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Name Class Score Biochemistry (I) Midterm Exam NOTE: For the following multiple choice questions, write the one most appropriate answer on the answer sheet (1point each for question1~14). 1 The element that readily bonds to itself, forming long chains and rings is A. Hydrogen B. Oxygen C. Carbon D. Nitrogen 2 Hydrophobic interactions A. are stronger than hydrogen bonds. B. are stronger than covalent bonds. C. can hold two ions together. D. can hold two nonpolar molecules together. 3 Which statement is not true of the primary structure of a protein? A. It may be branched. B. It is unique to that protein. C. It determines the tertiary structure of the protein. D. It is the sequence of amino acids in the protein. 4 Which statement about the amino acid cysteine is false? A. It can form peptide bonds. B. It can form disulfide bonds. C. It can be important to quartenary stucture. D. It can be important to tertiary structure. 5 The advantage of the Edmans reagent (phenyl isothiocyanate-PTH) over Sangers reagent (flourodinotrobenzene-FDNB) in peptide analysis is A. complete oxidation of all disulfides B. more complete denaturation C. the process can be repeated on the remaining peptide D. more complete hydrolysis 6 Which is not true for the following proteins: collagen, hemoglobin, myoglobin. A. they all have primary structure B. they all have secondary structure C. they all have tertiary structure D. they all have quaternary structure 7 Which of the following would most likely provide information regarding the isoelectric point of a protein? A. protein quaternary structure B. protein solubility as a function of pH C. protein size D. protein shape 8 The secondary structure of a protein refers to A. the interaction of alpha helices and beta sheets to form a compact structure B. the hydrophilic or hydrophobic nature of the protein C. local, regular conformations in space resulting from noncovalent