Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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51.

Protection against sudden thermal change is carried out by help of

A. water
B. salt
C. ions
D. bonds
Answer» B. salt
52.

Enzymes, antibodies, hormones and hemoglobin are examples of

A. Fibrous proteins
B. glandular proteins
C. globular proteins
D. Enzymatic proteins
Answer» D. Enzymatic proteins
53.

Potential source of chemical energy at cellular level comes from bond between

A. carbon-oxygen
B. carbon-hydrogen
C. oxygen-hydrogen
D. carbon-carbon
Answer» C. oxygen-hydrogen
54.

Lipids have more (C-H) bonds and less oxygen, this unique quality allow lipids to perform a key role by

A. yielding water
B. giving oxygen
C. storing energy
D. providing support
Answer» D. providing support
55.

Ring shaped structures are usually seen in glucose and

A. trioses
B. ribose
C. tetroses
D. fructose
Answer» C. tetroses
56.

When carbohydrates combine with proteins, outcome product is called

A. glycoside
B. glucosteroid
C. glycoprotein
D. glycolipid
Answer» D. glycolipid
57.

Two chains of amino acids in an insulin molecule are held together by

A. sulphide bridges
B. disulphide bridges
C. peptide bond
D. covalent linkage
Answer» C. peptide bond
58.

If one amino acid in each beta chain of hemoglobin, out of 574 amino acids do not occupy normal place it can lead to

A. paralysis
B. death
C. cramp
D. fits
Answer» C. cramp
59.

Seldom fatal disease is known as

A. malignant
B. benign
C. tertian malaria
D. anemia
Answer» C. tertian malaria
60.

Most abundant carbohydrate which is found in nature is

A. fructose
B. glycogen
C. cellulose
D. pectin
Answer» D. pectin
61.

Most complicated food molecules are

A. proteins
B. fats
C. carbohydrates
D. glucose
Answer» B. fats
62.

Fatty acids which are straight chained are found in

A. animals
B. plants
C. micro-organisms
D. unicellular plants
Answer» B. plants
63.

RNA is synthesized from DNA by process of

A. translation
B. transcription
C. transgenic
D. duplication
Answer» C. transgenic
64.

There are two types of a starch which are amylose and

A. pectin
B. amylopectin
C. agar
D. dextrin
Answer» C. agar
65.

Nucleotide in DNA are united with one another by a linkage called

A. ester linkage
B. diester linkage
C. phosphodiester linkage
D. peptide linkage
Answer» D. peptide linkage
66.

Water has an excellent ability to absorb heat without changing its own

A. polarity
B. shape
C. temperature
D. mass
Answer» D. mass
67.

Greater number of carbon atoms in chain results in higher

A. melting point
B. boiling point
C. freezing point
D. stability
Answer» B. boiling point
68.

Sakcharon is a Greek word for saccharine, which means

A. starch
B. sugar
C. protein
D. salt
Answer» C. protein
69.

Tertiary conformation of proteins is maintained by 3 types of bonds namely ionic, hydrogen and

A. sulphide
B. disulphide
C. covalent
D. peptide
Answer» C. covalent
70.

RNA is found in nucleolus of cell and DNA is found in

A. chromosomes
B. cytosol
C. cell wall
D. vacuole
Answer» B. cytosol
71.

Lipids are insoluble in water but it is easily soluble in

A. inorganic solvent
B. water
C. organic solvent
D. acids
Answer» D. acids
72.

A molecular structure of a sugar which contains 6 carbon is known as

A. fructose
B. sucrose
C. glucose
D. lactose
Answer» D. lactose
73.

Structure in which a ribose sugar will form five cornered ring is called

A. Ribofuranose
B. Glucopyramose
C. fructose
D. glucose
Answer» B. Glucopyramose
74.

Proteins are formed when carbon combines with nitrogen in amino acid linkages with help of

