BRILLIANT MINDZ
FSB 101.1 EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS
1. The reverse of dehydration reaction is called..........?(a) polymerization (b)
condensation (c) decarboxylation (d) hydrolysis
2. The following are examples of disaccharides except?(a) sucrose (b) maltose (c)
galactose (d) lactose
3. The breakdown of glucose in the cytoplasm of the cell is called..........?(a)
glucolysis (b) gluconeogenesis (c) glycolysis (d) catabolism
4........are the building blocks of proteins?(a) peptides (b) amino acids (c) nucleic
acid (d) glycosidic acid
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D
5. There are ...............amino acids involved in the construction of protein?(a) 20
(b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 5 IN
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6. Amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the human body are...........?(a) non-
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essential amino acids (b) essential amino acids (c) micro amino acids (d) macro
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amino acids
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7.....are the major components of the dry weight of cells?(a) proteins (b) lipids (c)
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carbohydrate (d) nucleic acid
BR
8. The name proteins was first suggested by………?(a) Dalton (b) Chadwick (c)
Berzelius (d) Mendel
9........are the most abundant intracellular macromolecules?(a) carbohydrates (b)
proteins (c) lipids (d) nucleic acids
10. The following are examples of globular proteins except?(a) keratin (b)
albumin (c) globulin (d) insulin
11. The term nucleic acid was introduced by..........?(a) Friedrich Miescher (b)
Richard Altmann (c) Oscar Hertwig (d) Watson and Crick
12. The monomeric units of nucleic acids are.......?(a) nucleosides (b) phosphotides
(c) nucleotides (d) fatty acids and glycerol
13.....is the process whereby a lipid mass is converted into small lipid droplets?(a)
hydrogenation (b) saponification (c) emulsification (d) polymerization
,14. Which of the following makes up to 70% of the dry weight of the nervous
system?(a) lipids (b) protein (c) nucleic acid (d) carbohydrates
15. The protein in the epidermis that thickens and protects the skin is.......?(a)
collagen (b) fibrinogen (c) keratin (d) myosin
16. The hydrolysis of fats by alkali is known as........?(a) hydrogenation (b)
esterification (c) emulsification (d) saponification
17. The fluidity of the plasma membrane is maintained by..........?(a) cholesterol (b)
linoleic acid (c) linolenic acid (d) phospholipid
18.The non-amino acid group of a conjugated protein is.........?(a) co-enzyme (b)
prosthetic group (c) apoenzyme (d) co-factor
19.The two strands in the double helix of a DNA are bonded to each other
Z
by.......?(a) disulphide bridges (b) hydrogen bonds (c) Vander waals forces (d)
D
metallic bonds
IN
20. One of the following are examples of essential fatty acids?(a) linoleic and
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linolenic acid (b) palmitic and stearic acid (c) palmitic and arachidic acid (d) oleic
T
and citric acid
AN
21. Which of the following scientist isolated "Nuclein" from phosphate rich pus
LI
cells?(a) Richard Altmann (b) Theodre Boveri (c) Friedrich Miescher (d) Watson
IL
and Crick
BR
22. Which we the following bonds are present between the sugar and phosphate
groups of a DNA?(a) peptide bonds (b) ester bonds (c) glycosidic bonds (d)
disulphide bridge
23......wrote that "nuclein" is responsible for the transmission of hereditary
characters?(a) Oscar Hertwig (b) Richard Altmann (c) Friedrich Miescher (d)
Watson and Crick
24. The carriers of the basic units of hereditary are known as..........?(a) codons (b)
genes (c) plasmids (d) chromosomes
25.The bonds that links nucleotides together are called........?(a) glycosidic (b)
phosphodiester (c) peptide (d) ester
