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, Test Bank: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8th
v v v v v v
Edition, David L. Nelson Chapters 1-28.
v v v v v v
1. In va vbacterial vcell, vthe vDNA vis vin
vthe:
A) cell venvelope.
B) cell vmembrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A vmajor vchange voccurring vin vthe vevolution vof veukaryotes vfrom vprokaryotes vwas
vthe
development vof:
A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic vcapability.
C) plasma vmembranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) the vnucleus.
3. In veukaryotes, vthe vnucleus vis venclosed vby va vdouble vmembrane vcalled
vthe:
A) cell vmembrane.
B) nuclear venvelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The vdimensions vof vliving vcells vare vlimited, von vthe vlower vend vby vthe vminimum vnumber
vof vbiomolecules vnecessary vfor vfunction, vand von vthe vupper vend vby vthe vrate vof vdiffusion
vof
solutes vsuch vas voxygen. vExcept vfor vhighly velongated vcells, vthey vusually vhave vlengths
vand vdiameters vin vthe vrange vof:
A) 0.1 vm vto v10 vm.
B) 0.3 vm vto v30 vm.
C) 0.3 vm vto v100 vm.
D) 1 vm vto v100 vm.
E) 1 vm vto v300 vm.
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, 5. Which vgroup vof vsingle-celled vmicroorganisms vhas vmany vmembers vfound vgrowing
vin
extreme venvironments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None vof vthe vanswers vis vcorrect.
6. The vbacterium vE. vcoli vrequires vsimple vorganic vmolecules vfor vgrowth vand venergy—it
vis
therefore va:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Which vis va vlist vof vorganelles?
A) mitochondria, vchromatin, vendoplasmic vreticulum
B) peroxisomes, vlysosomes, vplasma vmembrane
C) proteasomes, vperoxisomes, vlysosomes
D) mitochondria, vendoplasmic vreticulum, vperoxisomes
E) All vof vthe vanswers vare vcorrect.
8. Which vlist vhas vthe vcellular vcomponents varranged vin vorder vof vINCREASING
vsize?
A) amino vacid v< vprotein v< vmitochondrion v< vribosome
B) amino vacid v< vprotein v< vribosome v< vmitochondrion
C) amino vacid v< vribosome v< vprotein v< vmitochondrion
D) protein v< vamino vacid v< vmitochondrion v< vribosome
E) protein v< vribosome v< vmitochondrion v< vamino vacid
9. The vthree-dimensional vstructure vof vmacromolecules vis vformed vand vmaintained
vprimarily vthrough vnoncovalent vinteractions. v Which vone vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT
vconsidered va
noncovalent vinteraction?
A) carbon-carbon vbonds
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, Test Bank: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8th
v v v v v v
Edition, David L. Nelson Chapters 1-28.
v v v v v v
1. In va vbacterial vcell, vthe vDNA vis vin
vthe:
A) cell venvelope.
B) cell vmembrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. A vmajor vchange voccurring vin vthe vevolution vof veukaryotes vfrom vprokaryotes vwas
vthe
development vof:
A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic vcapability.
C) plasma vmembranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) the vnucleus.
3. In veukaryotes, vthe vnucleus vis venclosed vby va vdouble vmembrane vcalled
vthe:
A) cell vmembrane.
B) nuclear venvelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. The vdimensions vof vliving vcells vare vlimited, von vthe vlower vend vby vthe vminimum vnumber
vof vbiomolecules vnecessary vfor vfunction, vand von vthe vupper vend vby vthe vrate vof vdiffusion
vof
solutes vsuch vas voxygen. vExcept vfor vhighly velongated vcells, vthey vusually vhave vlengths
vand vdiameters vin vthe vrange vof:
A) 0.1 vm vto v10 vm.
B) 0.3 vm vto v30 vm.
C) 0.3 vm vto v100 vm.
D) 1 vm vto v100 vm.
E) 1 vm vto v300 vm.
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, 5. Which vgroup vof vsingle-celled vmicroorganisms vhas vmany vmembers vfound vgrowing
vin
extreme venvironments?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) None vof vthe vanswers vis vcorrect.
6. The vbacterium vE. vcoli vrequires vsimple vorganic vmolecules vfor vgrowth vand venergy—it
vis
therefore va:
A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Which vis va vlist vof vorganelles?
A) mitochondria, vchromatin, vendoplasmic vreticulum
B) peroxisomes, vlysosomes, vplasma vmembrane
C) proteasomes, vperoxisomes, vlysosomes
D) mitochondria, vendoplasmic vreticulum, vperoxisomes
E) All vof vthe vanswers vare vcorrect.
8. Which vlist vhas vthe vcellular vcomponents varranged vin vorder vof vINCREASING
vsize?
A) amino vacid v< vprotein v< vmitochondrion v< vribosome
B) amino vacid v< vprotein v< vribosome v< vmitochondrion
C) amino vacid v< vribosome v< vprotein v< vmitochondrion
D) protein v< vamino vacid v< vmitochondrion v< vribosome
E) protein v< vribosome v< vmitochondrion v< vamino vacid
9. The vthree-dimensional vstructure vof vmacromolecules vis vformed vand vmaintained
vprimarily vthrough vnoncovalent vinteractions. v Which vone vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT
vconsidered va
noncovalent vinteraction?
A) carbon-carbon vbonds
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