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Question 1

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How many molecules of water are needed to completely hydrolyze a polymer that is 9 monomers long?
Answer
  • 12
  • 11
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8

Question 2

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The bonding of two amino acid molecules to form a larger molecule requires
Answer
  • the release of a water molecule.
  • the release of a carbon dioxide molecule.
  • the addition of a nitrogen atom.
  • the addition of a water molecule.
  • the release of a nitrous oxide molecule.

Question 3

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All of the following are polysaccharides except
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  • lactose
  • glycogen
  • chitin
  • cellulose
  • amylopectin

Question 4

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The label on a container of margarine lists "hydrogenated vegetable oil" as the major ingredient. What is the result of adding hydrogens to vegetable oil?
Answer
  • The hydrogenated vegetable oil has a lower melting point.
  • The hydrogenated vegetable oil stays solid at room temperature.
  • The hydrogenated vegetable oil has more "kinks" in the fatty acid chains.
  • The hydrogenated vegetable oil has fewer trans fatty acids.
  • The hydrogenated vegetable oil is less likely to clog arteries.

Question 5

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All of the following contain amino acids except
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  • hemoglobin
  • cholesterol
  • antibodies
  • enzymes
  • insulin

Question 6

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At which level(s) of protein structure are interactions between the side chains (R groups) most important?
Answer
  • primary
  • secondary
  • tertiary
  • quaternary
  • primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

Question 7

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Which of the following statements best summarizes the differences between DNA and RNA?
Answer
  • DNA encodes hereditary information, whereas RNA does not.
  • The bases in DNA form base-paired duplexes, whereas the bases in RNA do not.
  • DNA nucleotides contain a different sugar than RNA nucleotides.
  • DNA contains the base uracil, whereas RNA contains the base thymine.
  • DNA encodes hereditary information, whereas RNA does not; the bases in DNA form base-paired duplexes, whereas the bases in RNA do not; and DNA nucleotides contain a different sugar than RNA nucleotides.

Question 8

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The element present in all organic molecules is
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  • hydrogen
  • oxygen
  • carbon
  • nitrogen
  • phosphorus

Question 9

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The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that
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  • simple organic compounds can be synthesized in the laboratory from inorganic precursors, but complex organic compounds such as carbohydrates and proteins can only be synthesized by living organisms.
  • a life force ultimately controls the activities of living organisms, and this life force cannot be studied by physical or chemical methods.
  • although a life force, or vitalism, exists in living organisms, this life force cannot be studied by physical or chemical methods.
  • living organisms are composed of the same elements present in nonliving things, plus a few special trace elements found only in living organisms or their products.
  • living organisms can be understood in terms of the same physical and chemical laws that can be used to explain all natural phenomena.

Question 10

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How many electron pairs does carbon share in order to complete its valence shell?
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 8

Question 11

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A carbon atom is most likely to form which of the following bonds with other atoms?
Answer
  • ionic bond
  • hydrogen bond
  • covalent bond
  • covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds
  • ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and hydrogen bonds

Question 12

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Which of the following is not a monomer/polymer pairing?
Answer
  • monosaccharide/polysaccharide
  • amino acid/protein
  • triglyceride/phospholipid bilayer
  • deoxyribonucleotide/DNA
  • ribonucleotide/RNA

Question 13

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Which of these molecules is not formed by dehydration reactions?
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  • fatty acids
  • disaccharides
  • DNA
  • protein
  • amylose

Question 14

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Which of the following is not a polymer?
Answer
  • glucose
  • starch
  • cellulose
  • chitin
  • DNA

Question 15

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What is the chemical reaction mechanism by which cells make polymers from monomers?
Answer
  • phosphodiester linkages
  • hydrolysis
  • dehydration reactions
  • ionic bonding of monomers
  • the formation of disulfide bridges between monomers

Question 16

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Which of the following is true of cellulose?
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  • It is a polymer composed of enantiomers of glucose.
  • It is a storage polysaccharide for energy in plant cells.
  • It is digestible by bacteria in the human gut.
  • It is a major structural component of plant cell walls.
  • It is a polymer composed of enantiomers of glucose, it is a storage polysaccharide for energy in plant cells, it is digestible by bacteria in the human gut, and it is a major structural component of plant cell walls.

