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Biochemistry for Nurses
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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1. Biochemistry studies:
A. Chemical processes in living organisms
B. Only anatomy of organs
C. Only hospital administration
D. Only microbiology of viruses
Answer: A
2. The four major classes of biomolecules are:
A. Only hormones
B. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
C. Only vitamins and minerals
D. Only water and salts
Answer: B
3. Monosaccharides are:
A. Only amino acids
B. Only fatty acids
C. Simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, galactose
D. Complex starches only
Answer: C
4. Glucose is the primary:
A. Storage form of fat
B. Structural protein
C. Genetic material
D. Blood sugar and major fuel for many tissues
Answer: D
5. Glycogen is:
A. The storage form of glucose in animals (liver and muscle)
B. A plant structural fiber only
C. Only a lipid
D. A nucleic acid
Answer: A
6. Starch is:
A. Only cellulose in animals
B. Plant storage carbohydrate composed of glucose units
C. Animal storage carbohydrate
D. Only a protein
Answer: B
7. Cellulose is:
A. Animal glycogen
B. A simple sugar
C. A plant structural polysaccharide; humans lack enzymes to digest it (fiber)
D. Digestible by human enzymes fully
Answer: C
8. Glycolysis is the pathway that:
A. Synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors
B. Only oxidizes fatty acids
C. Synthesizes proteins
D. Breaks down glucose to pyruvate (and lactate under anaerobic conditions)
Answer: D
9. Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate is converted mainly to:
A. Lactate
B. Acetyl-CoA only in cytosol
C. Urea
D. Ketone bodies only
Answer: A
10. The citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) occurs in the:
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TESTBANK
Biochemistry for Nurses
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Answers shown after each question
© MOh T
Original Educational Practice Questions
For Nursing Students
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only
, Testbank | Biochemistry for Nurses | © MOh T @moht
1. Biochemistry studies:
A. Chemical processes in living organisms
B. Only anatomy of organs
C. Only hospital administration
D. Only microbiology of viruses
Answer: A
2. The four major classes of biomolecules are:
A. Only hormones
B. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
C. Only vitamins and minerals
D. Only water and salts
Answer: B
3. Monosaccharides are:
A. Only amino acids
B. Only fatty acids
C. Simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, galactose
D. Complex starches only
Answer: C
4. Glucose is the primary:
A. Storage form of fat
B. Structural protein
C. Genetic material
D. Blood sugar and major fuel for many tissues
Answer: D
5. Glycogen is:
A. The storage form of glucose in animals (liver and muscle)
B. A plant structural fiber only
C. Only a lipid
D. A nucleic acid
Answer: A
6. Starch is:
A. Only cellulose in animals
B. Plant storage carbohydrate composed of glucose units
C. Animal storage carbohydrate
D. Only a protein
Answer: B
7. Cellulose is:
A. Animal glycogen
B. A simple sugar
C. A plant structural polysaccharide; humans lack enzymes to digest it (fiber)
D. Digestible by human enzymes fully
Answer: C
8. Glycolysis is the pathway that:
A. Synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors
B. Only oxidizes fatty acids
C. Synthesizes proteins
D. Breaks down glucose to pyruvate (and lactate under anaerobic conditions)
Answer: D
9. Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate is converted mainly to:
A. Lactate
B. Acetyl-CoA only in cytosol
C. Urea
D. Ketone bodies only
Answer: A
10. The citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) occurs in the:
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