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451 Biochemistry Review #2

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With respect to the citric acid cycle,

a)

GDP is required

b)

oxygen is not a substrate in the reactions of the cycle

c)

lipoic acid has no role

d)

oxidative decarboxylation does not occur

2.

With respect to movement of compounds across biological membranes,

a)

active transport requires ATP

b)

water cannot readily cross membranes

c)

a proton gradient is required

d)

protons generally require a protein to move across memebranes

3.

In tightly coupled mitochondria,

a)

oxidative phosphorlyation will speed up to make up for an oxygen deficit

b)

low ADP levels will have the same overall effect as low oxygen levels

c)

increasing intermembrane space pH will reduce ATP production

d)

cyanide will reduce both ATP productions and the proton gradient

4.

With respect to the Q cycle,

a)

it explains how electrons arrive in pairs, but are converted to moving singly

b)

it involves coenzyme Q in three different forms

c)

Cytochrome C carries electrons to complex III

d)

each QH2 sends electrons to two different things

5.

With respect to fatty acid oxidation,

a)

it occurs in the cytoplasm and the peroxisomes

b)

it produces FADH2 and NADH

c)

it only occurs on fatty acids shorter than 16 carbons

d)

it occurs when the fatty acid is bound to ACP

6.

With respect to fatty acid synthesis,

a)

it is allosterically activated by palmitate/palmitoyl-CoA

b)

it occurs in the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum

c)

it uses malonyl-ACP

d)

it requires a carboxylation and a decarboyxlation

7.

With respect to prostaglandins,

a)

aspirin is a COX inhibitor

b)

inhibiting phospholipase A2 will stop release of fatty acids from membranes

c)

they are precursors of cholesterol

d)

they are pain relievers

8.

With respect to nucleotide metabolism,

a)

it uses ribonucleotide reductatse to convert all dNDPs to dNTPs

b)

it uses CTP to make UTP

c)

it uses dTMP to make dUMP

d)

it uses DHFR to make dNDPs from NDPs

e)

None of the above

9.

With respect to transcription,

a)

it occurs at a structure called a replication fork

b)

the coding strand is complementrary to the RNA being made

c)

it makes RNA in the 3' to 5' direction

d)

it requires a ribosome

e)

None of the above

10.

With respect to gene expression,

a)

attenuation involves early transcriptional termination

b)

the lac repressors binds to DNA when it binds allo-lactose

c)

CAP binds to DNA when it binds to cAMP

d)

IRE-BP binds to DNA when it does not bind to iron

11.

With respect to cholesterol metabolism,

a)

it uses palmitoyl-CoA and serine

b)

it includes an intermediate of squalene

c)

ATP is not used

d)

it is a precusor to vitamin D, bile acids, and steroid hormones

12.

With respect to fatty acid metabolism,

a)

it starts with oxidation of medium chain fatty acids in peroxisomes

b)

oxidation of saturated fatty acids involves cis intermediates

c)

enoyl-CoA isomerase is not needed for oxidation of saturated fatty acids

d)

ketone bodies use the last enzyme of fatty acid synthesis

13.

With respect to prostaglandins,

a)

ibuprofen is a COX-1 inhibitor

b)

steroids inhibit COX-2 enzymes

c)

they are usually produced from thromboxanes or leukotrienes

d)

PLA2 inhibits the action of aspirin

14.

With respect to nucleotide metabolism,

a)

deoxyribonucleotides are made from ribonucleoside diphosphates

b)

PRPP amidotransferase balances relative amounts of pyrimidines

c)

NDP Kinase (NDPK) converts ADP to dADP

d)

dUTPase converts dUTP to dTTP

15.

With respect to DNA replication

a)

the beta clamp is responsible for making DNA Polymerase III more processive

b)

helicase forms double helices at a rate of 6000 rpm

c)

Okazaki fragments are only made in the 5' to 3' direction

d)

lagging strand replication occurs in the 3' to 5' direction

16.

With respect to the citric acid cycle,

a)

succinate dehydrogenase requires FAD for catalysis

b)

it includes two decarboxylations not found inthe glyoxylate cycle

c)

NADH is not used

d)

it uses oxygen in one or more of its enzymatic reactions

17.

With respect to respiratory control,

a)

cyanide will stop oxidative phosphorlyation first

b)

exercising will favor electron transport

c)

resting will favor decrease in ADP

d)

2,4 DNP will increase NADH and temperature

18.

With respect to membrane transport,

a)

lactose permease is symport

b)

it requires ATP

c)

it requires diffusion through the membrane

d)

it cannot be electroneutral if sodium is involved

19.

With respect to electron transport,

a)

electrons get pumped into the intermembrance space

b)

oxygen is the terminal proton acceptor

c)

the Q cycle occurs in complex III

d)

2,4 DNP will increase oxygen consumption

20.

In tightly coupled mitochondria,

a)

increasing oxygen will increase the proton gradient

b)

lack of NAD+ will ultimately reduce electron flow

c)

uncoupling protein (UCP) will reduce ATP production

d)

the citric acid cycle will run fastest when electron transport runs fastest

21.

What coenzyme named in class does arsenate react with?

a)

citrate synthase

b)

lipoamide (lipoic acid)

c)

glutamase

d)

RNR

22.

Which enzyme of the citric acid cycle catalyzes a reaction what produces FADH2?

a)

citrate synthase

b)

glutamase

c)

succinate dehydrogenase

d)

isocitrate dehydrogenase

23.

Which enzyme of the citric acid cycle catalyzes a reaction that pulls the one proceding it?

a)

citrate synthase

b)

aconitase

c)

alpha-ketogluturarte dehydrogenase

d)

fumerase

24.

