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1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
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2. Water
3. Amino Acids, Peptides, andProteins
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4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
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5. Protein Function g1
6. Enzymes
7. Carbohydrates and Glycobiology g1 g1
8. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids g1 g1 g1
9. DNA-Based Information Technologies g1 g1
10. Lipids
11. Biological Membranes and Transport g1 g1 g1
12. Biosignaling
13. Bioenergetics and Biochemical Reaction Types g1 g1 g1 g1
14. Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate
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Pathway
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15. Principles of Metabolic Regulation g1 g1 g1
16. The Citric Acid Cycle
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17. Fatty Acid Catabolism g1 g1
18. Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
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19. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation Oxidative
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20. Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
21. Lipid Biosynthesis
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22. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
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23. Hormonal Regulation andIntegration of Mammalian
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24. Genes and Chromosomes g1 g1
25. DNA Metabolism g1
26. RNAMetabolism
,27. Protein Metabolism
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28. Regulation of Gene Expression
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, 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
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1. In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the:
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A) cell envelope. g1
B) cell membrane. g1
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was
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thedevelopment of:
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A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability. g1
C) plasma membranes. g1
D) ribosomes.
E) the nucleus. g1
3. In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the:
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A) cell membrane. g1
B) nuclear envelope. g1
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The dimensions of living cells are limited, on the lower end by the minimum number
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ofbiomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of
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diffusion of solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they
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usually have lengths anddiameters in the range of:
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A) 0.1 m to 10 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
B) 0.3 m to 30 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
C) 0.3 m to 100 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
D) 1 m to 100 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
E) 1 m to 300 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing
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inextreme environments?
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A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None of the answers is correct. g1 g1 g1 g 1 g1
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1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
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2. Water
3. Amino Acids, Peptides, andProteins
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4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
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5. Protein Function g1
6. Enzymes
7. Carbohydrates and Glycobiology g1 g1
8. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids g1 g1 g1
9. DNA-Based Information Technologies g1 g1
10. Lipids
11. Biological Membranes and Transport g1 g1 g1
12. Biosignaling
13. Bioenergetics and Biochemical Reaction Types g1 g1 g1 g1
14. Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate
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Pathway
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15. Principles of Metabolic Regulation g1 g1 g1
16. The Citric Acid Cycle
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17. Fatty Acid Catabolism g1 g1
18. Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
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19. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation Oxidative
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Phosphorylation
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20. Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
21. Lipid Biosynthesis
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22. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
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23. Hormonal Regulation andIntegration of Mammalian
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Metabolism
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24. Genes and Chromosomes g1 g1
25. DNA Metabolism g1
26. RNAMetabolism
,27. Protein Metabolism
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28. Regulation of Gene Expression
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, 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
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1. In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the:
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A) cell envelope. g1
B) cell membrane. g1
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was
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thedevelopment of:
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A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability. g1
C) plasma membranes. g1
D) ribosomes.
E) the nucleus. g1
3. In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the:
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A) cell membrane. g1
B) nuclear envelope. g1
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The dimensions of living cells are limited, on the lower end by the minimum number
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ofbiomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of
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diffusion of solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they
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usually have lengths anddiameters in the range of:
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A) 0.1 m to 10 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
B) 0.3 m to 30 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
C) 0.3 m to 100 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
D) 1 m to 100 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
E) 1 m to 300 m. g1 g1 g1 g1
5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing
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inextreme environments?
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A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None of the answers is correct. g1 g1 g1 g 1 g1
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