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Master the fundamentals of biochemistry with this comprehensive study guide based on Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections, 1st Edition by Appling. Designed for students in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and other health science programs, this resource provides a structured review of essential biochemical concepts and their connections to biological systems. Key topics include chemical foundations of life, water and biological molecules, proteins and enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, DNA and RNA structure, gene expression, metabolism, bioenergetics, cellular respiration, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, molecular biology techniques, biochemical pathways, regulation of metabolism, nutrition, and clinical applications of biochemistry.

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BIOCHEMISTRY
CONCEPTSANDCONNECTIONS

,Biochemistry: ttConcepts ttand ttConnections tt(Appling ttet ttal.)
ttChapter tt1 t t t t Biochemistry ttand ttthe ttLanguage ttof

ttChemistry




1) The ttwater ttcontent ttin ttthe tthuman ttbody ttis ttapproximately:
A) 90%.
B) 80%.
C) 70%.
D) 60%.
E) 50%.
Answer: t t C

2) The ttfour ttmost ttabundant ttchemical ttelements ttin ttliving ttsystems ttare:
A) hydrogen, ttoxygen, ttsulfur ttand ttphosphorus.
B) hydrogen, ttcarbon, ttnitrogen ttand ttoxygen.
C) sodium, ttpotassium, ttcarbon ttand ttoxygen.
D) sodium, ttpotassium, ttnitrogen ttand ttsulfur.
E) carbon, ttnitrogen, ttoxygen ttand ttpotassium.
ttAnswer: t t B

Objective: t t 1.2

3) Nearly ttall ttproteins ttcontain:
A) cobalt.
B) phosphorus.
C) selenium.
D) sulfur.
E) none ttof ttthe ttabove.
ttAnswer: t t D

ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




4) Which ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttstatements ttis ttFALSE?
A) Proteins ttcan ttbe ttstructural ttcomponents ttof ttcells.
B) Proteins ttcan tttransmit ttsignals ttbetween ttcells.
C) Proteins ttcan tttransport ttmolecules ttwithin ttcells ttand ttbetween ttcells.
D) Proteins ttcan ttbe ttboth tthormones ttand tthormone ttreceptors.
E) Proteins ttare ttthe ttonly ttbiological ttpolymer ttthat ttcan ttcatalyze ttbiochemical
ttreactions. ttAnswer: t t E

Objective: t t 1.2
ttGlobal ttLO:

t t G7




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Copyright tt© tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation,
ttInc.

,5) Which ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttis ttNOT ttclassed ttas tta ttlipid?
A) Cholesterol
B) Palmitic ttacid
C) Glycerol
D) Phosphatidyl ttserine
E) Triacylglycerol
ttAnswer: t t C

ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




6) Amino ttacids ttand ttsimple ttorganic ttcompounds ttlike ttcarbon ttdioxide ttand tthydrogen ttcyanide
ttcannot ttbe ttproduced ttwithout ttthe ttuse ttof ttenzymes.

Answer: t t FALSE
ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




7) Oxidation-reduction ttreactions, ttwhich ttare ttthe ttbasis ttof ttmany ttbiochemical ttreactions
ttand ttpathways, ttcannot tttake ttplace ttin ttthe ttabsence ttof ttoxygen.

Answer: t t FALSE
ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




8) Many ttbiochemical ttreactions ttthat ttform ttbiopolymers ttfrom ttmonomeric ttunits ttinvolve
ttthe ttremoval ttof ttwater.

Answer: t t TRUE
ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




9) The ttprinciple ttcomponent ttof tta ttbiological ttmembrane ttis tta
tttriglyceride. ttAnswer: t t FALSE

Objective: t t 1.2
ttGlobal ttLO:

t t G7




10) The ttchemical ttelement tt has tta ttrole ttin ttboth tttransfer ttof ttenergy ttas ttwell ttas ttin
ttthe ttstructure ttof ttnucleic ttacids.

Answer:
t t phosphorus

ttObjective: t t 1.2

ttGlobal ttLO: t t G7




11) List ttthe ttfour ttmajor ttclasses ttof ttbiological
ttmacromolecules. ttAnswer: t t lipids, ttcarbohydrates, ttproteins,

ttnucleic ttacids ttObjective: t t 1.2

Global ttLO: t t G7



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Copyright tt© tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation,
ttInc.

, 12) An ttamphipathic ttmolecule ttprovides ttthe ttfoundation ttfor ttbiological ttmembranes ttbecause
ttthey tthave ttboth tt and tt functional ttgroups.
Answer: t t hydrophobic, tthydrophilic
ttObjective: t t 1.2

Global ttLO: t t G7

13) Genomics ttis ttconcerned ttwith ttthe ttentire tt , ttwhile tt is ttfocused tton ttidentifying
ttall ttof ttthe ttproteins ttof tta ttcell.

Answer: t t genome, ttproteomics
ttObjective: t t 1.5

Global ttLO: t t G1




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Copyright tt© tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation,
ttInc.

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Spencer R. Anthony-Cahill, Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews Biochemistry
Publisher: 2014 ISBN: 9780321839923 Edition: Unknown

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