Biochemistry MCQs- JUNE 09

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Quiz am Biochemistry MCQs- JUNE 09, erstellt von MatthewEllis96 am 03/02/2015.
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THE CARBOHYDRATE RIBOSE CONTAINS HOW MANY CARBON ATOMS?
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  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

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SUCROSE IS A DISACCHARIDE OF:
Antworten
  • Glucose and fructose
  • Maltose and glucose
  • Glucose and galactose
  • Fructose and galactose

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THE BEST DESCRIPTION FOR FATTY ACIDS IS:
Antworten
  • Hydrophobic
  • Hydrophilic
  • Amphipathic
  • Anglophobic

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GLYCOGEN CONTAINS WHICH TYPES OF GLYCOSIDIC BONDS BETWEEN GLUCOSE RESIDUES?
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  • α(1→4) and α(1→6)
  • β(1→4) and α(1→6)
  • α(1→4) and β(1→6)
  • β(1→4) and β(1→6)

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THE CONFORMATION OF THE POLYSACCHARIDE CHAINS IN CELLULOSE IS NORMALLY:
Antworten
  • Helical
  • Random coil
  • Zig-zag
  • Linear

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THE REDOX CENTRE IN NAD+ IS:
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  • Nicotine
  • Nicotinamide
  • Flavin mononucleotide
  • Flavinoid

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WHICH NUCLEOTIDE TRIPHOSPHATE IS COMMONLY INVOLVED IN RIBOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION?
Antworten
  • CTP
  • TTP
  • UTP
  • GTP

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IN LIVING CELLS, ATP IS USUALLY FOUND IN COMPLEX WITH WHICH ION?
Antworten
  • Na+
  • Ca2+
  • Hg2+
  • Mg2+

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IN THE LELOIR PATHWAY OF GALACTOSE METABOLISM, GALACTOSE IS PHOSPHORYLATED TO GIVE:
Antworten
  • Galactose 1-phosphate
  • Galactose 6-phosphate
  • Glucose 1-phosphate
  • Glucose 6-phosphate

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THE MAIN CARBOHYDRATE “FUEL” OF SPERM CELLS IS:
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  • Glucose
  • Galactose
  • Fructose
  • Maltose

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WHICH PATHWAY RESULTS IN THE GREATEST OVERALL DIRECT GENERATION OF ATP UNDER AEROBIC CONDITIONS?
Antworten
  • Glycolysis
  • The tricarboxylic acid (Krebs) cycle
  • Oxidative phosphorylation
  • Gluconeogenesis

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FOR THE COMPLETE OXIDATIVE METABOLISM OF ONE MOLECULE OF GLUCOSE UNDER AEROBIC CONDITIONS, HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE “TURN”?
Antworten
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4

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FOR EACH MOLECULE OF ACETYL COENZYME A (AcCoA) WHICH ENTERS THE TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE, HOW MANY MOLECULES OF CARBON DIOXIDE ARE RELEASED?
Antworten
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4

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UNDER ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS, YEAST METABOLISE GLUCOSE TO:
Antworten
  • Ethanol via acetic acid
  • Acetic acid via ethanol
  • Acetaldehyde (ethanal) via ethanol
  • Ethanol via acetaldehyde (ethanal)

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THE PRODUCTS OF THE LIGHT REACTIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN GREEN PLANTS INCLUDE:
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  • NADH, oxygen and a proton motive force
  • NADPH, water and an electromotive force
  • NADPH, oxygen and a proton motive force
  • NADH, oxygen and an electromotive force

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THE “DARK” REACTIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN GREEN PLANTS REQUIRE:
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  • NADPH, ATP and carbon dioxide
  • NAD+, ATP and carbon dioxide
  • NADPH, ADP and oxygen
  • NADPH, ATP and oxygen

