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Biochemistry 5th edition international edition
by Reginald H Garrett Chapters 1-32 Covered
Chapter 1—The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
d d d d d d d d d d d
MULTIPLEdCHOICE
1. AlldareddistinctivedpropertiesdofdlivingdsystemsdEXCEPT:
a. Livingdorganismsdaredrelativelydsimple.
b. Biologicaldstructuresdplaydadroledindthedorganism'sdexistence.
c. Thedlivingdstatedisdcharacterizeddbydthedflowdofdenergydthroughdthedorganism.
d. Livingdorganismsdaredhighlydorganized.
e. Livingdorganismsdaredactivelydengageddindenergydtransformation.
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
2. Evendthoughdthedbuildingdblocksdhavedfairlydsimpledstructures,dmacromoleculesdaredexquisitelyd
organizeddindtheirdintricatedthree-dimensionaldarchitecturedknowndas:
a. configuration.
b. conformation.
c. sequence.
d. Lewisdstructure.
e. structuraldmaturation.
ANS:d B PTS:d d 1
3. AlldofdthedfollowingdactivitiesdrequiredthedpresencedofdATPdordNADPHdEXCEPT:
a. osmoregulation.
b. biosynthesis.
c. movementdofdmuscles.
d. lightdemission.
e. none,dtheydaredalldenergy-requiringdactivities.
ANS:d E PTS:d d 1
4. Whichdaredthedfourdmostdcommondelementsdindthedhumandbody?
a. hydrogen,dcalcium,doxygendanddsodium
b. hydrogen,doxygen,dirondanddcarbon
c. hydrogen,doxygen,dcarbondanddnitrogen
d. oxygen,dcarbon,dirondanddnitrogen
e. oxygen,dsilicon,dcalciumdanddnitrogen
ANS:d C PTS:d d 1
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,5. Whatdmakesdcarbondsuchdandabundantdelementdindbiomolecules?
a. Itdcandformdupdtodfivedbondsdbydsharingditsdelectrons.
b. Itdformsdonlydsingledbonds.
c. Itdprovidesdlowdbonddenergy.
d. Itdformsdstabledcovalentdbondsdbydelectrondpairdsharing.
e. Itddoesdnotdusuallydbonddtodotherdcarbons,dallowingdadmoreddiversedcombinationdo
fdelements.
ANS:d D PTS:d d 1
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, 6. ThedmajordprecursorsdfordthedformationdofdbiomoleculesdincludedalldEXCEPT:
a. nitratedandddinitrogen.
b. water.
c. carbonddioxide.
d. ammoniumdion.
e. none,dalldaredmajordprecursors.
ANS:d E PTS:d d 1
7. Fromdthedmajordprecursors,dthedcomplexdbiomoleculesdaredmadedindwhichdsequence?
a. metabolites,dbuildingdblocks,dmacromolecules,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
b. macromolecules,dbuildingdblocks,dmetabolites,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
c. buildingdblocks,dmacromolecules,dsupramoleculardcomplexes,dmetabolites
d. metabolites,dmacromolecules,dbuildingdblocks,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
e. metabolites,dbuildingdblocks,dsupramoleculardcomplexes,dmacromolecules
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
8. Thedstructuraldintegritydofdsupramoleculardcomplexesd(assemblies)dofdmultipledcomponentsdare
dbondeddtodeachdotherdbydalldofdthedfollowingdforcesdEXCEPT:
a. covalentdbonds
b. vandderdWaalsdforces
c. hydrogendbonds
d. hydrophobicdinteractions
e. ionicdinteractions
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
9. Organellesdhavedwhatdthreedattributes?
a. Onlydindprokaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
b. Onlydindeukaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
c. Onlydindeukaryoticdcells,dseldomdmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
d. Onlydindprokaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dmulti-functional.
e. Indbothdprokaryoticdcellsdanddeukaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetd
ofdtasks.
ANS:d B PTS:d d 1
10. Membranedstructuresdaredmaintaineddprimarilydby:
a. hydrophobicdinteractions.
b. covalentdbonds.
c. hydrogendbonds.
d. non-spontaneousdassembly.
e. ionicdinteractions.
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
11. AlldofdthedfollowingdaredpropertiesdofdmembranesdEXCEPT:
a. supramoleculardassemblies.
b. definedboundariesdofdcellulardcomponents.
c. spontaneousdassembliesdresultingdfromdhydrophobicdinteractions.
d. identicaldproteindanddlipiddcompositiondindthedmajordorganelles.
e. none,dalldaredtrue.
