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This section includes 138 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Fatty acids which remain in liquid state at room temperature are said to be |
A. | wax |
B. | oil |
C. | fats, glucose, starch |
D. | lipids |
Answer» C. fats, glucose, starch | |
102. |
A scientist who first determined sequence of amino acids in a protein molecule was |
A. | F.Sanger |
B. | Edward Jenner |
C. | Erwin Chargaff |
D. | F. Miescher |
Answer» B. Edward Jenner | |
103. |
Most commonly found sugars are pentoses and |
A. | hexoses |
B. | tetroses |
C. | triodes |
D. | heptoses |
Answer» B. tetroses | |
104. |
All enzymes control metabolism of cell because they are |
A. | carbohydrates |
B. | acids |
C. | proteins |
D. | fats |
Answer» D. fats | |
105. |
Chemical composition of an acylglycerols is esters of fatty acids and |
A. | bases |
B. | alcohol |
C. | water |
D. | acids |
Answer» C. water | |
106. |
Most of glycogens upon mixing with iodine gives a color which is |
A. | blue |
B. | red |
C. | green |
D. | pink |
Answer» C. green | |
107. |
Microorganisms secrete an enzyme which helps in digestion of cellulose known as |
A. | cellulase |
B. | catalase |
C. | sucrase |
D. | pepsin |
Answer» B. catalase | |
108. |
Water molecule (H₂O) is split into hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂) when |
A. | larynx is lowered, glottis is open |
B. | larynx is lowered and the windpipe is opened |
C. | larynx is raised and epiglottis blocks glottis |
D. | larynx is raised and pharynx is shut |
Answer» D. larynx is raised and pharynx is shut | |
109. |
Fats are solid due to presence of |
A. | Saturated fatty acids |
B. | unsaturated fatty acid |
C. | glycerols |
D. | ester bond |
Answer» B. unsaturated fatty acid | |
110. |
As compared to constituent glucose molecules (C₆H₁₂O₆), glycogen (C₆H₁₀O₅)n occupies |
A. | more space |
B. | less space |
C. | become concave |
D. | becomes convex |
Answer» C. become concave | |
111. |
In context to nutrition in plants, Coal is a |
A. | follicle fuel |
B. | kinetic fuel |
C. | fossil fuel |
D. | holozoic fuel |
Answer» D. holozoic fuel | |
112. |
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin determine structure of DNA using technique called |
A. | X-ray Diffraction |
B. | X-ray Refraction |
C. | X-ray Reflection |
D. | Y-ray Refraction |
Answer» B. X-ray Refraction | |
113. |
Percentage of water in an average brain cell is |
A. | 75% |
B. | 85% |
C. | 95% |
D. | 80% |
Answer» C. 95% | |
114. |
Starches which have unbranched chains and are only soluble in hot water are |
A. | Amylose starches |
B. | amylopectin starches |
C. | glucose starch |
D. | pectin starch |
Answer» B. amylopectin starches | |
115. |
C-N link in an amino acid is called a |
A. | polar bond |
B. | covalent bond |
C. | ionic bond |
D. | peptide bond |
Answer» E. | |
116. |
NAD is an abbreviation for |
A. | Nicotine Abusive Department |
B. | Nicotine Avoid Directions |
C. | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
D. | Nicotinamide dinucleotide |
Answer» D. Nicotinamide dinucleotide | |
117. |
Lipids are found in |
A. | Oil, waxes, fats |
B. | cholesterol, sugar, egg |
C. | fats, glucose, starch |
D. | animals starch |
Answer» B. cholesterol, sugar, egg | |
118. |
Basic element of organic compound is |
A. | hydrogen |
B. | carbon |
C. | oxygen |
D. | All of the Above |
Answer» C. oxygen | |
119. |
Proteins comprises off total dry weight in a cell which is over |
A. | 60% |
B. | 50% |
