UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE
MAY 2016
FHSC1214
FUNDAMENTALS OF CELL BIOLOGY
TUTORIAL 1
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES I
Students Guide for Tutorial:
At university level, the tutor facilitates student learning without spoon-feeding. Therefore,
you are expected to:
Read your textbook, attempt the questions before the tutorial
You may enter the class and sign your attendance after showing your tutor that all

tutorial questions have been completed; even if you dont know how to do, write
something - youre not advised to leave answers blank in the finals.
Write answers on board if you wish to receive tutor feedback
(no answer, no feedback)
Be independent: consult textbooks or dictionaries on your own first before asking the
tutor
All questions are compulsory. 1 mark may reflect 1 answer point.
(No half mark is awarded in the finals marks)

[Source: Final Examination for Apr 2016]

Q1.
(a)
Figure 1.1 shows four different monosaccharides labelled as W, X, Y and Z.

Figure 1.1
(i)

(ii)

Select the monosaccharide(s) from Figure 1.1 that match each of the
following statements by stating its corresponding letter:
(A)

a ketonic monosaccharide found in honey, flowers and berries.

(1 mark)

(B)

the monomers that form sucrose.

(C)

the monosaccharide that is found in both lactose and maltose.

(1 mark)

(D)

the monosaccharide that forms the structural polysaccharide

found in the exoskeleton of arthropods.
(1 mark)

(1 mark)

Monosaccharides W and X form different polysaccharides with

distinct properties.
(A)

Name ONE (1) polysaccharide that arose from each of the

monosaccharides, W and X.
(2
marks)

(B)

Give TWO (2) structural features of the polysaccharides

formed from monosaccharides W and X.
(2
marks)

[Source: Final Examination for December 2015]

Q2.
(a)
Figure 2.1A and 2.1B show two ring forms of a carbohydrate.

Figure 2.1A

Figure 2.1B

With reference to Figure 2.1A and Figure 2.1B, answer the following
questions.
(i)

Name the structures shown in Figure 2.1A and 2.1B.

(ii)

Describe the structural difference between the molecules in Figure

2.1A and 2.1B.
(1 mark)

(iii)

Relate the structural feature of the polymers raised from each of the
molecule shown in Figure 2.1A and 2.1B to their functions. (6 marks)

(2 marks)

[Source: Final Examination for September 2015]

Q3. (a)
Figure 3.1 shows one end of a cellulose molecule.

Figure 3.1
Based on Figure 3.1, answer the following questions.
(i)

Name the monomers that form a cellulose molecule.

(1 mark)

(ii)

Name bond Y.

(1 mark)

(iii)

Name the chemical group at Z.

(1 mark)

(iv)

Describe ONE (1) way in which the structure of cellulose is linked to

its function.
(2 marks)

(v)

Construct a table to show TWO (2) ways in which the structure of

cellulose is different from the structure of starch.
(2 marks)

[Source: Final Examination for FESB1003 Biology I; Academic Year 2008/2009, September
Examination]
Q4.
(a)
Table 4.1 gives human dietary guidelines for the intake of carbohydrates.
Table 4.1

Suggest why there is no dietary guideline for energy intake from

polysaccharides other than starch and glycogen.
(3 marks)