TEST BANK
BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS 2ND EDITION
(PEARSON, 2018) BY DEAN APPLING, SPENCER ANTHONY-
CAHILL AND CHRISTOPHER MATHEWS, ISBN NO;
9780134641621, ALL 26 CHAPTERS COVERED
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,Test Bank for Biochemistry; Concepts and Connections 2nd Edition (Pearson,
2018) by Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill and Christopher Mathews,
Isbn no; 9780134641621, all 26 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Biochemistry and the Language of Chemistry
2. The Chemical Foundation of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment
3. The Energetics of Life
4. Nucleic Acids
5. Introduction to Proteins: The Primary Level of Protein Structure
6. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
7. Protein Function and Evolution
8. Enzymes: Biological Catalysts
9. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Saccharides, Glycans
10. Lipids, Membranes, and Cellular Transport
11. Chemical Logic of Metabolism
12. Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and
the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
13. The Citric Acid Cycle
14. Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism
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, 15. Photosynthesis
16. Lipid Metabolism
17. Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism in Vertebrates
18. Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism
19. Nucleotide Metabolism
20. Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
21. Genes, Genomes, and Chromosomes
22. DNA Replication
23. DNA Repair, Recombination, and Rearrangement
24. Transcription and Post-transcriptional Processing
25. Information Decoding: Translation and Post-translational Protein Processing
26. Regulation of Gene Expression
27. Appendix I: Answers to Selected Problems
28. Appendix II: References
29. Glossary, Credits, Index
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, Test Bank for Biochemistry; Concepts and Connections 2nd Edition (Pearson,
2018) by Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill and Christopher Mathews,
Isbn no; 9780134641621, all 26 Chapters Covered
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?
A) Proteins can be structural components of cells.
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BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS 2ND EDITION
(PEARSON, 2018) BY DEAN APPLING, SPENCER ANTHONY-
CAHILL AND CHRISTOPHER MATHEWS, ISBN NO;
9780134641621, ALL 26 CHAPTERS COVERED
Page 1
,Test Bank for Biochemistry; Concepts and Connections 2nd Edition (Pearson,
2018) by Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill and Christopher Mathews,
Isbn no; 9780134641621, all 26 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Biochemistry and the Language of Chemistry
2. The Chemical Foundation of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment
3. The Energetics of Life
4. Nucleic Acids
5. Introduction to Proteins: The Primary Level of Protein Structure
6. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
7. Protein Function and Evolution
8. Enzymes: Biological Catalysts
9. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Saccharides, Glycans
10. Lipids, Membranes, and Cellular Transport
11. Chemical Logic of Metabolism
12. Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and
the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
13. The Citric Acid Cycle
14. Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism
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, 15. Photosynthesis
16. Lipid Metabolism
17. Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism in Vertebrates
18. Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism
19. Nucleotide Metabolism
20. Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
21. Genes, Genomes, and Chromosomes
22. DNA Replication
23. DNA Repair, Recombination, and Rearrangement
24. Transcription and Post-transcriptional Processing
25. Information Decoding: Translation and Post-translational Protein Processing
26. Regulation of Gene Expression
27. Appendix I: Answers to Selected Problems
28. Appendix II: References
29. Glossary, Credits, Index
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, Test Bank for Biochemistry; Concepts and Connections 2nd Edition (Pearson,
2018) by Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill and Christopher Mathews,
Isbn no; 9780134641621, all 26 Chapters Covered
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?
A) Proteins can be structural components of cells.
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