Biochemistry 1 Final Exam Questions

Biochemistry 1 – FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Quiz 1 – DNA/RNA:
1. Which of the following enzymes elongate a growing DNA molecule in replication?
o DNA polymerase I
o DNA polymerase III
o RNA polymerase II
o Ligase

2. What is the product of replication?
o Protein
o mRNA
o tRNA
o DNA

3. Which of the following processes forms mRNA?
o Replication
o Translation
o Transcription
o Termination

4. Which of the following processes forms a protein?
o Replication
o Translation
o Transcription
o Termination

5. What kind of bond connects carbon 5 of one sugar to carbon 3 of another sugar in a DNA molecule?
o Hydrogen
o Peptide
o Glycosidic
o Phosphodiester

6. Which of the following bases is paired with adenine in a DNA molecule?
o Thymine
o Cytosine
o Guanine
o Uracil

7. Which of the following bases is found in DNA, but not RNA?
o Thymine
o Uracil
o Cytosine
o Adenine

8. Which of the following bases is paired with cytosine in a molecule of DNA?
o Guanine
o Uracil
o Thymine
o Adenine

, 9. What kind of RNA becomes "charged" by an amino-acyl transfer RNA synthetase?
o rRNA
o tRNA
o mRNA
o DNA

10. Where does translation take place?
o Ribosome
o Cytoplasm
o Mitochondria
o Nucleus

Quiz 2 – Water and Acids/Bases:
1. What kind of bond allows one water molecule to have an attraction to other water molecules and form a
tetrahedron?
o Peptide
o Phosphodiester
o Hydrogen
o Covalent

2. Hypovolemic ECF causes which of the following?
o Edema
o Dehydration

3. Hypovolemic ICF causes which of the following?
o Edema
o Dehydration

4. Which of the following conditions causes edema?
o Hypervolemic ECF
o Hypertonic ECF
o Hypotonic ICF
o Hypervolemic ICF

5. Which of the following conditions causes dehydration?
o Hypovolemic ICF
o Hypertonic ICF
o Hypotonic ECF
o Hypovolemic ECF

6. Your new patient is taking a very acidic medication. Which of the following conditions are you concerned about
that patient developing?
o Respiratory acidosis
o Respiratory alkalosis
o Metabolic acidosis
o Metabolic alkalosis

7. What is the respiratory compensation for metabolic alkalosis?
o More carbon dioxide is exhaled
o Less carbon dioxide is exhaled
o There is no respiratory compensation for metabolic alkalosis