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DPP - Biomolecules

This document contains 21 multiple choice questions about biomolecules including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The questions cover topics such as the carbohydrate that makes up insect exoskeletons, why lipids are not considered biomacromolecules, the most abundant protein in the biosphere, how temperature affects enzyme catalyzed reactions, the four levels of protein structure, and more. The document tests understanding of key concepts regarding the structure, function, and properties of important biological molecules.

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DPP - Biomolecules

This document contains 21 multiple choice questions about biomolecules including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The questions cover topics such as the carbohydrate that makes up insect exoskeletons, why lipids are not considered biomacromolecules, the most abundant protein in the biosphere, how temperature affects enzyme catalyzed reactions, the four levels of protein structure, and more. The document tests understanding of key concepts regarding the structure, function, and properties of important biological molecules.

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DPP - Biomolecules

1.Mention the carbohydrate which makes up the exoskeleton of insects. (1 mark)

2. Lipids are not biomacromolecules. Why? (1 mark)

3.Name the most abundant protein in the biosphere? (1 mark)

4. Why do starch give blue -black colour with iodine? (1 mark)

5. Why are monosaccharide sugars known as reducing sugars? ( 2 marks)

6.Di erentiate between nucleotide & nucleoside? (2 marks)

7.Di erentiate between homopolysaccharides and heteropolysaccharides . (2 marks)

8. Describe in brief the method to analyse the chemical composition of a tissue (4 marks)

9.What are nucleic acids? Draw and describe the structure of DNA (4 marks)

10.Why do oils generally remain in liquid state even in winters? ( 1mark)

11.List the di erent types of lipids. (3 marks)

12.Why do physicians recommend vegetable oils rich in poly-unsaturated fat for persons su ering
from cardiovascular diseases? (2 marks)

13.Di erentiate between cofactors, coenzymes & prosthetic group. (3 marks)

14.Why does the shelf life of fruits and vegetables increase in a refrigerator? (1 mark)

15.What is metabolism? Mention the role of enzymes is metabolism? (3 marks)

16.What do you mean by activation energy? (2 marks)

17.How does temperature a ects enzyme catalysed reaction? ( 2 marks)

18.Enlist three properties of enzymes? (3 marks)

19.What is enzymatic competitive inhibition? Give one example? (3 marks)

20.Describe the lock & key hypothesis of enzyme action? (4 marks)

21.Explain brie y four levels of protein structure? (5 marks)

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