VU Midterm Past Papers
161 solved midterm past paper MCQs for BIO202 (Biochemistry I) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. In the open-chain form of carbohydrates, one of the carbon atoms i double-bonded to an oxygen atom fo form
Q2. Starch is an example of
Q3. Which of the following is not a property of carbohydrates
Q4. Starch is found in
Q5. C6H12O6 is the formula of
Q6. All the monosaccharides except contain one or more asymmetric carbon atoms
Q7. Sucrose is an example of
Q8. Glucose is an example of
Q9. C12H22O11 is the formula of
Q10. themostfrequentlyusedsystematicnomenclaturenamethefattyacidafterthehydrocarbonwith -oicbeingsubstitutedforthefinal.........
Q11. theamidegroupof--------servesassiteofattachmentforoligosaccharidechaininglycoprotein
Q12. theionfoundinthehaemgroupiswhat--------
Q13. hydrogenationoffattyacidleadstothehardeningofnaturaloilandformationofmargarine because
Q14. fattyacidareclassifiedonthebasisofhydrocarbonchainlengthinclude
Q15. whichofthefollowingformoflipidarealsoreferredasneutrallipid?
Q16. thefollowingsaltiswaterinsoluble
Q17. whichstatementaboutaminoacidatphysiologicalph.istrue?
Q18. theformationoffurfuralproductandtheircondensationwithorganicphenoltogive characteristiccoloredcompoundformsthebasesofbiochemicaltestsusedforthedetectionof carbohydrateanexampleofsuchtestis
Q19. Onedegradationproductofhemoglobinisthebrownbilepigmentbilirubin.thisstepoccurin
Q20. thequaternarystructureofhemoglobinisbestdescribedas
Q21. degreeofsaturation(Y)(%)ofoxygenbindingsitesonallmyoglobinorhemoglobinmolecule canbeanyvaluebetween........
Q22. immunoglobulinare.......Proteinandhave......and.......Components.
Q23. theoxygenbindingdietinhemoglobinandmyoglobin?
Q24. onceahemegroupisoxidized,whatmoleculeisproduce?
Q25. ................Isanexampleofcontractileprotein.
Q26. TheRgroupishydrogenatomin
Q27. thethree-dimensionalarrangementoftwoormorepolypeptidechainiscalledas
Q28. whatarethemainthingsresponsibleforcausingtheBohrshift?
Q29. whichtypeofmembranelipidcontainanacidicoligosaccharide?
Q30. theofunsaturatedfattyacidwithdoublebondendsin
Q31. thecarbonoftheterminalmethylgroupiscalledthe.....regardlessofthechainlength
Q32. Hemoglobin,theredpigmentinblood,consistofaproteincomponentandtheironcomplexof derivative
Q33. oxyhemoglobindissociationcurveBohreffectdecreaseaffinityofthehemoglobinfor......gas causedbyanincreaseofcarbondioxideph.etc.
Q34. theprocessbywhichoxygenentersthebloodfromthealveoliis
Q35. thepk2valueforglycineis
Q36. currentevidencesuggeststhatdietrichinomega3fattyacidarebeneficialparticularlyfor
Q37. duringthetensestageofhemoglobin,thebindingsitesare.......
Q38. fattyacidproducesalkylalcoholby.......ofcarboxylicgroup
Q39. thefollowingsaltiswatersoluble
Q40. thepartialpressureofoxygenneededtoachievehalfsaturationofthebindingsitesiscalled......
Q41. thenumberofdissociatedhydrogensinhistidineis....
Q42. theexampleofnaturalporphyrinsincludes.......
Q43. whichwouldbeapropertyofallthemajortypesoflipidinthiscellmembrane
Q44. proteincanexistintheformofmulti=subunits.Anadvantageofmultisubunitstructureisthatthe differentsubunitcanhavedifferentactivitiesandcooperateinacommonfunction.thisisbest understoodbythestructureoftheenzyme.......whichexistasamultiproteincomplex
Q45. whatisthenameofmoleculesformedwhenoxygenbindtohemoglobin
Q46. allofthefollowingareinvolvedinstabilizingthethree-dimensionalstructureofproteinexpect
Q47. whichofthefollowingisfoundinbraintissue?
Q48. theproximalhistidineF8ofmyoglobinbindsdirectlytothe.....ofthehemegroup.
Q49. thepkavalueofaceticacidis......
Q50. allkindoflipidare.......Inwater.
Q51. the......bondformedbycovalentlyjoiningoftwoaminoacidsthroughamidelinkage.
Q52. theseconddegradationproductofhemoglobinisgreenpigmentbiliverdin,theresultof breakdownbyoxidationoccursin....
Q53. theionfoundinhaemgroupiswhat.......
Q54. Alphahelicesarethemostcommonsecondarystructurefoundinprotein,nearlyall.....protein containalphahelicesintheirmembranespanningdomain
Q55. whichofthefollowingstatementabouterythrocytesiscorrect
Q56. margarinesarevegetableoiltreatedwithpartialhydrogenationtoformasemisolid.....
Q57. theneteffectofaffinityofhemoglobinforthelastoxygenboundisapproximately......times greaterthanitsaffinityforthefirstoxygenbound
Q58. someproteincontainadditionalaminoacidthatarisebymodificationofaminoacidalready presentinthepeptidei.e.aftertheproteinhasbeensynthesized.anexampleofaminoacidis
Q59. allofthefollowingaretrueforaminoacidexcept
Q60. inmyoglobinandhemoglobin,hemeiscovalentlylinkedwith....Aminoacid(eightresidueoff helix.
