3/24/22, 11:29 PM Quiz on Proteins - Lecture (SEC 27, 34,35,39): BIOCHEMISTRY

Quiz on Proteins - Lecture (SEC 27, 34,35,39)

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Feb 18 at 1:30pm
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Questions
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Question 1 1
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Which of the following is true of an amino acid at a pH above its isoelectric point?

Correct!  
It will have a negative charge.

 
It will have a positive charge.

 
We cannot predict its charge.

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It will be electrically neutral.

Question 2 1
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Protein synthesis proceeds in which direction?

 
from the C-terminus to the N-terminus

 
from the middle towards the two ends

Correct!  
from the N-terminus to the C-terminus

 
the direction varies from one protein to another

Question 3 1
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Secondary structure is associated with which of the following?

 
hydrogen bonding between the side chains

Correct!  
hydrogen bonding within the backbone

 
the sequence of amino acids

 
the interaction of protein subunits

Question 4 1
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Which of the following is associated with the quaternary structure of proteins?

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hydrogen bonding between the side chains

 
hydrogen bonding within the backbone

Correct!  
the interaction of protein subunits

 
the sequence of amino acids

Question 5 1
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Which of the following forms a disulfide bond with itself?

 
serine

Correct!  
cysteine

 
methionine

 
alanine

Question 6 1
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Which of the following amino acids will exist as a + 2 ion at very low pH?

 
none of these

 
isoleucine

 
glutamic acid

Correct!  
arginine

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Question 7 1
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Which of the following pairs of amino acids can form a salt bridge?

 
leucine and phenylalanine

 
serine and tyrosine

 
alanine and glutamic acid

Correct!  
aspartic acid and lysine

Question 8 1
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In which of the following do both amino acids have a polar but neutral side chain?

 
histidine and methionine

 
cysteine and methionine

 
phenylalanine and tryptophan

Correct!  
cysteine and serine

Question 9 1
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In the tertiary structure of proteins which amino acid is involved in forming covalent
bonds?

 
alanine

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aspartic acid

Correct!  
cysteine

 
tryptophan

Question 10 1
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Which level of protein structure is not affected by denaturation?

 
tertiary

 
quaternary

 
secondary

Correct!  
primary

Question 11 1
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Which of the following is a structural protein?

Correct!  
collagen

 
insulin

 
albumin

 
hemoglobin

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Question 12 1
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Which of the following is true of proteins?

Correct!  
The acid/base properties of a protein depend on the identity of its side chains.

 
All proteins are neutral.

 
All proteins are acidic.

 
All proteins are basic.

Question 13 1
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How many amino acids have basic side chains?

Correct!  
3

 
4

 
1

 
2

Question 14 1
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Which of the following amino acids can coordinate to a metal ion?

Correct!  
glutamic acid

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isoleucine

 
arginine

 
phenylalanine

Question 15 0
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Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the primary structure
of a protein and protein function?

ou Answered  
Changing one amino acid always affects protein function.

 
Changing one amino acid never affects protein function.

 
There is no relationship between primary structure and protein function.

orrect Answer  
Changing one amino acid may or may not affect protein function.

Question 16 1
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Which of the following is true of the isoelectric point of amino acids?

Correct!  
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.

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

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Question 17 0
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Which of the following pairs of amino acids can form hydrogen bonds?

ou Answered  
aspartic acid and lysine

orrect Answer  
serine and tyrosine

 
leucine and phenylalanine

 
alanine and glutamic acid

Question 18 1
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Which of the following is true about zwitterions?

 
They are positively charged.

 
They are negatively charged.

 
The charge depends on the zwitterion.

Correct!  
They are electrically neutral.

Question 19 1
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When naming a protein or polypeptide which of the following is true?

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They are named from the C-terminus to the N-terminus.

Correct!  
They are named from the N-terminus to the C-terminus.

 
The convention for proteins is different from that for polypeptides.

 
They are named from the middle towards the two ends.

Question 20 1
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In which of the following do both amino acids have a nonpolar side chain?

 
histidine and methionine

Correct!  
phenylalanine and tryptophan

 
cysteine and glycine

 
cysteine and methionine

Question 21 1
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Which of the following amino acids is not optically active?

 
None of these, they are all optically active.

 
alanine

 
tryptophan

Correct!  
glycine

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Question 22 1
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When will a protein have the lowest solubility?

 
when the pH is very low

 
when the pH is very high

Correct!  
at its isoelectric point

 
when the pH = 7

Question 23 1
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Which type of interaction is not associated with tertiary structure?

 
hydrogen bonding

 
covalent bonding

 
hydrophobic interactions

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

Question 24 0
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Which of the following amino acids will exist as a –2 ion at very high pH?

orrect Answer  
glutamic acid

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arginine

ou Answered  
none of these

 
isoleucine

Question 25 1
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Basing on the type of amino acid, which of the following amino acids has the highest pI?

 
cysteine

Correct!  
arginine

 
glycine

 
glutamic acid

Quiz Score:
22 out of 25

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