G
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4) WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbFALSE?
A) Proteinsbcanbbebstructuralbcomponentsbofbcells.
B) Proteinsbcanbtransmitbsignalsbbetweenbcells.
C) Proteinsbcanbtransportbmoleculesbwithinbcellsbandbbetweenbcells.
D) Proteinsbcanbbebbothbhormonesbandbhormonebreceptors.
E) Proteinsbarebthebonlybbiological bpolymerbthatbcanbcatalyzebbiochemicalbreactions.b
Answer:bE
Objective:b1.2bGloba
lbLO:b G7




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,5) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbclassedbasbablipid?
A) Cholesterol
B) Palmiticb acid
C) Glycerol
D) Phosphatidylb serine
E) Triacylglycerolb
Answer:bCbObject
ive:b1.2bGlobalbL
O:b G7

6) Aminobacidsbandbsimpleborganicbcompoundsblikebcarbonbdioxidebandbhydrogenbcyanidebcannotb
bebproducedbwithoutbthebusebofbenzymes.
Answer:bFALSEbObj
ective:b1.2bGlobalbL
O:b G7

7) Oxidation-
reductionbreactions,bwhichbarebthebbasisbofbmanybbiochemicalbreactionsbandbpathways,bcan
notbtakebplacebinbthebabsencebofboxygen.
Answer:bFALSEbObj
ective:b1.2bGlobalbL
O:b G7

8) Manybbiochemicalbreactionsbthatbformbbiopolymersbfrombmonomericbunitsbinvolvebtheb
removalbofbwater.
Answer:bTRUE
bObjective: b1.2b

GlobalbLO:b G7

9) Thebprinciplebcomponentbofbabbiologicalbmembranebisbabtriglyceride.b
Answer:bFALSE
Objective:b1.2bGloba
lbLO:b G7

10) Thebchemicalbelement
hasbabrolebinbbothbtransferbofbenergybasbwellbasbinbthebstructurebofbnucleicbacids.
Answer:bphosphorusb
Objective:b 1.2bGlob
albLO:b G7

11) Listbthebfourbmajorbclassesbofbbiologicalbmacromolecules.b
Answer:blipids,bcarbohydrates,bproteins,bnucleicbacidsbObject
ive:b1.2
GlobalbLO:b G7




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, 12) Anbamphipathicbmoleculebprovidesbthebfoundationbforbbiologicalbmembranesbbecausebtheyb
havebboth and functionalbgroups.
Answer:b hydrophobic,bhydrophilicb
Objective:b1.2
GlobalbLO:b G7

13) Genomicsbisbconcernedbwithbthebentire ,bwhile
isbfocusedbonbidentifying ballbofbthebproteinsbofbabcell.
Answer:b genome,bproteomicsbObject
ive:b1.5
GlobalbLO:b G1




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