BIOCHEMISTRY

PAPER 2 QUESTIONS
What is the role of adipose tissue in metabolism of carbohydrates & )1
?lipids in the fed state

How do the liver & adipose tissue cooperate in the integration of )2

?carbohydrate and lipid metabolism during both fed and fasting states

What is the role if the liver and adipose tissue in fuel supply to the )3
?brain in the fasting state

List 4 pathways activated by insulin in the liver and/or adipose tissue )4

List 4 enzymes activated by insulin in the liver and/or adipose tissue )5

?What is a gene )6

?What is a codon )7

?What is an intron )8

?What is degeneracy of the genetic code )9

List 4 major enzymes involved in DNA replication )10

List the types of point mutations and show their possible effects )11

Mention 2 known disorders from point mutations )12

What are the consequences of mutations in the following sites in the )13
:lac Operon
A) Mutation in lac I gene which produce a protein with no affinity to the
operator locus
B) Mutation in lac I gene which produce a protein with no affinity to lactose
C) Mutation in the operator locus that result in loss of affinity to Lac I protein
D) Mutation in the operator locus that result in exceptionally increased affinity
to Lac I protein which is irreversible

Very briefly discuss the expression of lac Operon when the bacterium )14
?is provided with glucose and lactose as nutrients at the same time

List 3 differences and similarities between Glycogen and Starch )15

Which of the two sugars is an important dietary carbohydrate and )16

?why
?Why is glycogen a highly branched polymer )17

Describe briefly the plasma membrane of a cell )18

Describe briefly Cholesterol derivatives )19

List the 10 important functions of proteins in the body )20

?Name 5 monosaccharide aldoses and 5 monosaccharide ketoses )21

Name the monosaccharides from which chitin and cellulose are made )22
?from

Name 2 polysaccharides in plants which are polymers of glucose )23

What polymer is glucose stored as in the body, and where are its 2 )24
?main storage sites

Name two heteropolysaccharides in the human body and their )25

function