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