Chapter 1 Biochemistry and the Unity of Life
Matching Questions
Use the following to answer questions 1–10:
Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers
will be used.
a) uracil
b) cytoplasm
c) protein
d) thymine
e) carbohydrate
f) sugar–phosphate units
g) cell wall
h) transcription
i) glycogen
j) lipid
k) central dogma
l) phagocytosis
m) endoplasmic reticulum
n) translation
o) prokaryotes
,p) eukaryotes
q) lysosome
1. DNA is made from the building blocks adenine, guanine, cytosine,
and ____________.
Ans: d
Section: 1.2
2. ____________: Unbranched polymer that, when folded into its three-
dimensional shape, performs much of the work of the cell.
Ans: c
Section: 1.2
3. ____________: Scheme that describes the flow of information from one
strand of DNA to a new strand of DNA.
Ans: k
Section: 1.3
4. ____________: Process where large amounts of material are taken into
the cell.
Ans: l
Section: 1.3
,5. The transfer of information from DNA to RNA is called ____________.
Ans: h
Section: 1.3
6. ____________ are cells that are composed of multiple specialized
compartments.
Ans: p
Section: 1.4
7. ____________: Class of biological macromolecules with many
functions, such as forming barriers between cell organelles, serving
as a metabolic fuel, and cell-to-cell signaling.
Ans: j
Section: 1.2
8. ____________: Highly organized region of the cell where glycolytic
metabolism occurs.
Ans: b
Section: 1.4
, 9. ____________: Responsible for protein processing and xenobiotic
metabolism.
Ans: m
Section: 1.4
10.. ____________: Filled with proteases and other digestive enzymes.
Ans: q
Section: 1.4
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
11. Organisms are known to be highly uniform at the level.
Ans: molecular Section: Introduction
12. After hydrogen and oxygen, the next most common element in
living systems is .
Ans: carbon Section: 1.1
13. A chemical that can dissolve in water is said to be .
Ans: hydrophilic Section: 1.2
Matching Questions
Use the following to answer questions 1–10:
Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers
will be used.
a) uracil
b) cytoplasm
c) protein
d) thymine
e) carbohydrate
f) sugar–phosphate units
g) cell wall
h) transcription
i) glycogen
j) lipid
k) central dogma
l) phagocytosis
m) endoplasmic reticulum
n) translation
o) prokaryotes
,p) eukaryotes
q) lysosome
1. DNA is made from the building blocks adenine, guanine, cytosine,
and ____________.
Ans: d
Section: 1.2
2. ____________: Unbranched polymer that, when folded into its three-
dimensional shape, performs much of the work of the cell.
Ans: c
Section: 1.2
3. ____________: Scheme that describes the flow of information from one
strand of DNA to a new strand of DNA.
Ans: k
Section: 1.3
4. ____________: Process where large amounts of material are taken into
the cell.
Ans: l
Section: 1.3
,5. The transfer of information from DNA to RNA is called ____________.
Ans: h
Section: 1.3
6. ____________ are cells that are composed of multiple specialized
compartments.
Ans: p
Section: 1.4
7. ____________: Class of biological macromolecules with many
functions, such as forming barriers between cell organelles, serving
as a metabolic fuel, and cell-to-cell signaling.
Ans: j
Section: 1.2
8. ____________: Highly organized region of the cell where glycolytic
metabolism occurs.
Ans: b
Section: 1.4
, 9. ____________: Responsible for protein processing and xenobiotic
metabolism.
Ans: m
Section: 1.4
10.. ____________: Filled with proteases and other digestive enzymes.
Ans: q
Section: 1.4
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
11. Organisms are known to be highly uniform at the level.
Ans: molecular Section: Introduction
12. After hydrogen and oxygen, the next most common element in
living systems is .
Ans: carbon Section: 1.1
13. A chemical that can dissolve in water is said to be .
Ans: hydrophilic Section: 1.2
