Molecules of life

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Answer all the questions given

1. What is the bond that joins a water molecule to the water molecules ?
A. Hydrogen bond
B. Disulphide bridge
C. Covalent bond
D. Surface tension

2. Properties of water include

I. High surface tension
II. High specific heat capacity
III. High viscosity
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I,II and III

3. Lakes do not freeze solid in winter because

A. Water can act as a solvent
B. Water has high surface tension
C. Ice is less dense than water
D. Water has low viscosity

4. Which belows are correct?

Monosaccharide Disaccharide Energy storage

A Glucose Galactose Amylase
B Glucose Maltose Cellulose
C Fructose Maltose Amylopectin
D Fructose Maltose Cellulose

5. Which of the following is true about maltose and amylose?

A. Both are polysaccharides
B. Both are disaccharides
C. Both monomers are α-glucose
D. Both monomers are β-glucose
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6. Figure above shows the energy storage in animals. Which of the statements are FALSE?
A. The molecule is glycogen
B. The monomers is α-glucose
C. Linked by α-1,4 glycosidic bond & α-1,6 glycosidic bond
D. It long and branch

7. How many glycerol and fatty acid molecules are present in a triglyceride molecule?
A. 3 glycerol and 1 fatty acid
B. 1 glycerol and 1 fatty acid
C. 3 glycerol and 3 fatty acid
D. 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acid

8. Fatty acids consists of

I. Carboxyl group
II. Carbonyl group
III. Amino group
IV. Hydrocarbon chain
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. I and IV only
D. II and IV only

9. Structure of fatty acid that consists both hydrophobic region and hydrophilic region known as
A. Amphoteric
B. Amphipathic
C. Acidic
D. Basic
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10. Properties of amino acid that consists amino group and carboxyl group known as
A. Amphoteric
B. Amphipathic
C. Acidic
D. Basic

11. How do the amino acids classify into four groups?

A. Based on their side chains
B. Based on their amino group
C. Based on their carboxyl group
D. Based on the number s of carbon

A B

12. Figure above shows two amino acids. Identify their groups

A B
A. Polar Basic
B. Polar Nonpolar
C. Nonpolar Acidic
D. Nonpolar Polar

13. Choose the correct statements about the nitrogenous bases of a nucleotide
I. Adenine and Thymine linked by two hydrogen bond
II. Guanine and Cytosine linked by three hydrogen bond
III. Adenine and Thymine are purine bases
IV. Adenine and Guanine are purine bases
A. I and II only
B. !and III only
C. I,II and III only
D. I,II and IV only

14. Which of the statements are TRUE.

A. Pentose sugar of RNA is Deoxyribose
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B. RNA has three types; rRNA ,mRNA and tRNA

C. RNA id double helix
D. RNA has Adenine and Thymine

15. Pentose sugar of RNA is

A. Ribose
B. Deoxyribose
C. Glucose
D. Fructose