What amino acid is alpha-ketogluturate readily converted to in an anaplerotic reaction?

a)

glutamic acid

b)

arganine

c)

serine

d)

thymine

25.

Which enzyme(s) are unique to the glyoxylate cycle?

a)

malate synthase

b)

isocitrate lyase

c)

isocitract dehydrogenase

d)

alpha-ketogluturate dehydrogenase

26.

Which is a specific sphingolipid named in a class that contains a phosphate

a)

sphingomyelin

b)

cerebroside

c)

ganglioside

27.

Which class of lipid described in class contains complex carbohydrates

a)

triacecylglycerol

b)

sphingomyelin

c)

cerebroside

d)

ganglioside

28.

The catalytic activity of DNA Polymerase removes RNA primers in which direction?

a)

5' to 3' exonuclease

b)

3' to 5' exonuclease

29.

What does telomerase copy to make a telomere?

a)

its own RNA sequence

b)

Template DNA

c)

Coding DNA

d)

mRNA

30.

What molecule does aspirin prevent from being acted on by COX?

a)

arachiodonic acid

b)

prostaglandins

c)

thromboxanes

d)

luekotrienes

31.

What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of fatty acids with a cis double bond between carbons 3/4 to a trans double bond between carbons 2/3?

a)

enoyl-CoA isomerase

b)

isocitrate dyhydrogenase

c)

isomerase

d)

lipase

32.

The overproduction of _______ lead to gout.

a)

purines

b)

pyrimidines

c)

ketones

d)

fats

33.

Which enzyme catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds between ribonucleotides?

a)

DNA Polymerase III

b)

RNA Polymerase

c)

DNA Polymerase I

d)

rRNA

34.

Which enzyme catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids in bacteria?

a)

23s rRNA

b)

28s rRNA

c)

5s rRNA

d)

16s rRNA

35.

In attenuation of the trp operon, what is the function of the structure in the mRNA that only forms when there is abudant tryptophan in the cell?

a)

termination of transcription

b)

binding of the trp repressor

c)

binding of trp to the operator

d)

initiation of transcription

36.

TPP

a)

pyruvate dehydrogenase complex component

b)

peptide bond catalyst

c)

ketone body enzyme

d)

prostaglandine enzyme

37.

Intron

a)

pre-mRNA component

b)

tRNA component

c)

ligated mRNA

d)

translation chain terminator

38.

Transducin

a)

G proteins

b)

Translation chain terminator

c)

Ribonucleotide reducase inhibitor

d)

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

39.

Gyrase

a)

binds rentinal

b)

topoisomerase

c)

helicase

d)

lagging strand synthesis

40.

dATP

a)

Ribonucleotide reducase inhibitor

b)

Ribonucleotide reducase activator

c)

tRNA component

d)

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

41.

Inducer

a)

IPTG

b)

copper

c)

G protein

d)

tRNA component

42.

Thiolase

a)

Ketone body enzyme

b)

Prostaglandin enzyme

c)

purine breakdown

d)

peptide bond catalyst

43.

Statin

a)

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

b)

ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor

c)

ketone body formation

d)

purine breakdown

44.

Active transporter

a)

Na/K ATPase

b)

Symport

c)

ion channel

d)

G protein

45.

Trans fat

a)

hydrogenation byproducts

b)

purien breakdown

c)

pyruvate dehydrogenase component

46.

Carnitine

a)

mitochondrial membrane crosser

b)

translation chain terminator

c)

binds retinal

d)

tRNA component

47.

Ribozyme

a)

peptide bond catalyst

b)

IPTG

c)

prostaglandin enzyme

d)

tRNA component

48.

Which group of molecules has their synthesis stopped by aromatase inhibitors?

a)

estrogens

b)

androgens

c)

prostaglandins

d)

cyclooxygenases

49.

What three factors control the level of cholesterol in the body?

a)

diet

b)

synthesis

c)

storage/recycling

d)

VLDLs receptor-mediated endocytosis

50.

What cellular structure is missing in familial hypercholesterolemia?

a)

liver LDL receptors

b)

HDL receptors

c)

Chrylomicron receptors

d)

HMG-CoA reductase

51.

What is the only regulated enzyme in either fat or fatty acid breakdown?

a)

triacylglycerol lipase

b)

HMG-CoA reducatse

c)

thiolase

d)

lipase

52.

What enzyme catalyzes the first reaction in the pathway leading to ketone bodies?

a)

thiolase

b)

HMG-CoA reductase

c)

pyruvate dehydrogenase

d)

acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

53.

What molecule is produce by catalysis by the only regulated enzyme of fatty acid biosynthesis?

a)

malonyl-CoA

b)

trans enoyl-CoA

c)

acetyl-CoA

d)

acyl-carnitine

54.

What molecule shuttles the precursor of fatty acid synthesis to the cytoplasm

a)

citrate

b)

isocitrate

c)

pyruvate

d)

acetyl-CoA

55.

What enzyme is responsible for the balance of purines and pyrimidiens in de novo ribonucleotide synthesis?

a)

ATCase

b)

PRPP synthetase

c)

PRPP amidotransferase

d)

IMP dehydrogenase

56.

What molecule is the energy source for de novo synthesis of AMP?

a)

GTP

b)

GDP

c)

ATP

d)

UTP

57.

What molecule is the branch point in de novo purine ribonucleotide synthesis?

a)

IMP

b)

UMP

c)

XMP

d)

UDP

58.

What molecule is the electron source for fatty acid biosynthesis?

a)

NAD+

b)

NADH

c)

FADH2

d)

NADPH

59.

What enzymatic activity is present in DNA polymerase I and III, but lacking in reverse transcriptase of HIV?

a)

3' to 5' exonuclease

b)

5' to 3 ' exonuclease

c)

primase

d)

ligase