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BIOMOLECULES MCQs

Total Questions : 58 | Page 6 of 6 pages
Question 51. Which of the following is not a biomolecule?
  1.    Methane
  2.    Ammonia
  3.    HCl
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of the above
:
D
A biomolecule is any molecule that is produced by living organisms, including larger macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; as well as smaller molecules such as primary metabolites, secondary metabolites, and other natural products. A generalised term for this class of materials, is biological materials.
The bacteria in our gut produce methane as a byproduct of digestion. Ammonia is produced as a byproduct of protein metabolism and HCl is produced by our very own stomachs to digest everything we eat, making all the three, biomolecules.
Question 52. One molecule of an enzyme is able to catalyse conversion of two molecules of substrate into products in 5 minutes. Ten molecules of enzyme and 25 molecules of substrate are mixed in a test tube. At the end of 10 minutes the test tube will have ___. 
  1.    Products only
  2.    Products and enzymes molecules
  3.    Products and 5 unreacted substrate molecules
  4.    Products, enzyme molecules and 5  molecules of substrate.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Products and enzymes molecules
:
B
If there are 10 molecules of enzymes that can act on 20 molecules of the substrate and convert it into product in 5 minutes. In the next 5 minutes the remaining 5 substrates will also be converted into product, therefore there will be no substrate present in the mixture at the end of 10 minutes. Therefore all that the test tube will contain at the end of 10 minutes is the enzymes and the products. The enzymes are not used up in the process of forming products.
Question 53. Which of these groups vary from amino acid to another?
  1.    Amino group 
  2.    Carboxylic group 
  3.    R group
  4.    Alpha carbon
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> R group
:
C
Amino acids are the basic constituents of proteins and the molecule is made up of an amino group and a carboxyl group attached to a central carbon atom called the alpha carbon. The alpha carbon also binds to an R-group, which differs from one amino acid to another and confers the amino acid with its acidic, basic or neutral properties.
Question 54. Cellulose is composed of:
  1.    Glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only beta 1,4 linkages
  2.    Glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only alpha 1,4 linkages
  3.    Both branched and unbranched chains with both alpha 1,4 and alpha 1,6 linkages
  4.    Glucose monomers with branched chain having both beta 1,6 and beta 1,4 linkages
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only beta 1,4 linkages
:
A
Cellulose Is Composed Of:
Cellulose is a polymer of beta glucose units in an unbranched 1-4 glycosidic linkage.
Question 55. The process of synthesis of lipids by the human body is known as ___.
  1.    Lipolysis
  2.    Lipogenesis
  3.    Lipogenolysis
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lipogenesis
:
B
The process of synthesis of lipids in the human body is called lipogenesis. Lipo=lipids and genesis=to generate. Lipolysis and lipogenolysis are break down of lipids, that is breakdown of triglycerides to glycerol and fatty acids.
Question 56. Which of the following statements are true
A. Water solubility of an amino acid is maximum at a pH when concentrations of anions and cations are equal.
B. Amino acids can be detected by ninhydrin test
C. On reacting with nitrous acid amino acids release N2
  1.    All 
  2.    B and C
  3.    A and B
  4.    only A
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> B and C
:
B
Amino acids can form zwitter ions, that isa molecule or ion having separate positively and negatively charged groups. Amino acids form due to the presence of an amine group, that can ionize to form NH+3 and a carboxyl group that can form COO. When they are in the zwitter ion form, they do not migrate in an electric field and they precipitate out of the solution. Therefore amino acids are least soluble at a pH when they exist in the zwitter ion form, that is when the concentration of anions and cations are equal.
The other two statements are true:
The amine group of amino acids reacts with ninhydrin reagent to give a purple colour complex.
And amino acids react with nitrous acid releasingN2.
Question 57. The unique type of bonds found in Nucleic acids, formed due to the condensation at the phosphorus end, are called _____.
  1.    Peptide bonds
  2.    Glycosidic bonds
  3.    Phosphodiester bonds
  4.    Disulphide bonds
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Phosphodiester bonds
:
C
The phosphodiester bond is a condensation reaction, leading to release of a water molecule as shown here
The Unique Type Of Bonds Found In Nucleic Acids, Formed Due ...
Question 58. What is the total amount of carbohydrate (in grams) required to obtain 96 calories?
  1.    12 g
  2.    24 g
  3.    32 g
  4.    48 g
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 24 g
:
B
Per gram of carbohydrates contain 4 calories. Therefore we can obtain 96 calories by consuming 96/4 = 24 grams of carbohydrates.

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