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BIOMOLECULES MCQs

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Question 1. Salivary amylase breaks down starch into 
  1.    Galactose and amylose
  2.    Amylose and amylopectin
  3.    Glucose and fructose
  4.    Glucose and maltose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Glucose and maltose
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D
Starch is a polysaccharide of glucose units. Salivary amylase enzyme breaks down starch into maltose a disaccharide of glucose, which is sometimes further broken down to glucose.
Salivary Amylase Breaks Down Starch Into 
Question 2. Match the biological molecules listed under column I with their biological functions listed under column II.
Choose the answer which gives correct combination of alphabets of two columns.
Biological MoleculeFunctiona. Glycogenp. Hormoneb. Globulinq. Biocatalystc. Steroidsr. Antibodyd. Thrombins. Storage product
  1.    a—s, b—r,  c—p, d—q
  2.    a—q, b—s, c —r, d—p
  3.    a—s, b—q, c—p, d—r
  4.    a—r, b—q, c —s, d—p.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> a—s, b—r,  c—p, d—q
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A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is stored as reserve food material in animals. Globulin proteins form antibodies. Most chemical messengers or hormones are steroid in nature. Thrombin is a biocatalyst involved in the clotting of blood.
Question 3. The derivatives of sphingosine and fatty acids are known as _____.
  1.    Phospholipids
  2.    Glycolipids
  3.    Sphingolipids
  4.    Glyceroglycolipid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sphingolipids
:
C
Sphingosine (2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol)isan 18-carbon amino alcohol with an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, which forms a primary part of sphingolipids. The derivatives of Sphingosine and fatty acids are what forms Sphingolipids.
Question 4. ________ deficiency causes rickets.
  1.    Vitamin-D
  2.    Vitamin-B
  3.    Vitamin-A
  4.    Vitamin-K
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Vitamin-D
:
A
Vitamin D helps to absorb calcium and phosphorus, and it's deficiency in the body, causes rickets.
Vitamin A is needed for healthy bones, eyes, skin and also acts as an anti-oxidant. It's deficiency in the body causes night blindness and hyperkeratosis.
Vitamin K is required in the body for blood clotting cascade and for bone metabolism. It's deficiency causes bleeding diathesis.
Vitamin E acts as an anti-oxidant and is also vital for smooth muscle development. It's deficiency in infants, leads to hemolytic anemia.
Question 5. Which of the following is an example for competitive inhibition?
  1.    Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
  2.    Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide
  3.    Hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate
  4.    Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
:
A
Classical example of competitive inhibition is reduction of activity of succinate dehydrogenase by malonate, oxaloacetate and other anions.
Question 6. Which of these amino acids is NOT a hydrophilic amino acid?
  1.    Tyrosine
  2.    Threonine 
  3.    Aspargine
  4.    Valine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Valine
:
D
Amino acids that dissolve in water are hydrophilic amino acid, that is the R- group in these amino acids can interact with water, in contrast with the hydrophobic amino acids that do not interact with water and thereby do not dissolve in it. Of the amino acids listed here valine, with a (CH3CHCH3) R-group is the hydrophobic amino acid.
Question 7. Application of heat causes _____ of proteins.
  1.    Thermometry
  2.    Stoichiometry
  3.    Thermal Denaturation
  4.    Thermodynamics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Thermal Denaturation
:
C
Application of heat alters the secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins. This phenomenon is called thermal denaturation. It is used as a means to study protein structures, folding and polymerisation.
Question 8. Cane sugar on hydrolysis gives ___.
  1.    Glucose and maltose
  2.    Glucose and lactose
  3.    Only glucose
  4.    Glucose and fructose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Glucose and fructose
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D
Cane sugar is basically sucrose, that is a disaccharide formed by a glycosidic bond between glucose and fructose. Therefore sucrose hydrolyses to give its constituent monosaccharides.
Cane Sugar On Hydrolysis Gives ___.
Question 9. How many carbon atoms do a molecule as sedoheptulose contain?
  1.    4
  2.    3
  3.    7
  4.    6
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 7
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C
Sedoheptulose has 7 carbons in its structure.
How Many Carbon Atoms Do A Molecule As Sedoheptulose Contain...
Question 10. Which of these statement is NOT true about amino acids?
  1.    They contain separate parts with a positive and negative charges 
  2.    They become zwitter-ionic when dissolved in water
  3.    They can be a zwitter-ion even in solid state 
  4.    There is no internal transfer of charge in amino acids
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> There is no internal transfer of charge in amino acids
:
D
Amino acids contain an alkali amine group and an acidic carboxyl group, both of which exists in the ionic form in solutions. The caboxyl group loses a proton, which is taken up by the amine group. Therefore amino acids contain both positive and negative ion, forming a zwitter ion. Diffraction studies reveal that amino acids also exist as zwitter ions in the solid state.

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