Test Bank for Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections (2nd Edition) – Dean Appling | Complete Test Bank with Verified Questions & Correct Answers (Chapters 1–26)

Test Bank for Biochemistry: Concepts and
Connections, 2nd Edition
By Dean Appling
Complete Chapters 1-26 with Verified Questions &
Correct Answers
Isbn: 978-0134762975




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, TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Biochemistry and the Language of Chemistr .......................................................... 3
Chapter 2 The Chemical Foundation of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous
Environment ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3 The Energetics of Life ....................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 4 Nucleic Acids ......................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 5 Introduction to Proteins: The Primary Level of Protein Structure .......... 19
Chapter 6 The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins ................................................... 22
Chapter 7 Protein Function and Evolution .................................................................................. 26
Chapter 8 Enzymes: Biological Catalysts ...................................................................................... 30
Chapter 9 Carbohydrates: Sugars, Saccharides, Glycans ...................................................... 38
Chapter 10 Lipids, Membranes, and Cellular Transport ...................................................... 41
Chapter 11 Chemical Logic of Metabolism .................................................................................. 46
Chapter 12 Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen
Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway .................................................................. 49
Chapter 13 The Citric Acid Cycle ....................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 14 Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen
Metabolism .................................................................................................................................................. 58
Chapter 15 Photosynthesis .................................................................................................................. 62
Chapter 16 Lipid Metabolism ............................................................................................................. 65
Chapter 17 Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism
in Vertebrates ............................................................................................................................................. 70
Chapter 18 Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism .................................................................. 73
Chapter 19 Nucleotide Metabolism ................................................................................................. 77
Chapter 20 Mechanisms of Signal Transduction ...................................................................... 80
Chapter 21 Genes, Genomes, and Chromosomes ..................................................................... 83
Chapter 22 DNA Replication ............................................................................................................... 86
Chapter 23 DNA Repair, Recombination, and Rearrangement ......................................... 91
Chapter 24 Transcription and Post-transcriptional Processing ...................................... 95
Chapter 25 Information Decoding: Translation and Post-translational Protein
Processing................................................................................................................................................... 101
Chapter 26 Regulation of Gene Expression ............................................................................... 106




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,Chapter 1 Biochemistry and the Language of Chemistry
1) The water content in the human body is approximately :
A) 90%.
B) 80%.
C) 70%.
D) 60%.
E) 50%.
Accurate Answer: C


2) The four most abundant chemical elements in living systems are :
A) hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus.
B) hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.
C) sodium, potassium, carbon and oxygen.
D) sodium, potassium, nitrogen and sulfur.
E) carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and potassium.
Accurate Answer: B
Objective: 1.2


3) Nearly all proteins contain :
A) cobalt.
B) phosphorus.
C) selenium.
D) sulfur.
E) none of the above.
Accurate Answer: D Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7


4) Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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, A) Proteins can be structural components of cells.


B) Proteins can transmit signals between cells.
C) Proteins can transport molecules within cells and between cells.
D) Proteins can be both hormones and hormone receptors.
E) Proteins are the only biological polymer that can catalyze
biochemical reactions.
Accurate Answer: E
Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7


5) Which of the following is NOT classed as a lipid?
A) Cholesterol
B) Palmitic acid
C) Glycerol
D) Phosphatidyl serine
E) Triacylglycerol
Accurate Answer: C Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7
6) Amino acids and simple organic compounds like carbon dioxide and
hydrogen cyanide cannot be produced without the use of enzymes.
Accurate Answer: FALSE Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7


7) Oxidation-reduction reactions, which are the basis of many
biochemical reactions and pathways, cannot take place in the absence of
oxygen.
Accurate Answer: FALSE Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7


8) Many biochemical reactions that form biopolymers from monomeric
units involve the removal of water.
Accurate Answer: TRUE Objective: 1.2 Global LO: G7
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