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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 7th Edition
Nelson Test Bank
Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry 2. Water 3. Amino Acids, Peptides, and
Proteins 4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins 5. Protein Function 6. Enzymes 7.
Carbohydrates and Glycobiology 8. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 9. DNA-Based Information
Technologies 10. Lipids 11. Biological Membranes and Transport 12. Biosignaling 13. Bioenergetics and
Biochemical Reaction Types 14. Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 15.
Principles of Metabolic Regulation 16. The Citric Acid Cycle 17. Fatty Acid Catabolism 18. Amino Acid
Oxidation and the Production of Urea 19. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation
Oxidative Phosphorylation 20. Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria 21. Lipid Biosynthesis
22. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules 23. Hormonal Regulation
and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism 24. Genes and Chromosomes 25. DNA Metabolism 26.
RNAMetabolism 27. Protein Metabolism 28. Regulation of Gene Expression
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1. InNMaNMbacterialNMcell,NMtheNMDNANMisNMinNMthe:
A) cellNMenvelope.
B) cellNMmembrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. ANMmajorNMchangeNMoccurringNMinNMtheNMevolutionNMofNMeukaryote
sNMfromNMprokaryotesNMwasNMtheNMdevelopmentNMof:
A) DNA.
B) photosyntheticNMcapability.
C) plasmaNMmembranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) theNMnucleus.
3. InNMeukaryotes,NMtheNMnucleusNMisNMenclosedNMbyNMaNMdoubleNMmembraneNMcalledN
Mthe:
A) cellNMmembrane.
B) nuclearNMenvelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. TheNMdimensionsNMofNMlivingNMcellsNMareNMlimited,NMonNMtheNMlowerN
MendNMbyNMtheNMminimumNMnumberNMofNMbiomoleculesNMnecessaryNMf
orNMfunction,NMandNMonNMtheNMupperNMendNMbyNMtheNMrateNMofNMdi
ffusionNMofNMsolutesNMsuchNMasNMoxygen.NMExceptNMforNMhighlyNMelon
gatedNMcells,NMtheyNMusuallyNMhaveNMlengthsNMandNMdiametersNMinNMth
eNMrangeNMof:
A) 0.1NMmNMtoNM10NMm.
B) 0.3NMmNMtoNM30NMm.
C) 0.3NMmNMtoNM100NMm.
D) 1NMmNMtoNM100NMm.
E) 1NMmNMtoNM300NMm.
5. WhichNMgroupNMofNMsingle-
celledNMmicroorganismsNMhasNMmanyNMmembersNMfoundNMgrowingNMin
NMextremeNMenvironments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) NoneNMofNMtheNManswersNMisNMcorrect.
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6. TheNMbacteriumNME.NMcoliNMrequiresNMsimpleNMorganicNMmoleculesNMfo
rNMgrowthNMandNMenergy—itNMisNMthereforeNMa:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. WhichNMisNMaNMlistNMofNMorganelles?
A) mitochondria,NMchromatin,NMendoplasmicNMreticulum
B) peroxisomes,NMlysosomes,NMplasmaNMmembrane
C) proteasomes,NMperoxisomes,NMlysosomes
D) mitochondria,NMendoplasmicNMreticulum,NMperoxisomes
E) AllNMofNMtheNManswersNMareNMcorrect.
8. WhichNMlistNMhasNMtheNMcellularNMcomponentsNMarrangedNMinNMorderNMofNMINCREAS
INGNMsize?
A) aminoNMacidNM<NMproteinNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMribosome
B) aminoNMacidNM<NMproteinNM<NMribosomeNM<NMmitochondrion
C) aminoNMacidNM<NMribosomeNM<NMproteinNM<NMmitochondrion
D) proteinNM<NMaminoNMacidNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMribosome
E) proteinNM<NMribosomeNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMaminoNMacid
9. TheNMthree-
dimensionalNMstructureNMofNMmacromoleculesNMisNMformedNMandNMmaintai
nedNMprimarilyNMthroughNMnoncovalentNMinteractions.NMWhichNMoneNMof
NMtheNMfollowingNMisNMNOTNMconsideredNMaNMnoncovalentNMinteraction
?
A) carbon-carbonNMbonds
B) hydrogenNMbonds
C) hydrophobicNMinteractions
D) ionicNMinteractions
E) vanNMderNMWaalsNMinteractions
10. WhichNMelementNMisNMNOTNMamongNMtheNMfourNMmostNMabundantNMinNMlivingNMorg
anisms?
A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
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11. TheNMfourNMcovalentNMbondsNMinNMmethaneNM(CH4)NMareNMarrangedN
MaroundNMcarbonNMtoNMgiveNMwhichNMgeometry?
A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonalNMbipyramidal
D) trigonalNMplanar
E) trigonalNMpyramidal
12. WhatNMfunctionalNMgroupsNMareNMpresentNMonNMthisNMmolecule?
A) etherNMandNMaldehyde
B) hydroxylNMandNMaldehyde
C) hydroxylNMandNMcarboxylicNMacid
D) hydroxylNMandNMester
E) hydroxylNMandNMketone
13. TheNMmacromoleculesNMthatNMserveNMinNMtheNMstorageNMandNMtransmis
sionNMofNMgeneticNMinformationNMare:
A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleicNMacids.
E) proteins.
14. StereoisomersNMthatNMareNMnonsuperimposableNMmirrorNMimagesNMofNMeachNMotherNMare
NMknownNMas:
A) anomers.
B) cis-transNMisomers.
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometricNMisomers.
15. TheNMcatalogNMofNMallNMproteinsNMfunctioningNMinNMaNMcellNMisNMthe:
A) metabolome.
B) proteasome.
C) lysosome.
D) proteome.
E) genome.
