Biochemistry – 5th Edition
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(International Edition)
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TEST BANK
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Reginald H. Garrett
Charles M. Grisham
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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© Reginald H. Garrett & Charles M. Grisham
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Biochemistry – 5th Edition (International Edition)
ST
Reginald H. Garrett & Charles M. Grisham
UV
Part I: Molecular Components of Cells
1. The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
2. Water: The Medium of Life
3. Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
4. Amino Acids and the Peptide Bond
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5. Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions
6. Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure
7. Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces
8. Lipids
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9. Membranes and Membrane Transport
10. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
11. Structure of Nucleic Acids
12. Recombinant DNA: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes
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Part II: Protein Dynamics
13. Enzymes — Kinetics and Specificity
14. Mechanisms of Enzyme Action
15. Enzyme Regulation
16. Molecular Motors
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Part III: Metabolism and Its Regulation
17. Metabolism: An Overview
18. Glycolysis
19. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
20. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
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21. Photosynthesis
22. Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
23. Fatty Acid Catabolism
24. Lipid Biosynthesis
25. Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism
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26. Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides
27. Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization
Part IV: Information Transfer
28. DNA Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, and Repair
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29. Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression
30. Protein Synthesis
31. Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, and Degradation
32. The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information
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, Chapter 1—The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. All are distinctive properties of living systems EXCEPT:
a. Living organisms are relatively simple.
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b. Biological structures play a role in the organism's existence.
c. The living state is characterized by the flow of energy through the organism.
d. Living organisms are highly organized.
e. Living organisms are actively engaged in energy transformation.
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ANS: A PTS: 1
2. Even though the building blocks have fairly simple structures, macromolecules are exquisitely
organized in their intricate three-dimensional architecture known as:
a. configuration.
b. conformation.
c. sequence.
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d. Lewis structure.
e. structural maturation.
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. All of the following activities require the presence of ATP or NADPH EXCEPT:
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a. osmoregulation.
b. biosynthesis.
c. movement of muscles.
d. light emission.
e. none, they are all energy-requiring activities.
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ANS: E PTS: 1
4. Which are the four most common elements in the human body?
a. hydrogen, calcium, oxygen and sodium
b. hydrogen, oxygen, iron and carbon
c. hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen
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d. oxygen, carbon, iron and nitrogen
e. oxygen, silicon, calcium and nitrogen
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. What makes carbon such an abundant element in biomolecules?
a. It can form up to five bonds by sharing its electrons.
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b. It forms only single bonds.
c. It provides low bond energy.
d. It forms stable covalent bonds by electron pair sharing.
e. It does not usually bond to other carbons, allowing a more diverse combination of
elements.
D?
ANS: D PTS: 1
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, 6. The major precursors for the formation of biomolecules include all EXCEPT:
a. nitrate and dinitrogen.
b. water.
c. carbon dioxide.
d. ammonium ion.
e. none, all are major precursors.
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ANS: E PTS: 1
7. From the major precursors, the complex biomolecules are made in which sequence?
a. metabolites, building blocks, macromolecules, supramolecular complexes
b. macromolecules, building blocks, metabolites, supramolecular complexes
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c. building blocks, macromolecules, supramolecular complexes, metabolites
d. metabolites, macromolecules, building blocks, supramolecular complexes
e. metabolites, building blocks, supramolecular complexes, macromolecules
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. The structural integrity of supramolecular complexes (assemblies) of multiple components are
bonded to each other by all of the following forces EXCEPT:
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a. covalent bonds
b. van der Waals forces
c. hydrogen bonds
d. hydrophobic interactions
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e. ionic interactions
ANS: A PTS: 1
9. Organelles have what three attributes?
a. Only in prokaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
b. Only in eukaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
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c. Only in eukaryotic cells, seldom membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
d. Only in prokaryotic cells, membrane bound, multi-functional.
e. In both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of
tasks.
ANS: B PTS: 1
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10. Membrane structures are maintained primarily by:
a. hydrophobic interactions.
b. covalent bonds.
c. hydrogen bonds.
d. non-spontaneous assembly.
e. ionic interactions.
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ANS: A PTS: 1
11. All of the following are properties of membranes EXCEPT:
a. supramolecular assemblies.
b. define boundaries of cellular components.
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c. spontaneous assemblies resulting from hydrophobic interactions.
d. identical protein and lipid composition in the major organelles.
e. none, all are true.
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Garrett/Grisham 5e Test Bank 2
ST
(International Edition)
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
PP
Reginald H. Garrett
Charles M. Grisham
RO
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
VE
and Students
D?
