Which one of the following statements is wrong?
- Uracil is a pyrimidine.
- Glycine is a sulphur containing amino acid.
- Sucrose is a disaccharide.
- Cellulose is a polysaccharide.
Answer
(2) Glycine is a sulphur containing amino acid.
Solution
As per NCERT, glycine is the simplest amino acid, in which the R group is a hydrogen atom (H2N–CH2–COOH); it contains no sulphur.
∵ Sulphur-containing amino acids are cysteine and methionine, statement (2) is wrong.
∵ Uracil is a pyrimidine, sucrose a disaccharide and cellulose a polysaccharide, statements (1), (3) and (4) are correct.
Answer: (2)