A. covalent bond
B. ionic bond
C. peptide bond
D. glycoside linkage
Answer» D. glycoside linkage
75.

Cellulose is highly insoluble in water and is not digested in digestive tract of

A. human
B. birds
C. protozoa's
D. insects
Answer» B. birds
76.

Grapes, figs and dates are rich in

A. fructose
B. starch
C. glucose
D. proteins
Answer» D. proteins
77.

When starches are mixed with iodine, they give a color which is

A. violet
B. blue
C. green
D. purple
Answer» C. green
78.

Breaking down of large molecules like proteins, starch and fats is known as

A. mechanical digestion
B. chemical digestion
C. physical digestion
D. none of others
Answer» C. physical digestion
79.

In a chemical reaction, when alcohol and acid react together releasing a water molecule, compound is formed, named as

A. ether
B. ester
C. enzyme
D. glycerol
Answer» C. enzyme
80.

Hexose is also known as

A. ribose sugar
B. aldo sugar
C. table sugar
D. cane sugar
Answer» C. table sugar
81.

Hair cover is no longer an efficient insulator in

A. strong winds
B. water
C. arctic pole
D. Alaska
Answer» C. arctic pole
82.

Structural carbon is a

A. monovalent
B. bivalent
C. tetravalent
D. trivalent
Answer» D. trivalent
83.

Cellulose gives no color when it comes in contact with

A. carbon dioxide
B. water
C. iodine
D. chloroform
Answer» D. chloroform
84.

Most complex also most abundant carbohydrates that are found in nature are

A. monosaccharide
B. disaccharides
C. polysaccharides
D. Oligosaccharides
Answer» D. Oligosaccharides
85.

A valuable and most important quality of proteins is to prevent blood loss after an injury by process of

A. (coagulation)blood clotting
B. cell division
C. imputation
D. glycolysis
Answer» B. cell division
86.

A bacterial cell contains 70% of

A. proteins
B. water
C. lipids
D. DNA
Answer» C. lipids
87.

Process of condensing many small molecules to form one large molecule is called

A. polymerization
B. condensation
C. hydrolysis
D. oxidation
Answer» B. condensation
88.

Alpha carbon is attached with an amino group on one side and other side is attached to a

A. carboxyl group
B. ester group
C. alcohol
D. acetic group
Answer» B. ester group
89.

Two strands of DNA is a double helix structure, coiled with each other as

A. parallel
B. ant parallel
C. opposite
D. connected
Answer» C. opposite
90.

A compound which is responsible for structure of membranes of cell and its organelles is a

A. lipid
B. proteins
C. fats, glucose, starch
D. waxes
Answer» B. proteins
91.

Palmitic acid has a melting point of

A. 64.1 c
B. 63.1 c
C. 6.31 c
D. 61.3 c
Answer» C. 6.31 c
92.

In hydrolysis, the larger molecules are broken down into smaller molecules by the addition of

A. amino acids
B. water
C. grape sugar
D. sucrose
Answer» C. grape sugar
93.

Molecules which have one or more polypeptide chains in form of fibrils are called

A. Fibrous proteins
B. globular proteins
C. Glandular Tissue
D. complex proteins
Answer» B. globular proteins
94.

Pyrimidines are composed of cytosine, thiamine and

A. guanine
B. adenine
C. uracil
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
95.

Ozone depletion can be prevented with

A. use of scrubbers in factory chimneys
B. acidic waste is treated with alkalis
C. fossil fuels are used in factories
D. lower consumption of chlorofluorocarbons-based products
Answer» E.
96.

Which one is true about cuticlar transpiration

A. is the same as the stomatal transpiration
B. helps plant get rid of excess water
C. is more common in plants
D. looses lesser water as cuticle is relatively impermeable to water
Answer» E.
97.

Main sources of carbohydrates are

A. milk
B. water
C. green plants
D. proteins
Answer» D. proteins
98.

Single-ringed pyrimidines and double-ringed pyrimidines are types of

A. aqueous bases
B. strong bases
C. weak bases
D. nitrogenous bases
Answer» E.
99.

Main source of carbohydrates for various animals is

A. starch
B. glycogen
C. agar
D. pectin
Answer» B. glycogen
100.

Function of tRNA and mRNA is to decode information from genes into a specific

A. lipid
B. proteins
C. sugar
D. carbohydrates
Answer» E.