Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections 2nd Edition (2026) – Appling – Test Bank PDF

TEST BANK for Biochemistry:
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n by Dean Appling
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COMPLETE5tCHAPTERS5t1-
265tWITH5tVERIFIED5tQUESTIONS5t&5tCORRECT5tA
NSWERS|5tA+5tGRADED




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, Chapter5t15tBiochemistry5tand5tthe5tLanguage5tof5tChemistry

1) The5twater5tcontent5tin5tthe5thuman5tbody5tis5tapproximately5t:

A) 90%.

B) 80%.

C) 70%.

D) 60%.

E) 50%.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tC



2) The5tfour5tmost5tabundant5tchemical5telements5tin5tliving5tsystems5tare5t:

A) hydrogen,5toxygen,5tsulfur5tand5tphosphorus.

B) hydrogen,5tcarbon,5tnitrogen5tand5toxygen.

C) sodium,5tpotassium,5tcarbon5tand5toxygen.

D) sodium,5tpotassium,5tnitrogen5tand5tsulfur.

E) carbon,5tnitrogen,5toxygen5tand5tpotassium.5tAccurate5tAnswer

:5tB5tObjective:5t1.2



3) Nearly5tall5tproteins5tcontain5t:

A) cobalt.

B) phosphorus.

C) selenium.

D) sulfur.

E) none5tof5tthe5tabove.5tAccurate5tAnswer:5tD5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



4) Which5tof5tthe5tfollowing5tstatements5tis5tFALSE?

A) Proteins5tcan5tbe5tstructural5tcomponents5tof5tcells.


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,B) Proteins5tcan5ttransmit5tsignals5tbetween5tcells.

C) Proteins5tcan5ttransport5tmolecules5twithin5tcells5tand5tbetween5tcells.

D) Proteins5tcan5tbe5tboth5thormones5tand5thormone5treceptors.

E) Proteins5tare5tthe5tonly5tbiological5tpolymer5tthat5tcan5tcatalyze5tbiochemical5treactions.5tAc
curate5tAnswer:5tE

Objective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



5) Which5tof5tthe5tfollowing5tis5tNOT5tclassed5tas5ta5tlipid?

A) Cholesterol

B) Palmitic5tacid

C) Glycerol

D) Phosphatidyl5tserine

E) Triacylglycerol5tAccurate5tAnswer:5tC5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



6) Amino5tacids5tand5tsimple5torganic5tcompounds5tlike5tcarbon5tdioxide5tand5thydrogen5tcyanide5tca
nnot5tbe5tproduced5twithout5tthe5tuse5tof5tenzymes.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tFALSE5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



7) Oxidation-
reduction5treactions,5twhich5tare5tthe5tbasis5tof5tmany5tbiochemical5treactions5tand5tpathways,5tcanno
t5ttake5tplace5tin5tthe5tabsence5tof5toxygen.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tFALSE5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



8) Many5tbiochemical5treactions5tthat5tform5tbiopolymers5tfrom5tmonomeric5tunits5tinvolve5tthe5tremo
val5tof5twater.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tTRUE5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



9) The5tprinciple5tcomponent5tof5ta5tbiological5tmembrane5tis5ta5ttriglyceride.5tAccurate5tAnswer:5t

FALSE5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7
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, 10) The5tchemical5telement
has5ta5trole5tin5tboth5ttransfer5tof5tenergy5tas5twell5tas5tin5tthe5tstructure5tof5tnucleic5tacids.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tphosphorus5tObjective:5t1.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



11) List5tthe5tfour5tmajor5tclasses5tof5tbiological5tmacromolecules.5tAccurate5tAnswer:5tlipids,5tcarbohy
drates,5tproteins,5tnucleic5tacids5tObjective:5t1.2

Global5tLO:5tG7



12) An5tamphipathic5tmolecule5tprovides5tthe5tfoundation5tfor5tbiological5tmembranes5tbecause5tthey5thav
e5tboth5tand functional5tgroups.

Accurate5tAnswer:5thydrophobic,5thydrophilic5tObjective:5t1

.25tGlobal5tLO:5tG7



13) Genomics5tis5tconcerned5twith5tthe5tentire
,5twhile5 t is5tfocused5ton5tidentifying5tall5tof5tthe5tproteins5tof5ta5tcell.

Accurate5tAnswer:5tgenome,5tproteomics5tObjective:5t1.55tG

lobal5tLO:5tG1




Chapter5t25tThe5tChemical5tFoundation5tof5tLife:5tWeak5tInteractions5tin5tan5tAqueous5
tEnvironment


1) Each5tof5tthe5tfollowing5tis5ta5tnon-covalent5tinteraction5tEXCEPT5t:

A) a5thydrogen5tbond.

B) a5tcarbon-hydrogen5tbond.

C) the5tinteraction5tbetween5tan5tamino5tand5ta5tcarboxylate5tgroup.

D) a5tvan5tder5tWaals5tinteraction.

E) an5tinteraction5tbetween5t—

NH3+5tand5ta5twater5tmolecule.5tAccurate5tAnswer:5tB5tObjective:5t2.15tGlobal5tLO:5

tG7

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