10/12/21, 9:13 PM Quiz on Proteins - Lecture: BIOCHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Quiz on Proteins - Lecture

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How many protein chains make up hemoglobin?

 
2

 
3

 
1

Correct!  
4

Question 2 1
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Which of the following type of interaction is involved in the treatment of heavy metal
poisoning?

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salt bridges

 
hydrogen bonding

 
metal ion coordination

 
covalent bonding

 
hydrophobic interactions

Question 3 1
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Which of the following is true of the atoms in the backbone unit of a protein?

 
They all are in a straight line.

 
None of these is correct.

Correct!  
They are all in the same plane.

 
They all have tetrahedral geometry.

Question 4 1
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Which type of interaction is not associated with tertiary structure?

Correct!  
None, they are all associated with tertiary structure.

 
hydrophobic interactions

 
hydrogen bonding

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covalent bonding

Question 5 1
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Which of the following is true of amino acids dissolved in water?

 
They exist in un-ionized form at high pH.

 
They exist in un-ionized form at low pH.

 
They exist at un-ionized form only at the isoelectric point.

Correct!  
They do not exist in unionized form at any pH.

Question 6 1
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What is the approximate pI of most amino acids?

 
3

 
7

Correct!  
6

 
10

Question 7 1
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Which of the following is true of the solubility of proteins in water?

 
Globular proteins are generally insoluble in water.

 
Both fibrous and globular proteins are generally soluble in water.

 
Both fibrous and globular proteins are generally insoluble in water.

Correct!  
Fibrous proteins are generally insoluble in water.

Question 8 1
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Which of the following proteins has an extended helix secondary structure?

Correct!  
collagen

 
none of these

 
keratin

 
silk

Question 9 0
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Which of the following is glycylalanine?

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Question 10 1
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What is the minimum number of carbon atoms in an α-amino acid?

 
4

 
1

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2

 
3

Question 11 1
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Which of the following is true of the isoelectric point of amino acids?

 
It is the pH at which an amino acid conducts electricity.

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It is the pH at which an amino acid has equal numbers of positive and negative
charges.

 
All of the above are true.

 
The isoelectric points of all amino acids are the same.

Question 12 1
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In which of the following do both amino acids have a nonpolar side chain?

Correct!  
phenylalanine and tryptophan

 
histidine and methionine

 
cysteine and glycine

 
cysteine and methionine

Question 13 1
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Which of the following amino acids functions as a hormone?

 
leucine

 
lysine

 
tyrosine

Correct!  
thyroxine

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Question 14 1
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Which type of secondary structure can be either intermolecular or intramolecular?

 
α-helix

 
all of these

Correct!  
β-pleated sheet

 
hairpin turn

Question 15 1
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Basing on the type of amino acid, which of the following amino acids has the highest pI?

Correct!  
arginine

 
glutamic acid

 
glycine

 
cysteine

Question 16 0
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What is a residue?

 
The portion of a protein which remains after one amino acid has been removed
from the N-terminus.
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The portion of a protein which remains after one amino acid has been
removed from the C-terminus.

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Any individual amino acid in a protein or polypeptide.

 
An amino acid which has been severed from a protein.

Question 17 1
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How many atoms form the backbone of the repeat unit of a protein?

Correct!  
6

 
2

 
8

 
4

Question 18 1
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Which of the following amino acids will exist as a –2 ion at very low pH?

Correct!  
none of these

 
isoleucine

 
glutamic acid

 
asparagine

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Question 19 1
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Which of the following describes the atomic makeup of the backbone unit of a protein?

 
2 carbon atoms, 2 nitrogen atoms, 2 oxygen atoms

Correct!  
3 carbon atoms, 1 nitrogen atom, 1 oxygen atom, 1 hydrogen atom

 
3 carbon atoms, 2 nitrogen atoms, 2 oxygen atoms, 2 hydrogen atoms

 
3 carbon atoms, 2 nitrogen atoms, 2 oxygen atoms, 1 hydrogen atom

Question 20 1
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Which of the following pairs of amino acids can form a salt bridge?

 
serine and tyrosine

Correct!  
aspartic acid and lysine

 
alanine and glutamic acid

 
leucine and phenylalanine

Question 21 1
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Which of the following is true of an amino acid at a pH above its isoelectric point?

 
We cannot predict its charge.

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It will be electrically neutral.

Correct!  
It will have a negative charge.

 
It will have a positive charge.

Question 22 1
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In which of the following amino acids is the amino nitrogen also part of the side chain?

Correct!  
proline

 
tryptophan

 
cysteine

 
glycine

Question 23 0
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Which of the following is alanylserine?

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Question 24 1
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Which of the following is true of all α-amino acids?

 
The amino group is attached to the carbon of the carboxyl group.

 
All α-amino acids are also D-amino acids.

Correct!  
The amino group and the carbon of the carboxyl group are attached to the
same carbon atom.

 
All α-amino acids are also L-amino acids.

Question 25 1
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What type of chemical reaction is involved in the conversion of disulfide bonds to thiols?

 
oxidation

Correct!  
reduction

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addition

 
substitution

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