Biochemistry Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of substance regulates the pH of the body by releasing and capturing H+ ions?

Correct Answer: B) Buffers.

2. He process to go from mRNA to a protein is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Translation.

3. Animals store carbohydrates as ..... while plants store carbohydrates as .....

Correct Answer: A) Glycogen, starch.

4. A(n) ..... is a protein that speeds up that rate of a chemical reaction.

Correct Answer: D) Enzyme.

5. What is the most common and most abundant disaccharide?

Correct Answer: A) Sucrose.

6. Which statement about polymers is not true?

Correct Answer: A) Polymers consist of more than one type of monomer.

7. Enzymes are examples of .....

Correct Answer: A) Proteins.

8. Having meals high in protein and carbohydrates will provide the body with the following benefits .....

Correct Answer: A) Build muscle and provides body with energy.

9. These lipids are used for protection and keeping water inside of plants/insects.

Correct Answer: C) Waxes.

10. The main function of a carbohydrate is

Correct Answer: C) Energy.

11. What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

Correct Answer: C) Nucleotides.

12. Atoms joined together by SHARING electrons are?

Correct Answer: B) Covalent bonds.

13. Enzymes are

Correct Answer: B) Proteins.

14. Glucose molecules commonly enter cells through

Correct Answer: A) GLUT4 Transporters.

15. Denaturing an enzyme results in the enzyme's loss of:

Correct Answer: B) Ability to catalyze a reaction.

16. Instant dipole - induced dipole forces are also called as

Correct Answer: A) London dispersion forces.

17. Which of following are storage polysaccharides?

Correct Answer: C) Starch and glycogen.

18. ..... are salts dissolved in the body that carry electrical impulses, like in the muscles and nervous system.

Correct Answer: A) Electrolytes.

19. Which is the characteristic of water?

Correct Answer: C) Amphiprotic.

20. What is the bond called between a metal and a nonmetal?

Correct Answer: A) Ionic bonding.