BCH 367 CH-10 UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements is TRUE about two monosaccharides linked together?
a) They form an oligosaccharide.
b) They contain a glycosidic bond.
c) They form a disaccharide.
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS d
In I-cell disease, certain enzymes that are supposed to be targeted to the _____ do not arrive
because of abnormal glycosylation, in which a _____ is missing from the protein.
a) lysosome; mannose 6-phosphate
b) lysosome; glucosaminoglycan
c) endoplasmic reticulum; phosphate
d) endoplasmic reticulum; mannose 6-phosphate
e) lysosome; phosphate - CORRECT ANSWERS e
The disaccharide sucrose can be cleaved into its component monosaccharides by the enzyme
_____. - CORRECT ANSWERS sucrase
Functions of proteoglycans include:
a) lubrication.
b) hormonal stimulation of red blood cell production.
, c) cell adhesion.
d) both lubrication and cell adhesion. - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Cellulose:
a) is a homopolymer of glucose.
b) contains α-1,4-glycosidic bonds.
c) can link to other glucose polymers via hydrogen bonding.
d) Both the first and third answers are correct. - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Which of the following statements is true of pectin but not of cellulose?
a) It is a polymer of glucose.
b) It is soluble.
c) It cannot be digested by animals.
d) It increases the rate at which digestion products pass through the large intestine. - CORRECT
ANSWERS b
Which of the following statements is true of a proteoglycan but not of erythropoietin?
a) It may contain N-linked carbohydrates.
b) It contains only O-linked carbohydrates.
c) The largest constituent by weight is the protein.
d) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the molecule glucose?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements is TRUE about two monosaccharides linked together?
a) They form an oligosaccharide.
b) They contain a glycosidic bond.
c) They form a disaccharide.
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS d
In I-cell disease, certain enzymes that are supposed to be targeted to the _____ do not arrive
because of abnormal glycosylation, in which a _____ is missing from the protein.
a) lysosome; mannose 6-phosphate
b) lysosome; glucosaminoglycan
c) endoplasmic reticulum; phosphate
d) endoplasmic reticulum; mannose 6-phosphate
e) lysosome; phosphate - CORRECT ANSWERS e
The disaccharide sucrose can be cleaved into its component monosaccharides by the enzyme
_____. - CORRECT ANSWERS sucrase
Functions of proteoglycans include:
a) lubrication.
b) hormonal stimulation of red blood cell production.
, c) cell adhesion.
d) both lubrication and cell adhesion. - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Cellulose:
a) is a homopolymer of glucose.
b) contains α-1,4-glycosidic bonds.
c) can link to other glucose polymers via hydrogen bonding.
d) Both the first and third answers are correct. - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Which of the following statements is true of pectin but not of cellulose?
a) It is a polymer of glucose.
b) It is soluble.
c) It cannot be digested by animals.
d) It increases the rate at which digestion products pass through the large intestine. - CORRECT
ANSWERS b
Which of the following statements is true of a proteoglycan but not of erythropoietin?
a) It may contain N-linked carbohydrates.
b) It contains only O-linked carbohydrates.
c) The largest constituent by weight is the protein.
d) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS d
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the molecule glucose?
