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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The hydrophobic exterior
B The hydrophilic exterior
C The hydrophilic interior
D The hydrophobic interior
Question #2
A Alpha-helices
B R-group interactions
C The linear sequence of specific amino acids
D The hydrophobic effect
E Beta-pleated sheets
Question #3
A How the polypeptide chains arrange in space
B The layout of alpha-helices and beta-sheets
C A polypeptide chain 3-D structure
D The sequence of nucleic acids
E The four parts of a protein’s amino acid sequence
Question #4
A Hydrophobic
B hydrogen bonding
C peptide bonds
D Ionic
Question #5
A Hydrophobic
B disulfide
C Ionic
D hydrogen bonding
Question #6
A alkynes
B alkanes
C alkenes
D hydrocarbons
Question #7
A a covalent amide bond
B a covalent bond
C a covalent ether bond
D an ether bond
E an amide bond
Question #8
A 5 molecules of water
B 4 molecules of water
C 2 molecules of water
D 3 molecules of water
Question #9
A Fibrous proteins
B Both globular fibrous proteins
C Globular proteins
D Neither globular nor fibrous proteins
Question #10
A The hydrophobic interior
B The hydrophilic exterior
C The hydrophobic exterior
D The hydrophilic interior
Question #11
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #12
A won’t be affected
B will be affected
Question #13
A tryptophan
B phenylalanine
C glycine
D aspartic acid
E alanine
Question #14
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #15
A Releases 4 water molecules
B Requires 4 water molecules
C Requires 3 water molecules
D Releases 3 water molecules
Question #16
A Buried in the center of the protein
B Localized to the N-terminus of the protein
C Randomly interspersed throughout to protein
D Localized to the C-terminus of the protein
E On the surface of the protein
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A glycine
B glutamic acid
C alanine
D cysteine
Question #20
A the secondary structure of a protein
B the function of all proteins in an organism
C the primary structure of the myoglobin protein
D the primary structure of the hemoglobin protein
Question #21
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #22
A All proteins have a quaternary structure
B Disulfide bridges primarily maintain secondary structures, as opposed to tertiary
C A protein’s function depends on its spatial conformation
D pH does not change the protein conformation
Question #23
A The end of a protein with a free amine group
B The first amino acid with the abbreviation ‘N’ in the protein
C The end of a protein with a free carboxylic acid group
D A protein chain
Question #24
A Hydrogen bonding between amino acid side chains and water
B The peptide bond is not planar, it can actually rotate relatively freely
C Electronegativity differences between nitrogen and carbon
D The fully double bonded peptide bond
E Partial double bond character of the peptide bond
Question #25
A 3
B 4
C 2
D 6
E 5
Question #26
A releases 3 molecules of water
B requires 2 molecules of water
C releases 2 molecules of water
Question #27
A ionic
B hydrogen
C amino
D double
E peptide
Question #28
A 98
B 99
C 102
D 101
E 100
Question #29
A still isn’t completely understood by chemists.
B has partial double bond character.
C is weaker than an ordinary single bond.
Question #30
A planar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles.
B planar, and usually found in a trans configuration.
C not cleavable by hydrolysis.
D nonpolar, and fixed in a trans conformation
E nonpolar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles.
Question #31
A 3 amino acids and 3 peptide bonds
B 3 amino acids and 1 peptide bond
C 3 amino acids and 2 peptide bonds
D 3 amino acids and 4 peptide bonds
Question #32
A Covalent bond
B Metallic bond
C ionic bond
D Hydrogen bond
Question #33
A Hydrogen atom is lost from its carboxyl group of one amino acid and a hydroxyl group is lost from its amino group of another amino acid
B Hydrogen atom is lost from its carboxyl group of one amino acid and a hydrogen atom is lost from its amino group of another amino acid
C Hydroxyl group is lost from its carboxyl group of one amino acid and a hydroxyl group is lost from its amino group of another amino acid
D Hydroxyl group is lost from its carboxyl group of one amino acid and a hydrogen atom is lost from its amino group of another amino acid
Question #34
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #37
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #38
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #39
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #40
A have their hydrophobic amino acid side chains are in the interior of the molecule
B are water soluble
C are roughly spherical in shape
D All of these are correct
E have their hydrophilic side chains are on the outside, exposed to the solvent, water.