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A comprehensive 39-page exam preparation document featuring 150 questions with detailed answer explanations for the WGU C785 Biochemistry Final Exam. Covers protein structure and function (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structure, Anfinsen's experiment, X-ray crystallography, disulfide bonds in the ER, chaperone proteins), DNA replication and repair (helicase, topoisomerase, DNA ligase, Okazaki fragments, mismatch repair MMR, nucleotide excision repair NER, non-homologous end joining NHEJ), and enzyme kinetics. Includes detailed rationales explaining why each answer is correct and why distractors are incorrect.

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,WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2023 (100% CORRECT)



WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2023 (100% CORRECT)

What is the basic structure of an amino acid? What do they look like? - correct
answer amino group (NH2 or NH3), carboxyl group (COO or COOH), alpha carbon
(C), and variable group

How do you identify the 3 different types of side chains: non-polar/hydrophobic,
polar, and charged? - correct answer Non-polar/hydrophobic - end with CH or "can't
have" water. Polar - end with OH, SH, or NH. Charged - end with a charge

what kinds of bonds do each of the 3 different types of side chains make? - correct
answer ionic, hydrophobic/non-polar, charged

What are the 4 levels of protein structure? - correct answer Primary - linear
structure, Secondary - Folded into helix or pleated sheet caused by hydrogen
bonding, tertiary - 3D structure caused by side chain interactions, quaternary - 1+
amino acid chains combine = multiple subunits MUST have 1+ subunit

What enviormental change breaks each type of bond? - correct answer
hydrophobic - temperature change, ionic - salt or decreased pH, hydrogen -
temperature, change in pH, disulfide - reducing agents

what type of amino acid side chain leads to protein aggregration? - correct answer
hydrophobic bonds

how do environmental changes affect protein folding? - correct answer Extreme
temp can cause hydrogen bonds to break apart = malformation of protein folding

how do mutations affect protein structure? - correct answer Can cause structure to
change. Protein loses form = loses function. May form a different protein.

What is an electron? - correct answer Negatively charged atom on outer ring for
bonding

What is energy: - correct answer Power derived fro chemical interaction

what are covalent bonds? - correct answer chemical bond, atoms share 1+ valence
electrons

what is an ionic bond? - correct answer bond between positive and negative

what is a hydrogen bond? - correct answer weak bond between positive and
negative

, WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2023 (100% CORRECT)


with an amino? - correct answer piece of amino acid, NH2 or NH3

what is a carboyxl? - correct answer piece of amino acid, COO or COOH

What is hydrophobic? - correct answer Doesn't like water, end with CH

what is hydrophilic? - correct answer Water loving, end with OH, NH, or SH

what is disulfide bond? - correct answer strongest bond between reduction agents,
formed between SH's.

what are zwitterions? - correct answer amino with positive and negative charges =
overall charge of zero

what is a polypeptide - correct answer polymer of amino acids

What is dehydration synthesis? - correct answer Process of forming peptide bonds

what is hydrolysis? - correct answer adding water to destroy bonds

what is an alpha helix? - correct answer twisted secondary structure, formed by
hydrogen bonds

what is a beta sheet? - correct answer folded second structure shape, formed by
hydrogen bonds

what is denaturation? - correct answer loss of shape duet o interruption of chemical
bonds; occurs via extreme salt, temp, pH

what is aggregation? - correct answer clumping of inner or outer cellular proteins
caused by misfolded proteins leading to diseases such as Alzheimers, ALS,
Parkinson's

how do enzymes catalyze reactions? - correct answer bind with substrates to
decrease activation energy required and decrease reaction rate

how do enzymes affect reaction rate and activation energy? - correct answer
decrease activation energy and decrease reaction rate

what are the 4 steps of the enzymatic cycle? - correct answer enzyme recognizes
substrate, substrate attracts the enzyme; enzyme-substrate complex is formed;
enzyme-product complex formed; product is released, enzyme recycled

how do environmental changes affect enzymes? - correct answer High heat, pH
change, high salt concentration, and reducing agents can cause an enzyme to lose
its form/lose function

what is a competitive inhibitor? - correct answer Mimics substrate and takes its
place on the active binding site

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