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Biology 2 Tutorial: Protein & DNA Concepts

This document contains a biology tutorial with multiple choice and short answer questions about biomolecules and cellular processes. The multiple choice section covers the structures of proteins, glycogen, triglycerides, and DNA. The short answer questions require labeling parts of the amino acid glycine, drawing peptide bonds and DNA monomers, identifying base pairs in DNA, and ordering the steps of DNA replication. The tutorial evaluates students' understanding of key biological molecules and concepts through various question formats.

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Biology 2 Tutorial: Protein & DNA Concepts

This document contains a biology tutorial with multiple choice and short answer questions about biomolecules and cellular processes. The multiple choice section covers the structures of proteins, glycogen, triglycerides, and DNA. The short answer questions require labeling parts of the amino acid glycine, drawing peptide bonds and DNA monomers, identifying base pairs in DNA, and ordering the steps of DNA replication. The tutorial evaluates students' understanding of key biological molecules and concepts through various question formats.

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SCIFF025 Biology 2 TUTORIAL 1

Section A (Multiple Choice Questions)


1.
Which row about the structure of proteins is correct?

2.
Which feature of glycogen distinguishes glycogen from starch?
a. All glycogen molecules are highly branched.
b. All glycogen molecules are polysaccharides.
c. All glycogen molecules contain α-glucose.
d. All glycogen molecules contain 1,4-glycosidic bonds.
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3.
Some features of triglycerides are listed.
i) can be liquid or solid at room temperature

ii) contains a high proportion of carbon–hydrogen bonds

iii) insoluble in water

iv) less dense than water

Which of these features make triglycerides suitable energy stores?

a. i and ii
b. i and iv
c. ii, iii and iv
d. ii and iii only

4.
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5.

6.
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7.
A length of DNA was analysed and sequenced. 24% of its nitrogenous bases
were adenine.
Which percentage of the bases will be cytosine?

a. 24
b. 26
c. 48
d. 76

8.

9.
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10.
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Section B (Short Answer Questions)


Q1.
The figure below shows the structure of the amino acid glycine.

(a) (i) Name the parts of the amino acid molecule labelled A and B in the
figure above.

A .....................

B .....................

[2 marks]

(ii) Amino acids are monomers used to build proteins.

Complete the figure below by drawing a diagram to show the


formation of a peptide bond between two molecules of glycine.

[3 marks]
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The figure below is a diagram showing the structure of a section of a DNA


molecule.

(b) Based on the figure above, draw one monomer of DNA.


[1 mark]

(c) Name the two bases forming the base pair at X in the figure above and
give a reason for your answer.

bases ...........

reason ..........

[2 marks]
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(d) The statements 1–5 describe events that occur during DNA replication.

1 DNA polymerase forms a phosphodiester bond

2 DNA double helix forms

3 hydrogen bonds break

4 hydrogen bonds form

5 two strands of the double helix separate

Write the numbers 1 to 5 in the spaces below to show the order in


which these events occur.

The first one has been done for you.

3
[2 marks]
[Total 10
marks]
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Q2

Total: 6 Marks
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Q3
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Total: 11 marks

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