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