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