Biomolecules Questions and Answers Part-3

1. Which of the following is incorrect about glycogen?
a) It is a stored form of glucose in animals.
b) In glycogen, the right end is reducing and the left end is non-reducing.
c) It is a branched polymer of glucose.
d) It is a stored form of glucose in plants.

Answer: d
Explanation: It is a stored form of glucose in plants.

2. The bond formed between two adjacent monosaccharide is
a) Peptide bond
b) Ester bond
c) Glycosidic bond
d) Ionic bond

Answer: c
Explanation: The bond formed between two adjacent monosaccharide is Glycosidic bond

3. Blood concentration of glucose in normal healthy individual is
a) 2–3 mM
b) 4.5–5 mM
c) 6–7 mM
d) 1 mM

Answer: b
Explanation: 4.5–5 mM

4. Which is the correct Haworth structure of glucose?
a) q24a
b) q24b
c) q24c
d) All of these

Answer: c
Explanation:
q24c

5. Which is the correct representation of ribose?
a) q25a
b) q25b
c) q25c
d) q25d

Answer: b
Explanation:
q25b

6. Which of the following is a stored form of energy in plant?
a) Starch
b) Cellulose
c) Glycogen
d) Chitin

Answer: a
Explanation: Starch

7. Lipids are
a) Compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
b) Compounds of glycerol and fatty acid
c) Insoluble in water
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

8. Lipids may be
a) Fatty acid
b) Glycerol
c) Compound respectively of both
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

9. What is the number of carbon atoms which the palmitic and arachidonic acid contain (including carboxyl carbon)?
a) 16, 19
b) 15, 19
c) 16, 20
d) 18, 20

Answer: c
Explanation: 16, 20

10. Fats or oils are
a) Monoglycerides
b) Diglycerides
c) Triglycerides
d) Any of the above

Answer: d
Explanation: Any of the above