Human Biochemistry

Tutorial
Lipid

1. An example of a saturated fatty acid is

(A) Palmitic acid
(B) Oleic acid
(C) Linoleic acid
(D) Erucic acid

2. If the fatty acid is esterified with an alcohol of high molecular weight instead of glycerol,
the resulting compound is
(A) Lipositol
(B) Plasmalogen
(C) Wax
(D) Cephalin

3. The number of double bonds in arachidonic acid is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6

4. A lipid containing alcoholic amine residue is

(A) Phosphatidic acid
(B) Ganglioside
(C) Glucocerebroside
(D) Sphingomyelin

5. Cephalin consists of
(A)  Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline
(B)  Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine
(C)  Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol
(D)  Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine

6. In mammals, the major fat in adipose tissues is

(A) Phospholipid
(B) Cholesterol
(C) Sphingolipids
(D) Triacylglycerol

7. Glycosphingolipids are a combination of

(A) Ceramide with one or more sugar residues
(B) Glycerol with galactose
(C) Sphingosine with galactose
(D) Sphingosine with phosphoric acid
8. The importance of phospholipids as constituent of cell membrane is because they possess
(A)  Fatty acids
(B)  Both polar and nonpolar groups
(C)  Glycerol
(D)  Phosphoric acid

9. The enzyme acyl-CoA synthetase catalyses the conversion of a fatty acid of an active fatty
acid in the presence of
(A) AMP
(B) ADP
(C) ATP
(D) GTP

10. The enzymes of -oxidation are found in

(A) Mitochondria
(B) Cytosol
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Nucleus

11. Long chain fatty acids penetrate the inner mitochondrial membrane
(A)  Freely
(B)  As acyl-CoA derivative
(C)  As carnitine derivative
(D)  Requiring Na dependent carrier

12. All the following have 18 carbon atoms except

(A) Linoleic acid
(B) Linolenic acid
(C) Arachidonic acid
(D) Stearic acid

13. Ketone bodies are synthesized in

(A) Adipose tissue
(B) Liver
(C) Muscles
(D) Brain

14. Cerebrosides contain all the following except

(A) Galactose
(B) Sulphate
(C) Sphingosine
(D) Fatty acid

15. Glycerol is converted into glycerol-3- phosphate by

(A) Thiokinase
(B) Glycerol kinase
(C) Triokinase
(D) All of these

16. Carnitine acylcarnitine translocase is present

(A)  In the inner mitochondrial membrane
(B)  In the mitochondrial matrix
(C)  On the outer surface of inner mitochondrial membrane
(D)  On the inner surface of inner mitochondrial membrane

17. Salivary lipase converts dietary triglycerides into

(A)  Diglycerides and fatty acids
(B)  Monoglycerides and fatty acids
(C)  Glycerol and fatty acids
(D)  All of these

18. During each cycle of -oxidation

(A) One carbon atom is removed from the carboxyl end of the fatty acid
(B) One carbon atom is removed from the methyl end of the fatty acid
(C) Two carbon atoms are removed from the carboxyl end of the fatty acid
(D) Two carbon atoms are removed from the methyl end of the fatty acid

19. Acetyl CoA formed from pyruvate can be used for the synthesis of all the following
except
(A) Glucose
(B) Fatty acids
(C) Cholesterol
(D) Steroid hormones

20. Essential fatty acid:

(A) Linoleic acid
(B) Arachidonic acid
(C) Linolenic acid
(D) All these