, 26.The two strands in the double helix of a DNA are bonded to each other
by.......?(a) disulphide bridges (b) hydrogen bonds (c) vander waals forces (d)
metallic bonds
27. An RNA contains which of the following bases? (a) adenine, thymine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil (b) adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine (c) thymine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil (d) adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
28. Which of the following DNA sequences is complementary to 5' TAGAC 3'? (a)
5' TAGAC 3' (b) 3' ATCTG 5' (c) 5' GTCTA 3' (d) 5' CAGAT 3'
29.The double helix structure of the DNA was composed by.........?(a) Altmann (b)
Friedrich Meischer (c) Watson and Crick (d) Casperson and Brachet
30. Which of the following proteins compacts and organizes DNA in
chromosomes?(a) histone (b) actin (c) prolin (d) nucleisin
Z
D
31. Which of the following type of RNA carries genetic information from DNA to
ribosomes?(a)rRNA (b)tRNA (c) mRNA (d) cRNA IN
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32.DNA is present in the following organelles except?(a) ribosomes (b)
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mitochondria (c) chloroplast (d) nucleus
AN
33.Chromosomes are in form of tiny thread like structures called........?(a)
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chromatin (b) chromatid (c) histone (d) centromere
IL
34. Which of the following RNA molecules form the core of a cell's ribosomes?(a)
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mRNA (b) tRNA (c)rRNA (d) cRNA
35. The following are components of a nucleotide except?(a) phosphatides (b)
sugar molecule (c) nitrogenous base (d) phosphate group
36. Which of the following types of RNA molecule carry amino acids to the
ribosomes during protein synthesis?(a)tRNA (b)mRNA (c) rRNA (d)sRNA
37.The science of classifying and naming organisms is called.......?(a) cladistics (b)
synapomorphy (c) taxonomy (d) phylogenetics
38.The five kingdoms classification of organisms was developed by........?(a)
Robert Whittaker (b) Carl Linnaeus (c) Ernest Haeckel (d) Rudolf Virchow
39. The system of naming living organisms by two words is.......?(a) cladistics (b)
taxonomy (c) systematics (d) binomial nomenclature
FSB 101.1 EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS
1. The reverse of dehydration reaction is called..........?(a) polymerization (b)
condensation (c) decarboxylation (d) hydrolysis
2. The following are examples of disaccharides except?(a) sucrose (b) maltose (c)
galactose (d) lactose
3. The breakdown of glucose in the cytoplasm of the cell is called..........?(a)
glucolysis (b) gluconeogenesis (c) glycolysis (d) catabolism
4........are the building blocks of proteins?(a) peptides (b) amino acids (c) nucleic
acid (d) glycosidic acid
Z
D
5. There are ...............amino acids involved in the construction of protein?(a) 20
(b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 5 IN
M
6. Amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the human body are...........?(a) non-
T
essential amino acids (b) essential amino acids (c) micro amino acids (d) macro
AN
amino acids
LI
7.....are the major components of the dry weight of cells?(a) proteins (b) lipids (c)
IL
carbohydrate (d) nucleic acid
BR
8. The name proteins was first suggested by………?(a) Dalton (b) Chadwick (c)
Berzelius (d) Mendel
9........are the most abundant intracellular macromolecules?(a) carbohydrates (b)
proteins (c) lipids (d) nucleic acids
10. The following are examples of globular proteins except?(a) keratin (b)
albumin (c) globulin (d) insulin
11. The term nucleic acid was introduced by..........?(a) Friedrich Miescher (b)
Richard Altmann (c) Oscar Hertwig (d) Watson and Crick
12. The monomeric units of nucleic acids are.......?(a) nucleosides (b) phosphotides
(c) nucleotides (d) fatty acids and glycerol
13.....is the process whereby a lipid mass is converted into small lipid droplets?(a)
