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WorksheetsBIOCHEM PRELIM
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Metabolism
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
sum of all chemical reactions in all living organism
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
a claim supported by evidence
the body’s does not use of molecules for energy and growth
Energy
the ability to make things move or change
the body’s use of molecules for energy
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
a claim supported by evidence
the body’s use of molecules for growth
Catabolism
the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy
not destructive metabolism.
is the part of the metabolic process that create large molecules
set of metabolic pathways that does not breaks down molecules into smaller units
produces molecules necessary for the functioning of the body
Catabolism is the break down of:
Simple molecules
calcium nitrate
Complex molecules
Calcium chloride
none at all
Which of the following is a product formed from catabolism?
Sucrose
Glucose
Nylon
Magnesium sulfate
sulfuric acid
Which of the following is a product formed from catabolism?
Amino acids
Ethanoic acid
Acetic acid
Citric acid
protein
Catabolism is a part of:
Anabolism
Respiration
Metabolism
Circulation
mechanism
Organotrophs use _______ sources as a source of energy
Organic
Inorganic
Sunlight
Air
None of the above
During starvation the main source of energy for brain is
ketone bodies
fatty acids
proteins
amino acids
none of these
In Glycolysis, this is known as the rate limiting step
hosphohexose isomerase
Phosphofructokinase
Enolase
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
ligase
This hormone is not involved in carbohydrate metabolism
ACTH
Glucagon
Vasopressin
Cortisol
collagen
The extraction of energy by breaking molecules and using this energy to synthesize the building blocks is
homeostasis
intermediate state
metabolic pathway
metabolic state
metabolism
Acetyl CoA is not used for the synthesis of
citric acid
pyruvic acid
cholesterol
fatty acid
ethanoic acid
_____ builds molecules required for the body’s functionality.
Anabolism
Catabolism
Embolism
metabolism
None of the above
______ breaks down big complex molecules into smaller, easier to absorb molecules.
Anabolism
Catabolism
Embolism
metabolism
None of the above
The hormones involved in the process of _____ are estrogen, testosterone, growth hormones and insulin.
Anabolism
Catabolism
Embolism
metabolism
None of the above
The hormones involved in the process of _____ are adrenaline, cytokine, glucagon, and cortisol.
Anabolism
Catabolism
Embolism
metabolism
None of the above
Examples of _______ processes are proteins becoming amino acids, glycogen breaking down into glucose and triglycerides breaking up into fatty acids.
Catabolic
Anabolic
Embolic
metabolic
None of the above
The degradative processess can be broadly classified under
Metabolism
Anabolism
Catabolism
None of these
ism
Glycolysis is an example of
catabolic pathway
anabolic pathway
amphibolic pathway
biosynthetic pathway
none of these
Pick the correct statement
Catabolism consumes energy
Glycolysis is an example of the anabolic pathway
Anabolism takes place at the expense of energy
living systems storing energy to make bonds is catabolism
none of these
This has a spiral metabolic pathway
Krebs cycle
Glycolysis
Glyoxylate cycle
Fatty acid biosynthesis
none of these
Enzymes, vitamins and hormones are common in
Regulation of metabolism
Increasing oxidative metabolism
Sythesis in the body of organisms
Being proteinaceous
none of these
Two types of metabolic pathways
linear and cyclic
cyclic
linear
linear and zigzag
zigzag and cyclic
Classify the chemical processes as anabolic or catabolic.
-Synthesis of a protein from amino acids
Anabolic
Catabolic
unabolic
cotobolic
none of these
Classify the chemical processes as anabolic or catabolic.
-Formation of a triacylglycerol from glycerol and fatty acids
anabolic
catabolic
unabolic
cotobolic
none of these
Classify chemical processes as anabolic or catabolic.
-Hydrolysis of a polysaccharide to monosaccharides
anabolic
catabolic
unabolic
cotobolic
none of these
Classify the chemical processes as anabolic or catabolic.
-Formation of a nucleic acid from nucleotides
anabolic
catabolic
unabolic
cotobolic
none of these
DNA replication and RNA synthesis are the function of what cell organelle?
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Nucleus
Serves as the Cellular boundary is the function of what part of the cell?
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Ribosome
The water-based material of a eukaryotic cell.
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Lysosome
Generates most of the energy needed for cell.
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Lysosome
What cell organelle contain hydrolytic enzymes needed for cell rebuilding, repair and degradation?
