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NUST MCQs Biology Chapter No. 2 Biological Molecules with answer key
Qno 1
About---- types of amino acids have been found to occur in cells nd tissues
a.170
b.174
c.172
d180
Qno 2
most abundant organic compound of a cell is
a)water b)protein
c)carbohydrate d)lipid
Qno3
most abundant inorganic compound of a cell is
a)water b)protein
c)carbohydrate d)lipid
Qno4
the principal source of energy for the body is
a)lipid b)nucleic acid
c)proteins d)carbohydrate
Qno5
__________ is/are present in all cells whether prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
a)cell membrane b)ribosomes
c)cell wall d)both a and b
Qno6
which of the following enzyme can digest cellulose?
a)ptyalin b)cellulase
c)amylopsin d)all of them
Qno7
the chief form of carbohydrate stored in animals and found abundantly in liver and muscle
cells is
a)glycogen b)cellulose
c)starch d)myoglobin
Qno8
Sucrose on hydrolysis yields
a)two glucose molecules b)glucose and galactose
c)glucose & fructose d)two fructose molecules

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Qno9
in phospholipid molecule, which part forms tail is
a)polar b)phosphate
c)hydrophobic d)hydrophilic
Qno10
all of the following are aldo sugars except
a)ribose b)glucose
c)glyceraldehydes d)fructose
Qno11
nitrogen bases of nucleotdes are attached to
a.sugar molecule
b.phosphate group
c.one another
d.all
Qno12
compound formd by the condensatn of glysine and alanine...
a.glyceride alanine
b.alanineglycine
c.glycylalanine
d.alinino glycride (nust qustn)
Qno13
The composition of which content is constant in both bacterial and mammalian cells
a) Protein
b) lipids
c) Dna
d) Water
Qno14
cross rings of double helix of dna are formed of
a.sugar mol
b.phoshate groups
c.complementry nitrogenous base
d.similar nitrogenuous bases
Qno15
Which of the following property of carbon makes it favourable for the synthesis of cellular
structures
a) Tetravalency
b) catenation

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c) stability
d) both a and b
Qno16
Energy is released in
a) Anabolism
b) Metabolism
c) both a and b
d) catabolism
Qno17
Which of the following bond/bonds provides ``stability`` to complex carbohydrate molecules
a) Covalent bond
b) glycosidic bond
c) peptide bond
d) all
Qno18
Large molecules forms structures of cell because
a) they are soluble in water
b) due to their big size
c) they are insoluble in water
d) none
Qno19
All reactions in cell occurs in
A) alkaline media
b) acidic media
c) aqeous media
d) equally in all media
Qno20
Raw material used in photosynthesis
a) Light
b) C02
c) O2
d) water
Qno21
most of proteins r made of
a.25
b.20
c.170
d.200

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Qno22
amino acids mainly differ due to type or nature of
a. COOH
b.R gruop
c.NH2
d.carbon
Qno23
RNA z present in
a.nucleolus
b.cytosol
c.ribosomes
d.all
Qno24
heamoglobin has strcture
a.primary
b.sec
c.ter
d.qaut
Qno25
how many types of nucleotidz made DNA
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Qno26
in sickle cell heamoglobin,out of 574 amino acids,how much do not occupy their correct
position
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Qno27
which of the following z unsaturated faty acid
a.acetic acid
b.palmitic acid
c.oliec acid
d.butyric acid

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Qno28
in phosphatidic acid,phosphoric acid z attached to _____ carbon nbr of glycerol
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.all
Qno29
Energy stored in glucose becomes available to organisms when it is
a) reduced
b) hydrolysed
c) both a and b
d) oxidised
Qno30
main source of carbohydrats for animals
a.glycogen
b.starch
c.cellulose
d.all
Qno31
in a nucleotide,phsphate grp iz presnt on carbon nbr
a.1
b.3
c.5
d.2
Qno32
Which cannot be hydrolysed into simpler sugars
a) oligosccharides
b) disccharides
c) mono sccharides
d) all
Qno33
glucose z presnt abundently
a.mango
b.almond
c.dates
d.banana
Qno34
literally carbohydrates r

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a.polyhydroxy aldehyds
b.polyhydroxy ketons
c.hydrated carbon
d.all
Qno35
Which of the following are tasteless
a) polysccharides
b) oligosccharides
c) monosccharides
all
Qno36
Primary products of plants is
a) lipids
b) carbohydrates
c) proteins
d) all
Qno37
Which of the following plays both structural and functional role
a) proteins
b) lipids
c) carbohydrates
d) all
Qno38
evaporation of only 2 ml of water lowers the temprature of remaining water by
a.1C
b.2C
c.3C
d.4C
Qno39
STRUCTURES OF ORGANISM HAVE
a.physical organization
b.biological organization
c.biochemical organiztion
d.chemical organization
Qno40
Which of the following is/are component of biological membranes
a) glycoproteins
b) lipoproteins