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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 7th Edition
Nelson Test Bank
Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry 2. Water 3. Amino Acids, Peptides, and
Proteins 4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins 5. Protein Function 6. Enzymes 7.
Carbohydrates and Glycobiology 8. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 9. DNA-Based Information
Technologies 10. Lipids 11. Biological Membranes and Transport 12. Biosignaling 13. Bioenergetics and
Biochemical Reaction Types 14. Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 15.
Principles of Metabolic Regulation 16. The Citric Acid Cycle 17. Fatty Acid Catabolism 18. Amino Acid
Oxidation and the Production of Urea 19. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation
Oxidative Phosphorylation 20. Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria 21. Lipid Biosynthesis
22. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules 23. Hormonal Regulation
and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism 24. Genes and Chromosomes 25. DNA Metabolism 26.
RNAMetabolism 27. Protein Metabolism 28. Regulation of Gene Expression
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1. InNMaNMbacterialNMcell,NMtheNMDNANMisNMinNMthe:
A) cellNMenvelope.
B) cellNMmembrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. ANMmajorNMchangeNMoccurringNMinNMtheNMevolutionNMofNMeukaryote
sNMfromNMprokaryotesNMwasNMtheNMdevelopmentNMof:
A) DNA.
B) photosyntheticNMcapability.
C) plasmaNMmembranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) theNMnucleus.
3. InNMeukaryotes,NMtheNMnucleusNMisNMenclosedNMbyNMaNMdoubleNMmembraneNMcalledN
Mthe:
A) cellNMmembrane.
B) nuclearNMenvelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. TheNMdimensionsNMofNMlivingNMcellsNMareNMlimited,NMonNMtheNMlowerN
MendNMbyNMtheNMminimumNMnumberNMofNMbiomoleculesNMnecessaryNMf
orNMfunction,NMandNMonNMtheNMupperNMendNMbyNMtheNMrateNMofNMdi
ffusionNMofNMsolutesNMsuchNMasNMoxygen.NMExceptNMforNMhighlyNMelon
gatedNMcells,NMtheyNMusuallyNMhaveNMlengthsNMandNMdiametersNMinNMth
eNMrangeNMof:
A) 0.1NMmNMtoNM10NMm.
B) 0.3NMmNMtoNM30NMm.
C) 0.3NMmNMtoNM100NMm.
D) 1NMmNMtoNM100NMm.
E) 1NMmNMtoNM300NMm.
5. WhichNMgroupNMofNMsingle-
celledNMmicroorganismsNMhasNMmanyNMmembersNMfoundNMgrowingNMin
NMextremeNMenvironments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) NoneNMofNMtheNManswersNMisNMcorrect.
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6. TheNMbacteriumNME.NMcoliNMrequiresNMsimpleNMorganicNMmoleculesNMfo
rNMgrowthNMandNMenergy—itNMisNMthereforeNMa:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. WhichNMisNMaNMlistNMofNMorganelles?
A) mitochondria,NMchromatin,NMendoplasmicNMreticulum
B) peroxisomes,NMlysosomes,NMplasmaNMmembrane
C) proteasomes,NMperoxisomes,NMlysosomes
D) mitochondria,NMendoplasmicNMreticulum,NMperoxisomes
E) AllNMofNMtheNManswersNMareNMcorrect.
8. WhichNMlistNMhasNMtheNMcellularNMcomponentsNMarrangedNMinNMorderNMofNMINCREAS
INGNMsize?
A) aminoNMacidNM<NMproteinNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMribosome
B) aminoNMacidNM<NMproteinNM<NMribosomeNM<NMmitochondrion
C) aminoNMacidNM<NMribosomeNM<NMproteinNM<NMmitochondrion
D) proteinNM<NMaminoNMacidNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMribosome
E) proteinNM<NMribosomeNM<NMmitochondrionNM<NMaminoNMacid
9. TheNMthree-
dimensionalNMstructureNMofNMmacromoleculesNMisNMformedNMandNMmaintai
nedNMprimarilyNMthroughNMnoncovalentNMinteractions.NMWhichNMoneNMof
NMtheNMfollowingNMisNMNOTNMconsideredNMaNMnoncovalentNMinteraction
?
A) carbon-carbonNMbonds
B) hydrogenNMbonds
C) hydrophobicNMinteractions
D) ionicNMinteractions
E) vanNMderNMWaalsNMinteractions
10. WhichNMelementNMisNMNOTNMamongNMtheNMfourNMmostNMabundantNMinNMlivingNMorg
anisms?
A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
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11. TheNMfourNMcovalentNMbondsNMinNMmethaneNM(CH4)NMareNMarrangedN
MaroundNMcarbonNMtoNMgiveNMwhichNMgeometry?
A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonalNMbipyramidal
D) trigonalNMplanar
E) trigonalNMpyramidal
12. WhatNMfunctionalNMgroupsNMareNMpresentNMonNMthisNMmolecule?
A) etherNMandNMaldehyde
B) hydroxylNMandNMaldehyde
C) hydroxylNMandNMcarboxylicNMacid
D) hydroxylNMandNMester
E) hydroxylNMandNMketone
13. TheNMmacromoleculesNMthatNMserveNMinNMtheNMstorageNMandNMtransmis
sionNMofNMgeneticNMinformationNMare:
A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleicNMacids.
E) proteins.
14. StereoisomersNMthatNMareNMnonsuperimposableNMmirrorNMimagesNMofNMeachNMotherNMare
NMknownNMas:
A) anomers.
B) cis-transNMisomers.
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometricNMisomers.
15. TheNMcatalogNMofNMallNMproteinsNMfunctioningNMinNMaNMcellNMisNMthe:
A) metabolome.
B) proteasome.
C) lysosome.
D) proteome.
E) genome.
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