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TEST BANK FOR Biochemistry: A Short Course
5th Edition By ; Hines, Justin K.( All Chapters
Covered) Latest 2026
TEST BANK
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chapter 1 biochemistry and the unity of life
matching questions
use the following to answer questions 1–10:
choose the correct answer from the list below. not all of the answers will be used.
a) uracil
b) cytoplasm
c) protein
d) thymine
e) carbohydrate
f) sugar–phosphate units
g) cell wall
h) transcription
i) glycogen
j) lipid
k) central dogma
l) phagocytosis
m) endoplasmic reticulum
n) translation
o) prokaryotes
p) eukaryotes
q) lysosome
1. dna is made from the building blocks adenine, guanine, cytosine, and
.
ans:
d
section: 1.2
2. : unbranched polymer that, when folded into its
three- dimensional shape, performs much of the work of the
cell.
ans:
c
section: 1.2
3. : scheme that describes the flow of information
from one strand of dna to a new strand of dna.
ans:
k
section: 1.3
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4. : process where large amounts of material are taken
into the cell.
ans:
l
section: 1.3
5. the transfer of information from dna to rna is called
.
ans:
h
section: 1.3
6. are cells that are composed of multiple
specialized compartments.
ans:
p
section: 1.4
7. : class of biological macromolecules with many
functions, such as forming barriers between cell organelles, serving as
a metabolic fuel, and cell-to-cell signaling.
ans:
j
section: 1.2
8. : highly organized region of the cell where
glycolytic metabolism occurs.
ans:
b
section: 1.4
9. : responsible for protein processing and
xenobiotic metabolism.
ans:
m
section: 1.4
10. . : filled with proteases and other digestive enzymes.
ans:
q
section: 1.4
fill-in-the-blank questions
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11. organisms are known to be highly uniform at the
level. ans: molecular
section: introduction
12. after hydrogen and oxygen, the next most common element in
living systems is .
ans: carbon section: 1.1
a chemical that can dissolve in water is said to be . ans: hydrophilic
section: 1.2
a nucleotide consists of one or more groups, a 5-carbon ribose sugar, and a nitrogen-containing
aromatic ring group. ans: phosphoryl section: 1.2
13. the most common carbohydrate fuel is .
ans: glucose section: 1.2
14. heritable information is packaged into discrete units called .
ans: genes section: 1.3
a group of enzymes called catalyze replication. ans: dna polymerase section: 1.3
15. although all cells in an organism have the same dna, tissues differ
due to selective .
ans: expression section: 1.3
16. the basic unit of life is considered the
. ans: cell
section: 1.4
17. secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane to release
material outside of the cell via .
ans: exocytosis section: 1.4
multiple-choice questions
18. the structure of dna described by watson and
crick included:
A) a double helix.
B) the sugar–phosphate backbone aligned in
the center of the helix.
C) the base pairs that are stacked on the inside
of the double helix.
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TEST BANK FOR Biochemistry: A Short Course
5th Edition By ; Hines, Justin K.( All Chapters
Covered) Latest 2026
TEST BANK
Page 1 of 343
, 2
chapter 1 biochemistry and the unity of life
matching questions
use the following to answer questions 1–10:
choose the correct answer from the list below. not all of the answers will be used.
a) uracil
b) cytoplasm
c) protein
d) thymine
e) carbohydrate
f) sugar–phosphate units
g) cell wall
h) transcription
i) glycogen
j) lipid
k) central dogma
l) phagocytosis
m) endoplasmic reticulum
n) translation
o) prokaryotes
p) eukaryotes
q) lysosome
1. dna is made from the building blocks adenine, guanine, cytosine, and
.
ans:
d
section: 1.2
2. : unbranched polymer that, when folded into its
three- dimensional shape, performs much of the work of the
cell.
ans:
c
section: 1.2
3. : scheme that describes the flow of information
from one strand of dna to a new strand of dna.
ans:
k
section: 1.3
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4. : process where large amounts of material are taken
into the cell.
ans:
l
section: 1.3
5. the transfer of information from dna to rna is called
.
ans:
h
section: 1.3
6. are cells that are composed of multiple
specialized compartments.
ans:
p
section: 1.4
7. : class of biological macromolecules with many
functions, such as forming barriers between cell organelles, serving as
a metabolic fuel, and cell-to-cell signaling.
ans:
j
section: 1.2
8. : highly organized region of the cell where
glycolytic metabolism occurs.
ans:
b
section: 1.4
9. : responsible for protein processing and
xenobiotic metabolism.
ans:
m
section: 1.4
10. . : filled with proteases and other digestive enzymes.
ans:
q
section: 1.4
fill-in-the-blank questions
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11. organisms are known to be highly uniform at the
level. ans: molecular
section: introduction
12. after hydrogen and oxygen, the next most common element in
living systems is .
ans: carbon section: 1.1
a chemical that can dissolve in water is said to be . ans: hydrophilic
section: 1.2
a nucleotide consists of one or more groups, a 5-carbon ribose sugar, and a nitrogen-containing
aromatic ring group. ans: phosphoryl section: 1.2
13. the most common carbohydrate fuel is .
ans: glucose section: 1.2
14. heritable information is packaged into discrete units called .
ans: genes section: 1.3
a group of enzymes called catalyze replication. ans: dna polymerase section: 1.3
15. although all cells in an organism have the same dna, tissues differ
due to selective .
ans: expression section: 1.3
16. the basic unit of life is considered the
. ans: cell
section: 1.4
17. secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane to release
material outside of the cell via .
ans: exocytosis section: 1.4
multiple-choice questions
18. the structure of dna described by watson and
crick included:
A) a double helix.
B) the sugar–phosphate backbone aligned in
the center of the helix.
C) the base pairs that are stacked on the inside
of the double helix.
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