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, TestBank:LehningerPrinciplesofBiochemistry
,8th Edition, David L. NelsonChapters1-28. kk kk kk kk kk kk
1. Inabacterialcell,theDNAisinthe:
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A) cellenvelope. k
B) cellmembrane. k
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. Amajorchangeoccurringintheevolutionofeukaryotesfromprokaryoteswasthe
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developmentof:
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A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability. k k
C) plasmamembranes. k
D) ribosomes.
E) thenucleus. k
3. Ineukaryotes,thenucleusisenclosedb ya doublemembranecalledthe:
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A) cellmembrane. k
B) nuclear envelope. kk
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. Thedimensionsoflivingcellsarelimited,onthelowerendbytheminimumnumberof
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biomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of diffusion of
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solutessuchasoxygen.Exceptforhighlyelongatedcells,theyusuallyhavelengthsand
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diameters in the range of:
A) 0.1mto10 m.
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B) 0.3mto30 m. k k k kk
C) 0.3mto100 m. k k k kk
D) 1mto100m. k k k k
E) 1mto300m. k k k k
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,5. Whichgroupofsingle-celledmicroorganismshasmanymembersfoundgrowingin
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extremeenvironments?
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A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) Noneoftheanswersiscorrect. k k k k k
6. ThebacteriumE.colirequiressimpleorganicmoleculesforgrowthandenergy—itis
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thereforea:
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A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Whichisalistof organelles?
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A) mitochondria,chromatin,endoplasmicreticulum k k k
B) peroxisomes,lysosomes, plasma membrane k k k kk
C) proteasomes, peroxisomes, lysosomes kk kk
D) mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes kk kk kk
E) Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
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8. Whichlisthasthecellularcomponentsarrangedinorderof INCREASINGsize?
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A) aminoacid<protein<mitochondrion<ribosome k k k k k k k
B) aminoacid<protein<ribosome<mitochondrion k k k kk k k k
C) aminoacid<ribosome<protein<mitochondrion k k k k k k k
D) protein<aminoacid<mitochondrion<ribosome k k k kk k k k
E) protein<ribosome<mitochondrion<aminoacid k k k k kk k k
9. Thethree-dimensional structureofmacromoleculesisformedandmaintained primarily
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throughnoncovalentinteractions. WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTconsidereda
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noncovalentinteraction?
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A) carbon-carbon bonds kk
B) hydrogenbonds kk
C) hydrophobic interactions kk
D) ionicinteractions k
E) vanderWaalsinteractions
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, 10. WhichelementisNOTamongthefourmostabundantinlivingorganisms?
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A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
11. Thefourcovalentbondsinmethane(CH4)arearrangedaroundcarbontogivewhich
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geometry?
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A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonalbipyramidal kk
D) trigonalplanar kk
E) trigonalpyramidal kk
12. Whatfunctionalgroupsarepresentonthismolecule?
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A) etherand aldehyde
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B) hydroxylandaldehyde kk kk
C) hydroxyl andcarboxylic acid kk kk kk
D) hydroxylandester kk kk
E) hydroxylandketone kk kk
13. Themacromoleculesthatserveinthestorageandtransmissionofgeneticinformation are:
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A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleic acids. kk
E) proteins.
14. Stereoisomersthatarenonsuperimposablemirrorimagesofeachotherareknownas:
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A) anomers.
B) cis-transisomers. kk
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometricisomers. k
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