,Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Biochemistry / f / f 1
Chapter 2 Water 10
Chapter 3 Amino Acids and the Primary Structures of
/ f / f / f / f / f / f 27
Proteins
/ f
Chapter 4 Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure and Function
/ f / f / f / f 46
Chapter 5 Properties of Enzymes / f / f 65
Chapter 6 Mechanisms of Enzymes / f / f 85
Chapter 7 Coenzymes and Vitamins / f / f 104
Chapter 8 Carbohydrates 119
Chapter 9 Lipids and Membranes
/ f / f 137
Chapter 10 Introduction to Metabolism / f / f 153
Chapter 11 Glycolysis 169
Chapter 12 Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway, / f / f / f / f
and Glycogen Metabolism
/ f / f 185
Chapter 13 The Citric Acid Cycle
/ f / f / f 199
Chapter 14 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
/ f / f / f / f 213
Chapter 15 Photosynthesis 227
Chapter 16 Lipid Metabolism
/ f 241
Chapter 17 Amino Acid Metabolism
/ f / f 256
Chapter 18 Nucleotide Metabolism / f 269
Chapter 19 Nucleic Acids / f 284
Chapter 20 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
/ f / f / f / f 300
Chapter 21 Transcription and RNA Processing / f / f / f 315
Chapter 22 Protein Synthesis / f 330
Chapter 23 Recombinant DNA Technology / f / f 348
,Chapter 1 Introduction to Biochemistry
/ f / f / f / f
1) Which elements / f / f account for more than 97% of / f / f the / f / f weight of / f / f most / f
/ f organisms?
A) C, / f / f H, / f N, / f Mg, / f O, / f / f S
B) C, / f / f H, / f N, / f O, / f / f P, / f S
C) C, / f / f H, / f N
D) Fe, / f C, / f / f H, / f O, / f / f P
E) Ca2+, / f K+, / f Na+, Mg2+, / f Cl-
Answer: B
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 2
2) Proteins / f / f in / f / f biological membranes may / f / f be
A) porous.
B) attached to / f / f the membrane surface.
C) span the membrane.
D) All of / f the / f / f above
E) B / f / f and / f / f C / f / f only
Answer: D
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 3
3) Which statement / f / f about cellulose is / f / f false?
A) It is / f / f the / f / f most / f / f abundant polysaccharide in / f / f nature.
B) Its / f / f monomers are joined by / f / f glycosidic bonds.
C) It is / f / f present in / f / f the / f / f stems / f / f of / f flowering / f / f plants.
D) The hydroxyl groups of / f neighboring cellulose molecules interact to
/fform strong, insoluble fibers.
f/ dddd
E) It is / f / f a branched / f / f polymer of / f glucose.
Answer: E
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 3
1
, 4) When / f Keq / f of / f a reaction / f / f = / f 1, / f / f then
A) / f the forward reaction / f than the
/ f is / f / f faster reaction.
reverse
B) / f the reverse reaction / f / f is / f / f faster than the reaction.
forward
C) / f the forward and reverse reaction / f / f rate / f are equal.
/ f constants
D) more products / f / f are formed / f / f than reactants.
E) fewer products / f / f are formed than reactants.
Answer: C
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
5) Which statement / f is / f true / f about a
reaction / f with / f an / f equilibrium / f constant, Keq,
equal
/f to / f 1000?
A) The forward / f rate / f constant is / f 1000 / f times / f greater than the
/ f reverse rate /fconstant.
B) The forward / f / f rate / f / f constant is / f / f 3 times / f / f greater than / f / f reverse
rate / f / f constant.
C) The forward rate / f constant is / f 1000 / f times / f smaller / f than the
reverse rate /fconstant.
D) The forward / f rate / f constant is / f 3 times / f smaller / f than the
/ f reverse rate /fconstant.
E) There / f is / f not enough information given / f to
/ f compare / f the forward and /freverse rate
/ f constants.
Answer: A
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
6) The study of / f / f the energy changes during metabolic / f / f reactions is / f / f called .
A) bioinformatics
B) metabodynamics
C) thermometrics
D) bioenergetics
E) biological heat dynamics
Answer: D
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
7) A spontaneous chemical reaction / f / f always has a change.
