DAILY PRACTICE SHEET - BIOMOLECULES

1. Maltose gives rise to two molecules of- (D) Arabinose

(A) Fructose 10. Which one of the following is
(B) Lactose polysaccharide?
(C) glucose (A) Glycogen
(D) Sucrose (B) Sucrose
2. The most abundant molecule in cell, is- (C) Lactose
(D) Maltose
(A) Water 11. Histone octamer contains:
(B) Carbohydrate (A) Eight types of histones
(C) Lipid (B) Eight bistones of four different types
(D) Protein (C) Five histones
3. If the total amount of adenine and (D) Six types of histons
thymine in a double-stranded DNA is 12. With reference to enzymes, which one of
60% then the amount of guanine in this the following statements is true?
DNA will be- (A) Apoenzyme = holoenzyme + Coenzyme
(A) 15% (B) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
(B) 20% (C) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
(C) 30% (D) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme - Apoenzyme
(D) 40% 13. Choose the type of enzyme involved in the
4. An organic substance bound to an enzyme following reaction:
and essential for its activity, is called: S  G + S’ S + S’  G
(A) Coenzyme (A) Dehydrogenase
(B) Holoenzyme (B) Transferase
(C) Aapoenzyme (C) Hydrolase
(D) Isoenzyme (D) Lyase
5. The tightly bound non-proteinaceous 14. Pick out the wrong statement-
organic compound in enzyme, is: (A) Amino acids are substituted methanes
(A) Coenzyme (B) Glycerol is a trihydroxy propane
(B) Prosthetic group (C) Lysine is a neutral amino acid
(C) Cofactor (D) Lecithin is a phospholipid
(D) Apoenzyme 15. Select the wrong statement.
6. One turn of DNA has nucleotide pairs: (A) Proteins are heteropolymers made of amino
(A) 8 acids
(B) 100 (B) Ribozymes are nucleic acids with catalytic
(C) 6 power
(D) 10 (C) Proteins, nucleic acids and polysacharides
7. One turn of DNA has sequence of are the only three types of macromolecules
nucleotide 3’ ATTCGCTAT5’ then other found in the living system
strand of DNA has- (D) Collagen is the most aboundant protein in
(A) 3’ TAAGCGATA5’ the whole of the biosphere and Rubisco is
(B) 3’TAGCACGTA5’ the most abundant proteins in animal world
(C) 5’TAGCACGTA3’ 16. Find out the wrongly matched pair.
(D) 5’TAAGCGATA3’ (A) Secondary metabolite - Anthocyanin
8. Which one is imino acid? (B) Protein - Insulin
(A) Pepsin (C) Chitin - Polysaccharide
(B) Proline (D) Cellulose -Heteropolymer
(C) Cysteine 17. During Meselson and Stahl’s experiments,
(D) Renin heavy DNA was distinguished from
9. Inulin is a polymer of: normal DNA by centrifugation in:
(A) Glucose (A) CsOH gradient
(B) Galactose (B) 14 NH4Cl
(C) Fructose (C) 15NH4Cl
 (D) CsCl gradient 26. The ‘Repeating unit’ of glycogen is:
18. Chitin is a- (A) Fructose
(A) Polysaccharide (B) Mannose
(B) Nitrogenous polysaccharide (C) glucose
(C) Lipoprotein (D) Galactose
(D) Protein 27. Feedback inhibition of enzymes is affected
19. Which of the following is not a conjugated by which of the following?
protein? (A) Enzyme
(A) Peptone (B) Substrate
(B) Phosphoprotein (C) End products
(C) Lipoprotein (D) Intermediate end products
(D) Chromoprotein 28. Benedict’s reagent test is conducted to
20. Which one is diaminodicarboxylic amino confirm the presence of:
acid? (A) Polysaccharides like starch
(A) Cystine (B) Lipids
(B) Lysine (C) Reducing sugars
(C) Cysteine (D) Proteins
(D) Aspartic acid 29. An example of feedback inhibition is:
21. A bond formed between carboxyl group (A) Cyanide action on cytochrome
of one amino acid and amino group of (B) Sulpha drug on folic acid synthesizer
adjacent amino acid, is called- bacteria
(A) Peptide bond (C) Allosteric inhibition of hexokinase by
(B) Hydrogen bond glucose 6-phosphate
(C) Covalent bond (D) Reaction between succinic
(D) All of these dehydrogenase and
22. Pentoses and hexoses are common- 30. Assertion Arachidic acid is an unsaturated
(A) Monosaccharides fatty acid
(B) Disaccharides Reason There are one or more double
(C) Polysaccharides bonds between carbon atoms in
(D) Oligosaccharides unsaturated fatty acids.
23. Enzymes that catalyze inter-conversion of (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and
optical gemetrical or positional isomers, Reason is the correct explanation of
are- Assertion
(A) Ligasess (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but
(B) Lyases the Reason is not the correct
(C) Hydrolases explanation of Assertion
(D) Isomerases (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false
24. The ‘lock and key’ model of enzyme (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false
action illustrates that a particular enzyme 31. Which is a reducing sugar?
molecule- (A) Galactose
(A) May be destroyed and resynthesised (B) Gluconic acid
several times (C) -glucose
(B) Interacts with a specific type of (D) -fructose
substrate molecule 32. Cellulose is a polymer of-
(C) Reacts at identical rates under all (A) -glucose
conditions (B) -fructose
(D) Forms a permanent enzyme-substrate (C) -glucose
complex (D) -fructose
25. Which one of the following is wrongly 33. Which disaccharide has different linkage?
matched? (A) Maltose
(A) Fungi - Chitin (B) Starch
(B) Phospholipid - Plasma membrane (C) Sucrose
(C) Ensyme - Lipoplysaccharide (D) Lactose
(D) Antibody Glycoprotein
 (C) Plysaccharide
34. Given below is the chemical formula of – (D) Dipeptide
O 42. How many of the twenty two amino acids
 are essential for children?
