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Determine what would happen to an individual's proteins if they developed a fever of 103o F for several days.


A) The proteins would denature due to the increase in body temperature and would become unable to function correctly.
B) The proteins would increase in their ability to perform their functions because of the increase in body temperature.
C) Nothing would happen to the proteins as a result of the increase in temperature.
D) The proteins would denature due to the increase in body temperature and would increase in their ability to function correctly.
E) One protein would alter in shape which would then cause the next protein to alter in shape which would cause a third protein to alter in shape and so forth until all of the proteins were altered in shape.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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A long chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached,ending in the acidic group -COOH would be a(n)


A) triglyceride.
B) amino acid.
C) fatty acid.
D) nucleic acid.
E) monosaccharide.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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You notice that rain water forms "beads" on your car.This is an example of what property of water?


A) cohesion
B) dissociation
C) high heat of vaporization
D) adhesion
E) solvent

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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To measure the activity of the human brain during certain thought processes,a short-lived radioactive sugar is injected in the carotid artery and is utilized by those cells that are most active.This shows up on a PET scan and demonstrates the detection of


A) ionic bonds.
B) high levels of radiation.
C) covalent bonds.
D) neutrons.
E) isotopes.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The proposed cause of CJD and kuru in humans,mad cow disease,and scrapie in sheep is a change in a brain protein.Disease victims appear to have a protein that should normally contain alpha helices but instead they have changed into a protein made of beta pleated sheets.The disease appears to spread when the abnormal protein comes into contact with the normal protein,causing it to become deformed.Which level of protein structure is associated with these diseases?


A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) molecular

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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If neutral atoms become positive ions,they


A) gain electrons.
B) lose electrons.
C) gain protons.
D) lose protons.
E) do not change.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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A genetic mutation can cause a change in the sequence of the 20 amino acids used to build proteins.Such a change is a change to the protein's


A) primary structure only.
B) secondary structure only.
C) tertiary structure only.
D) primary structure,but this will likely alter higher levels of structure as well.
E) quaternary structure only.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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During the formation of a polymer,two monomers are joined by the removal of


A) OH and H.
B) OH and SH.
C) H and COH.
D) COOH and SH.
E) NHH and COOH.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following molecules is inorganic?


A) CH4
B) CO2
C) C6H12O6
D) C12H22O12
E) C6H6

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which statement about the cellular nucleic acids DNA and RNA is incorrect?


A) DNA is double-stranded,and RNA is single-stranded.
B) The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose,and in RNA the sugar is ribose.
C) DNA has a helix shape; RNA does not.
D) RNA and DNA have the same four nitrogen-containing bases.
E) Both DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid and can therefore pose a problem to people who have ulcers.Bufferin is an alternative to aspirin that uses a buffer to neutralize this effect by


A) substituting another ingredient for the acetyl salicylic acid.
B) adding a drug to stimulate the immune system.
C) adding salts to neutralize the acid.
D) adding an equal amount of hydroxide (OH-) ions.
E) adding chemicals that take up excess hydrogen (H+) ions.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Briefly describe how ATP is broken down and turned into ADP.

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The final shape of a protein is very important to its function.When proteins undergo an irreversible change in shape called ________________ they ________________ perform their usual functions.


A) naturation/can
B) naturation/cannot
C) denaturation/can
D) denaturation/cannot
E) dehydration reaction/cannot

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following types of lipids is the most abundant constituent of cell membranes?


A) cholesterol
B) phospholipid
C) triglyceride
D) neutral fat
E) fat

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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In the search to discover the agents that cause mad cow disease,scrapie in sheep,and CJD and kuru in humans,diseased brain tissues were passed through a fine filter to remove bacteria.The filtrate was still infectious,indicating that something smaller than bacteria,either viruses or organic molecules,must be the causative agent.If a virus was responsible for these brain diseases,then the infectious agent would contain either RNA or DNA.Other possibilities were that the agent was a carbohydrate,fat,or protein.Tissue filtrates were treated with agents that destroyed just one of these chemicals and then injected into a healthy animal,with the results as follows.What is the infectious agent? \bullet Amylase digests carbohydrates; tissue filtrate still infects healthy test animal. \bullet Lipase digests fats; tissue filtrate still infects healthy test animal. \bullet Formaldehyde and/or heat denatures DNA and RNA; tissue filtrate still infects healthy test animal. \bullet Trypsin digests protein; tissue filtrate does not infect healthy test animal.


A) carbohydrate
B) fat
C) protein
D) DNA or RNA
E) Could be carbohydrate,fat,or DNA or RNA but not protein.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following sequences correctly lists the bonds in order of strongest to weakest?


A) double covalent - single covalent - ionic - hydrogen
B) single covalent - double covalent - ionic - hydrogen
C) ionic- double covalent - single covalent - hydrogen
D) hydrogen - double covalent - single covalent - ionic
E) double covalent - single covalent - hydrogen - ionic

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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Nucleic acids are polymers of


A) amino acids.
B) nucleotides.
C) glycerol.
D) monosaccharides.
E) fatty acids.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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If an element has an atomic number of 15,then


A) the atomic mass must also be 15.
B) the atom has 15 electrons.
C) there are 7 electrons in the outermost shell.
D) the atom has 15 neutrons.
E) the atom must have only one orbital.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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In water,a weak hydrogen bond occurs between hydrogen in one molecule and


A) an oxygen atom in the same molecule.
B) an oxygen atom in a different molecule.
C) a hydrogen atom in the same molecule.
D) a hydrogen atom in a different molecule.
E) either hydrogen and oxygen atoms of different molecules.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following subatomic particles will be found within the nucleus of the atom?


A) protons and neutrons
B) protons and electrons
C) electrons and neutrons
D) only neutrons
E) only protons

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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