Lysosome
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Sites for protein synthesis
Nucleus
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Distinguish the outer membrane of mitochondria
Permeable to small molecules: 40% lipid, 60% protein
Permeable to small molecules: 50% lipid, 50% protein
Impermeable to small molecules: 50% lipid, 50% protein
Impermeable to small molecules: 70% lipid, 30% protein
Impermeable to small molecules: 90% lipid, 10% protein
Distinguished the Inner membrane of mitochondria
Highly impermeable to most substances: 20% lipid, 80% protein
Highly impermeable to most substances: 50% lipid, 50% protein
Lowly impermeable to most substances: 20% lipid, 80% protein
Highly permeable to most substances: 20% lipid, 80% protein
Lowly impermeable to most substances: 90% lipid, 10% protein
Inner membrane folded into cristae to
increase temperature
increase surface area
decrease surface area
decrease temperature
none of these
Synthesis of ATP occurs on what part of mitochondria?
the inner membrane
the outer membrane
the inner cell
the outer cell
none of these
Several phosphate containing compounds found in metabolic pathways are known as _______.
energy compounds
low energy compounds
high energy compounds
compounds
low compounds
Strained bond
They contain at least one reactive bond
They contain at least one nonreactive bond
They do not contain at least one reactive bond
They do not contain at least one nonreactive bond
none of these
Strained bonds are represented by sign ~ (squiggle bond) which contains?
High-energy Phosphate Compounds
Low-energy Phosphate Compounds
High-energy Calcium Compounds
Low-energy Calcium Compounds
none of these
Important Nucleotide-Containing Compounds in Metabolic Pathways responsible for Structural component of RNA
AMP
ADP
ATP
all of these
none of these
Key components of metabolic pathways
AMP & ATP
ADP & ATP
AMP & ADP
all of these
none of these
A typical cellular reaction in which FAD serves as ______ involves conversion of an alkane to an alkene
reducing agent
oxidizing agent
redoxidizing agent
oxireducing agent
none of these
A typical cellular reaction in which NAD+ serves as the oxidizing agent is the oxidation of a secondary alcohol to give a ______
amino
aldehyde
carboxyl
ketone
none of these
A derivative of vitamin B, a specific one
Acetyl-CoA
Coenzyme A
Enzyme A
extremoenzyme A
all of these
The diagram shows
Classification of Intermediate Compounds
Classification of Metabolic Intermediate Compounds
Metabolic Intermediate Compounds
Classification of Compounds
none of these
Begins in mouth (saliva contains starch digesting enzymes), continues in the stomach (gastric juice), completed in small intestine: – Results in small molecules that can cross intestinal membrane into the blood
• End Products of digestion: – Glucose and monosaccharides from carbohydrates – Amino acids from proteins – Fatty acids and glycerol from fats and oils
Stage 1. Digestion
Stage 2. Acetyl Group Formation
Stage 3. Citric Acid Cycle
Stage 4. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
all of these
The small molecules from digestion are further oxidized.
• End product of these oxidations is acetyl CoA
• Primary products include two-carbon acetyl units (which become attached to coenzyme A to give acetyl CoA) and the reduced coenzyme NADH.
• Involves numerous reactions: – Reactions occur both in cytosol (glucose metabolism) as well as mitochondria (fatty acid metabolism) of the cells.
Stage 1. Digestion
Stage 2. Acetyl Group Formation
Stage 3. Citric Acid Cycle
Stage 4. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
all of these
Takes place inside the mitochondria
• In this stage acetyl group is oxidized to produce CO2 (which we exhale during breathing) and energy
• Most energy is trapped and carried by the reduced coenzymes NADH and FADH2 to the fourth stage
• Some energy produced in this stage is lost in the form of heat
Stage 1. Digestion
Stage 2. Acetyl Group Formation
Stage 3. Citric Acid Cycle
Stage 4. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
all of these
Takes place in mitochondria
• NADH and FADH2 are oxidized to release H+ and electrons
• H+ are transported to the inter-membrane space in mitochondria
• Electrons are transferred to O2 and O2 is reduced to H2O
• H+ ions reenter the mitochondrial matrix and drive ATP-synthase reaction to produce ATP
Stage 1. Digestion
Stage 2. Acetyl Group Formation
Stage 3. Citric Acid Cycle
Stage 4. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
all of these
_____ are usually proteins that act as biological catalysts and speeds a reaction by lowering the activation energy, changing the reaction pathway that provides a lower energy route for conversion of substrate to product.