hydrogenation (b) saponification (c) emulsification (d) polymerization
,14. Which of the following makes up to 70% of the dry weight of the nervous
system?(a) lipids (b) protein (c) nucleic acid (d) carbohydrates
15. The protein in the epidermis that thickens and protects the skin is.......?(a)
collagen (b) fibrinogen (c) keratin (d) myosin
16. The hydrolysis of fats by alkali is known as........?(a) hydrogenation (b)
esterification (c) emulsification (d) saponification
17. The fluidity of the plasma membrane is maintained by..........?(a) cholesterol (b)
linoleic acid (c) linolenic acid (d) phospholipid
18.The non-amino acid group of a conjugated protein is.........?(a) co-enzyme (b)
prosthetic group (c) apoenzyme (d) co-factor
19.The two strands in the double helix of a DNA are bonded to each other
Z
by.......?(a) disulphide bridges (b) hydrogen bonds (c) Vander waals forces (d)
D
metallic bonds
IN
20. One of the following are examples of essential fatty acids?(a) linoleic and
M
linolenic acid (b) palmitic and stearic acid (c) palmitic and arachidic acid (d) oleic
T
and citric acid
AN
21. Which of the following scientist isolated "Nuclein" from phosphate rich pus
LI
cells?(a) Richard Altmann (b) Theodre Boveri (c) Friedrich Miescher (d) Watson
IL
and Crick
BR
22. Which we the following bonds are present between the sugar and phosphate
groups of a DNA?(a) peptide bonds (b) ester bonds (c) glycosidic bonds (d)
disulphide bridge
23......wrote that "nuclein" is responsible for the transmission of hereditary
characters?(a) Oscar Hertwig (b) Richard Altmann (c) Friedrich Miescher (d)
Watson and Crick
24. The carriers of the basic units of hereditary are known as..........?(a) codons (b)
genes (c) plasmids (d) chromosomes
25.The bonds that links nucleotides together are called........?(a) glycosidic (b)
phosphodiester (c) peptide (d) ester
, 26.The two strands in the double helix of a DNA are bonded to each other
by.......?(a) disulphide bridges (b) hydrogen bonds (c) vander waals forces (d)
metallic bonds
27. An RNA contains which of the following bases? (a) adenine, thymine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil (b) adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine (c) thymine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil (d) adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
28. Which of the following DNA sequences is complementary to 5' TAGAC 3'? (a)
5' TAGAC 3' (b) 3' ATCTG 5' (c) 5' GTCTA 3' (d) 5' CAGAT 3'
29.The double helix structure of the DNA was composed by.........?(a) Altmann (b)
Friedrich Meischer (c) Watson and Crick (d) Casperson and Brachet
30. Which of the following proteins compacts and organizes DNA in
chromosomes?(a) histone (b) actin (c) prolin (d) nucleisin
Z
D
31. Which of the following type of RNA carries genetic information from DNA to
ribosomes?(a)rRNA (b)tRNA (c) mRNA (d) cRNA IN
M
32.DNA is present in the following organelles except?(a) ribosomes (b)
T
mitochondria (c) chloroplast (d) nucleus
AN
33.Chromosomes are in form of tiny thread like structures called........?(a)
LI
chromatin (b) chromatid (c) histone (d) centromere
IL
34. Which of the following RNA molecules form the core of a cell's ribosomes?(a)
BR
mRNA (b) tRNA (c)rRNA (d) cRNA
35. The following are components of a nucleotide except?(a) phosphatides (b)
sugar molecule (c) nitrogenous base (d) phosphate group
36. Which of the following types of RNA molecule carry amino acids to the
ribosomes during protein synthesis?(a)tRNA (b)mRNA (c) rRNA (d)sRNA
37.The science of classifying and naming organisms is called.......?(a) cladistics (b)
synapomorphy (c) taxonomy (d) phylogenetics
38.The five kingdoms classification of organisms was developed by........?(a)
Robert Whittaker (b) Carl Linnaeus (c) Ernest Haeckel (d) Rudolf Virchow
39. The system of naming living organisms by two words is.......?(a) cladistics (b)
taxonomy (c) systematics (d) binomial nomenclature