Question 17

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the molecule illustrated in Figure 3.8?
Image:
Fattya (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • It is a saturated fatty acid.
  • A diet rich in this molecule may contribute to atherosclerosis.
  • Molecules of this type are usually liquid at room temperature.
  • It is a saturated fatty acid, and a diet rich in this molecule may contribute to atherosclerosis.
  • It is a saturated fatty acid, a diet rich in this molecule may contribute to atherosclerosis, and molecules of this type are usually liquid at room temperature.

Question 18

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Which bond is a peptide bond?
Image:
Peptide (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E

Question 19

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Which bonds are created during the formation of the primary structure of a protein?
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  • peptide bonds
  • hydrogen bonds
  • disulfide bonds
  • phosphodiester bonds
  • peptide bonds, hydrogen bonds, and disulfide bonds

Question 20

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Which type of interaction stabilizes the α helix and the β pleated sheet structures of proteins?
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  • hydrophobic interactions
  • disulfide bonds
  • ionic bonds
  • hydrogen bonds
  • peptide bonds

Question 21

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The tertiary structure of a protein is the
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  • bonding together of several polypeptide chains by weak bonds.
  • order in which amino acids are joined in a polypeptide chain.
  • unique three-dimensional shape of the fully folded polypeptide.
  • organization of a polypeptide chain into an a helix or b pleated sheet.
  • overall protein structure resulting from the aggregation of two or more polypeptide subunits.

Question 22

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The difference between the sugar in DNA and the sugar in RNA is that the sugar in DNA
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  • is a six-carbon sugar and the sugar in RNA is a five-carbon sugar.
  • can form a double-stranded molecule.
  • is an aldehyde sugar and the sugar in the RNA is a keto sugar.
  • is in the a configuration and the sugar in RNA is in the b configuration.
  • contains one less oxygen atom.

Question 23

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If one strand of a DNA molecule has the sequence of bases 5'ATTGCA3', the other complementary strand would have the sequence
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  • 5'TAACGT3'.
  • 5'TGCAAT3'.
  • 5'UAACGU3'.
  • 3'UAACGU5'.
  • 5'UGCAAU3'.

Question 24

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Which molecule has hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties and would be found in plasma membranes?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 1
  • 5
  • 6
  • 12
  • 14

Question 25

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Which of the following combinations could be linked together to form a nucleotide?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 1, 2, and 11
  • 3, 7, and 8
  • 5, 9, and 10
  • 11, 12, and 13
  • 12, 14, and 15

Question 26

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Which molecule is glycerol?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 1
  • 6
  • 10
  • 14
  • 15

Question 27

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Which molecule is a saturated fatty acid?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 1
  • 5
  • 6
  • 8
  • 9

Question 28

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Which of the following molecules is a purine type of nitrogenous base?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 12
  • 13

Question 29

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Which of the following molecules act as building blocks (monomers) of polypeptides?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 1, 4, and 6
  • 2, 7, and 8
  • 7, 8, and 13
  • 11, 12, and 13
  • 12, 13, and 15

Question 30

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Which of the following molecules could be joined together by a peptide bond as a result of a dehydration reaction?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 7
  • 7 and 8
  • 8 and 9
  • 12 and 13

Question 31

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A fat (or triacylglycerol) would be formed as a result of a dehydration reaction between
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • one molecule of 9 and three molecules of 10.
  • three molecules of 9 and one molecule of 10.
  • one molecule of 5 and three molecules of 9.
  • three molecules of 5 and one molecule of 9.
  • one molecule of 5 and three molecules of 10.

Question 32

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Which of the following molecules could be joined together by a phosphodiester type of covalent bond?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 3 and 4
  • 3 and 8
  • 6 and 15
  • 11 and 12
  • 11 and 13

Question 33

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Which of the following molecules contains a glycosidic linkage type of covalent bond?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 4
  • 6
  • 12
  • 13
  • 15

Question 34

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Which of the following molecules consists of a hydrophilic "head" region and a hydrophobic "tail" region?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 2
  • 5
  • 7
  • 9
  • 11

Question 35

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Which of the following statements is false?
Image:
15molecules (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • 1 and 4 could be joined together by a glycosidic linkage to form a disaccharide.
  • 9 and 10 could be joined together by ester bonds to form a triacylglycerol.
  • 2 and 7 could be joined together to form a short peptide.
  • 2, 7, and 8 could be joined together to form a short peptide.
  • 14 and 15 could be joined together to form a polypeptide.
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