PCP Multiple Choice Problems From BOOKS

BIOCHEMISTRY
SOURCE: Stoker
1.D-glucose and L-glucose would be expected to show differences in which of the following
properties?
a. Solubility in an achiral solvent
b. Density
c. Melting point
d. Effect on plane-polarized light
2. Which of the following statements relating to chirality is incorrect?

a. A chiral center is an atom in a molecule that has four different groups tetrahedrally
bonded to it.
b. A chiral molecule is a molecule whose mirror images are superimposable.
c. Naturally occurring monosaccharides are almost always “right-handed.”
d. The simplest example of a chiral monosaccharide is glyceraldehyde.
3. Which of the following statements concerning the D and L forms of a monosaccharide is

incorrect?
a. Structurally they are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other.
b. They must contain the same number of chiral centers.
c. They are enantiomers.
d. They are diastereomers.
4. Which of the following is a correct characterization for the monosaccharide glucose?

a. Aldopentose
b. Aldohexose
c. Ketopentose
d. Ketohexose
5. The structures of D-glucose and D-fructose differ at which carbon atom(s)?

a. Carbon 1 only
b. Carbon 2 only
c. Carbon 1 and carbon 2
d. Carbon 1 and carbon 6
6. How many different forms of a D-monosaccharide are present, at equilibrium, in an

aqueous solution of the monosaccharide?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
7. Which of the following disaccharides produces both D-glucose and D-fructose upon
hydrolysis?
a. Sucrose
b. Lactose
c. Maltose
d. Cellobiose
8. In which of the following pairs of disaccharides do both members of the pair have the
same type of glycosidic linkage?
a. Sucrose and lactose
b. Cellobiose and maltose
c. Lactose and cellobiose
d. Sucrose and maltose
9. In which of the following pairs of carbohydrates are both members of the pair
heteropolysaccharides?
a. Cellulose and amylose
b. Starch and chitin
c. Hyaluronic acid and heparin
d. Glycogen and amylopectin
10. In which of the following pairs of polysaccharides are both members of the pair structural
polysaccharides?
a. Glycogen and cellulose
b. Starch and chitin
c. Glycogen and starch
d. Cellulose and chitin
11. The carbohydrate portion of glycolipids and glycoproteins that are involved in cell
recognition processes is which of the following?
a. Monosaccharide
b. Glucose molecule
c. Oligosaccharide
d. Polysaccharide
12. Which of the following statements concerning fatty acids is correct?

a. They are naturally occurring dicarboxylic acids.
b. They are rarely found in the free state of nature.
c. Their carbon chains always contain at least two double bonds.
d. They almost always contain an odd number of carbon atoms.
13. Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic between fats and oils?
a. Physical state at room temperature
b. Identity of the alcohol component present
c. Number of structural subunits present
d. Number of fatty acid residues present
14. Partial hydrogenation of a fat or an oil does which of the following?

a. Produces fatty acid salts
b. Decreases the degree of fatty acid unsaturation
c. Decreases the melting point
d. Increases the number of fatty acid residues present
15. In the oxidation of fats and oils, which part of the molecule is attacked by the oxidizing
agent?
a. Carbon–carbon double bonds
b. Ester linkages
c. Hydroxyl groups
d. Carboxyl groups
16. In which of the following pairs of lipids are both members of the pair membrane lipids?
a. Triacylglycerols and cholesterol
b. Triacylglycerols and sphingophospholipids
c. Sphingophospholipids and sphingoglycolipids
d. Eicosanoids and bile salts
17. Which of the following types of lipids does not have a “head and two tails” structure?
a. Glycerophospholipids
b. Sphingophospholipids
c. Sphingoglycolipids
d. Triacylglycerols
18. The “steroid nucleus” of steroid lipids involves a fused-ring system that has how many
rings?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
19. Which of the following polarity-based descriptions is correct for a lipid bilayer?
a. Both the outer and inner surfaces contain polar “heads.”
b. Both the outer and inner surfaces contain nonpolar “heads.”
c. Both the outer and the inner surfaces contain polar “tails.”
d. Both the outer and the inner surfaces contain nonpolar “tails.”
20. Based on function, eicosanoids are classified as which of the following?

a. Membrane lipids
b. Emulsification lipids
c. Messenger lipids
d. Protective-coating lipids
21.How many structural subunits are present in the “block diagram” for a biological wax?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
20.133 Which of the following sets of four elements are found in all amino acids?
a. C, H, O, S
b. C, H, S, N
c. C, H, O, N
d. C, O, S, N
20.134 Which of the following statements concerning the structure of amino acids is correct?
a. The amino group is attached to the carbon atom of the carboxyl group.
b. The amino group and the carboxyl group are directly bonded to the same
carbon atom.
c. The amino acid contains only two carbon atoms.
d. The amino acid contains only one carbon atom.
20.135 Which of the following is an incorrect statement about glycine, the amino acid with
the simplest structure?
a. It does not contain a chiral center.
b. It has a side chain that does not contain the element carbon.
c. It is one of the 20 standard amino acids.
d. Its amino group and carboxyl group are directly bonded to each other.
20.136 In a solution of high pH, all of the acidic and basic sites in an amino acid are which of
the following?
a. Protonated
b. Deprotonated
c. Positively charged
d. Negatively charged
20.137 Which of the standard amino acids exist as zwitterions in the solid state?
a. All of them
b. Only those that have nonpolar side chains
c. Only those that are polar neutral
d. Only those that are acidic or basic
20.138 Which of the following statements concerning the tripeptide Val–Ala–Gly is correct?
a. The C-terminal amino acid residue is Val.
b. The N-terminal amino acid residue is Gly.
c. Its structure can also be written as Gly–Ala–Val.
d. It is constitutionally isomeric with five other tripeptides.
20.139 Which of the following types of bonding is responsible for protein secondary
structure?
a. Peptide linkages
b. Amide linkages
c. Hydrogen bonds
d. Bonds involving R groups
20.140 R-group interaction between which of the following pairs of amino acids produces a
covalent bond?
a. Cysteine–cysteine
b. Proline–proline
c. Alanine–glycine
d. Valine–lysine
20.141 Which of the following levels of protein structure is not disrupted when protein
denaturation occurs?
a. Primary structure
b. Secondary structure
c. Tertiary structure
d. Quaternary structure
20.142 In which of the following pairs of proteins are both members of the pair of fibrous
proteins?
a. a-Keratin and collagen
b. Collagen and hemoglobin
c. Hemoglobin and myoglobin
d. a-Keratin and hemoglobin

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BIOCHEMISTRY

2. Which of the following statements relating to chirality is incorrect?

3. Which of the following statements concerning the D and L forms of a monosaccharide is

4. Which of the following is a correct characterization for the monosaccharide glucose?

5. The structures of D-glucose and D-fructose differ at which carbon atom(s)?

6. How many different forms of a D-monosaccharide are present, at equilibrium, in an

12. Which of the following statements concerning fatty acids is correct?

14. Partial hydrogenation of a fat or an oil does which of the following?

20. Based on function, eicosanoids are classified as which of the following?

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