Temperature
Enzyme
pH
Surface Tension
none of these
An enzyme structure that composed only of protein (amino acid chains) also it is the tertiary structure of the simple enzymes that makes it biologically active
Simple enzyme
Conjugated enzyme
complicated enzyme
nonresponsive enzyme
none of these
An enzyme structure that has a non-protein part in addition to a protein part
Simple enzyme
Conjugated enzyme
complicated enzyme
unresponsive enzyme
none of these
Most commonly named with reference to their function
type of reaction catalyzed
identity of the substrate
type of reaction catalyzed and identity of the substrate
catabolism
none of these
A substrate is the
the reactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
the product in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
substance upon which the enzyme “acts.”
the reactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction and substance upon which the enzyme “acts.”
none of these
Suffix -ase identifies it as an enzyme – e.g., urease, sucrase, and lipase are all enzyme designations – exception: the suffix -in is still found in the names of some
liver enzyme
heart enzyme
brain enzyme
digestive enzymes
none of these
Predict the function of the enzymes.
-Maltase
Hydrolysis of maltose
Dehydrolysis of maltose
Removal of hydrogen from lactate ion
Oxidation of fructose
Rearrangement (isomerization) of maleate ion
Predict the function of the enzymes.
-Lactate dehydrogenase
Hydrolysis of maltose
Removal of hydrogen from lactate ion
Additional of hydrogen from lactate ion
Oxidation of fructose
Rearrangement (isomerization) of maleate ion
Predict the function of the enzyme.
-Fructose oxidase
Hydrolysis of maltose
Removal of hydrogen from lactate ion
Oxidation of fructose
Reduction of fructose
Rearrangement (isomerization) of maleate ion
Predict the function of the enzymes.
-Maleate isomerase
Hydrolysis of maltose
Removal of hydrogen from lactate ion
Oxidation of fructose
Rearrangement (isomerization) of maleate ion
Transfer of maleate ion
Enzymes are grouped into six major classes based on the types of reactions they catalyze EXCEPT ONE
Oxidoreductases
Transferases
Hydrolases
Lyases
Extremozymes
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Ligases
Oxidoreductases
Lyases
Transferases
Hydrolases
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Ligase
Oxidoreductase
Transferase
Lyase
Hydrolase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Isomerase
Lyase
Transferase
Hydrolase
Oxidoreductase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Lyase
Transferase
Oxidoreductase
Hydrolase
Ligase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Lyase
Hydrolase
Transferase
Isomerase
Oxidoreductase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Hydrolase
Lyase
Isomerase
Ligase
Oxidoreductase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Oxidoreductase
Transferase
Lyase
Hydrolase
Isomerase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Lyase
Oxidoreductase
Transferase
Isomerase
Ligase
To what main enzyme class do the enzymes that catalyze the following chemical reactions belong?
Transferase
Lyase
Isomerase
Oxidoreductase
Ligase
_______ relatively small part of an enzyme’s structure that is actually involved in catalysis:
– where substrate binds to enzyme
– formed due to folding and bending of the protein.
– usually a “crevice like” location in the enzyme
Allosteric Site
Enzyme
Substrate
Active Site
Coenzyme
Formed when substrate binds with the active site
Enzyme Substrate Complex
Intermediate reaction species
Enzyme Active Site
Active Site
Enzyme Active Site
Determine what Model for Substrate Binding to Enzyme is in the diagram.
In this model, the active site in the enzyme has a fixed, rigid geometrical conformation – only substrate of specific shape can bind with active site.
Lock model
Key Model
Lock and key model
Induced fit model
all of these
Determine what Model for Substrate Binding to Enzyme is in the diagram.
In this model, substrate contact with enzyme will change the shape of the active site – allows small change in space to accommodate substrate (e.g., how a hand fits into a glove) – the enzyme active site, although not exactly complementary in shape to that of the substrate, is flexible enough that it can adapt to the shape of the substrate.
lock model
key model
lock and key model
induced fit model
all of these
The following are enzyme specificity, EXCEPT ONE!
Absolute Specificity
Stereochemical Specificity
Group Specificity
Linkage Specificity
Cultural Specificity
Predict the function of the enzymes.
-Lactate dehydrogenase
Hydrolysis of maltose
Removal of hydrogen from lactate ion
Additional of hydrogen from lactate ion
Oxidation of fructose
Rearrangement (isomerization) of maleate ion
Four factors affect enzyme activity, EXCEPT ONE!
Temperature
Enzyme concentration
Substrate concentration
pH
surface tension
Decreasing the sucrase concentration.
Describe the effect that each of the following changes would have on the rate of a reaction that involves the substrate sucrose and the intestinal enzyme sucrase.
