binds substrates in a manner that facilitates formation of a product

changes position of equilibrium in reaction

doesn't change rate at which equilibrium is achieved

BIO 334 questions thru topic 8

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all of the following are model organisms except:

Answer

yeast
fruit fly
chimpanzee
round worm
mustard plant

Question 2

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which of the following macromolecules are known to have catalytic functions in normal cells?

Answer

proteins
DNA
RNA
polysaccharides
both proteins and RNA

Question 3

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DNA strands in the double helix are __________ which means the strand runs in opposite directions

Answer

base paired
antagonists
antiparallel
parallel
twisted

Question 4

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which of the following amino acids has a negatively charged side chain with a neutral pH?

Answer

alanine
aspartate
glutamine
histadine
glycine

Question 5

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which of the following is the weakest interaction?

Answer

H bonds
ionic bonds
phospho-anhydride bonds
van der Waals interactions
covalent bonds

Question 6

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amphipathic refers to molecules that are:

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hydrophillic
hydrophobic
non polar at both ends
charged at both ends but with opposite charges
charged at one end and non polar at the other

Question 7

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which of the following is not an activated form of a monomer?

Answer

adenosine triphosphate
glucose-6-phosphate
aminoacyl tRNA
amino acid
uracyl triphosphate

Question 8

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the site on an enzyme that will bind to the substrate is called:

Answer

prosthetic group
catalyst
active site
activation site
metastable site

Question 9

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an enzyme:

Answer

binds substrates in a manner that facilitates formation of a product
decreases rate of reaction
changes position of equilibrium in reaction
doesn't change rate at which equilibrium is achieved
is always a protein

Question 10

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proteins are often composed of 2 or more distinct molecules that fold independently. This represents protein that functions in semi-independent manner

Answer

protein motifs
protein complexes
domains
beta sheets
alpha helices

Question 11

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where are hydrophobic interactions most likely to occur?

Answer

on surface of water soluble protein
core of water soluble protein
in contact with water molecules

Question 12

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___________ and turns connect different peptide segments, allowing polypeptide chains to fold back in on themselves

Answer

rods
loops
linkers
sheets
betas

Question 13

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GTPases are different from kinases in that

Answer

bind to nucleoside triphosphates
hydrolyze nucleoside triphosphates
are molecular switches
are abundant
regulate cellular events

Question 14

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what kind of interaction is not involved in binding substrate to a normally functioning enzyme?

Answer

H bonds
transient covalent bond
ionic bonds
permanent covalent bond
hydrophobic interactions

Question 15

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a small molecule that binds to an active site of an enzyme and disrupts its catalytic function is:

Answer

allosteric inhibitor
competitive inhibitor
social inhibitor
substrate
an activator

Question 16

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phosphate group is generally on ________ end of polynucleotide and hydroxyl group of sugar is found on _______ end

Answer

5', 3'
3', 4'
3', 5'
5, 3
5', 4'

Question 17

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what gives DNA molecule its negative charge?

Answer

deoxyribose
ribose
phosphate groups
chlorine ions
adenine

Question 18

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what explains uniform width of DNA along its length?

Answer

pyramidine nitrogenous base always pairs with purine nitrogenous base
didn't get the rest of the answers

Question 19

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condition in which cells have either more or less than normal diploid number of chromosomes is called:

Answer

polyploidy
aneuploidy
euploidy
dihaploidy
diploidy

Question 20

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which percent of human genome codes for amino acids in our proteins?

Answer

15%
23%
roughly 1.5%
roughly 7.5%
70%

Question 21

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labeled, single stranded DNAs used to localize positions of specific complementary DNA sequences within chromosomes in in situ hybridization are called

Answer

primers
genes
probes
FISH
diploid

Question 22

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Histone folds consist of:

Answer

a dimer of alpha helical bundles
3 alpha helices
a coiled coil
a beta sheet and alpha helix
2 beta strands

Question 23

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histones have very large relative amounts of which amino acids?

Answer

histidine and proline
glutamate and aspartate
lysine and glutamine
arginine and lysine
arginine and aspartate

Question 24

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core particle of nucleosomes consists of ____________ protein complex

Answer

cytoplasmic
octameric
diametric
zig zag
tetrameric

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