Biochemistry Final Exam
1) Calculate the enthalpy of formation per mol of NH3: Bond energies: H2, 436k
KJ/mol; N2, 945 KJ/mol, N-H, 391 KJ/mol
a) -93 KJ
b) -1080 KJ
c) 1080 KJ
d) 45 KJ
e) -46.5 KJ
2) Membrane structures are held primarily by? (OR membrane fs in a lipid bilayer
are held together primarily by?)
a) Hydrophobic interactions
b) Covalent bonds
c) Ionic Interactions
d) All of the Above
3) Which system corresponds to the intracellular buffer in humans?
a. H2PO4-/ HPO42-/ PO43- system
b. CO2/HCO3/H2CO3 system
c. All of Above
d. None of Above
4) Which of the following has the best buffering capacity?
a. 2M CH3COOH/ 2M CH3COO-
b. 0.2M CH3COOH/ 0.2M CH3COO-
c. 7M CH3COOH/ 7M CH3COO-
5) Which of the following statements is incorrect about the following amino acids?
a. Phe and Ala are nonpolar
b. His and Arg are basic
c. Cys and Gly are polar
d. Asp and Asn are acidic
6) Which of the following amino acids belong to the same group?
a. leu, pro, ala, val
b. his, arg, lys, glu
c. gly, tyr, cys, pro
d. asp, glu, asn, gln
, 7) Determine the amino acid sequence of the following oligopeptide from the
experimental data below:
1. the amino acid composition is found to be ala, lys, phe, met, cys, trp
2. treatment with carboxypeptidase results in tryptophan and a peptide
3. CNBr treatment yields a tetrapeptide and a dipeptide
4. Trypsin digestion produces and amino acid and a pentapeptide with met on the
amino end
5. Chymotrypsin digestion yields a dipeptide and a tetrapeptide
a. trp-lys-met-cys-met-ala
b. lys-ala-cys-phe-met-trp
c. trp-ala-phe-cys-met-lys
d. lys-met-cys-phe-ala-trp
8) What is the overall net charge of the following polypeptide at pH = 13?
lys-lys-his-glu
a. +2
b. 0
c. –2
d. 1
9) Place the following amino acids by increasing isoelectric points: his, ala, asp,
lys, arg.
a. asp, ala, lys, arg, his
b. his, lys, arg, ala, asp
c. arg, lys, ala, his, asp
10) Most non-basic and non-acidic isoelectric amino acids:
a. give a basic solution in water
b. give an acidic solution in water
c. give a neutral solution in water
11) Which cannot be a component in an alpha helix?
a. lys
b. gly
c. pro
d. All are components
, 12) In beta keratin (composed of ala and gly) you will find:
a. alternating ala & gly in opposite faces
b. ala and gly on the same plane
c. None of Above
13)The most abundant amino acids in collagen is:
a. pro & gly
b. gly & ala
c. All of Above
d. None of Above
14) Every third amino acid faces the crowded center of tropocollagen molecule. This
amino acid is:
a. gly
b. pro
c. Ala
d. All of Above
15) All are globular proteins except:
a. ribonuclease
b. alpha-keratin
c. transport protein
16)This is true of an alpha helix
a. all carbonyl groups point in the d. its has a pitch that is smaller than
same direction that of collagen
b. the helix has axial polarity e. all of the above
c. the helix is found in human keratin
17) Collagen is characterized by
a. having long streches of gly-pro- c. has no lysine in its composition
pro/hyp
b. formula has repeats of abcdefg d. being made of alpha helices
amino acids