Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Which of these statements is not true regarding polysaccharides?

A. Inulin is a polysaccharide made of fructose
B. Chitin is a heteropolymer
C. Glycogen is a highly branched polysaccharide
D. Cellulose makes up cotton fibers
Answer» C. Glycogen is a highly branched polysaccharide
2.

What is the main constituent of the exoskeleton of arthropods?

A. Chitin
B. Cellulose
C. Glycogen
D. Starch
Answer» B. Cellulose
3.

Which of these is a complex polysaccharide?

A. Glycogen
B. Inulin
C. Chitin
D. Starch
Answer» D. Starch
4.

Chitin is a _____

A. monomer
B. heteropolymer
C. homopolymer
D. dimer
Answer» D. dimer
5.

Which of these structures do not contain cellulose as its major constituent?

A. Cotton fibers
B. Plant cell wall
C. Jute
D. Fungal cell wall
Answer» E.
6.

Cotton fiber is made of cellulose. True or false?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

What is the main component of the plant cell wall?

A. Lipids
B. Glycogen
C. Cellulose
D. Peptidoglycan
Answer» D. Peptidoglycan
8.

The absence of which structure in cellulose does not allow it to hold iodine molecules?

A. Branches
B. Left non-reducing end
C. Right reducing end
D. Helix
Answer» E.
9.

Which of these molecules can hold iodine molecules?

A. Starch
B. Cellulose
C. Chitin
D. Sucrose
Answer» B. Cellulose
10.

What color is the starch-iodine complex?

A. Yellow
B. Brick red
C. Blue
D. Black
Answer» D. Black
11.

In which part of the starch chain is iodine incorporated?

A. Left non-reducing end
B. Right reducing end
C. Helix
D. Branched portion
Answer» D. Branched portion
12.

Which molecule can starch hold in its helix?

A. Iodine
B. DNA
C. Amylopectin
D. Cellulose
Answer» B. DNA
13.

What is the shape of the secondary structure of starch?

A. Spherical
B. Linear
C. Helical
D. Branched
Answer» D. Branched
14.

Which of these is a branched polysaccharide?

A. Sucrose
B. Cellulose
C. Glycogen
D. Chitin
Answer» D. Chitin