BIO216 List of eExam Questions in the Bank
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Q1 The fatty acid palmitic acid has number of carbon atoms
Q2 The number of grams of iodine absorbed by 100gram of fat and oil is known as
Q3 The monomeric units of nucleic acids (RNA & DNA) are
Q4 The degree of fluidity a membrane is dependent on __and composition of the membrane
Q5 Carbohydrates present in membranes are exclusively in the form of covalently attached to proteins
Q6 Intrinsic proteins are also called
Q7 Membrane proteins are classified into
Q8 The major lipid components of membranes are phosphoglycerides,
sphingolipids and
Q9 Lipoproteins are classified based on their densities into different classes
Q10 are the most common class of sphingolipids
Q11 are the second largest class of membrane lipids
Q12 are compounds in which one or more of the three hydroxyl groups (OH) is esterified to fatty acids
Q13 In naming fatty acids, the numbers is considered first
Q14 is the most abundant carbohydrate and the most abundant organic compound in the world
Q15 Benedict’s solution is a common reagent used for detecting reducing sugars by its ability to be converted to _by reducing sugars
Q16 A is one that is attached to four different groups
Q17 Hyaluronic acid can also serve as lubricants due to their viscosity in
Q18 In nucleotides,nitrogen bases are joined to the sugar through the hemiacetal group on the
Q19 The pyrimidines are attached to the sugar through the __nitrogen atom
Q20 The monomeric units of nuceic acids are
Q21 The specific concentration of lipid required for micelle formation is called
Q22 Apo B - 48 is found in the
Q23 Membrane proteins are classified into
Q24 The two major components of all membranes are protein and
Q25 __transports cholesterol to extrahepatic tissues
Q26 transports cholesterol for conversion to bile salts
Q27 are the most abundant of all lipids
Q28 Starch is made up of two glucose polymers namely α-amylose and
Q29 C=O is a functional group common to all
Q30 __give the same osazones
Q31 Pectin is a polymer of
Q32
is formed from two glucose units joined by a 1-1 alpha bond, giving it
the name of α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside.
Q33 Pyroxylin is a derivative of a carbohydrate called
Q34 Five-membered rings are called
Q35 Isomers that are mirror-images are called
Q36 The interconversion in cold, dilute alkaline solution of glucose to both mannose and fructoseis known as
Q37 Sugar compounds with one or more hydroxyl groups on the
pyranose or furanose rings replaced by hydrogen are called
Q38 is the quantitative measurement of the optical activity of a stereoisomer
Q39 Amylopectin is a component of
Q40 _is the major form of stored carbohydrate in plants
Q41 Lipids and __are the two (2) major components of all membranes.
Q42 The of fat can be defined as the number of milligram of KOH required to neutralize the free fatty acids present in 1gram of fat
Q43 are considered the most complex of all the phospholipids
Q44 are those lipids that yield salt of fatty acids upon alkaline hydro
Q45 At room temperature (250C), unsaturated fatty acids of these chain length are
Q46
__of fatty acids are largely determined by the length of the fatty acid
and the degree of unsaturation of the hydrocarbon chain
Q47 .Palmitic acid has number of carbon atoms
Q48 The fatty acid n-eicosanoic acid has number of carbon atoms
Q49 The building blocks of lipids are the
Q50 The most abundant type of lipid is the
Q51 are heteropolysaccharides consisting of arabinose, galactose and galactouronic acid
Q52 The table sugar is known as
Q53 D – galactopyranosyl( β1-4) - D – glucopyranose can also be called
Q54 The linkage is more common in joining the monosaccharides unit together
Q55 is a phenomenon where alpha and beta anomers of D-glucose interconvert in aqueous solution.
Q56 -can be defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones, or as substance that yield one of these compounds on hydrolysis
Q57 are the simplest carbohydrates that are also called simple sugars
Q58 _won the nobel prize in chemistry for elucidating the structure of glucose
Q59 and Adenine are purines
Q60 The two kinds of nucleic acids are the deoxyribonucleic acids and the
Q61 Which of these statements is not true of RNA
Q62 Structurally, there are ----- different forms of DNA
Q63 Macromolecules responsible for storage and transmission of genetic materials in cell are called
Q64 Which of these serves as an electron source in the synthesis of cholesterol?
Q65 One of these nucleotide derivative serves as a coenzyme in the Kreb's cycle
Q66 Which of these bases is not found in deoxyribonucleotides?
Q67 Phosphoric acids esters of nucleosides are called
Q68 All but one of these are found in Nucleosides
Q69 One of these is a nucleoside?
Q70 The pyrimidines are attached to the sugar through the ------nitrogen atom
Q71 In nucleotides,nitrogen bases are joined to the sugar through the hemiacetal group on the ------
Q72 Which of these has a double ring?
Q73 One of these is a purine base
Q74 Which of these is a sugar found in nucleosides?
Q75 Membranes have all but one of these function
Q76 One of these is not a property of biological membranes
Q77 The latest Membrane Model is referred to as the
Q78 Which of these Scientist proposed the Mosaic model of membranes
Q79 A lipid bilayer can close in on itself to form a________
Q80 The specific concentration of lipid required for micelle formation is called ________
Q81 Which of these statements is not waxes?
Q82 Which of these is a not a property of monosaccharides?
Q83 Neural lipids can be extracted from tissues using all but one of the following
Q84 Which of these is not a physical property of lipids
Q85 Lipids act as good sources of all but one of these vitamins
Q86 ________ is the number of grams of iodine absorbed by 100g of lipid.
Q87 The number of milligram of KOH required to neutralize the free fatty acids present in 1 gram of fat is called
Q88 Which of these contains steroid nucleus?
Q89 ________ are the most abundant of all lipids
Q90 Which of these lipids does not undergo hydrolysis?
Q91 Which of these is not a non saponifiable lipid?
Q92 Fatty acids react with glycerols to form ---------
Q93 The physical properties of fatty acids is determined by all but one of the following
Q94 For a given fatty acid chain melting point decreases as the number of double bond -------
Q95 Arachidonic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid with ------ double bonds
Q96 cis-9-Octadecenoic acid is a ----------- fatty acid
Q97 n-Eicosanoicacid has -------no of carbon atoms in the carbon skeleton
Q98 Lauric acid is also known as -------------`
Q99 Majority of lipids have ----------- as their building blocks
Q100 Which of these statements is not lipids?
Q101 _____ is a phenomenon where a and b anomers of D-glucose interconvert in aqueous solution.
Q102 Which of these disaccharides contains identical monosaccharide units
Q103 Which of these carbohydrates function as antigen determinant of blood group (ABO) system.
Q104 Glucose has ------- stereoisomers
Q105 Glucose has ------- chiral centres
Q106 _____ can also serve as lubricants due to their viscosity in joint.
Q107 All these are derivatives of monosaccharides except
Q108 Which of these is a C-2 epimer of glucose?
Q109 When the aldehyde function of an aldose is oxidized to a carboxylic acid the product is called an
Q110 Which of these sugars is an aldose?
Q111 A monosaccharide with a carbonyl function on one of the inner atoms of the carbon chain is classified as a
Q112 Carbohydrates are important in all but one of these processes
Q113 Which of these reagents cannot be used to determine a reducing sugar
Q114 Which of these is not a reducing sugar
Q115 Glucose is found in all but one these carbohydrates
Q116 All these are disaccharides except
Q117 Which of these statements is not true of monosaccharides ?
Q118 Stereoisomers that are non super imposible mirror images of each other are called _____
Q119 Dental plaque formed by bacteria growing on the surface of teeth is rich in
Q120 Simple sugars with five carbons are called