Republic of the Philippines

LEYTE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City

College of Arts and Sciences

SCIENCE UNIT

FINAL EXAMINATION IN BTC 105

(BioMolecules)

I. MUTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose and write/highlight the letter/number of the correct/best answer.

AVOID ERASURES.

1. Which compounds would be lipids or

derivatives of lipids?

A. Glycogen and cellulose

B. Cholesterol and estrogen
C. Keratin and protease
D. Chlorophyll and haemoglobin
E. DNA and RNA

2. Which of the following is a 5-carbon sugar?

A. Glucose

B. Fructose

C. Ribose

D. Sucrose

3. The optimum pH of pepsin is:

A. 5

B. 7.1

C. 8.1

D. 2

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4. A catabolic enzyme:

A. Joins two or more substances into a larger molecule

B. Cleaves a molecule into two or more parts

C. Inserts a substance between two or more existing molecules

D. Acts as a chemical messenger between amino cells

5. An anabolic enzyme:

A. Cleaves a molecule into two or more parts

B. Inserts a substance between two or more existing molecules

C. Joins two or more substances into a larger molecule

D. Acts as a chemical messenger between amino cells

6. An allosteric enzyme has which of the following properties?

A. It can only operate in an acidic environment,

B. It can only operate in an alkaline environment,

C. It becomes active only when it binds with a specific cofactor,

D. It can function either as a catabolic or anabolic enzyme.

7. A proteolytic enzyme has the following action:

A. It cleaves complex sugars into simple sugars.

B. It joins fatty acids into proteins.

C. It joins proteins to sugars to form glycoproteins.

D. It cleaves protein molecules into smaller units.

8. Amylase has all of the following properties except:

A. It breaks down starches into sugars.

B .It cleaves proteins into amino acids.

C. It is a component of human saliva.

D. High serum levels may indicate pancreatic inflammation.

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9. The function of a protein is determined primarily by:

A. Its molecular weight

B .The number of amino acids it contains

C. Its spatial conformation

D. Its affinity for hydrocarbons

10. Which of the following is not involved in the biosynthesis of a protein

molecule?

A. Codon

B. Ribosome

C. Messenger RNA

D. Amylase

11. Amino acids in a protein are joined by:

A. Zwitterions

B. Hydrogen bonds

C. Peptide bonds

D. Van der Waals bonds

12. Protein catabolism can yield which of the following:

A. Complex carbohydrates

B. Glucose

C. Free fatty acids

D. Omega-3 fatty acids

13. The primary function of the Citric Acid Cycle is to:

A. Facilitate aerobic cellular energy production

B. Oxidize cellular toxins

C. Produce anaerobic energy by fermentation

D. Synthesize vitamin D

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14. Which of the following is not produced by or an intermediate of the Citric Acid
Cycle?

A. NADH

B. Citrate

C. Water

D. Glucose

15. What is ATP?

A. A cellular energy transfer medium

B. A source of biological electrons

C. A purine base and sugar bound to three phosphates

D. All of the above

16. ATP is synthesized from ADP by which process?

A. Dehydration synthesis

B. Oxidative phosphorylation

C. Protein catabolism

D. Beta oxidation

17. The reduced intermediaries produced by the TCA Cycle are used to:

A. Digest carbohydrates

B. Link amino acids into polypeptides

C. Supply electrons to phosphorylate ADP into ATP

D. Cleave polypeptides into amino acids

18. Which of the following is a free fatty acid?

A. Eicosapentaenoic acid

B. Citric acid

C. Cholesterol

D. Glycerol

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19. Fatty acids are esterified into mono-, di-, or triglycerides by attaching to:

A. Sterol

B. Cholesterol

C. Glycerol

D. Sodium chloride

20. Omega-3 fatty acids have which of the following?

A. At least 3 double bonds

B. A 3-carbon backbone

C. A double bond 3 carbons from the end of the chain

D. At least 3 fatty acid molecules linked by omega bonds

21. No enzymatic glycosylation or glycation creates glycoproteins by:

A. Chemical addition of sugars to polypeptides

B. Extracellular synthesis

C. Attaching 20 amino acids

D. Secretion into extracellular matrix

22. Which makes the most sense?

A. Cellulose is made of monosaccharides

B. DNA is made of glycerol

C. Protein is made of monosaccharide

s
D. Fat is made of disaccharides

23– 24. Base your answers to the next two questions on the structural formula of
the molecule below and on your knowledge of biology

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23. Which statement best describes the above molecule?

A. It has the ability to control heredity.

B. It has the ability to control reactions.
C. It has a high energy content.
D. It is involved in photosynthesis.

24. Which formula represents an organic end product derived from the chemical
digestion of the above molecule?

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25. Which set of laboratory equipment could a student use to determine whether
or not apple juice contains simple sugars?

1A
2B
3C
4D

26. Which substance is a suitable indicator for detecting the presence of starch in
a plant cell?

A. Fehling's solution
B. pH paper
C. Bromthymol blue
D. Iodine solution

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27 –28. Base your answers to the next two questions on the equation below and
on your knowledge of biology.

27. Which type of reaction is illustrated by the reaction?

A. Dehydration synthesis
B. Hydrolysis
C. Carbon fixation
D. Photolysis

28. The structure in box A represents

A. an amino group
B. an oil molecule
C. a carboxyl group
D. a carbon dioxide molecule

29. Lipase, maltase, and protease are members of a group of catalysts known as

A. enzymes
B. hormones
C. carbohydrates
D. fats

30. If more SUBSTRATE is added a system when the enzyme concentration

remains constant, the rate of reaction would most likely?
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D/ falls to 0

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II. Give what is asked:

Use the pictured reaction below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer
the following questions.

P R

1. Identify functional group P on compound (a). _______________

2. Identify functional group Q on compound (a). _______________

3. Identify the monomer represented by compound (a). _______________

4. Identify compound (b). _______________

5. Identify the type of reaction that would produce (b). _______________

6. Name the bond formed at the arrow R above _______________

Use the diagram (right) and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer questions
7 and 8

7. .Identify this specific class of

carbohydrate
_____________________________

8. What are the monomers of this compound?

_________________________

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Use the diagram below and your knowledge of biochemistry to answer questions
9 and 10.

9. Identify this monosaccharide (right) __________________

10. State the empirical formula and the molecular formula of this
monosaccharide

Empirical __________________ molecular _______________________

Use the diagram below and your knowledge of biochemistry (if any) to answer
questions 11 and 12.

11. Identify this compound (or the class this

compound belongs to) ________________

12. What are the subunits which form this

compound?

_________________ and _______________

13. Sketch the structural formula of each of the major organic molecules we
studied in the past few weeks. Circle / identify the most distinguishing feature(s)
of each molecule. Using the “language of chemistry,” pair each molecule with a
short vocabulary list. Identify a procedure for identifying the molecule if you were
given an unknown sample. A glucose molecule has been completed for you.

- Has several hydroxyl groups (OH)

- Carbon backbone is a ring structure with 5 carbons and

an oxygen
- - Look for a creamy red to browncolor change in the
- pesence of Benedict’s solution after heating.

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 GLUCOSE (Simple Sugar)

_______________

STARCH (Complex Sugar)

______________

PROTEIN (Amino Acid)

_______________

LIPID

_______________

Prepared by:

MS. LESLIE D. RADAZA, MAT

Science Faculty Member

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