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TWO METHODOLOGIES USED BY MELVIN CALVIN TO ELUCIDATE THE “DARK” REACTIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS WERE:
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  • Paper chromatography and synthetic organic chemistry
  • X-ray crystallography and titrations
  • Gene sequencing and fluorescence resonance energy transfer
  • Tissue culture and NMR spectroscopy

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WHICH OF THESE COFACTORS IS NEEDED FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MALONYL COENZYME A FROM ACETYL COENZYME A AND CARBON DIOXIDE?
Antworten
  • Niacin
  • NAD+
  • Thiamine
  • Biotin

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IN WATER, FATTY ACIDS CAN SPONTANEOUSLY ASSEMBLE INTO WHAT STRUCTURES?v
Antworten
  • Micelles
  • Mitochondria
  • Mitotic spindles
  • Myosin

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MALONATE INHIBITS AN ENZYME IN WHICH METABOLIC PATHWAY?
Antworten
  • Glycolysis
  • Tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • Leloir pathway
  • Glycogen biosynthesis

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THE MICHAELIS CONSTANT, Km:
Antworten
  • Has units of concentration
  • For a given enzyme is independent of the substrate used
  • Is a measure of the rate of acceleration carried out by the enzyme
  • Gives an idea of the enzyme’s catalytic efficiency

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WHEN CONSIDERING ENZYME CATALYTIC MECHANISMS, ACID-BASE CATALYSIS:
Antworten
  • Is usually dependant upon hydrogen bonding with at least one amino acid side chain at the active site to facilitate formation of the transition state
  • Is usually dependant upon hydrogen bonding between the carbonyl and amide groups of peptide bonds to facilitate formation of the transition state
  • Is usually dependant upon hydrogen bonding between a water molecule and the substrate to facilitate formation of the transition state
  • Is usually dependant upon hydrogen bonding with an oxidised metal ion prosthetic group in the active site to facilitate formation of the transition state

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IN ENZYME CATALYSIS THE TERM “APPROXIMATION” REFERS TO:
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  • A catalytic strategy that facilitates transition state stabilisation through formation of covalent bonds between a substrate and amino acid groups in the active site
  • A catalytic strategy that facilitates transition state stabilisation through formation of hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions between a substrate and amino acid groups in the active site
  • A catalytic strategy that facilitates transition state stabilisation through interaction with metal ions in the active site
  • A catalytic strategy that facilitates transition state stabilisation through direct transfer of a proton to the substrate from an acidic amino acid group in the active site

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AN OXYANION HOLE IS:
Antworten
  • A region of the enzyme active site that facilitates binding of positively charged substrates through their association with oxygen-containing amino-acid side chains in the enzyme
  • A region of the enzyme active site that facilitates binding of negatively charged substrates through their association with oxygen-containing amino-acid side chains in the enzyme
  • A region of the active site that facilitates binding of positively charged oxygen-containing groups present in a substrate
  • A region of the active site that facilitates binding of negatively charged oxygen-containing groups present in a substrate

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THE PROTEIN UBIQUITIN:
Antworten
  • Can be covalently linked to proteins via the N-terminal glycine residue
  • Is a polypeptide
  • Is an essential component of eukaryote respiratory chains
  • Can be covalently linked to proteins via isopeptide bond formation

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PROTEOSOME-MEDIATED PROTEOLYSIS:
Antworten
  • Is controlled by serine protease enzymes.
  • Is a key part of the control mechanism in the eukarote cell cycle
  • Is a key part of the control mechanism in the prokarote cell cycle
  • Is controlled by ubiquinone activating enzymes.

