Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry – 5th Edition: Test Bank Overview

Testbank for Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 5th Edition by David L. Nelson
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,Testbank for Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 5th Edition by David L. Nelson
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Chapter 1 The Foundations of Biochemistry
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. CellularFfoundations
Pages:F2-4F Difficulty:F1 Ans:FC
InFaFbacterialFcell,FtheFDNAFisFinFthe:

A) cellFenvelope.
B) cellFmembrane.
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.

2. CellularFfoundations
Page:F3 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FE
AFmajorFchangeFoccurringFinFtheFevolutionFofFeukaryotesFfromFprokaryotesFwasFtheFdevelopmentFof:

A) DNA.
B) photosyntheticFcapability.
C) plasmaFmembranes.
D) ribosomes.
E) theFnucleus.

3. CellularFfoundations
Page:F3 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FB
InFeukaryotes,FtheFnucleusFisFenclosedFbyFaFdoubleFmembraneFcalledFthe:

A) cellFmembrane.
B) nuclearFenvelope.
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.

4. CellularFfoundations
Page:F4 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FC
TheFdimensionsFofFlivingFcellsFareFlimited,FonFtheFlowerFendFbyFtheFminimumFnumberFofFbiomoleculesFnecessar
yFforFfunction,FandFonFtheFupperFendFbyFtheFrateFofFdiffusionFofFsolutesFsuchFasFoxygen.
ExceptFforFhighlyFelongatedFcells,FtheyFusuallyFhaveFlengthsFandFdiametersFinFtheFrangeFof:

A) 0.1FmFtoF10Fm.
B) 0.3FmFtoF30Fm.
C) 0.3FmFtoF100Fm.
D) 1FmFtoF100Fm.
E) 1FmFtoF300Fm.

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2 ChapterF1F TheFFoundationsFofFBiochemistry


5. CellularFfoundations
Page:F4 Difficulty:F2 Ans:FB
WhichFgroupFofFsingle-celledFmicro-
organismsFhasFmanyFmembersFfoundFgrowingFinFextremeFenvironments?

A) bacteria.
B) archaea.
C) eukaryotes.
D) heterotrophs.
E) noneFofFtheFabove.

6. CellularFfoundations
Page:F5 Difficulty:F2 Ans:FB
TheFbacteriumFE.FcoliFrequiresFsimpleForganicFmoleculesFforFgrowthFandFenergy—itFisFthereforeFa:

F) chemoautotroph.
G) chemoheterotroph.
H) lithotroph.
I) photoautotroph.
J) photoheterotroph.

7. CellularFfoundations
Page:F6-8 Difficulty:F2 Ans:FB
WhichFoneFofFtheFfollowingFhasFtheFcellularFcomponentsFarrangedFinForderFofFincreasingFsize?

A) AminoFacidF<FproteinF<FmitochondrionF<Fribosome
B) AminoFacidF<FproteinF<FribosomeF<Fmitochondrion
C) AminoFacidF<FribosomeF<FproteinF<Fmitochondrion
D) ProteinF<FaminoFacidF<FmitochondrionF<Fribosome
E) ProteinF<FribosomeF<FmitochondrionF<FaminoFacid

8. CellularFfoundations
Page:F10 Difficulty:F2 Ans:FA
TheFthree-
dimensionalFstructureFofFmacromoleculesFisFformedFandFmaintainedFprimarilyFthroughFnoncovalentFint
eractions.F WhichFoneFofFtheFfollowingFisFnotFconsideredFaFnoncovalentFinteraction?

A) carbon-carbonFbonds
B) hydrogenFbonds
C) hydrophobicFinteractions
D) ionicFinteractions
E) vanFderFWaalsFinteractions

9. ChemicalFfoundations
Page:F11 Difficulty:F2 Ans:FE
WhichFoneFofFtheFfollowingFisFnotFamongFtheFfourFmostFabundantFelementsFinFlivingForganisms?

A) Carbon
B) Hydrogen
C) Nitrogen
D) Oxygen
E) Phosphorus

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10. ChemicalFfoundations
Page:F12-13 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FB
TheFfourFcovalentFbondsFinFmethaneF(CH4)FareFarrangedFaroundFcarbonFtoFgiveFwhichFoneFofFtheFfollo
wingFgeometries?

A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonalFbipyramidal
D) trigonalFplanar
E) trigonalFpyramidal

11. ChemicalFfoundations
Page:F12 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FB
WhatFfunctionalFgroupsFareFpresentFonFthisFmolecule?




A) etherFandFaldehyde
B) hydroxylFandFaldehyde
C) hydroxylFandFcarboxylicFacid
D) hydroxylFandFester
E) hydroxylFandFketone

12. ChemicalFfoundations
Page:F14 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FD
TheFmacromoleculesFthatFserveFinFtheFstorageFandFtransmissionFofFgeneticFinformationFare:

A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleicFacids.
E) proteins.

13. ChemicalFfoundations
Page:F16 Difficulty:F1 Ans:FD
StereoisomersFthatFareFnonsuperimposableFmirrorFimagesFofFeachFotherFareFknownFas:

A) anomers.
B) cis-transFisomers.
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometricFisomers.