BIOCHEM 694:301 - Chapter 1 to Chapter 11. Questions & Answers. Complete Solutions( All Correct). A+ Graded.

BIOCHEM 694:301 - Chapter 1 to Chapter 11. Questions & Answers. Complete Solutions( All Correct). A+ Graded. 1) The ultimate source of energy for life on earth is . Ans A A) The sun B) Geothermal heat C) Carbohydrates D) Fats E) Other organisms 2) Which of the following is not a common component of biomolecules? Ans E A) Carbon B) Hydrogen C) Oxygen D) Nitrogen E) Chlorine 3) Which of the following is the basic structural unit of living organisms? Ans D A) Nucleus B) Cell membrane C) Tissue D) Cell E) Cytoskeleton 4) Which of the following is not an organelle? Ans D A) Mitochondria B) Chloroplast C) Nucleus D) Plasma membrane E) Golgi complex 5) Which of the following is not a role played by carbohydrates in living cells? A) Energy source B) Structural support C) Intercellular communication Ans E D) Both A and B are correct E) All are roles played by carbohydrates in living cells 6) Metabolism is best defined as the . Ans E A) Reactions of living cells B) Reactions that synthesize large molecules in living cells C) Reactions that degrade molecules in living cells D) Conversion of food molecules to energy E) Reactions that synthesize and degrade molecules in living cells 7) The average life span of a species is about years Ans A A)One million B) Ten million C) Five hundred thousand D)Five million E) One hundred thousand 8) Which of the following is not a waste product of living organisms Ans E A) Carbon dioxide B) Water C) Urea D) Ammonia E) Glycine 9) Biochemistry is defined as Ans B A) The study of life processes B) The study of the molecular basis of life C) The study of living organisms D) The study of organic compounds in living organisms E) The study of living compounds 10) One of the principal methods that organisms use to obtain energy from chemical bonds is by . A) Substitution reactions B) Dehydration reactions C) Oxidation/reduction reactions Ans C D) Hydration reactions E) Addition reactions 11) The following is an example of which reaction class? CH3Br + HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH → CH3SCH2CH(NH2)COOH + Br- + H+ Ans A A) Substitution B) Elimination C) Addition D) Isomerization E) Oxidation/Reduction 12) The following is an example of which reaction class HOOCCH=CHCOOH + H2O → HOOCCH2CH(OH)COOH Ans C A) Substitution B) Elimination C) Addition D) Isomerization E) Oxidation/Reduction 13) The following is an example of which reaction class? CH3CH2OH → CH3CHO + H2O Ans E A) Substitution B) Elimination C) Addition D) Isomerization E) Oxidation/Reduction 14) Which of the following is not a component of nucleic acid? Ans B A) Nucleotides B) Glucose C) Phosphate group D) Purines E) Pyrimidines