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Optically Inactive: 1 Point
Optically Inactive: 1 Point
Optically Inactive: 1 Point
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in the D-form
secondary amino acid
zwitterion
neutral
optically inactive
If a solution is buffered at a pH of 6.0, then the addition of a small amount of acid will
cause the solution to have a pH of approximately ___. *
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6.0.
5.0.
7.0.
4.0.
Tyrosine-arginine-glutamine-phenylalanine
Asparagine-lysine-glutamic acid-histidine
Arginine-asparagine-glycine-lysine
Tryptophan-proline-threonine-serine
A cell has the following molecules: water, nucleic acids (DNA), proteins, enzymes,
lipids, chlorophyll, and carbohydrates. This cell could be from ___. *
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A student ground up some plant leaf cells and then centrifuged the mixture to
fractionate the organelles. Organelles in the one of the heavier fractions could produce
ATP in the light, while those in the lighter fraction could produce ATP in the dark. The
heavier fractions are most likely to contain ___ aside from mitochondria. *
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Starch granule
Peroxisomes
Chloroplasts
Plasmodesma
Which one of the following pairs are semi-essential amino acids for humans? *
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*
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A
B
D
C
The dilution of a buffer solution with a small amount of water will ___. *
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*
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8, basic
6, basic
-8, neutral
8, acidic
-6, basic
Protein A could have repetitive amino acid sequence while protein B be could have irregular
amino acids.
Protein B could contain mainly αlpha-helix while Protein A could contain equal amounts of
αlpha-helix and β-sheet.
Protein A could be a globular protein while Protein B could be a fibrous protein.
Protein B could be a type of collagen while Protein B could be a type of keratin.
Protein A could be generally soluble in water while Protein B could be insoluble.
Which of the structural levels of proteins has hydrogen bonding between its subunits
such as those of hemoglobin? *
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Primary
Quaternary
Secondary
Tertiary
When you mix salad oil and water, they immediately separate because ___. *
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*
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A
D
C
B
*
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C
D
E
A
B
Supramolecule
Macromolecule
Monomer
Element
Which of the following types of molecules are the major structural components of the
cell membrane? *
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You drink a glass of lemonade, but your blood pH does not change . This is an
example of how organisms ____. *
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maintain homeostasis
are immune to acid
adapt to their environment
exhibit complex organization
Which of the following biological buffers plays important role in prolonged metabolic
acidosis? *
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A paper clip can stay on the surface of water because of water’s strong surface
tension. Water’s surface tension is mostly a result of ___. *
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the attraction of the molecules of water and those of the paper clip
the attraction among water molecules
the movement of the water molecules
the impurities in the water
Electrostatic bond or salt bridge can be formed between side chains of ___. *
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What would be the molecular formula for a linear oligomer made by linking ten glycine
molecules together by condensation synthesis? *
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B
A
D
C
nonpolar
acidic
basic
neutral
polar
*
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A
D
B
C
E
Which of the following biochemical tests is a widely employed method that uses
bacteria to test whether a given chemical can cause mutations in the DNA of the test
organism? *
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Which of the following weak acid-conjugate base buffers has the greatest capacity to
resist pH change when added with either NaOH or HCl? Assume that the pKa of the
weak acid is 9.00. *
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Buffer at pH=9.5
Buffer at pH=9.2
Buffer at pH=8.9
All have the same buffering capacity
In animal cells, hydrolytic enzymes are packaged to prevent general destruction of
cellular components. Which of the following organelles functions in this
compartmentalization? *
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Lysosome
Glyoxysome
Peroxisome
Ribosome
Plasmodesma
During digestion of protein in the stomach, the peptide bond is broken by ___. *
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Denaturation
Dehydration
Hydrolysis
Condensation
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3.8
None of the given choices
4.7
6.1
5.2
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D
E
B
C
A
Mitochrondria
Cytoplasm
Golgi apparatus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Glutathione
Vasopressin
Bradykinin
Enkephalin
Most solids will sink if placed in a liquid, however, ice reacts differently by floating in
liquid water. Which of the following best explains this occurrence? *
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The two amino acids that contain sulfur atoms are ___. *
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Alanine
glycine
Valine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Using his antennae, the male moth finds female moths by following a trail of airborne
chemicals, called pheromones, upwind to the female producing them. This is an
example of how living things ___. *
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respond to stimuli
acquire nutrients
reproduce
maintain homeostasis
grow
A cell has cytoplasm, ribosomes, and plasma membrane. Based on this information, it
could be a/an ____. *
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fungal cell
All of the given choices
insect cell
bacterial cell
algal cell
Gly‐Ala‐Val‐Ser
Thr-Ile-Lue-Gly
Ser-Val-Ala-Gly
Gly-Leu-Ile-Thr
Which properties of water best explains why organisms resist temperature changes,
although they give off heat during biochemical reactions? *
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Specific Heat
Capillary Action
Surface Tension
Density
In an enzyme, the polypeptide chain folds into a compact shape known as the ___
structure. *
tertiary
quaternary
primary
secondary
Which set of the following amino acids have polar and neutral side chain? *
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MTC
WKQ
TNY
HMN
*
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A base is added to water and a new equilibrium is established. The new equilibrium
can be described by ____. *
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A
B
D
C
The strongest buffers are those composed of strong acids and strong bases.
The pH of a buffered solution remains constant no matter how much acid or base is added to the
solution.
At pH values lower than the pKa, the conjugate base concentration is higher than that of the acid.
When pH = pKa, the weak acid and conjugate base concentrations in a buffer are equal.
The volume enclosed by the plasma membrane of plant cells is often much larger than
the corresponding volume in animal cells. The most reasonable explanation to support
this observation is that ___. *
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plant cells are capable of having much higher surface-to-volume ratio than animal cells
plant cells are elongated while animal cells are more spherical
plant cells have a much more highly convoluted (folded) plasma membrane than animal cells
plant cells contain a large vacuole that reduces the volume of the cytoplasm
C
A
B
D
salt linkages
hydrophobic interactions
hydrogen bonds
disulfide bonds
The non-superimposable mirror image of an amino acid results from the fact that its
alpha carbon ___. *
is symmetric
has no net charge
is amphoteric
is a carboxylic acid
is bonded to four different chemical groups
Which of the following buffer concentrations has the least capacity to resist pH change
when added with NaOH? *
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0.01 M
0.15 M
0.10 M
0.05 M
Vegetarians and vegans do not eat meat and fish. However, vegans are stricter than
vegetarians because they do not consume eggs and dairy products . Which of the
following sets of food would you recommend as a complete vegan diet? *
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Alanine has pKa values of 2.4 and 9.9. Its isoelectric point, pI, is equal to____. *
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7.50
6.15
4.13
23.76
Which R group would most likely be found in a hydrophobic area of the tertiary
structure of a globular protein? *
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A
E
D
C
B
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one free amino group on the alanyl residue and one free carboxyl group on a glycyl residue
two free carboxyl groups, both on the glycyl residues
two free amino groups, both on alanyl residues
one free amino group on the glycyl residue and one free carboxyl group on a alanyl
residue