Biochemistry quiz

Prepared by; Patrick N Chifwema

Section A
1. What is usually the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms in
carbohydrates?
a. 2:1
b. 1:1
c. 1:2
d. 3:2
e. Varies
2. Molecules with the same chemical formula but different structural
formula are called?
a. Isomers
b. Anomers
c. Chirals
d. Epimers
e. Stereo isomers
3. How many stereoisomers has a carbohydrate with 4 chiral
carbons?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 12
e. 24
4. Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of?
a. Galactose and Glucose
b. 2 Glucose molecules
c. Fructose and Glucose
d. Maltose and Maltose
 e. Glucose and Maltose
5. Which of the following is not a disaccharide
a. Glucose
b. Sucrose
c. Lactose
d. Lactulose
e. Maltose
6. Which of the following is not a polysaccharide
a. Sucrose
b. Inulin
c. Starch
d. Cellulose
e. Dextrin
7. In polysaccharides , the bond that connects individual
monosaccharides is
a. Peptide bond
b. Electrostatic bond
c. Glycosidic bond
d. Ionic bond
e. Phosphodiester bond
8. Scurvy, a condition characterized by defective collagen synthesis ,
is due to
a. Deficiency in vitamin C
b. Deficiency in vitamin A
c. Deficiency in vitamin K
d. Deficiency in riboflavin
e. Deficiency in thiamine
9. Diabetes mellitus
a. Occurs as a result of insulin deficiency only
b. Gives rise to high levels of ketone bodies in the blood
 c. Induces high rate of glycogen synthesis
d. Leads to glucosuria
e. Can be induced by drugs that destroy islets in pancreas
10. For a compound to possess optical activity it must be;
a. Coloured
b. Asymmetrical
c. Symmetrical
d. A natural product with at least 4 carbons
e. A carbohydrate or amino acid
11. Ketone bodies
a. May be excreted in urine
b. May result from starvation
c. Formation may be due to diabetes
d. Are only utilized by the liver as fuel
12. Carbohydrates
a. Serve as energy store
b. Serve as cell membrane components
c. Provide energy
d. Involved in communication between cells
e. Essential for fat acid oxidation
13. Maltose
a. On hydrolysis yields 2 glucose molecules
b. Belongs to a group called amino glycans
c. Is called isomaltase
d. Is a branched chain polymer
e. The most common monosaccharide
14. Consider the following statements on carbohydrates
a. All monosaccharides contain one or more asymmetrical carbon
atoms
b. Reduction of glucose will produce glucuronic acid
 c. Lactose and maltose are found in milk
d. The reducing property of a carbohydrate is due to the presence
of an anomeric carbon
e. When the carbonyl group resides on the terminal carbon atom,
the carbohydrate is a polyhydroxy ketone
15. True or False
a. Seliwanoff’s test is answered by fructose
b. Spermatozoa in seminal fluid utilises fructose sugar for its
metabolism
c. The repeating disaccharide unit in cellulose is cellebiose
d. Glucose and galactose are epimers and they differ structurally in
orientation of H and OH on C4
e. α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose are related by anomers
16. True or False
a. The repeating unit in hyaluronic acid is glucuronic acid and N-
acetyl glucosamine
b. a. The repeating unit in hyaluronic acid is glucuronic acid and
N-acetyl galactosamine
c. Inversion is related to dextrose
d. The carbohydrate reserve in human body is starch
e. Lactose is a disaccharide linked by α 1-4 glycosidic bond
17. Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose:
a. Amylose
b. Inulin
c. Cellulose
d. Dextrins
e. Glycogen
Section B
1. Explain the role of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the following
diseases;
a. Osteoarthritis
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Tumor cell migration
2. Write short notes on functions of carbohydrates. Clearly state how
the body controls glucose levels. Define ketosis and state how it
arises
3. What are carbohydrates? Classify them giving suitable examples.
4. Classify carbohydrates and give their importance.
5. Describe the chemistry and functions of glycogen.
6. Mention five characteristic reactions of an aldose hexose which
occurs in our body.
7. Explain the mutarotation of carbohydrates. Describe in brief the
structure and important properties of the following.
a. Glycogen b. Starch
8. Describe the chemistry and functions of mucopolysaccharides
9. Differentiate
a. Amylose and amylopectin,
b. Sucrose and Lactose,
c. Starch and glycogen
d. Hyaluronic acid and heparin,
e. Dextrins and dextran
Short Notes
a. Mutarotation
b. Mucopolysaccharides or glycosaminoglycans (GAG)
c. Glycosides
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