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Carbohydrates and Biomolecules

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Carbohydrates and biomolecules questions test your understanding of sugars, monosaccharides, and metabolic substrates. The topic covers food transportation in plants and the biochemical properties of sweeteners. Practicing these questions builds a strong foundation for exam preparation.

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Carbohydrates and Biomolecules Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Oxidoreductases

  2. Hydrolases

  3. Lyases

  4. Transferases

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This class of enzymes is responsible for catalyzing reactions, that result in the rearrangement of the molecular structures, within the reactants. This action results in the chemical conversion of a molecule into another related molecule, called an isomer of the original molecule - the process is called isomerization. The chemical conversion of a D-form of a sugar to an L-form of a sugar, would be a good example of an isomerization reaction, catalyzed by such enzymes.

Multiple choice
  1. Aspartame, Alitame, Cane syrup

  2. Dulcin, Sucrose, Saccharin

  3. Sucrose, Lactose, Honey

  4. Sucrose, Sucralose, DHC

  5. Aspartame, Sucralose, Alitame

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because Apartame, Sucralose and Alitame all are artificial sweetening agents.

Multiple choice
  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Cellulose

  4. Starch

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Glucose is the primary form of sugar stored in the human body for energy. It is a simple sugars so,it is sweet in taste and is broken down quickly in the body to release energy.

Multiple choice
  1. Starch

  2. Glycogen

  3. Cellulose

  4. Glycerol

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Glycerol belongs to the alcohol family of organic compounds.It is not apolymer of glucose.After ethanol and carbon dioxide, glycerol is the most abundant product of yeast fermentation .It is a syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid,obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.

Multiple choice
  1. Amino acids

  2. Monosaccharides

  3. Steroids

  4. Nucleotides

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Steroids function both as hormones such as the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone and as structural material such as cholesterol, an integral part of animal cell membranes. steroids,are the lipids which do not form polymers.

Multiple choice
  1. Homopolysaccharides

  2. Heteropolysaccharides

  3. Monosaccharides

  4. Oligosaccharides

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The homopolysaccharides possess only a single type of monosaccharide units. Prime examples are Starch, cellulose and glycogen

Multiple choice
  1. Glucose

  2. Lactose

  3. Fructose

  4. Maltose

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is also known as levulose, fructose is found naturally in fruits and honey. It can also be commercially refined from corn, sugar beets, and sugar cane. Currently, the most popular form of refined fructose is corn syrup, which is added to hundreds of products.

Multiple choice
  1. Monosaccharides

  2. Polysaccharides

  3. Polypeptides

  4. Oligosaccharides

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

These carbohydrates liberate two to ten monosaccharide molecules on hydrolysis. They are further classified as disaccharides, trisaccharides, tetrasaccharides, etc. based on the number of monosaccharide units. For e.g., disaccharides like sucrose produce two molecules of monosaccharides on hydrolysis.

Multiple choice
  1. hemicellulose

  2. lignin

  3. sporopollenin

  4. lignocellulose

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sporopollenin is an extremely chemically inert and resistant organic polymer found in the exine of pollen grains, protecting them from degradation.