Q61. identifytheaminoacidcontainingnonpolar,aliphaticRgroups.
Q62. theoctetrulesrefertothetendencyofatomtoprefertohaveelectroninthevalenceshell.
Q63. whatarethecomponentoftriglyceridemolecules?
Q64. unesterifiedfattyacidaretransportedinthecirculationinassociationwith......
Q65. fattyacidoccursinthebodymainlyas.......innaturalfatandoil
Q66. fatsarethe......offattyacidandglycerol
Q67. duringconformationalchangeseachsuccessiveadditionofoxygenshifttheequilibriumfurther towardthe......statethus,theadditionofoxygeninthelungs
Q68. approximatelyhowmanyhemoglobinarethereineachredbloodcells?
Q69. hemoglobinmustbindwithoxygenefficientlyinthelungs,wherethepo2isabout......mmHgand releaseoxygeninthetissue.wherepo2isabout....mmHg
Q70. whathappentotheredbloodcellsifthehemegroupisremovedfromhemoglobin
Q71. whichofthefollowingfattyacidwouldhavethelowestcriticalmicelleconcentration
Q72. Themeltingpointoffattyaciddependsuponchainlengthand......
Q73. theprocesswhichconvertunsaturatedfattyacidtosaturatedfattyacid......
Q74. myoglobiniscomposedofasinglepeptidechainwhichhas.......
Q75. whichisacharacteristicofallthefattyacidcomponentsinthislipid?
Q76. onceahemegroupisoxidized,whichmoleculeisproduced
Q77. thetwoendsofthepolypeptidechainareknownsasthe......and......terminus
Q78. whichcharacteristicdoesthislipidsharewithwax
Q79. motifsarealsoknownassupersecondarystructure.anexampleofmotiffoundinproteinis the......
Q80. thehydrolysisofstarchbytheenzymeamylaseproducesmaltose.inhumanbodymaltoseis furtherhydrolyzedbytheenzymemaltasetoproduce.......
Q81. allaminoacidexcept.........haveachiralcarbonandhavetwopossibleisomers
Q82. proteinpresentincellmembranemayfunctionas..........Ortransporters
Q83. what is the solubility of lipid in water
Q84. the cervices (pocket) created by ....... amino acid in the interior of myoglobin creates a binding pocket for heme
Q85. all of the following are true for lactose except
Q86. catalytic protein is called as
Q87. which of the following occur when hydrogen is reacted with vegetable oils?
Q88. the folding of ....... Contiguous segments of polypeptide form secondary structure of protein
Q89. the three-dimensional arrangement of two or more polypeptide is called
Q90. storage protein has ability to bind and store specific element or compounds ...... is an example of storage protein that store copper
Q91. this effect of pH and carbon dioxide concentration on the binding and release of oxygen by hemoglobin is called the
Q92. the following sterol is present in cell membrane of fungi
Q93. osazone are obtain by adding a mixture of phenylhydrazine hydrochloride and sodium acetate to sugar solution and heating in water bath for 45 min. Which two atom in the sugar molecule are involved in osazone formation?
Q94. esters of fatty acid containing groups in addition to an alcohol and fatty acid is called as
Q95. excess iron has a significant affinity for specific organs particularly
Q96. out of 20 amino acids .... contain a secondary amino group is called imino acid
Q97. margarines are vegetable .......
Q98. the main difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid is ......
Q99. The most frequently used systematic nomenclature names the fatty acid after the hydrocarbon with -oic being substituted for the final ——
Q100. The amide group of serves as a site of attachment for oligosaccharide chains in glycoproteins.
Q101. Hydrogenation of fatty acids leads to hardening of natural oils and formation of margarine because:
Q102. Fatty acids are classified on The Basis Of Hydrocarbon Chain Length include
Q103. Which of the following form of lipids are also referred as neutral lipids?
Q104. Which statement about amino acids at physiological pH is true?
Q105. The sigmoidal binding curve of Hemoglobin for oxygen is possible due to ——— structure of hemoglobin.
Q106. The formation of furfural products and their condensation with organic phenols to give characteristic coloured compounds forms the basis of biochemical tests used for the detection of carbohydrates. An example of such a testis
Q107. One degradation product of Haemoglobin is the brown bile pigment bilirubin. This step occur in
Q108. The quaternary structure of human hemoglobin is best described as a
Q109. Degree of Saturation (Y) (%) of Oxygen binding sites on all myoglobin or hemoglobin molecules can be any value between
Q110. Immunoglobulin are —— proteins and have ———and —— components
Q111. The oxygen binding site in hemoglobin and myoglobin?
Q112. Once a heme group is oxidized, what molecule is produced?
Q113. The three dimensional arrangement of two or more polypeptides is called
Q114. Which type of membrane lipid contains an acidic oligosaccharide?
Q115. The name of Unsaturated acids with double bonds end in ——
Q116. Haemoglobin, the red pigment in blood. consists of a protein component and the iron complex of derivative
Q117. OxyHemoglobin Dissociation Curve Bohr effect decreased affinity of haemoglobin for ———— gas caused by an increase of carbon dioxide pH etc
Q118. Current evidence suggests that diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids are beneficial particularly for
Q119. Fatty acids occur in the body mainly as ———— in natural fats and oils
Q120. During conformational change each successive addition of O2 shifts the equilibrium further toward the —— state, thus addition of oxygen in the lungs.
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