C. | 70% |
D. | 40% |
Answer» C. 70% | |
120. |
Activity in which larger molecules are broken down into small molecules utilizing water is known as |
A. | hydration |
B. | hydrolysis |
C. | ionization |
D. | vaporization |
Answer» C. ionization | |
121. |
Number of amino acids that are found in occurring cells and tissues are |
A. | 140 |
B. | 170 |
C. | 120 |
D. | 160 |
Answer» C. 120 | |
122. |
First microbe which have completely arranged genome in sequence is |
A. | Haemophilus influenza |
B. | influenza |
C. | hemolytic virus |
D. | Hepatitis |
Answer» B. influenza | |
123. |
Cellulose constitutes important part of plant cell called |
A. | cell wall |
B. | cell membrane |
C. | mitochondria |
D. | Golgi complex |
Answer» B. cell membrane | |
124. |
Amount of DNA in a germ cell (sperm or ova) is one half to that of |
A. | receptive cells |
B. | brain cells |
C. | somatic cells |
D. | meristemetic cells |
Answer» D. meristemetic cells | |
125. |
Monosaccharides obtained as a result of hydrolysis of an oligosaccharides are covalent bond between them, which is called |
A. | ionic bond |
B. | covalent bond |
C. | coordinate covalent bond |
D. | glycosidic bond |
Answer» E. | |
126. |
In catabolic series of reaction, complex molecules are broken down into smaller molecules releasing |
A. | water |
B. | oxygen |
C. | energy |
D. | nutrients |
Answer» D. nutrients | |
127. |
A conjugated molecule of glycolipids is made when carbohydrates in cell combine with |
A. | proteins |
B. | ions |
C. | carbohydrates |
D. | lipids |
Answer» E. | |
128. |
Breakdown of carbohydrate molecule (CₙH₂ₘOₘ) is known as |
A. | breathing |
B. | catabolic process |
C. | anabolic process |
D. | photolysis |
Answer» C. anabolic process | |
129. |
In digestion process protein molecules are |
A. | water soluble |
B. | very large to pass through living membranes |
C. | need to by hydrolyzed to get digested |
D. | produce amino acids as the final product |
Answer» B. very large to pass through living membranes | |
130. |
Herbivores can easily digest cellulose in their digestive tract because of |
A. | pancreatic juice |
B. | bile |
C. | microorganisms |
D. | liver |
Answer» D. liver | |
131. |
Insulin is a primary structure of an amino acid which has two chains containing |
A. | 51 amino acids |
B. | 40 amino acids |
C. | 50 amino acids |
D. | 30 amino acids |
Answer» B. 40 amino acids | |
132. |
Term carbohydrate means |
A. | carbon and hydrogen |
B. | carbonated water |
C. | hydrated carbon |
D. | carbon hydroxyl |
Answer» D. carbon hydroxyl | |
133. |
Waxes are also secreted by some |
A. | animals |
B. | plants |
C. | bacteria |
D. | insects |
Answer» E. | |
134. |
On hydrolysis, sucrose gives one glucose and one |
A. | fructose |
B. | maltose |
C. | lactose |
D. | ribose |
Answer» B. maltose | |
135. |
Lipids provide insulation against cold and hot weather to exoskeleton of insects in form of |
A. | cutin |
B. | waxes |
C. | cholesterol |
D. | oil |
Answer» C. cholesterol | |
136. |
Tetroses are not very common, they are found rare in nature and in few |
A. | viruses |
B. | bacteria |
C. | plants |
D. | animals |
Answer» C. plants | |
137. |
Scientist who first isolated nuclei of pus cells was |
A. | F.Sanger |
B. | M.steward |
C. | F.Miescher |
D. | A.Einstein |
Answer» D. A.Einstein | |
138. |
A large and important group of compound which can be made by repetition of simple isoprenoid units, is called |
A. | Terpenoids |
B. | steroids |
C. | carotenoids |
D. | terpenses |
Answer» B. steroids | |