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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about biological molecules and their structures. The questions cover topics like monosaccharides, carbohydrates like glycogen and starch, lipids like phospholipids and triglycerides, proteins including their levels of structure and amino acid composition, and nucleic acids such as DNA.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about biological molecules and their structures. The questions cover topics like monosaccharides, carbohydrates like glycogen and starch, lipids like phospholipids and triglycerides, proteins including their levels of structure and amino acid composition, and nucleic acids such as DNA.

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    20 MCQs Biological Molecules

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about biological molecules and their structures. The questions cover topics like monosaccharides, carbohydrates like glycogen and starch, lipids like phospholipids and triglycerides, proteins including their levels of structure and amino acid composition, and nucleic acids such as DNA.

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    The document discusses biochemical concepts such as monosaccharides, lipids, proteins and their structure and function.

    Triglycerides are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are the main constituents of fats and oils in living organisms.

    Amylopectin is a branched polysaccharide found in plants while cellulose is an unbranched polysaccharide.

    1 The diagram shows a reaction resulting in the formation of a bond between two molecules.

    Which bond is formed and what is the type of reaction?

    2 What is the general formula for a monosaccharide?

    3 Four sugar solutions were tested with a standard Benedict’s solution. The table shows the colour of the
    solutions after testing.

    What is the best interpretation of the results?


    4 Which molecule is found in glycogen?

    5 The diagram shows a molecule which is an important component of living organisms.

    A forensic sample is tested for the presence of a polymer of this molecule.


    Which polymer is tested for?
    A DNA B lipid C protein D starch
    6 How many fatty acid residues are normally present in a phospholipid molecule?
    A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

    7 What is a role of essential fatty acids in the body?


    A as part of glycoproteins in cell membranes
    B as part of phospholipids in cell membranes
    C to use for enzyme formation
    D to use for RNA formation
    8 What is the theoretical number of chemically different dipeptides that may be assembled from 12
    different types of amino acids?
    A 24 B 72 C 144 D 400
    9 What are the features of triglycerides?

    10 Which polysaccharides are branched and which are unbranched?

    11 The diagram shows a molecule.


    Which arrow labels a peptide bond?

    12 Which bonds are the last to break when an enzyme is heated?


    A disulphide B hydrogen
    C hydrophobic interactions D ionic

    13 How many haem groups are there in one molecule of human haemoglobin?
    A 1 B 2
    C 3 D 4
    14 Which substance contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen?
    A collagen B glycogen
    C amylopectin D triglyceride

    15 Which levels of protein structure are demonstrated by a haemoglobin molecule?


    primary secondary tertiary quaternary

    16 The diagram shows two molecules of glucose. Four possible bonding positions are labelled p, q,
    r, and s, and t, u, v, w.

    When these two molecules condense to form glycogen, where could bonds form?
    A p - u or p – v B p - u or q - w
    C p - v or q – w D p - w or v - w

    17 The diagram shows a molecule.

    Which test on a polymer of this molecule would give a positive result?


    A adding biuret solution B adding iodine in potassium iodide solution
    C heating with Benedict’s solution D shaking with ethanol then pouring into water
    18 The graph shows the effect of pH on the structure of a protein which consists entirely of repeating
    residues of one amino acid.

    Which statement is true?


    A At pH2 the protein has lost its secondary structure.
    B At pH2 the protein has lost its tertiary structure.
    C At pH10 the protein has lost its primary structure.
    D At pH10 the protein has lost its secondary structure.

    19 Which types of bonds hold the tertiary structure of a protein molecule?

    20 Which type of reaction takes place when starch molecules are converted into reducing sugars?
    A condensation B hydrolysis
    C polymerization D synthesis

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