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1. Which monosaccharide 5. Which test is used to detect
combines with glucose to form reducing sugars?
lactose? a) Biuret test
a) Galactose b) Benedict’s test
b) Fructose c) Iodine test
c) Ribose d) Emulsion test
d) Mannose
6. What is the primary function of
2. What type of bond joins amino RNA?
acids in a protein? a) Energy storage
a) Glycosidic b) Genetic material storage
b) Ester c) Protein synthesis
c) Peptide d) Structural support
d) Phosphodiester
7. Which level of protein
3. Which polysaccharide is a structure involves hydrogen
major component of plant cell bonding between amino and
walls? carboxyl groups?
a) Starch a) Primary
b) Glycogen b) Secondary
c) Cellulose c) Tertiary
d) Chitin d) Quaternary
8. What is the role of
4. A triglyceride contains: haemoglobin?
a) 1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids a) Enzymatic catalysis
b) 1 glycerol + 2 fatty acids + 1 b) Oxygen transport
phosphate c) Immune defense
c) 3 glycerol + 1 fatty acid d) Structural support
d) 1 fatty acid + 3 glycerol
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9. Which molecule is a saturated 13. What happens to an enzyme’s
fatty acid likely to be? activity at very high
a) Oleic acid temperatures?
b) Linoleic acid a) It increases
c) Stearic acid b) It decreases
d) Alpha-linolenic acid c) It remains constant
d) It stops permanently
10. Which enzyme breaks down 14. Which lipid is a major
hydrogen peroxide into water component of cell membranes?
and oxygen? a) Triglyceride
a) Amylase b) Cholesterol
b) Catalase c) Phospholipid
c) Lipase d) Wax
d) Pepsin
11. What distinguishes alpha- 15. What is the function of
glucose from beta-glucose? glycogen in animals?
a) Position of the hydroxyl a) Structural support
group on carbon 1 b) Insulation
b) Number of carbon atoms c) Energy storage
c) Presence of a double bond d) Hormone production
d) Solubility in water
12. Which nucleic acid base pairs 16. Which reagent turns blue-
with thymine in DNA? black in the presence of starch?
a) Adenine a) Benedict’s
b) Guanine b) Iodine
c) Cytosine c) Biuret
d) Uracil d) Sudan III
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17. What is the primary structure
of a protein?
a) 3D folding
b) Sequence of amino acids
c) Hydrogen bonding patterns
d) Multiple polypeptide chains
18. Which factor does NOT affect
enzyme activity?
a) pH
b) Temperature
c) Substrate concentration
d) Colour of the enzyme
19. Which molecule is a purine?
a) Thymine
b) Cytosine
c) Adenine
d) Uracil
20. What type of inhibition
occurs when a molecule binds to
an enzyme’s active site?
a) Non-competitive
b) Allosteric
c) Competitive
d) Feedback