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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 hydrophobic interior
D The hydrophilic interior
Question #2
A Alpha-helices
B The hydrophobic effect
C The linear sequence of specific amino acids
D Beta-pleated sheets
E R-group interactions
Question #3
A The four parts of a protein’s amino acid sequence
B The layout of alpha-helices and beta-sheets
C The sequence of nucleic acids
D A polypeptide chain 3-D structure
E How the polypeptide chains arrange in space
Question #4
A Hydrophobic
B peptide bonds
C Ionic
D hydrogen bonding
Question #5
A Hydrophobic
B Ionic
C hydrogen bonding
D disulfide
Question #6
A alkynes
B alkenes
C hydrocarbons
D alkanes
Question #7
A a covalent amide bond
B an ether bond
C an amide bond
D a covalent ether bond
E a covalent bond
Question #8
A 3 molecules of water
B 2 molecules of water
C 5 molecules of water
D 4 molecules of water
Question #9
A Globular proteins
B Neither globular nor fibrous proteins
C Fibrous proteins
D Both globular fibrous proteins
Question #10
A The hydrophilic interior
B The hydrophobic interior
C The hydrophobic exterior
D The hydrophilic exterior
Question #11
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #12
A will be affected
B won’t be affected
Question #13
A alanine
B aspartic acid
C glycine
D phenylalanine
E tryptophan
Question #14
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #15
A Requires 4 water molecules
B Requires 3 water molecules
C Releases 3 water molecules
D Releases 4 water molecules
Question #16
A On the surface 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 Buried in the center of the protein
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A glutamic acid
B alanine
C glycine
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 hemoglobin protein
D the primary structure of the myoglobin protein
Question #21
A TRUE
B FALSE
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 The peptide bond is not planar, it can actually rotate relatively freely
C Partial double bond character of the peptide bond
D Electronegativity differences between nitrogen and carbon
E Hydrogen bonding between amino acid side chains and water
Question #25
A 2
B 3
C 6
D 5
E 4
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 double
C peptide
D ionic
E hydrogen
Question #28
A 100
B 98
C 101
D 99
E 102
Question #29
A is weaker than an ordinary single bond.
B has partial double bond character.
C still isn’t completely understood by chemists.
Question #30
A planar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles.
B nonpolar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles.
C not cleavable by hydrolysis.
D nonpolar, and fixed in a trans conformation
E planar, and usually found in a trans configuration.
Question #31
A 3 amino acids and 4 peptide bonds
B 3 amino acids and 1 peptide bond
C 3 amino acids and 2 peptide bonds
D 3 amino acids and 3 peptide bonds
Question #32
A Covalent bond
B ionic bond
C Metallic bond
D Hydrogen 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 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 hydrophilic side chains are on the outside, exposed to the solvent, water.
B have their hydrophobic amino acid side chains are in the interior of the molecule
C All of these are correct
D are roughly spherical in shape
E are water soluble