Principles of Biochemistry (Lehninger
Principles of Biochemistry)
by DAVID L. NELSON (Author)
8th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Foundations of Biochemistry
Part I Structure and Catalysis
Chapter 2 Water, The Solvent of Life
Chapter 3 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Chapter 4 The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
Chapter 5 Protein Function
Chapter 6 Enzymes
Chapter 7 Carbohydrates and Glycobiology
Chapter 8 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
Chapter 9 DNA-Based Information Technologies
Chapter 10 Lipids
Chapter 11 Biological Membranes and Transport
Chapter 12 Biochemical Signaling
Part II Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Chapter 13 Introduction to Metabolism
Chapter 14 Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 15 The Metabolism of Glycogen in Animals
Chapter 16 The Citric Acid Cycle
Chapter 17 Fatty Acid Catabolism
Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
Chapter 19 Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 20 Photosynthesis and Carbohydrate Synthesis in Plants
Chapter 21 Lipid Biosynthesis
Chapter 22 Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
Chapter 23 Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism
Part III Information Pathways
Chapter 24 Genes and Chromosomes
,Chapter 25 DNA Metabolism
Chapter 26 RNA Metabolism
Chapter 27 Protein Metabolism
Chapter 28 Regulation of Gene Expression
, TEST BANK
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8th Edition
David L. Nelson
Chapters 1–28
CHAPTER 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major classes of biomolecules?
A) Proteins
B) Nucleic acids
C) Minerals
D) Lipids
E) Carbohydrates
Answer: C
Explanation: The four major classes of biomolecules are proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates.
Minerals are inorganic elements and not classified as biomolecules.
2. The unity of life at the biochemical level is best demonstrated by:
A) All organisms use the same metabolic pathways without exception
B) The near-universal use of DNA, RNA, and a common set of amino acids
C) All organisms are structurally identical at the cellular level
D) All organisms use oxygen for energy production
E) All organisms are multicellular
Answer: B
Explanation: Despite vast diversity in form and function, nearly all living organisms use DNA as genetic
material, RNA as intermediary, and a common set of ~20 amino acids to build proteins.
3. Which element is NOT among the most abundant in living organisms?
A) Carbon
B) Hydrogen
Principles of Biochemistry)
by DAVID L. NELSON (Author)
8th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Foundations of Biochemistry
Part I Structure and Catalysis
Chapter 2 Water, The Solvent of Life
Chapter 3 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Chapter 4 The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
Chapter 5 Protein Function
Chapter 6 Enzymes
Chapter 7 Carbohydrates and Glycobiology
Chapter 8 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
Chapter 9 DNA-Based Information Technologies
Chapter 10 Lipids
Chapter 11 Biological Membranes and Transport
Chapter 12 Biochemical Signaling
Part II Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Chapter 13 Introduction to Metabolism
Chapter 14 Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 15 The Metabolism of Glycogen in Animals
Chapter 16 The Citric Acid Cycle
Chapter 17 Fatty Acid Catabolism
Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
Chapter 19 Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 20 Photosynthesis and Carbohydrate Synthesis in Plants
Chapter 21 Lipid Biosynthesis
Chapter 22 Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
Chapter 23 Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism
Part III Information Pathways
Chapter 24 Genes and Chromosomes
,Chapter 25 DNA Metabolism
Chapter 26 RNA Metabolism
Chapter 27 Protein Metabolism
Chapter 28 Regulation of Gene Expression
, TEST BANK
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8th Edition
David L. Nelson
Chapters 1–28
CHAPTER 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major classes of biomolecules?
A) Proteins
B) Nucleic acids
C) Minerals
D) Lipids
E) Carbohydrates
Answer: C
Explanation: The four major classes of biomolecules are proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates.
Minerals are inorganic elements and not classified as biomolecules.
2. The unity of life at the biochemical level is best demonstrated by:
A) All organisms use the same metabolic pathways without exception
B) The near-universal use of DNA, RNA, and a common set of amino acids
C) All organisms are structurally identical at the cellular level
D) All organisms use oxygen for energy production
E) All organisms are multicellular
Answer: B
Explanation: Despite vast diversity in form and function, nearly all living organisms use DNA as genetic
material, RNA as intermediary, and a common set of ~20 amino acids to build proteins.
3. Which element is NOT among the most abundant in living organisms?
A) Carbon
B) Hydrogen
