UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO TAGUM COLLEGE

THIRD EXAMINATION
BIOCHEMISTRY
TEST I Modified TRUE OR FALSE.
Directions: Write Proteins if TRUE and Amino Acid if FALSE.
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Proteins are an important nutrient because they provide the elements nitrogen
and sulfur, which are not provided by dietary carbohydrates and lipids.
Condensation of a molecule of glycine with one of valine can produce two possible
dipeptide molecules.
Similarities and differences in the primary structures of a protein isolated from two
different organisms can provide an estimate of the evolutionary relationship
between the two organisms.
Genetic coding is responsible for the primary structure of proteins.
Hydroxyapatite is a polymer of collagen and minerals.
If the pH of a protein solution becomes very low, the protein molecules will
become polyanions.
Compared to a protein molecule which has no electrical charge, a negatively
charged protein will be less soluble in water.
Our body cells can synthesize nonessential amino acids, but not essential ones.
Protein digestion begins in the small intestine through the action of the enzyme
pepsin.
Coagulation occurs when a protein unfolds and becomes entangled.

TEST I I MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.

Which of the following pairs of elements are present in proteins but not in most
carbohydrates?
a. nitrogen and sulfur
b. carbon and hydrogen c. carbon and oxygen
d.
sulfur and oxygen
2. Which of the following kinds of proteins are biochemical catalysts?
a. nutrient proteins b. hormones
c. transport proteins
d. enzymes
3. Which of the following proteins is involved in muscle contractions?
a. hemoglobin
b. myosin
c. collagen
d. myoglobin
4. Which of the following is involved in oxygen transport?
a. Hemoglobin
b. keratin
c. albumin
d. myosin
5. What is the minimum number of different amino acids needed to synthesize most
proteins?
a. 16
b. 19
c. 20
d.
22
6.
The immune system depends on proteins called by the name:
a. carbonic anhydrase
b.
immunoglobulin
c. insulin
d. casein
7.Which amino acid has a methyl group as its R group?
a. glycine b.
alanine
c. lysine
d. valine
8.Which amino acid has a -CH2CH2SCH3, as its R group?
a. Methionine
b. alanine c. glycine
d. tyrosine
9. What level of protein structure specifies the sequence of amino acids in the
protein?
a. Quaternary b. -pleated sheet
c. primary
d. secondary
10. What is the most common type of secondary structure in a protein?
a. random coil b. -pleated sheet
c. double helix
d. -helix
11. What force of attraction gives rise to the -helix?
a. covalent bonding b. disulfide bonding
c. hydrogen bonding
d. coordinate
bonding
12.Which of the following amino acids is found in large amounts in collagen?
a. alanine
b. lysine
c. glycine
d. aspartate
13. Which protein accounts for about a third of the total protein content in the human
body?
a. immunoglobulins
b. enzymes
c. hemoglobin
d.
collagen
14. What essential type of reaction of collagen requires the presence of vitamin C
before it will occur?
a. Hydration
b. hydrolysis
c. hydrogenation
d. hydroxylation
15.What level of protein structure is created by the binding of several peptides to
produce a functional protein?
a. helical
b. primary c. secondary
d. tertiary
16.What level(s) of protein structure is/are created in part by disulfide bridges?
a. Primary b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. quaternary
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17.Which of the following ions or molecules stimulates release of oxygen by

hemoglobin?
a.
H+
b.
OHc. CO2
d.
HCO3-

18.Blood proteins will become denatured when they develop an overall negative charge
as a result of _______________.
A. a lowering of pH
B. an increase in pH
C. a lowering of the partial pressure of oxygen
D. an increase in the partial pressure of oxygen
19.When a protein is denatured, which of the following levels of structure is/are
affected?
a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary
d. More than one of the choices
is correct.
20.Which of the following is a source of complete protein?
a. Beans
b. rice
c. peanuts
d.
chicken
21. Humans do not require amino acids or their component elements for incorporation
into _______________.
a.new cellular proteins
b. the bases in DNA c. hemoglobin d. glycogen
22.Choose the amino acid containing an aromatic ring in its side chain.
a. Alanine b. glycine
c. isoleucine d.
tyrosine
23. Amino Acids co9ntain both an acid group and and a basic group, it can act as

either as an acid or base in an aqueous solution.This kind of molecule refer to

as _____

a. Neutral b. zwitterion c. amphoteric

d. denature
24.This class of protein helps in cell division
a. Casein b. actin
c. ferritin
d. growth factors
25.It is an amino acid that contains the free amino group
a. N- terminal
b. C- terminal
c. A- terminal d. B- terminal

TEST III ESSAY

1.

Explain the primary structure of a protein? (5 pts.)

2.

Cite the R group interactions responsible for the tertiary structure of a protein. (10
pts.)

3.

Compare the inheritance of sickle cell anemia with that of sickle cell trait. (5 pts.)

4.

How do the primary structures of normal hemoglobin and sickle cell hemoglobin
differ? (5 pts.)

5.

Explain in detail the several factors that affects denaturation of proteins.(10pts.)