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BIOLOGY
Subject : Biology Topic : Biomolecules M.M. : 180

Marking Scheme:
(i) Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for each correct (1) Silicon (2) Magnesium
response. (3) Iron (4) Sodium
(ii) ¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for indicating
incorrect response of each question. No deduction from the Q.8 Amino acids, as the name suggests, have both an amino
total score will be made if no response is indicated for an group and a carboxyl group in their structure. In addition,
item in the answer sheet. all naturally occurring aminoacids (those which are found
--------------------------------------------------------------- in proteins) are called L-aminoacids. From this, can you
guess from which compound can the simplest aminoacid
Q.1 With reference to enzymes, turnover number means – be made?
(1) the number of substrate molecules that molecule of an (1) Formic acid (2) Glycerol
enzyme converts into products per minute. (3) Glycolic acid (4) Glycine
(2) the number of substrate molecules that molecule of an
enzyme converts into products per day. Q.9 Sugars are technically called carbohydrates, referring to
(3) the number of substrate molecules that molecule of an the fact that their formulae are only multiple of C(H2O).
enzyme converts into products per hour. Hexoses therefore have six carbons, twelve hydrogens and
(4) the number of substrate molecules that molecule of an six oxygen atoms. Glucose is a hexose. Choose from
enzyme converts into products per second. among the following another hexose.
(1) Fructose (2) Erythrose
Q.2 With reference to enzymes, which one of the following (3) Ribulose (4) Ribose
statements is true?
(1) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme Q.10 When you take cells or tissue pieces and grind them with
(2) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme an acid in a mortar and pestle, all the small biomolecules
(3) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme dissolve in the acid. Proteins, polysaccharides and nucleic
(4) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme – Apoenzyme acids are insoluble in mineral acid and get precipitated.
The acid soluble compounds include aminoacids,
Q.3 _____ are the most abundant proteins in the living world. nucleosides, small sugars etc. When one adds a phosphate
(1) Ribozyme of plants and collagen of animals group to a nucleoside one gets another acid soluble
(2) RuBisCO of plants and collagen of animals biomolecule called
(3) PEP case of plants and keratin of animals (1) Nitrogen base (2) Adenine
(4)Alcohol dehydrogenase of plants and melanin of (3) Sugar phosphate (4) Nucleotide
animals
Q.11 When we homogenise any tissue in an acid the acid
Q.4 Identify this structure: soluble pool represents
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(1) Cytoplasm (2) Cell membrane
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(1) Protein (2) Water
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(3) Sugar (4) Nucleic acid
(1) Adynylic Acid (2) Uracil
(3) Cholesterol (4) Adenosine
Q.13 A homopolymer has only one type of building block called
Q.5 What is the role of competitive inhibitor during enzyme monomer repeated ‘n’ number of times. A heteropolymer
has more than one type of monomer. Proteins are
action?
heteropolymers made of aminoacids. While a nucleic acid
(1) It alters the active site of the enzyme and prevents the
like DNA or RNA is made of only 4 types of nucleotide
binding of substrate
monomers, proteins are made of
(2) It enhances enzyme action
(1) 20 types of monomers (2) 40 types of monomers
(3) It inhibits breaking of chemical bonds of the substrate
(3) 3 types of monomers (4) only one type of monomer
(4) It declines the enzyme action
Q.14 Glycogen is a homopolymer made of
Q.6 In a polysaccharide, number of monosaccharides are
(1) Glucose units (2) Galactose units
linked by –
(3) Ribose units (4) Amino acids
(1) glycosidic bond (2) peptide bond
(3) hydrogen bond (4) phosphoester bond
Q.15 The number of ‘ends’ in a glycogen molecule would be
(1) Equal to the number of branches plus one
Q.7 Many elements are found in living organisms either free or
(2) Equal to the number of branch points
in the form of compounds. One of the following is not,
(3) One
found in living organisms.
(4) Two, one on the left side and another on the right side

