Question 1

What are the monomers that make up proteins?

Accepted Answer

A)  fatty acids 
B)  amino acids 
C)  triglycerides 
D)  carbohydrates B

Question 2

Which of the following statements does not describe an oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  has a lower melting point 
B)  liquid at room temperature 
C)  contains one or more alcohol groups 
D)  contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds C

Question 3

Which element is not a part of a carbohydrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon 
B)  hydrogen 
C)  oxygen 
D)  sulfur D

Question 4

Which of the following compounds is not considered a lipid?

Accepted Answer

A)  oils 
B)  fats 
C)  waxes 
D)  hydrocarbons

Question 5

Which of the following is not a type of bond that holds the tertiary and quaternary structure of a protein together?

Accepted Answer

A)  ionic bond 
B)  disulfide bond 
C)  hydrogen bond 
D)  hydrophobic interaction 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

What is the nucleotide sequence for the section of a protein consisting of His-Thr-Arg-Asp.

Accepted Answer

A)  CACACCCGCGAC 
B)  CACCCCAACCGC 
C)  CAGCGCCCACAC 
D)  GTGTGGGCGCTG

Question 7

What types of bonds create the distinctive shape of a pleated-sheet?

Accepted Answer

A)  ionic bond 
B)  disulfide bond 
C)  hydrogen bond 
D)  hydrophobic interaction

Question 8

Which of the following is not an advantage for using mtDNA in forensic investigations.

Accepted Answer

A)  mtDNA is only inherited from the maternal side. 
B)  mtDNA does not decompose as easily as nuclear DNA. 
C)  Every mitochondrion in a cell contains a copy of mtDNA. 
D)  There are more mtDNA copies in a cell than nuclear DNA.

Question 9

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. ​

Which fatty acid is a saturated fatty acid?

Accepted Answer

A)  stearic 
B)  oleic 
C)  linoleic 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

What percent of the population has the 9,9 pattern on TPOX and the 8,14 pattern on D16S539?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.00102% 
B)  0.0511 
C)  1.34 
D)  1.48

Question 11

What is the amino acid sequence of the codons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gln-Arg-Lys 
B)  Lys-Gly-Asn 
C)  Glu-Gly-Lys 
D)  Asn-Ala-Pro

Question 12

What is the complementary strand of DNA for the given strand. A-G-T-T-C-A

Accepted Answer

A)  A-G-T-T-C-A 
B)  T-C-A-A-G-T 
C)  U-C-A-A-G-U 
D)  G-A-C-C-T-G

Question 13

What is the difference between a starch and a cellulose molecule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Starch has more hydroxide groups than cellulose. 
B)  Green plants produce the polysaccharide cellulose, but they do not produce starch. 
C)  Cellulose consists of fructose units, and starch consists of glucose units. 
D)  The bonding linkages in starch are angular and cellulose is linear.

Question 14

How many people are needed to find one person with the 10,10 pattern on TPOX and the 9,13 pattern on D16S539?

Accepted Answer

A)  23 
B)  26 
C)  1,923 
D)  11,628

Question 15

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. ​

Which fatty acid will have the lowest melting point?

Accepted Answer

A)  stearic 
B)  oleic 
C)  linoleic 
D)  The melting points are all the same.

Question 16

What type of saccharide is the smallest carbohydrate molecule?

Accepted Answer

A)  disaccharide 
B)  monosaccharide 
C)  oligosaccharide 
D)  polysaccharide

Question 17

True or false: Mitochondrial DNA only comes from the mother's side of the family.

Accepted Answer

A)  true 
B)  false

Question 18

Which type of protein structure describes the pattern that short segments of a protein may adopt?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  tertiary 
D)  quaternary

Question 19

Which type of lipid is made from a long-chain alcohol and a long-chain carboxylic acid?

Accepted Answer

A)  oils 
B)  fats 
C)  waxes 
D)  triglycerides

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the bases that can be a part of a DNA molecule?

Accepted Answer

A)  adenine 
B)  cytosine 
C)  guanine 
D)  uracil

Exam 14: Introduction to Biochemistry and Dna Analysis

What are the monomers that make up proteins?

Which of the following statements does not describe an oil?

Which element is not a part of a carbohydrate?

Which of the following compounds is not considered a lipid?

Which of the following is not a type of bond that holds the tertiary and quaternary structure of a protein together?

What is the nucleotide sequence for the section of a protein consisting of His-Thr-Arg-Asp.

What types of bonds create the distinctive shape of a pleated-sheet?

Which of the following is not an advantage for using mtDNA in forensic investigations.

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. Which fatty acid is a saturated fatty acid?

What percent of the population has the 9,9 pattern on TPOX and the 8,14 pattern on D16S539?

What is the amino acid sequence of the codons?

What is the complementary strand of DNA for the given strand. A-G-T-T-C-A

What is the difference between a starch and a cellulose molecule?

How many people are needed to find one person with the 10,10 pattern on TPOX and the 9,13 pattern on D16S539?

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. Which fatty acid will have the lowest melting point?

What type of saccharide is the smallest carbohydrate molecule?

True or false: Mitochondrial DNA only comes from the mother's side of the family.

Which type of protein structure describes the pattern that short segments of a protein may adopt?

Which type of lipid is made from a long-chain alcohol and a long-chain carboxylic acid?

Which of the following is not one of the bases that can be a part of a DNA molecule?

Exam 14: Introduction to Biochemistry and Dna Analysis

What are the monomers that make up proteins?

Which of the following statements does not describe an oil?

Which element is not a part of a carbohydrate?

Which of the following compounds is not considered a lipid?

Which of the following is not a type of bond that holds the tertiary and quaternary structure of a protein together?

What is the nucleotide sequence for the section of a protein consisting of His-Thr-Arg-Asp.

What types of bonds create the distinctive shape of a pleated-sheet?

Which of the following is not an advantage for using mtDNA in forensic investigations.

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. ​ Which fatty acid is a saturated fatty acid?

What percent of the population has the 9,9 pattern on TPOX and the 8,14 pattern on D16S539?

What is the amino acid sequence of the codons?

What is the complementary strand of DNA for the given strand. A-G-T-T-C-A

What is the difference between a starch and a cellulose molecule?

How many people are needed to find one person with the 10,10 pattern on TPOX and the 9,13 pattern on D16S539?

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. ​ Which fatty acid will have the lowest melting point?

What type of saccharide is the smallest carbohydrate molecule?

True or false: Mitochondrial DNA only comes from the mother's side of the family.

Which type of protein structure describes the pattern that short segments of a protein may adopt?

Which type of lipid is made from a long-chain alcohol and a long-chain carboxylic acid?

Which of the following is not one of the bases that can be a part of a DNA molecule?

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. Which fatty acid is a saturated fatty acid?

The table shows the number of double bonds in three compounds with the same number of carbon atoms in the chain. Which fatty acid will have the lowest melting point?