WorksheetsMolecules Of Life
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Write about non standard amino acids and their biological importance.
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Define Zwitterion with a suitable example.
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Define Buffers with a suitable example.
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Define epimers with a suitable example.
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Define rancidity with a suitable example.
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Define mutarotation with a suitable example.
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In what biological category would you put glyceraldehyde?
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What biological category does Stearic Acid belong to?
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What biological category does Phosphatidylcholine belong to?
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What biological category does Oleic Acid belong to?
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Glucose is a _______ sugar.
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Adenine is a ______.
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What biological category does cholesterol belong in?
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What biological category does cerebroside belong in?
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Biological category of Ribose
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Biological category of chitin
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What is MUFA?
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Differentiate between acidic and basic amino acids.
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Differentiate between Reducing and Non-Reducing Disaccharides.
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Differentiate between essential and non essential amino acids.
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Differentiate between Starch and Glycogen.
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Differentiate between Glycerolipids and Sphingolipids
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Explain the salient features of B DNA.
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Name the amino acids which absorb UV light. Which one absorbs the maximum UV light?
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Explain briefly the effect of unsaturation on the melting point of fatty acids using suitable examples.
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Alpha D Glucopyranose and Beta D Glucopyranose are
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D Glucose and D Galactose are
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D Fructose and L Fructose are
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Examples For Imino Acids
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example For Synthetic Analogue of nucleotide
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Example for Sphingolipid
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An amino acid that optically inactive
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Amino acid with a pK value close to the biological pH
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Write briefly about the organisation of DNA into chromatin.
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Why do Amino Acid act as buffer?
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Lactose exists in two anomeric forms while no anomeric forms of sucrose have been reported. Why?
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Why is DNA more stable than RNA?
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DNA which is rich in GC pairs melts at higher temperatures than DNA rich in AT pairs. Why?
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Why does a protein which is rich in basic amino acids exhibit a positive charge?
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Elaborate the role of carbohydrates in biological systems.
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Why are Triglycerides a preferred choice for storage of energy as compared to Glycogen?
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Describe the properties of water which make it an ideal solvent.
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Briefly explain the functions of RNA.
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Structure of Beta D Glucopyranose
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Structure of Serine
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Structure of phosphatidic acid.
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Structure Of Phenylalanine.
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Structure Of 2-Deoxyribose.
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Why is sucrose a non reducing sugar and lactose a reducing sugar?
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Derive the Handerson-Hasselbalch Equation.
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Write about the role of water as a reactant in biological systems.
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Difference between L- and D- Amino Acids.
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The alpha and beta forms of glucose are known as
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Disaccharides consist of two monosaccharide units held together by a
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Which is the smallest carbohydrate?
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Molisch Test is used for
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Which type of monosaccharides are the most common in the human body?
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What is the general formula for Carbohydrates?
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Explain the concept of invert sugars.
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The polysaccharide used in assessing the glomerular fitteration rate (GFR) is
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What are the two factors that typically effect the functioning of an enzyme?
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Define the term Anomer and Epimer.
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A pentapeptide on partial hydrolysis gave three tripeptides fragments: Gly-Val-Ala,
Phe-Gly-Val, Val-Ala-,Leu. Identify the sequence of the amino acid in a pentapeptide.
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Why ATP is called energy storage compounds?
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Draw the structure of ATP.
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Write a short note on Starch And then one on cellulose.
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What is the difference between fats and oils?
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What happens when freshly prepared aqueous solution of alpha-D-Glucose or beta- D-
glucose is kept at room temperature for sometime?
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Define the term isoelectric point.
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