Increase rate
Decrease rate
do not affect the rate
constant
all of these
Increasing the sucrose concentration.
Describe the effect that each of the following changes would have on the rate of a reaction that involves the substrate sucrose and the intestinal enzyme sucrase.
Increase rate
Decrease rate
do not affect the rate
constant
all of these
Lowering the temperature to 10ºC.
Describe the effect that each of the following changes would have on the rate of a reaction that involves the substrate sucrose and the intestinal enzyme sucrase.
Increase rate
Decrease rate
do not affect the rate
constant
none of these
Raising the pH from 6.0 to 8.0 when the optimum pH is 6.2.
Describe the effect that each of the following changes would have on the rate of a reaction that involves the substrate sucrose and the intestinal enzyme sucrase.
Increase rate
decrease rate
do not affect the rate
constant
none of these
A microbial enzyme that is active at conditions that would inactivate human enzymes as well as enzymes present in most other organisms.
Extremozymes
Etremozymes
Itremozymes
Atremozymes
Tremozymes
Extremophiles that can thrive at 80o -122o C and high pressure
Hydrothermophiles
Acidophiles
Alkaliphiles
Cryophiles
Piezophiles
Enzymes such as lipase, alkane monooxygenase, esterase, and alcohol dehydrogenase are associated with crude oil degradation.
True
False
Maybe
Not Sure
No answer
What type of enzyme inhibitor is in the illustration that inactivates enzymes by forming a strong covalent bond with the enzyme’s active site?
incompetent enzyme inhibitor
competitive enzyme inhibitor
noncompetitive enzyme inhibitor
irreversible enzyme inhibitor
none of these
What type of enzyme inhibitor is in the illustration that decreases enzyme activity by binding to a site on an enzyme other than the active site causes a change in the structure of the enzyme and prevents enzyme activity also increasing the concentration of substrate does not completely overcome inhibition.
• Examples: heavy metal ions Pb2+, Ag+, and Hg2+.?
competitive enzyme inhibitor
noncompetitive enzyme inhibitor
irreversible enzyme inhibitor
incompetent enzyme inhibotor
all of these
What type of enzyme inhibitor that decreases enzyme activity by binding to the same active site as the substrate.
competitive enzyme inhibitor
noncompetitive enzyme inhibitor
irreversible enzyme inhibitor
incompetent enzyme inhibitor
all of the above
Mechanism of regulation by production of enzymes in an inactive forms
Zymogens
proteolytic enzymes
activators
inhibitors
none of these
ACE inhibitors stands for
Angiotensin
Cell Enzyme
Angeotinsin Converting Enzyme
Angitensin Converting Enzyme
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
all of these
The graph shows the enzyme kinetics, which line represents the noncompetitive inhibitor?
blue line
green line
black horizontal line
red line
black vertical line
Clinical Applications of Enzymes
Serum Enzymes used in diagnosis of tissue damage Organ Condition
Diagnostic Enzymes such as (AST) aspartate transaminase used to diagnose
Heart disease
Kidneys disease
Liver disease
muscle damage
bone disease
the water-soluble vitamins, which include all B-vitamins and Vitamin C, act as
Coenzyme
Cofactor
Collab
Cooperate
Communicate
An organic compound essential for proper functioning of the body also must be obtained from dietary sources because human body can’t synthesize them in enough amounts
Coenzyme
Vitamins
Minerals
Enzymes
none of these
develops scurvy, a disease whose symptoms include skin lesions, fragile blood vessels, loose teeth, and bleeding gums
persons deprived of Vit. A
persons deprived of Vit. B
persons deprived of Vit. C
persons deprived of Vit. D
persons deprived of Vit. E
Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, Folate (folic acid), cobalamin), Biotin these are examples of _____.
vitamin A
vitamin B
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin E
a primary alcohol of molecular formula C20H30O; occur only in the animal world, where the best sources are cod-liver oil and other fish-liver oils, animal liver and dairy products
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
all of these
Sunshine Vitamin
The antirachitic vitamin
Necessary for the normal calcification of bone tissue
It controls correct ratio of Ca and P for bone mineralization (hardening)
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B
Alpha-tocopherol is the most active biological active
Greek, promoter of childbirth
• functions in the body as an antioxidant in that it inhibits the oxidation of unsat’d fatty acids by O2
• Primary function: Antioxidant – protects against oxidation of other compounds
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin C
Antihemorrhagic vitamin, active in the formation of proteins involved in regulating blood clotting
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin C