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IN MICHAELIS-MENTON KINETICS, FORMATION OF THE ENZYME-SUBSTRATE COMPLEX:
Antworten
  • Is always the rate limiting step in an enzyme catalysed reaction
  • Is never the rate limiting step in an enzyme catalysed reaction
  • Is always a necessary pre-requisite to formation of the transition state and therefore product turnover
  • Is never a necessary pre-requisite to formation of the transition state and therefore product turnover

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THE TRANSITION STATE MODEL FOR ENZYME CATALYSIS:
Antworten
  • May explain why enzymes have particular substrate specificity
  • May explain why enzymes are able to catalyse chemical reactions that cannot be facilitated in any other way
  • May explain why enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by reduction of the activation energy change for the reaction
  • May explain why enzymes can effectively reduce the loss of energy from a chemical reaction as heat

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THE CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY OF AN ENZYME CATALYSED REACTION:
Antworten
  • Can be described by the ratio: kcat/Km
  • Can be described by the ratio: Km/kcat
  • Can be described by the ratio: Vmax/kcat
  • Can be described by the ratio: kcat/Vmax

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THE UREA CYCLE:
Antworten
  • Is completely located in the mitochondrial matrix – preventing the exposure of free ammonium to other components of the eukaryote cell
  • Allows free ammonia obtained directly from deamination of glutamate to be converted to urea – preventing the exposure of free ammonium to other components of the eukaryote cell
  • Allows free ammonia obtained directly from deamination of tryptophan to be converted to urea – preventing the exposure of free ammonium to other components of the eukaryote cell
  • Is completely located in the cytoplasm of the cell – preventing the exposure of free ammonium to other components of the eukaryote cell

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FRUCTOSE 2,6-BISPHOSPHATE IS:
Antworten
  • A glycolytic intermediate
  • The precursor of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
  • Produced from fructose 2-phosphate
  • A second messenger

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THE BUILD UP OF LACTIC ACID IN MUSCLES AFTER ANAEROBIC EXERCISE IS:
Antworten
  • Caused by an excess of ATP in the cytoplasm
  • Due to its synthesis being coupled to ATP hydrolysis
  • Due to pyruvate being reduced by lactate dehydrogenase to allow recycling of NADH to NAD+
  • Due to pyruvate being oxidised by lactate dehydrogenase to allow recycling of NAD+ to NADH

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THE INCREASE IN ATP LEVELS THAT ACCOMPANIES THE "PASTEUR EFFECT" CAUSES:
Antworten
  • Decreased glycolytic flux by allosteric stimulation of lactate dehydrogenase
  • Allosteric inhibition of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
  • Allosteric inhibition of phosphofructokinase-1
  • Increased glycolytic flux by allosteric activation of phosphofructokinase-2

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PROTEIN KINASE A IS ACTIVATED BY:
Antworten
  • 5'-AMP
  • cAMP
  • ADP
  • NADH

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THE WARBURG EFFECT IS:
Antworten
  • The term used to describe the inhibition of glycolysis in anaerobic cells that occurs when oxygen is supplied
  • Caused (in some cancers) by a defect in the glycerol phosphate shuttle
  • Caused by an over-active glycerol phosphate shuttle in cancer
  • Due to the inhibition of phosphofructokinase-1 by NADH

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THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM HELPS REGULATE:
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  • Body fluids
  • Blood pressure
  • Body temperature
  • Breathing

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF ECTOTHERMS?
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  • They generate most of their heat through internal processes
  • They get most of their heat from the environment
  • They generate most of their heat from external processes
  • They cannot regulate their body temperature

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IN BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS THE COMMON INTERMEDIATES ARE:
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  • Initial substrates which feed into metabolic pathways
  • Compounds which catalyse the individual steps in a metabolic pathway
  • Compounds which occur at cross-over or branching points in metabolic pathways
  • Metabolic hubs which allow the use and re-use of relatively small numbers of molecules

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THE KREBS (OR TCA) CYCLE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH TYPE OF PATHWAY?
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  • Anabolic
  • Catabolic
  • Amphibolic
  • Hyperbolic

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WHICH OF THESE SYSTEMS IS MOST COMMON IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS?
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  • Positive feedback
  • Formative feedback
  • Negative feedback
  • Neutral feedback
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