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In-Class Questions

Prokaryotes can have low relative structural complexity because they:


A) have a high surface area to volume ratio
B) are primitive
C) have a low surface arae to volume ratio
D) parasitize other organisms

In eukaryotic cells, the interior of the nucleus is connected to the:


A) lumen of the ER
B) the cytoplasm
C) the mitochondria
D) outside of the cell
The atomic number of an atom:
A) denotes the periodic table group to which an atom belongs.
B) equals the number of protons in an atom.
C) equals the number of protons and neutrons in an atom.
D) can be shared by multiple elements.
Water is a polar Substance. It is therefor:
A) hydrophobic
B) hydrophilic
C) amphipathic
D) delicious
The molecule below possesses what functional group:
A) carbonyl
B) sulfhydryl
C) Maroon 5
D) carboxyl

Which of the following is a function of waxes?


A)
protection
B)
provide energy
C)
store fats
D)
all of these answers

Which of the following would probably happen if the insulin protein folded
in oil instead of water?
A) It would be the same as folding in an aqueous environment
B) There would be more -helices than -pleated sheets
C) The hydrophobic amino acids would rearrange to be on the outside
D) No peptide bonds would form
Which of these describes a part of the structure of a DNA double helix?
A) Guanine pairs with Adenine and Cytosine pairs with Thymine
B) Nitrogen bases are held together with hydrogen bonds
C) Both strands of DNA run parallel, 5' to 3'
D) The sugar backbone is made of ribose
Which is the main enzyme that adds new deoxyribonucleotides during DNA
replication in prokaryotes?
A) DNA polymerase III
B) DNA polymerase II
C) DNA ligase
D) DNA polymerase I
Which RNA Polymerase is responsible for transcription of eukaryotic genes
that ultimately become proteins?
A) RNA Polymerase III
B) RNA Polymerase II
C) RNA Polymerase V
D) RNA Polymerase I

What does secondary structure refer to with regards to RNA?


A)
The sequence of bases from 5 to 3
B)
Hydrogen bonding between bases to form hairpin stems and loops
C)
Formation of alpha-helicies and beta-sheets
D)
RNA does not form secondary structures

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