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 Polysaccharides - A, Proteins - B, Fats - C, Water- D
Q.16 A pure protein should normally have (1) A-Ester, B-Peptide, C-Glycosidic, D-Hydrogen
(1) Two ends (2) One end (2) A-Glycosidic, B-Peptide, C-Ester, D-Hydrogen
(3) Three ends (4) No ends (3) A-Glycosidic, B-Peptide, C-Hydrogen, D-Ester
(4) A-Hydrogen, B-Ester, C-Peptide, D-Glycosidic
Q.17 Enzymes are biocatalysts. They catalyse biochemical Q.26 In a DNA molecule, the phosphate group is attached to
reactions. In general they reduce activation energy of ____ carbon of the sugar residue of its own nucleotide and
reactions. Many physico-chemical processes are enzyme carbon of the sugar residue of the next nucleotide by
mediated. Some examples of enzyme mediated reactions bonds.
are given below. Tick the wrong entry (1) 5', 3', phosphodiester (2) 5', 3', glycosidic
(1) Dissolving CO2 in water (3) 3', 5', phosphodiester (4) 3', 5', glycosidic
(2) Untwining the two strands of DNA
(3) Hydrolysis of sucrose Q.27 Pyrimidines have nitrogen atoms at _____ positions.
(4) Formation of peptide bond (1) 1', 3', 7', 9' (2) 1', 5', 7', 9'
(3) 1', 3' (4) 1', 9'
Q.18 Component present in both nucleotides & nucleosides is
(1) sugar (2) phosphate Q.28 The correct order of chemical composition of living
(3) nitrogenous base (4) both (1) and (3) tissues/ cells in term of percentage of the total cellular
mass is
Q.19 Which of the following statements about amino acids is (1) Nucleic acid > Proteins > H20 > Carbohydrates >
incorrect? Ions > Lipids
(1) Essential amino acids are not synthesized in the body, (2) H2O > Proteins > Nucleic acid > Carbohydrates >
therefore have to be provided in the diet. Lipids > Ions
(2) Leucine, isoleucine, lysine, valine are essential amino (3) H2O > Proteins > Carbohydrates > Nucleic acid >
acids. Lipids > Ions
(3) Cysteine and methionine are sulphur containing amino (4) Lipids > Ions > Carbohydrates > H2O > Proteins >
acids. Nucleic acid
(4) Lysine and arginine are acidic amino acids.
Q.29 An a helix is the example of which type of protein
Q.20 The sum total composition of acid soluble and acid
structure?
insoluble fraction represents the entire composition of
(1) Primary (2) Secondary
(1) dead cells (2) gene pool
(3) Tertiary (4) Quaternary
(3) cellular pool (4) gene library
Q.30 The polysaccharides made up of glucose monomers are
Q.21 An example of aromatic amino acid is
(1) sucrose, lactose, maltose
(1) tyrosi ne (2) phenylalanine (2) chitin, glycogen, starch
(3) tryptophan (4) all of these.
(3) starch, glycogen, cellulose
(4) starch, inulin, peptidoglycan.
Q.22 Given molecular formula belongs to which of the
following groups of biomolecules?
C Q.31 The regulation by an organism of chemical composition of
its blood and body fluids and other aspects of its internal
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(1) Carbohydrates (2) Proteins (3) entropy (4) homeostasis
(3) Nucleic acids (4) Triglycerides
Q.32 What is denoted by X and Y in the given graph?
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(1) peptide bonds (2) ionic bonds

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Q.24 Which of the following is a triglyceride?

(1) Wax (2) Phospholipid
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(1) X = Activation energy without enzyme
Q.25 Select the option that correctly identifies the chemical Y = Activation energy with enzyme
bond: present in the given biomolecules.

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 (2) X = Activation energy with enzyme Q.41 Acidic amino acids have two – COOH groups and one
Y = Activation energy without enzyme – NH2 group per molecule. Select the pair that consists of
(3) X = Substrate concentration with enzyme acidic amino acids.
Y = Substrate concentration without enzyme (1) Aspartic acid, glutamic acid
(4) X = Substrate concentration without enzyme (2) Lysine, arginine
Y = Substrate concentration with enzyme (3) Glycine, alanine
Q.33 Feed back inhibition of an enzyme is influenced by (4) Both (1) and (2)
(1) enzyme itself (2) external factors Q.42 Which of the following statements is not correct regarding
(3) end product (4) substrate chitin?
(1) It is a storage polysaccharide.
Q.34 Michaelis Menten Constant (Km) is equal to (2) It is a homopolysaccharide.
(1) the rate of reaction (3) It is a constituent of arthropod exoskeleton and fungal
(2) the rate of enzymatic activity cell wall.
(3) substrate concentration at which the reaction attains (4) It is the second most abundant carbohydrate on earth.
half of its maximum velocity Q.43 Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct
(4) substrate concentration at which the rate of reaction option from the codes given below.
is maximum. Column-I Column-II
A. Cotton fibre (i) Starch
Q.35 Inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase by malonate is an B. Exoskeleton of cockroach (ii) Glycogen
example of C. Liver (iii) Chitin
(1) non-competitive inhibition D. Peeled potato (iv) Inulin
(2) competitive inhibition E. Roots of Dahlia (v) Cellulose
(3) allosteric inhibition (1) A-(v), B-(iii), C-(ii). D-(i), E-(iv)
(4) negative feed back. (2) A-(v), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv), E-(ii)
Q.36 Enzymes are most functional at the temperature range of (3) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(v), E-(iv)
(1) 15 - 25°C (2) 20 - 30°C (4) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(v), D-(iv), E-(i)
(3) 30° - 50°C (4) 50 - 60°C
Q.44 ______ is the most abundant protein in animal world and
Q.37 Which of the following is an example of isozyme? _____ is the most abundant protein in the whole biosphere.
(1) a-Amylase (2) Glucokinase (1) Collagen, RuBisCO (2) Collagen, keratin
(3) Lactate dehydrogenase (4) All of these (3) Keratin, RuBisCO (4) Keratin, collagen

Q.38 Saturated fatty acids possess ____ bonds between carbon Q.45 An unknown liquid collected from a sample of peas, is
atoms and are ____ at room temperature. added to a beaker of water and is vigorously shaken. After
(1) single, solids (2) double, solids few minutes, water and the unknown liquid made two
(3) single, liquids (4) double, liquids separate layers. To which class of biomolecules, does the
unknown liquid most likely belong?
Q.39 Cytidine is a – (1) Polysaccharides (2) Proteins
(1) nitrogenous base (2) nucleoside (3) Lipids (4) Enzymes
(3) nucleotide (4) nucleic acid

Q.40 Which of the following is the correct match?

Acidic amino Basic amino Neutral amino
acid acid acid
(1) Glutamic acid Lysine Valine
(2) Lysine Valine Glutamic acid
(3) Glutamic acid Valine Lysine
(4) Lysine Glutamic acid Valine