ANS:d D PTS:d d 1
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Biochemistry 5th edition international edition
by Reginald H Garrett Chapters 1-32 Covered
Chapter 1—The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
d d d d d d d d d d d
MULTIPLEdCHOICE
1. AlldareddistinctivedpropertiesdofdlivingdsystemsdEXCEPT:
a. Livingdorganismsdaredrelativelydsimple.
b. Biologicaldstructuresdplaydadroledindthedorganism'sdexistence.
c. Thedlivingdstatedisdcharacterizeddbydthedflowdofdenergydthroughdthedorganism.
d. Livingdorganismsdaredhighlydorganized.
e. Livingdorganismsdaredactivelydengageddindenergydtransformation.
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
2. Evendthoughdthedbuildingdblocksdhavedfairlydsimpledstructures,dmacromoleculesdaredexquisitelyd
organizeddindtheirdintricatedthree-dimensionaldarchitecturedknowndas:
a. configuration.
b. conformation.
c. sequence.
d. Lewisdstructure.
e. structuraldmaturation.
ANS:d B PTS:d d 1
3. AlldofdthedfollowingdactivitiesdrequiredthedpresencedofdATPdordNADPHdEXCEPT:
a. osmoregulation.
b. biosynthesis.
c. movementdofdmuscles.
d. lightdemission.
e. none,dtheydaredalldenergy-requiringdactivities.
ANS:d E PTS:d d 1
4. Whichdaredthedfourdmostdcommondelementsdindthedhumandbody?
a. hydrogen,dcalcium,doxygendanddsodium
b. hydrogen,doxygen,dirondanddcarbon
c. hydrogen,doxygen,dcarbondanddnitrogen
d. oxygen,dcarbon,dirondanddnitrogen
e. oxygen,dsilicon,dcalciumdanddnitrogen
ANS:d C PTS:d d 1
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,5. Whatdmakesdcarbondsuchdandabundantdelementdindbiomolecules?
a. Itdcandformdupdtodfivedbondsdbydsharingditsdelectrons.
b. Itdformsdonlydsingledbonds.
c. Itdprovidesdlowdbonddenergy.
d. Itdformsdstabledcovalentdbondsdbydelectrondpairdsharing.
e. Itddoesdnotdusuallydbonddtodotherdcarbons,dallowingdadmoreddiversedcombinationdo
fdelements.
ANS:d D PTS:d d 1
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, 6. ThedmajordprecursorsdfordthedformationdofdbiomoleculesdincludedalldEXCEPT:
a. nitratedandddinitrogen.
b. water.
c. carbonddioxide.
d. ammoniumdion.
e. none,dalldaredmajordprecursors.
ANS:d E PTS:d d 1
7. Fromdthedmajordprecursors,dthedcomplexdbiomoleculesdaredmadedindwhichdsequence?
a. metabolites,dbuildingdblocks,dmacromolecules,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
b. macromolecules,dbuildingdblocks,dmetabolites,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
c. buildingdblocks,dmacromolecules,dsupramoleculardcomplexes,dmetabolites
d. metabolites,dmacromolecules,dbuildingdblocks,dsupramoleculardcomplexes
e. metabolites,dbuildingdblocks,dsupramoleculardcomplexes,dmacromolecules
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
8. Thedstructuraldintegritydofdsupramoleculardcomplexesd(assemblies)dofdmultipledcomponentsdare
dbondeddtodeachdotherdbydalldofdthedfollowingdforcesdEXCEPT:
a. covalentdbonds
b. vandderdWaalsdforces
c. hydrogendbonds
d. hydrophobicdinteractions
e. ionicdinteractions
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
9. Organellesdhavedwhatdthreedattributes?
a. Onlydindprokaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
b. Onlydindeukaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
c. Onlydindeukaryoticdcells,dseldomdmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetdofdtasks.
d. Onlydindprokaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dmulti-functional.
e. Indbothdprokaryoticdcellsdanddeukaryoticdcells,dmembranedbound,dhavedaddedicateddsetd
ofdtasks.
ANS:d B PTS:d d 1
10. Membranedstructuresdaredmaintaineddprimarilydby:
a. hydrophobicdinteractions.
b. covalentdbonds.
c. hydrogendbonds.
d. non-spontaneousdassembly.
e. ionicdinteractions.
ANS:d A PTS:d d 1
11. AlldofdthedfollowingdaredpropertiesdofdmembranesdEXCEPT:
a. supramoleculardassemblies.
b. definedboundariesdofdcellulardcomponents.
c. spontaneousdassembliesdresultingdfromdhydrophobicdinteractions.
d. identicaldproteindanddlipiddcompositiondindthedmajordorganelles.
e. none,dalldaredtrue.
ANS:d D PTS:d d 1
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