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Introduction to Biochemistry MCQ

1. The __________ is the metric unit of weight used to measure solids.

Liter

Gram

Inch

Pound

Answer

Correct Answer: Gram

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2. Starch is produced by , and its major function is .

Plants; as a structural component

Animals; energy storage

Animals; as a structural component

Plants; energy storage

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Plants; energy storage

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3. The reaction between an alcohol and an anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate forms a _____ bond.

Anomeric.

Glycosidic.

Hemiacetal.

Ester.

Ether.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glycosidic.

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4. The _ stores glucose as glycogen and converts excess glucose to _.

Lactate

Liver; fatty acids

Amylose, amylopectin, AND glycogen

Substrate-level phosphorylation

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; fatty acids

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5. Lysine can form a salt bridge by interacting with the side chain of ___.

Glu

Gly

Asn

Ser

Pro.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glu

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6. Ldls are bad, since they carry most of the cholesterol (________ percent) into the bloodstream.

60 to 70

Trans

Saturated

60 to90 .

Answer

Correct Answer: 60 to 70

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7. The second messenger _____ opens ca2+ channels in the endoplasmic reticulum.

Inositol trisphosphate

Diacylglycerol

CAMP

CGMP

Nitric oxide

Answer

Correct Answer: Inositol trisphosphate

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8. For most atoms, a stable configuration of electrons is attained when the atom __________.

Has as many protons as neutrons

Has moved all its electrons to its outermost shell

Achieves a zero net charge

Has eight electrons in its outermost shell

None of the listed responses is correct.

Answer

Correct Answer: Has eight electrons in its outermost shell

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9. The vast majority of polypeptides contain between ______ amino acid residues.

100 and 1000

200 and 2000

300 and 3000

400 and 4000

Answer

Correct Answer: 100 and 1000

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Introduction to Biochemistry MCQ

1. The __________ is the metric unit of weight used to measure solids.

2. Starch is produced by ________, and its major function is ________.

3. The reaction between an alcohol and an anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate forms a _____ bond.

4. The _____ stores glucose as glycogen and converts excess glucose to _____.

5. Lysine can form a salt bridge by interacting with the side chain of ___.

6. Ldls are bad, since they carry most of the cholesterol (________ percent) into the bloodstream.

7. The second messenger _____ opens ca2+ channels in the endoplasmic reticulum.

8. For most atoms, a stable configuration of electrons is attained when the atom __________.

9. The vast majority of polypeptides contain between ______ amino acid residues.

2. Starch is produced by , and its major function is .

4. The _ stores glucose as glycogen and converts excess glucose to _.