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8. Which is wrong about nucleic acids?
a) DNA is single stranded in some viruses
b) one turn of Z DNA has 12 bases
c) RNA is double stranded occasionally
d) Length of one helix is 45Ao in B-DNA
9. A segment of DNA has 120 adenine and 120 cytosine bases. The
total number of nucleotides present in the segment is
a) 480
b) 240
c) 120
d) 60
10. Mineral associated with cytochrome is
a) Cu
b) Mg
c) Fe
d) Cu and Ag
Answers
1. b) RNA
2. b) Proteins
3. b) Galactose
4. c) C, H, O and N
5. b) Glucoseb) Glucose
6. c) some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
7. b) Glycine
8. d) Length of one helix is 45Ao in B-DNA
9. a) 480
10. c) Fe
3. Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule
formed by
a) base- sugar- phosphate
b) base- sugar- OH
c) sugar-phosphate
d) (base sugar phosphate)n
4. The major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as
a) Co factors of enzymes
b) Binder of cell structure
c) Constituent of hormones
d) Building blocks of important amino acids
5. Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are
a) Hydrophilic
b) Neutral
c) Zwitter ions
d) Hydrophobic
6. ATP is
a) vitamin
b) Enzyme
c) Nucleic acid
d) Nucleotide
7. Which of the following have carbohydrate as prosthetic group
a) Glycoprotein
b) Lipoprotein
c) Nucleoprotein
d) Chromoprotein
8. Lactose is composed of
a) glucose + galactose
b) fructose+ galactose
c) glucose + fructose
d) glucose + glucose
9. In which of the following groups are all polysaccharides?
a) Sucrose, glucose and fructose
b) Maltose, lactose and fructose
c) glycogen, sucrose and maltose
d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
10. Amino acids are produced from
a) Proteins
b) Fatty acids
c) Essential oils
d) -keto acids
11. In RNA, thymine is replaced by
a) adenine
b) guanine
c) cytosine
d) uracil
12. Which purine base is found in RNA?
a) Thymine
b) Uracil
c) Cytosine
d) Guanine
13. Which of the following nucleotide sequences contains four pyrimidine bases?
a) GATCAATGC
b)UAGCGGUAA
c) GCUAGACAA
d) both b and c
14. Cellulose, the most important constituent of plant cell wall is made up of
a) Branched of glucose molecules linked by -1, 4 glycosidic bond in straight chain and -1,6
glycosidic bond at the site of branching
b) Unbrached chain of glucose molecules linked by --1,4 glycosidic bond
c) Branched chain of glucose molecules linked by -1, 4 glycosidic bond
d) Branched chain of glucose molecules linked by -1, 4 glycosidic bond in straight chain and -1,6
glycosidic bond at the site of branching
15. Enzymes, vitamins and hormones can be classified into a single category of biological
chemicals, because all of these
a) Enhance oxidative metabolism
b) Help in regulating metabolism
c) are conjugated proteins
d) are exclusively synthesised in the body of a living organism as at present
Answers
1. a) coiled around a common axis
2. c) 65-70%
3. a) base- sugar- phosphate
4. a) Co factors of enzymes
5. d) Hydrophobic
6. d) Nucleotide
7. a) Glycoprotein
8. a) glucose + galactose
9. d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
10. a) Proteins
11. d) uracil
12. d) Guanine
13. a) GATCAATGC
14. b) Unbrached chain of glucose molecules linked by --1,4 glycosidic bond
15. b) Help in regulating metabolism