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Nucleic Acids & Proteins

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building blocks of nucleic acids are (a)   .

2.

The bases found in DNA and RNA are basic because _______.

a)

Heterocyclic aromatic amines

b)

Heterocyclic aromatic amides

c)

Homocyclic aromatic amines

d)

Homocyclic aromatic amides

3.

Adenine and guanine are (a)   .

4.

Cytosine, thymine, and uracil are (a)   .

5.

The sugar component of RNA is _______

a)

α-ribose

b)

β-ribose

c)

D-ribose

d)

L-ribose

6.

The sugar component in DNA is ______.

a)

5-deoxy-D-robose

b)

5-deoxy-D-ribose

c)

2-deoxy-L-ribose

d)

2-deoxy-D-ribose

7.

The combination of sugar and bases is known as _________.

a)

Nucleosides

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Nucleosomes

d)

Nucleolus

8.

Analysis of the base composition of DNA molecules from many different species was done by _________.

a)

Erwin Chergaff

b)

Erwin Chargaff

c)

Erwin Chargaffe

d)

Erwin Chargaf

9.

Established the 3-D structure of DNA

a)

James Watson & Erwin Chargaff

b)

Erwin Chargaff and Francis Crick

c)

James Watson and Francis Crick

d)

James Watsons and Gregor Mendel

10.

The DNA molecules in the nuclei are not stretched out, but rather coiled around basic protein molecules called (a)   .

11.

In a nucleosomes, (a)   histone molecules form a core.

12.

The acidic DNA and the basic histones attract each other by ________ forces.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

electrical

c)

electrostatic

d)

electron

13.

Nucleosomes are further condensed into (a)  

14.

30-nm wide fiber forms in which nucleosomes are wound in a _______ fashion.

a)

selonoid

b)

silenoid

c)

seilonoid

d)

solenoid

15.

A type of RNA that is produced in the process called transcription.

a)
mRNA
b)

tRNA

c)

siRNA

d)

rRNA

16.

A type of RNA that transports amino acids to site of protein synthesis.

(a)  

17.

A type of RNA that affects gene expression and is used by scientists to knockout a gene being studied.

(a)  

18.

An RNA that directs amino acids sequence of proteins.

(a)  

19.

An RNA that is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

(a)  

20.

An RNA that affects gene expression and important in growth and development.

(a)  

21.

An RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes.

(a)  

22.

Nucleic acids that are exist as polymers.

(a)  

23.

A nucleotide is composed of three parts:

a)

a five-carbon sugar

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

a three-carbon sugar

d)

phosphate groups

24.

Proteins came from the Greek word (a)   .

25.

A type of protein that accelerates chemical reaction.

a)

Transport proteins

b)

Storage proteins

c)

Enzymatic/catalysis proteins

d)

Defensive proteins

26.

Hemoglobin, a protein in the blood, carries oxygen from the lungs to the cells in which it is used and carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs. What type of transport protein is applicable in the sentence?

a)

Transport proteins

b)

Storage proteins

c)

Enzymatic/catalysis proteins

d)

Defensive proteins

27.

The chief constituents of skin, nails, bones, and hair.

a)

Enzymatic/catalysis proteins

b)

Defensive proteins

c)

Structural proteins

d)

Receptor proteins

28.

Muscle expansion and contraction are involved in every movement we make.

a)

Protection

b)

Hormones

c)

Storage

d)

Movement

29.

Ferritin, a protein in the liver, stores iron.

a)

Regulation

b)

Structure

c)

Storage

d)

Catalysis

30.

Some proteins not only control the gene expression of genes but also dictate when such manufacture take place.

a)

Regulation

b)

Hormones

c)

Transport

d)

Structural

31.

When a protein from an outside source or some other foreign substance entergs the body, the body makes its own proteins to counterpart the foreign protein.

a)

Hormones

b)

Protection

c)

Movement

d)

Transport

32.

A type of protein that functions as coordinator of an organism's activities.

a)

Hormones

b)

Protection

c)

Structural

d)

Movement

33.

A protein that is insoluble in water and is usedainly for structural purposes.

(a)  

34.

These proteins are more or less soluble in water and are used mainly for nonstructural purposes.

(a)  

35.

Amino acid is an organic compound containing _______ groupand ______ group.

a)

amino & carbonyl

b)

amide & carbonyl

c)

amino & carboxyl

d)

amide & carboxyl

36.

Zwitterzions came from the Greek word "zwitter", meaning (a)   .

37.

Amino acids are zwitterzions, not only in water solution but also in _______ state.

a)

golden

b)

plasma

c)

solid

d)

gas

38.

_______ and _______ are precursors to norepinephrine & epinephrine.

a)

Tyrosine & phenylalanine

b)

Valine & glutamine

c)

Leucine & arginine

39.

The (a)   structure of proteins consist of the sequence of amino acids that makes up a chain.

40.

An inherited disorder to that affects the shape of red blood cells.

(a)  

41.

Proteins can fold or align themselves in such a manner that certain patters repeat themselves. These repeating patterns are referred to as (a)   structure.

42.

In the _______ form, single protein chain twists in such a manner that its shape resembles a right handed coiled spring.

a)

α-helix

b)

β-pleated sheet

c)

γ-rays

d)

N-terminus

43.

A structure of proteins that can occur between molecules when polypeptide chains run parallel or antiparallel.

a)

α-helix

b)

β-pleated sheet

c)

γ-rays

d)

N-terminus

44.

The orderly arrangement of protein chains is maintained by ___________ or ________ hydrogen bonds

a)

Intermolecular & exothermic

b)

Intramolecular & endothermic

c)

Intramolecular & intermolecular

d)

Exothermic & endothermic

45.

The (a)   structure of proteins is the 3-D arrangement of every atom in the molecule.

46.

________ are also called electrostatic attraction.

a)

sugar bridges

b)

glucose bridges

c)

London bridge

d)

Salt bridges

47.

The spatial relationship and interactions between subunits in a protein that has more than polypeptide chain.

(a)  

48.

(a)   involves the breaking of many of the weak linkages, or bonds.