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Biology, 6/e
Author Dr. George B. Johnson, Washington University
Author Dr. Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
Contributor Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College
Contributor Dr. Jonathan Losos, Washington University
The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

If you remove all of the functional groups from an organic molecule so that it has only carbon and hydrogen atoms, the molecule becomes a _____ molecule.
A)carbohydrate
B)carbonyl
C)carboxyl
D)hydrocarbon
2

All of the following are true of protein denaturation except that it
A)is a shape change
B)is always irreversible
C)may be caused by a pH change
D)could result from a temperature change
3

There are several levels of protein structure, the most complex of which is
A)primary
B)secondary
C)tertiary
D)quaternary
4

Nucleic acids are chains of 5-carbon sugars linked by ____ bonds with an organic base protruding from each sugar.
A)amino
B)phosphodiester
C)carboxyl
D)phosphate
5

With respect to galactose, glucose is
A)a stereoisomer
B)a structural isomer
C)not an isomer
D)unrelated except that they are both sugars
6

The functional group - NH2 is a(n)
A)carboxyl group
B)amino group
C)hydroxyl group
D)phosphate group
E)carbonyl group
7

Which of the following is not a lipid?
A)chitin
B)terpenes
C)steroids
D)prostaglandins
E)unsaturated fat
8

Glucose is a
A)protein
B)disaccharide
C)nucleic acid
D)monosaccharide
E)starch
9

Double helix describes the structure of a molecule of
A)protein
B)disaccharide
C)starch
D)monosaccharide
E)DNA
10

Triacylglycerol contains fatty acids and
A)glucose
B)glycogen
C)glycerol
D)guanine
E)an amino group
11

Animals store glucose in the form of
A)amylose
B)glycogen
C)glycerol
D)guanine
E)cellulose
12

What is the yield of chemical energy, on average, for every gram of carbohydrate and every gram of fat that is utilized?
A)4 kcal each
B)9 kcal each
C)4 kcal and 9 kcal, respectively
D)9 kcal and 4 kcal, respectively
E)40 kcal and 90 kcal, respectively
13

In the formation of a macromolecule, what type of bond would join two amino acid subunits?
A)ionic bond
B)phosphodiester bond
C)hydrogen bond
D)peptide bond
14

In the formation of a macromolecule, what type of reaction would join two subunits together?
A)hydrophobic reaction
B)hydrolysis reaction
C)dehydration reaction
D)denaturation reaction
15

The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide is called the
A)primary structure
B)secondary structure
C)tertiary structure
D)quaternary structure
16

The globular shape of a protein is called the
A)primary structure
B)secondary structure
C)tertiary structure
D)quaternary structure
17

In a DNA molecule, what holds together nitrogenous bases from the two polymer chains?
A)phosphodiester bonds
B)ionic bonds
C)covalent bonds
D)peptide bonds
E)hydrogen bonds
18

Assuming they all had the same number of carbon atoms, which of the following has the most C-H bonds?
A)an unsaturated fat
B)a polyunsaturated fat
C)a polysaccharide
D)a saturated fat
19

Why is cellulose so difficult for most animals to digest?
A)they don't have the proper enzyme to break the bonds between subunits
B)cellulose is made up of chitin, which is indigestible
C)the bonds holding cellulose subunits together are extremely strong, stronger than in any other macromolecule
D)there are many hydrogen bonds holding the subunits together
20

What happens during a hydrolysis reaction?
A)protein coils into its secondary structure
B)the bond between two subunits of a macromolecule is broken
C)saturated fats become unsaturated
D)a bond is formed between two subunits of a macromolecule
E)water breaks ionic bonds
21

Which of the following is not a disaccharide?
A)sucrose
B)maltose
C)lactose
D)amylose
E)all of the above are disaccarides
22

The general term for a large molecule made up of many similar subunits is
A)polymer
B)functional group
C)peptide
D)helix
E)pectin
23

Dehydration and hydrolysis reactions involve removing or adding _______________ to macromolecule subunits.
A)C and O
B)CH and NH2
C)C and H
D)COOH and H
E)OH and H
24

The empirical formula for carbohydrates is
A)(CHO)2
B)(CH20)n
C)2(CHO)n
D)(C2HO)n
E)(CnHnOn)2
25

Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found in DNA but is not found in RNA?
A)adenine
B)guanine
C)cytosine
D)thymine
E)uracil
26

What type of macromolecule carries out catalysis in biological systems?
A)proteins called enzymes
B)carbohydrates called starches
C)lipids called steroids
D)nucleic acids called DNA
E)carbohydrates called sugars
27

In nucleic acids, the purine nitrogenous bases are
A)uracil and thymine
B)cytosine and guanine
C)thymine and cytosine
D)adenine and guanine
E)guanine and thymine
28

In proteins, elements of secondary structure combine to form a(n)
A)domain
B)motif
C)alpha helix
D)beta sheet
E)chaperone
29

Molecules that have the same chemical formula but have different molecular structures are called
A)isotopes
B)ions
C)structural isotopes
D)isomers
E)both a and c
30

A hydrocarbon is said to be saturated if:
A)one end of the molecule is hydrophilic while the other end is hydrophobic.
B)it has one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.
C)it contains more than one functional group.
D)each internal carbon atom is covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms.
E)its functional groups include at least one aromatic ring.
31

At what level(s) of protein structure would you expect to find disulfide bridges?
A)primary
B)secondary
C)tertiary
D)quaternary
E)only in b and c
32

Polymerization reactions in which polysaccharides are synthesized from monosaccharides or proteins are synthesized from amino acids:
A)result in the formation of water.
B)are hydrolysis reactions.
C)release energy.
D)result in the formation of covalent bonds between monomers called peptide bonds.
E)all of the above.
33

Which of the following is a characteristic of proteins?
A)Some may enhance the rate of specific chemical reactions.
B)They may form either long, thin fibrous molecules or compact, rounded globular molecules.
C)They store genetic information for cellular metabolism.
D)They form through hydrolysis reactions.
E)a and b
34

Amino acids and proteins are ionized at typical biological pH such that both the amino group and the carboxyl group gain hydrogen ions to become -NH3+ and -COOH, respectively.
A)True
B)False
35

A protein with quaternary structure contains four domains.
A)True
B)False
36

Both glycoside and peptide linkages result from dehydration synthesis.
A)True
B)False
37

Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are all polymers of glucose.
A)True
B)False
38

Hydrolysis of one molecule of a triglyceride to glycerol and fatty acids yields two molecules of water.
A)True
B)False
39

Which element occurs in nucleic acids?
A)calcium
B)phosphorus
C)manganese
D)sulfur
E)iron
40

The group of molecules called nucleotides contain:
A)phosphate groups.
B)pyrimidines.
C)purines.
D)pentose (a 5-carbon sugar).
E)all of the above.
41

Nucleotides have a nitrogenous base attached to a sugar at the:
A)1' carbon
B)2' carbon
C)3' carbon
D)4' carbon
E)5' carbon
42

The two strands of a DNA double helix are held together by:
A)ionic bonds.
B)hydrogen bonds.
C)nonpolar covalent bonds.
D)polar covalent bonds.
E)hydrophobic exclusions.
43

Molecular chaperones
A)are found in the nucleus and aid in folding of DNA
B)degrade proteins that have folded incorrectly
C)help new proteins fold correctly and repair incorrectly folded proteins
D)are only present in cells that are exposed to high temperatures
E)work through hydrophobic interactions








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