CH3(CH2)14  C  OH (A) 6
(A) Plamitic acid (B) 8
(B) Stearic acid (C) 10
(C) Glycerol (D) 7
(D) Galactose 43. Match the items in column I with items in
35. Removal of amino group from an amino column II and choose the correct option.
acid is known as:
(A) Deamination Column I Column II
(B) Excretion
(C) Amination a. Triglyceride 1. Animal hormones
(D) Egestion b. Membrane 2. Peathers and lesves
36. The aleurone layer in maize grain is lipid
specially rich in- c. Steroid 3. Phosphlipids
(A) Lipids d. Wax 4. Fat stored in the
(B) Auxins form of lipids
(C) Proteins
(D) Starch ab c d
37. The bond present between two (A) 43 1 2
carbohydrate molecules is: (B) 23 4 1
(A) Amide (C) 34 1 2
(B) Hydrogen (D) 41 2 3
(C) Glycosidic 44. Hydrolysis of lipid yields-
(D) Phosphodiester (A) Fats
38. Which amino acid is denoted by symbol (B) Fatty acids and glycerol
‘F’? (C) Mannose and glycerol
(A) Phenylalanine (D) Maltose and fatty acids
(B) Proline 45. The fastest acting enzyme, in the
(C) Tryptophan biological kingdom, is;
(D) Methionine (A) Lipase
39. In which one of the following amino was (B) Amylase
not found to be synthesized in Miller’s (C) Peptidase
experiment? (D) Carbonic anhydrase
(A) Glycine 46. Which of the following amino acids is not
(B) Aspartic acid optically active?
(C) Glutamic acid (A) Glycine
(D) Alanine (B) Valine
40. In which one of the followign sets of three (C) Leucine
items each belong to the category (D) Isoleucine
mentioned against them? 47. Which statement regarding coenzyme is
(A) Lysine, glycine, thiamine – Aamino incorrect?
acids (A) Every coenzyme is a cofactor and every
(B) Myosin, oxytocin and gastric - Hormones cofactor is a coenzyme
(C) Rennin, helicase and hyaluronidase - (B) Every coenzyme is a cofactor but every
enzymes cofactor is not a coenzyme
(D) Optic nerve, oculomotor, vagus – Sensory (C) Most of the coenzymes are nucleotides
nerves and are composed of vitamins
41. The simple polyhdroxy ketone molecule (D) Coenzymes are the active constituents
containing 3-7 carbons is a- of enzymes
(A) Disaccharide
(B) Monosaccharide
48. Maltose consists of which one of the (A) Non-essential fatty acid
following? (B) Essentiaal fatty acid
(A) -glucose and - galactose (C) Polyunsaturated fatty acid
(B) -glucose and -fructose (D) Both (b) and (c)
(C) -sucrose and -glucose 57. Enzyme having different molecular
(D) Glucose and glucose arrangement but similar functions is:
49. Which of the following is the simplest (A) Isoenzyme
amino acid? (B) Holoenzyme
(A) Tyrosine (C) Apoenzyme
(B) Asparagine (D) Coenzyme
(C) Glycine 58. The tertiary structure of the proteins
(D) Alanine containing amino acid cysteine is achieved
50. Which of the following statements through-
regarding enzyme inhibition is correct? (A) Hydrogen bonds
(A) Non-competitive inhibition of an (B) Disulphide bonds
enzyme can be overcome by adding (C) Van der Waall’s force
large amount of substrate (D) Inonic bonds
(B) Competitive inhibition is seen when a 59. A mathematical explanation for enzyme
substrate competes with an enzyme for action on substrate was formulated by:
binding to an inhibition protein (A) Leonor Micheaelis and Maud Menten
(C) Competitive inhibition is seen when the (B) Hans Gaffron
substrate and the inhibitor compete (C) Melvin
(D) Non-competitive inhibitors often bind (D) Vant Hoff
to the enzyme irreversibly 60. Raffinose is a-
51. Which of the following is not a coenzyme? (A) Monosaccharides
(A) NAD (B) Disaccharides
(B) NADP (C) Trisaccharides
(C) FAD (D) Polysaccharides
(D) ATP 61. Starch can be used as an indicator for the
52. Which one is not an example for detection of traces of:
hydrolases? (A) Glucose in aqueous solution
(A) Dehydrogenase (B) Proteins in blood
(B) Protease (C) Iodine in aqueous solution
(C) Amylase (D) All of the above
(D) Esterase 62. Which of the following statements is
53. Sugar and amino acids are: wrong?
(A) Primary metabolites (A) Sucrose is a disaccharide
(B) Secondary metabolites (B) Cellulose is a polysaccharide
(C) Feed stock (C) Glycine is a sulphur containing amino
(D) Inoculum acid
54. An example of competitive inhibition of (D) Uracil is a pyrimidine
an enzyme is the inhibition of: 63. Enzyme often have additional parts in
(A) Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic their structures that are made up of
acid molecules other than proteins. When this
(B) Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide additional chemical part is an organic
(C) Hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate molecule, it is called-
(D) Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide (A) Cofactor
55. Phospholipids are- (B) Coenzyme
(A) Amphipathic (C) Substrate
(B) Amphibolic (D) Both (a) and (b)
(C) Hydrophobic 64. Which of the following is the example of
(D) None of these structural protein?
56. Arachidonic acid is: (A) Myosin
(B) Collagen
 (C) Keratin
(D) All of these
65. Which of the following is not a coenzyme?
(A) NAD
(B) NADP
(C) FAD
(D) ATP