Test Bank for Biochemistry 9th Edition Campbell, Farrell (All Chapters)

Test Bank Description for Biochemistry, 9th Edition by Campbell, Farrell, and McDougal

This comprehensive test bank is tailored to accompany Biochemistry, 9th Edition by Mary Campbell, Shawn Farrell, and Owen McDougal. Designed to align closely with the textbook’s chapters and learning objectives, it provides a wide variety of question types—including multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and application-based problems—ideal for exam prep, quizzes, and homework support.

Each question is crafted to reinforce key biochemical principles, helping students master foundational topics such as enzyme kinetics, metabolism, protein structure, and nucleic acids. Questions are categorized by difficulty level and cognitive skill (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy), making it easy for instructors to build assessments or for students to self-test and track progress.

Whether you're an instructor preparing classroom materials or a student aiming to ace your biochemistry course, this test bank is a powerful tool that supports deeper learning and better performance.

Sample Test Bank Questions and Answer

1. How do the molecules that play a role in living cells compare to those encountered in organic chemistry?

a. They are the same, just operating in a different context.

b. Biological molecules are organic molecules, but the similarity ends there.

c. Biological molecules aren't similar to organic molecules at all.

d. Biology  isn't based on molecules at all, but a "vital force".

ANSWER:  a

2.  Which of the following shows the correct order from most simple to most complex:

a. atom, molecule, organelle, macromolecule

b.molecule, atom, macromolecule, organelle

c. tissue, cell, organ

d.atom, macromolecule, tissue, organ

ANSWER:             d

3.                  Which of the following best defines organic chemistry?

a.             The study of compounds contained in organisms.

b.            The         study of compounds containing organs.

c.             The study of compounds containing carbon and hydrogen and their derivatives.

d.            The         study of compounds containing elements other than carbon.

ANSWER:             c

4.                  Which of the following is NOT one of the primary simple molecules that scientists believe must have ultimately led to creating living things?

a.             ammonia

b.            carbon  dioxide

c.             hydrogen

d.            simple    carbohydrates

ANSWER:             d

5.                  Which of the following was part of the vital force theory?

a.             The compounds found in living things are just like those found in the non-living world.

b.            The         compounds found in living things are interesting, but can easily be produced in the laboratory.

c.             The compounds found in living things can not be produced in the laboratory.

ANSWER:             c

6.                  The synthesis of urea from ammonium cyanate.

a.             was a critical component of the Miller-Urey experiment.

b.            requires                a protein as a catalyst.

c.             helped dispel the vital force theory.

d.            supported            the vital force theory.

ANSWER:             c

7.                  Which of the following is NOT a Functional Group

a.             Amino group

b.            Protein                  

c.             Alcohol group

d.            Carbonyl               group

ANSWER:             b

8.                  Which of the following functional groups is specific to an alcohol?

a.             -NH

b.            - OH

c.             -C=O

d.            C=C         

e.             O-P

ANSWER:             b

9.                  Which of the following functional groups are not commonly seen in biomolecules?

a.             Alkyl halides

b.            Amides                  

c.             Carboxylic acids

d.            Ethers    

e.             Phosphate esters

ANSWER:             a

10.              Which of the following statements regarding biomolecules is false?

a.             They contain predominantly ionic bonds.

b.            They       contain predominantly nonmetallic elements.

c.             Carbon is the key element.

d.            Specific                  stereoisomers are essential in most cases.

ANSWER:             a

11.              All of the following bonds are important in biomolecules, except:

a.             C−Cl

b.            C −H

c.             C−N

d.            O −H

e.             O−P

ANSWER:             a

12.              Which of the following statements regarding biopolymers is false?

a.             Different sequences of the monomers can lead to different functions.

b.            Only        soluble polymers can be created from soluble monomers.

c.             A wide, almost uncountable variety of polymers can be created from just a few monomers.

d.            Different              linkages between the monomers can lead to different functions.

e.             Biopolymers can fold up into complex shapes.

ANSWER:             b

13.              Which statement is not correct about peptide nucleic acids, PNA?

a.             They are combinations of peptides and nucleic acids.

b.            Scientists              create them to study the origins of life

c.             They were proven to be the first hereditary molecule.

d.            They       may combine the catalytic properties of proteins with the information transfer ability of nucleic acid

e.             All of these statements apply to PNA.

ANSWER:             c

14.              According to the big bang theory of the creation of the universe,

a.             the universe has been getting cooler since its beginning

b.            the          initial explosion caused the creation of all of the elements of the periodic table

c.             carbon is the most abundant element in the universe

d.            the          earth could be no older than 1 billion years

ANSWER:             a

15.              In its earliest stages, which atoms were present in the universe?

a.             carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

b.            hydrogen,            helium, and lithium

c.             nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorous

d.            uranium,               polonium, and radium

e.             helium, neon, and argon

ANSWER:             b

16.              How are the majority of elements thought to have been formed?

a.             By thermonuclear reactions that normally take place in stars.

b.            In  explosions of stars.

c.             By the action of cosmic rays outside the stars since the formation of the galaxy.

d.            All            of the choices are true

e.             None of the choices; all the elements were present from the initial Big Bang.

ANSWER:             d

17.              What is the chemical formula for ozone?

a.             O2

b.            O3

c.             NH3

d.            H2S

e.             CH4

ANSWER:             b

18.              It is generally believed that the following gas was missing in the primordial atmosphere:   a.  H2

b.            CO2

c.             CH4

d.            NH3

e.             O2

ANSWER:             e

19.              A catalyst

a.             increases the rate of a chemical reaction

b.            increases              the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction

c.             decreases the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction

d.            none      of the choices

ANSWER:             a

20.              The genetic coding material is

a.             protein

b.            DNA        

c.             polysaccharide

d.            lipid         

ANSWER:             b

21.              The presence of two anhydride linkages is an important feature of

a.             ATP

b.            proteins                

c.             glucose

d.            carbon  monoxide

ANSWER:             a

22.              Which of the following best describes the results of the Miller-Urey experiment?

a.             It proved that DNA is the genetic material.

b.            It  produced proteins under conditions simulating the early Earth.

c.             It created living cells from non-living materials.

d.            It  produced some simple organic compounds from a mixture of gases presumed to have existed in the early atmosphere.

e.             All of these results of the Miller-Urey experiment.

ANSWER:             d

23.              The idea that a coding system and a catalysis system came about separately and then combined to form life as we know it is known as            a.  the origin of life

b.            the          big bang theory

c.             the double origen theory

d.            the          theory of evolution

ANSWER:             c

24.              The genetic code

a.             determines the order of sugars in a polysaccharide

b.            has          no effect on the sequence of amino acids in proteins

c.             is the means by which the "blueprint" for living organisms is passed from one generation to the next

d.            cannot  be understood by currently available experimental methods

ANSWER:             c

25.              Biological catalysts are   a.  proteins exclusively

b.            RNA        exclusively

c.             DNA exclusively

d.            some      proteins and some RNA

ANSWER:             d