Quiz On Carbohydrates Biochemistry
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Hey, do you have good knowledge about carbohydrates biochemistry, or are you learning this subject? Here's a quiz on carbohydrates biochemistry for you to test your knowledge regarding the same subject. Carbohydrates, as most of us know, are the most abundant biomolecules on earth. If you think you understand them very well, then you must prove your skills by scoring more than 80% on this test. Best of luck, buddy!
- 1.What is the relationship between glucose, mannose and galactose?
- A.
They are isomers
- B.
They are epimers
- C.
They are ketoses
- D.
No relationship exists
- 2.What is used to identify reducing sugars and in the past was used to test for diabetes mellitus?
- A.
Benedict's test
- B.
N-glycosylation
- C.
O-glycosylation
- D.
None of the above
- 3.What is a storage form of carbohydrate in plants?
- A.
Glycogen
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Chitin
- D.
Starch
- 4.What best describes amylose?
- A.
Unbranched linear polymer with alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkages
- B.
Unbranched linear polymer with beta 1-4 glycosidic linkages
- C.
Highly branched, branched sites contain alpha 1-6 glycosidic linkages
- D.
Highly branched, branched sites contain beta 1-6 glycosidic linkages
- 5.What best describes amylopectin?
- A.
Unbranched linear polymer with alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkages
- B.
Unbranched linear polymer with beta 1-4 glycosidic linkages
- C.
Highly branched, branched sites contain alpha 1-6 glycosidic linkages
- D.
Highly branched, branched sites contain beta 1-6 glycosidic linkages
- 6.What is the storage form of carbohydrate in animals?
- A.
Glycogen
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Chitin
- D.
Starch
- 7.Where is glycogen stored?
- A.
In the kidney and liver
- B.
In the stomach and kidney
- C.
In the muscle and liver
- D.
In the muscle and stomach
- 8.What is the major constituent of plant cell wall?
- A.
Glycogen
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Chitin
- D.
Starch
- 9.What forms the exoskeleton of anthropods?
- A.
Agarose
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Chitin
- D.
Starch
- 10.What is used in the laboratory for DNA electrophoresis?
- A.
Agarose
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Chitin
- D.
Glycogen
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