A) positive Gibbʹs / f / f free energy
B) negative Gibbʹs free energy
C) positive enthalpy
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Biochemistry / f / f 1
Chapter 2 Water 10
Chapter 3 Amino Acids and the Primary Structures of
/ f / f / f / f / f / f 27
Proteins
/ f
Chapter 4 Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure and Function
/ f / f / f / f 46
Chapter 5 Properties of Enzymes / f / f 65
Chapter 6 Mechanisms of Enzymes / f / f 85
Chapter 7 Coenzymes and Vitamins / f / f 104
Chapter 8 Carbohydrates 119
Chapter 9 Lipids and Membranes
/ f / f 137
Chapter 10 Introduction to Metabolism / f / f 153
Chapter 11 Glycolysis 169
Chapter 12 Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway, / f / f / f / f
and Glycogen Metabolism
/ f / f 185
Chapter 13 The Citric Acid Cycle
/ f / f / f 199
Chapter 14 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
/ f / f / f / f 213
Chapter 15 Photosynthesis 227
Chapter 16 Lipid Metabolism
/ f 241
Chapter 17 Amino Acid Metabolism
/ f / f 256
Chapter 18 Nucleotide Metabolism / f 269
Chapter 19 Nucleic Acids / f 284
Chapter 20 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
/ f / f / f / f 300
Chapter 21 Transcription and RNA Processing / f / f / f 315
Chapter 22 Protein Synthesis / f 330
Chapter 23 Recombinant DNA Technology / f / f 348
,Chapter 1 Introduction to Biochemistry
/ f / f / f / f
1) Which elements / f / f account for more than 97% of / f / f the / f / f weight of / f / f most / f
/ f organisms?
A) C, / f / f H, / f N, / f Mg, / f O, / f / f S
B) C, / f / f H, / f N, / f O, / f / f P, / f S
C) C, / f / f H, / f N
D) Fe, / f C, / f / f H, / f O, / f / f P
E) Ca2+, / f K+, / f Na+, Mg2+, / f Cl-
Answer: B
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 2
2) Proteins / f / f in / f / f biological membranes may / f / f be
A) porous.
B) attached to / f / f the membrane surface.
C) span the membrane.
D) All of / f the / f / f above
E) B / f / f and / f / f C / f / f only
Answer: D
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 3
3) Which statement / f / f about cellulose is / f / f false?
A) It is / f / f the / f / f most / f / f abundant polysaccharide in / f / f nature.
B) Its / f / f monomers are joined by / f / f glycosidic bonds.
C) It is / f / f present in / f / f the / f / f stems / f / f of / f flowering / f / f plants.
D) The hydroxyl groups of / f neighboring cellulose molecules interact to
/fform strong, insoluble fibers.
f/ dddd
E) It is / f / f a branched / f / f polymer of / f glucose.
Answer: E
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 3
1
, 4) When / f Keq / f of / f a reaction / f / f = / f 1, / f / f then
A) / f the forward reaction / f than the
/ f is / f / f faster reaction.
reverse
B) / f the reverse reaction / f / f is / f / f faster than the reaction.
forward
C) / f the forward and reverse reaction / f / f rate / f are equal.
/ f constants
D) more products / f / f are formed / f / f than reactants.
E) fewer products / f / f are formed than reactants.
Answer: C
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
5) Which statement / f is / f true / f about a
reaction / f with / f an / f equilibrium / f constant, Keq,
equal
/f to / f 1000?
A) The forward / f rate / f constant is / f 1000 / f times / f greater than the
/ f reverse rate /fconstant.
B) The forward / f / f rate / f / f constant is / f / f 3 times / f / f greater than / f / f reverse
rate / f / f constant.
C) The forward rate / f constant is / f 1000 / f times / f smaller / f than the
reverse rate /fconstant.
D) The forward / f rate / f constant is / f 3 times / f smaller / f than the
/ f reverse rate /fconstant.
E) There / f is / f not enough information given / f to
/ f compare / f the forward and /freverse rate
/ f constants.
Answer: A
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
6) The study of / f / f the energy changes during metabolic / f / f reactions is / f / f called .
A) bioinformatics
B) metabodynamics
C) thermometrics
D) bioenergetics
E) biological heat dynamics
Answer: D
Page / f Ref: / f Section / f 4
7) A spontaneous chemical reaction / f / f always has a change.
A) positive Gibbʹs / f / f free energy
B) negative Gibbʹs free energy
C) positive enthalpy
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