© Reginald H. Garrett & Charles M. Grisham
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Biochemistry – 5th Edition (International Edition)
ST
Reginald H. Garrett & Charles M. Grisham
UV
Part I: Molecular Components of Cells
1. The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
2. Water: The Medium of Life
3. Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
4. Amino Acids and the Peptide Bond
IA
5. Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions
6. Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure
7. Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces
8. Lipids
_A
9. Membranes and Membrane Transport
10. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
11. Structure of Nucleic Acids
12. Recombinant DNA: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes
PP
Part II: Protein Dynamics
13. Enzymes — Kinetics and Specificity
14. Mechanisms of Enzyme Action
15. Enzyme Regulation
16. Molecular Motors
RO
Part III: Metabolism and Its Regulation
17. Metabolism: An Overview
18. Glycolysis
19. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
20. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
VE
21. Photosynthesis
22. Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
23. Fatty Acid Catabolism
24. Lipid Biosynthesis
25. Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism
D?
26. Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides
27. Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization
Part IV: Information Transfer
28. DNA Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, and Repair
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29. Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression
30. Protein Synthesis
31. Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, and Degradation
32. The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, Chapter 1—The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. All are distinctive properties of living systems EXCEPT:
a. Living organisms are relatively simple.
ST
b. Biological structures play a role in the organism's existence.
c. The living state is characterized by the flow of energy through the organism.
d. Living organisms are highly organized.
e. Living organisms are actively engaged in energy transformation.
UV
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. Even though the building blocks have fairly simple structures, macromolecules are exquisitely
organized in their intricate three-dimensional architecture known as:
a. configuration.
b. conformation.
c. sequence.
IA
d. Lewis structure.
e. structural maturation.
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. All of the following activities require the presence of ATP or NADPH EXCEPT:
_A
a. osmoregulation.
b. biosynthesis.
c. movement of muscles.
d. light emission.
e. none, they are all energy-requiring activities.
PP
ANS: E PTS: 1
4. Which are the four most common elements in the human body?
a. hydrogen, calcium, oxygen and sodium
b. hydrogen, oxygen, iron and carbon
c. hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen
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d. oxygen, carbon, iron and nitrogen
e. oxygen, silicon, calcium and nitrogen
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. What makes carbon such an abundant element in biomolecules?
a. It can form up to five bonds by sharing its electrons.
VE
b. It forms only single bonds.
c. It provides low bond energy.
d. It forms stable covalent bonds by electron pair sharing.
e. It does not usually bond to other carbons, allowing a more diverse combination of
elements.
D?
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Garrett/Grisham 5e Test Bank 1
, 6. The major precursors for the formation of biomolecules include all EXCEPT:
a. nitrate and dinitrogen.
b. water.
c. carbon dioxide.
d. ammonium ion.
e. none, all are major precursors.
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ANS: E PTS: 1
7. From the major precursors, the complex biomolecules are made in which sequence?
a. metabolites, building blocks, macromolecules, supramolecular complexes
b. macromolecules, building blocks, metabolites, supramolecular complexes
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c. building blocks, macromolecules, supramolecular complexes, metabolites
d. metabolites, macromolecules, building blocks, supramolecular complexes
e. metabolites, building blocks, supramolecular complexes, macromolecules
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. The structural integrity of supramolecular complexes (assemblies) of multiple components are
bonded to each other by all of the following forces EXCEPT:
IA
a. covalent bonds
b. van der Waals forces
c. hydrogen bonds
d. hydrophobic interactions
_A
e. ionic interactions
ANS: A PTS: 1
9. Organelles have what three attributes?
a. Only in prokaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
b. Only in eukaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
PP
c. Only in eukaryotic cells, seldom membrane bound, have a dedicated set of tasks.
d. Only in prokaryotic cells, membrane bound, multi-functional.
e. In both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells, membrane bound, have a dedicated set of
tasks.
ANS: B PTS: 1
RO
10. Membrane structures are maintained primarily by:
a. hydrophobic interactions.
b. covalent bonds.
c. hydrogen bonds.
d. non-spontaneous assembly.
e. ionic interactions.
VE
ANS: A PTS: 1
11. All of the following are properties of membranes EXCEPT:
a. supramolecular assemblies.
b. define boundaries of cellular components.
D?
c. spontaneous assemblies resulting from hydrophobic interactions.
d. identical protein and lipid composition in the major organelles.
e. none, all are true.
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Garrett/Grisham 5e Test Bank 2
