Ans D
Test Bank for Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis
of Life 7e Trudy McKee, James McKee
5) Which of the following is not a role played by carbohydrates in living cells?
CHAPTER ONE
BIOCHEMISTRY: AN INTRODUCTION A) Energy source
B) Structural support
1) The ultimate source of energy for life on earth is __________. C) Intercellular communication
D) Both A and B are correct
A) The sun E) All are roles played by carbohydrates in living cells
B) Geothermal heat
C) Carbohydrates Ans D
D) Fats
E) Other organisms 6) Metabolism is best defined as the _________.
Ans A A) Reactions of living cells
B) Reactions that synthesize large molecules in living cells
C) Reactions that degrade molecules in living cells
2) Which of the following is not a common component of biomolecules? D) Conversion of food molecules to energy
E) Reactions that synthesize and degrade molecules in living cells
A) Carbon
B) Hydrogen Ans E
C) Oxygen
D) Nitrogen 7) The average life span of a species is about ________years
E) Chlorine
A) One million
Ans E B) Ten million
C) Five hundred thousand
3) Which of the following is the basic structural unit of living organisms? D) Five million
E) One hundred thousand
A) Nucleus
B) Cell membrane Ans A
C) Tissue
D) Cell
E) Cytoskeleton 8) Which of the following is not a waste product of living organisms
Ans D A) Carbon dioxide
B) Water
4) Which of the following is not an organelle? C) Urea
D) Ammonia
A) Mitochondria E) Glycine
B) Chloroplast
C) Nucleus Ans E
D) Plasma membrane
E) Golgi complex
9) Biochemistry is defined as
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