TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
(Answers are at the End of Each Chapter)
1. In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the:
A) cell envelope.
B) cell membrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was the
development of:
A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability.
C) plasma membranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) the nucleus.
3. In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the:
A) cell membrane.
B) nuclear envelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The dimensions of living cells are limited, on the lower end by the minimum number of
biomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of diffusion of
solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they usually have lengths and
diameters in the range of:
A) 0.1 m to 10 m.
B) 0.3 m to 30 m.
C) 0.3 m to 100 m.
D) 1 m to 100 m.
E) 1 m to 300 m.
5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing in
extreme environments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None of the answers is correct.
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, 6. The bacterium E. coli requires simple organic molecules for growth and energy—it is
therefore a:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Which is a list of organelles?
A) mitochondria, chromatin, endoplasmic reticulum
B) peroxisomes, lysosomes, plasma membrane
C) proteasomes, peroxisomes, lysosomes
D) mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes
E) All of the answers are correct.
8. Which list has the cellular components arranged in order of INCREASING size?
A) amino acid < protein < mitochondrion < ribosome
B) amino acid < protein < ribosome < mitochondrion
C) amino acid < ribosome < protein < mitochondrion
D) protein < amino acid < mitochondrion < ribosome
E) protein < ribosome < mitochondrion < amino acid
9. The three-dimensional structure of macromolecules is formed and maintained primarily
through noncovalent interactions. Which one of the following is NOT considered a
noncovalent interaction?
A) carbon-carbon bonds
B) hydrogen bonds
C) hydrophobic interactions
D) ionic interactions
E) van der Waals interactions
10. Which element is NOT among the four most abundant in living organisms?
A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
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, 11. The ifour icovalent ibonds iin imethane i(CH4) iare iarranged iaround icarbon ito igive
iwhich igeometry?
A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonal ibipyramidal
D) trigonal iplanar
E) trigonal ipyramidal
12. What ifunctional igroups iare ipresent ion ithis imolecule?
A) ether iand i aldehyde
B) hydroxyl iand ialdehyde
C) hydroxyl iand icarboxylic iacid
D) hydroxyl iand iester
E) hydroxyl iand iketone
13. The imacromolecules ithat iserve iin ithe istorage iand itransmission iof igenetic
iinformation iare:
A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleic iacids.
E) proteins.
14. Stereoisomers ithat iare inonsuperimposable imirror iimages iof ieach iother iare iknown ias:
A) anomers.
B) cis-trans iisomers.
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometric iisomers.
15. The icatalog iof iall iproteins ifunctioning iin ia icell i is ithe:
A) metabolome.
B) proteasome.
C) lysosome.
D) proteome.
E) genome.
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,Chapter 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
(Answers are at the End of Each Chapter)
1. In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the:
A) cell envelope.
B) cell membrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was the
development of:
A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability.
C) plasma membranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) the nucleus.
3. In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the:
A) cell membrane.
B) nuclear envelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The dimensions of living cells are limited, on the lower end by the minimum number of
biomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of diffusion of
solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they usually have lengths and
diameters in the range of:
A) 0.1 m to 10 m.
B) 0.3 m to 30 m.
C) 0.3 m to 100 m.
D) 1 m to 100 m.
E) 1 m to 300 m.
5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing in
extreme environments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None of the answers is correct.
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, 6. The bacterium E. coli requires simple organic molecules for growth and energy—it is
therefore a:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Which is a list of organelles?
A) mitochondria, chromatin, endoplasmic reticulum
B) peroxisomes, lysosomes, plasma membrane
C) proteasomes, peroxisomes, lysosomes
D) mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes
E) All of the answers are correct.
8. Which list has the cellular components arranged in order of INCREASING size?
A) amino acid < protein < mitochondrion < ribosome
B) amino acid < protein < ribosome < mitochondrion
C) amino acid < ribosome < protein < mitochondrion
D) protein < amino acid < mitochondrion < ribosome
E) protein < ribosome < mitochondrion < amino acid
9. The three-dimensional structure of macromolecules is formed and maintained primarily
through noncovalent interactions. Which one of the following is NOT considered a
noncovalent interaction?
A) carbon-carbon bonds
B) hydrogen bonds
C) hydrophobic interactions
D) ionic interactions
E) van der Waals interactions
10. Which element is NOT among the four most abundant in living organisms?
A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
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, 11. The ifour icovalent ibonds iin imethane i(CH4) iare iarranged iaround icarbon ito igive
iwhich igeometry?
A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonal ibipyramidal
D) trigonal iplanar
E) trigonal ipyramidal
12. What ifunctional igroups iare ipresent ion ithis imolecule?
A) ether iand i aldehyde
B) hydroxyl iand ialdehyde
C) hydroxyl iand icarboxylic iacid
D) hydroxyl iand iester
E) hydroxyl iand iketone
13. The imacromolecules ithat iserve iin ithe istorage iand itransmission iof igenetic
iinformation iare:
A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleic iacids.
E) proteins.
14. Stereoisomers ithat iare inonsuperimposable imirror iimages iof ieach iother iare iknown ias:
A) anomers.
B) cis-trans iisomers.
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometric iisomers.
15. The icatalog iof iall iproteins ifunctioning iin ia icell i is ithe:
A) metabolome.
B) proteasome.
C) lysosome.
D) proteome.
E) genome.
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