UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE MAY 2011 FHSB1214 BIOLOGY I TUTORIAL

1 BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES I Students Guide: 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)

Q1.

Compare and contrast the following carbohydrates in terms of the given criteria in the table below. The first column has been done for you. (10 marks) Plant starch Monomer type Branching: (more? less?) [2] Glucose [2] None or less Glycogen Cellulose

Shape (Helical? Linear chain?) [2] Helical Cross-linkage? (Yes/ No) Function & location [2] No [2] Storage (plants)

Q2.

In a table, compare and contrast triglycerides and carbohydrates in general using the criterion below. (12 marks) Triglycerides Dissolves in water or organic solvent? [3] Carbohydrates

Proportion of C per gram (Higher? Lower?) [2] Energy released per mass (lesser? greater?) [2] Proportion of H per gram (Higher? Lower?) [2] Molecular subunits [3]

Duration of energy storage (long term or short term?) [2]

Q3.

(a)

Table 1 shows the metabolic energy produced and oxygen consumed during the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids in a mammal. Table 1

Energy source Carbohydrates Lipids (i)

Metabolic energy produced / kJ g-1 food 17.2 38.9

Oxygen Consumed / dm3 g-1 food 0.83 2.02

Name ONE example of a carbohydrate and ONE example of a lipid that are stored in a mammal. (2 marks)

(ii)

List two structural differences between carbohydrates and lipids according to the criteria below. (2 marks) Sub-units Elements & their proportion Chemical groups present Carbohydrates Lipids

Sub-units Elements & their proportion Chemical groups present

(iii)

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(iii)

Suggest two reasons why mammals might store lipids in preference to carbohydrates. (2 marks)

(iv)

Explain why the metabolic energy produced per gram of lipids is higher than that of carbohydrates. (1 mark)

(v)

Explain what you understand by the term oxygen consumed with reference to the biological molecules shown in Table 1. (1 mark)