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c) glycolipids
d) both a and c
Qno41
solubility of faty acids in organic solvents increases with _____ nbr of crbn
A.decreasing
B.increasing
c.both
D.none
Qno42
One of common sec structure z
A.insulin
B.alpha helix
C.beta pleatd sheat
D.myosin
Qno43
Chief form of carbohydrate stored in animal body
a) starch
b) glucose
c) glycogen
d) lactogen
Qno44
Lipids are
a) hydrophilic
b) hydrophobic
c) both
d) none
Qno45
Which z an imp coenzyme,
A.ATP
B.NADPH
C.NAD
D.AMP
Qno46
Which kind of atm do nt ocure in carbohydrats,
A.crbn
B.hydrogn
C.nitrogn
D.oxygn

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Qno47
the size of mRNA depends on
a.size of gene
b.size of protein
c.both a b
d. it z independent frm size of gene n protein
Qno48
most cellular secretions r ___ in nature
a.glycolipids
b.lipoproteins
c.glycoproyeins
d.nucleoproteins
Qno49
All enzymes are
a) lipids
b) just pani aey
c) proteins
d) all
Qno50
Helical structure is kept by
a) covalent bond
b) ionic bond
c) hydrogen bond
d) molecular bond
Qno51
which mleculz play imp role in gene xpresion
a.nucleoproteins
b.nucleohistonz
c.gylcoproteinz
d.both a and b
Qno52
Nucliec acids have special affinity for
a) acidic protiens
b) neutral proteins
c) basic proteins
d) all
Qno53
the amont of rRNA which z associatd with ribosomz z

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a.20-30%
b.30-40%
c.40-50%
d.50-60%
Qno54
Which one is basic element of organic compounds
a) H2O
b) CO2
c) O2
d) H2
Qno55
globular proteins differ frm fibrous proetin,
a.having amino acids
b.thier repeating units joined by peptide bond
c.being soluble in aqeous medium
d.being non-crystalline
Qno56
the alpha-helix is a very unifrm geometric structr with -----amino acids in each turn of the
helix
a.4.6
b.3.6
c.3.7
d.4.7
Qno57
a storage polysacchride is
a.starch
b.glycogen
c.both
d.none
Qno58
our blood normally contains ------ glucose
a. 0.8%
b. 0.08%
c. 0.09%
d.none of the abv
Qno59
a monosacchride is
a.lactose

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b.sucrose
c.ribose
d.maltose
Qno 60
specific gravity of fats nd ois
a. 0.8
b. 0.9
c. 0.1
d.none of the abv
Qno61
total num of amino acids in haemoglobin r
a.575
b.356
c.574
d.377
(nust main aya tha yeh qustn)
Qno62
two fatty acid monomers are joined by
a.hydrogen bond
b.peptide bond
c.phosphodiester bond
d.ester bond
Qno63
In E.coli each of the paired strand of DNA contains abt ----arranged in a particular linear
order....
a.4,639,221 base pairs
b.5 million base pairs
c.4288 base pairs
d.none of the abv
Qno64
sugar presnt in dna is
a.heptose
b.hexose
c.tetrose
d.pentose
Qno65
immediate sources of enrgy
a.sucrose

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b.glucose
c.fat
d.starch
Qno66
a structural protein is
a.immunoglobulin
b.actin nd myosin
c.collagen
d.both b nd c
*important to remeber*
Glucose + glucose = maltose
glucose + glactose = lactose
glucose + fructose = sucrose
Qno67
heat of vaporizatn of water is ---Kcal/kg
a.576
b.575
c.574
d.577
Qno68
most abundent carbohydrates in nature
a.mono
b.oligo
c.poly
d.all
Qno69
at which temperature the concentrati0n of each of H+ and oH- i0ns in pure water is about
10-7 mole/litr
25k
298k
35c
40c
Qno70
Which bond is Potential source of chemical energy for cellular activities
a) Covalent bond
b) glycosidic bond
c) peptide bond
c) both b and c

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Qno71
m0st imp structural carbohydrate is
Guloc0se
Fruct0se
Cellul0se
Sucr0se
Qno72
in sucrose the glycosidic linkage found is
a)1,4 b)1,3 c)1,6 d)1,2
ANSWER KEYS
1.a 11.a 21.b 31.c 41.b 51.d 61.c 71.a
2.b 12.c 22.b 32.c 42.b 52.c 62.d 72.d
3.a 13.d 23.d 33.c 43.c 53.c 63.b
4.c 14.c 24.d 34.c 44.b 54.d 64.d
5.d 15.a 25.d 35.a 45.c 55.c 65.b
6.b 16.d 26.b 36.b 46.c 56.b 66.d
7.a 17.b 27.c 37.a 47.c 57.c 67.c
8.c 18.c 28.c 38.a 48.c 58.b 68.c
9.c 19.c 29.d 39.c 49.c 59.c 69.b
10.d 20.d 30.b 40.d 50.c 60.a 70.a

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