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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |