Biomolecules (Biology) · Question 49

Which of the following describes the given graph correctly? [figure]

1. Endothermic reaction with energy A in presence of enzyme and B in absence of enzyme.
2. Exothermic reaction with energy A in presence of enzyme and B in absence of enzyme.
3. Endothermic reaction with energy A in absence of enzyme and B in presence of enzyme.
4. Exothermic reaction with energy A in absence of enzyme and B in presence of enzyme.

The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerisation of

1. N-acetyl glucosamine
2. lipoglycans
3. keratin sulphate and chondroitin sulphate
4. D-glucosamine.

Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond?

1. Amino acids in a polypeptide
2. Nucleotides in a nucleic acid
3. Fatty acids in a diglyceride
4. Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

1. The competitive inhibitor does not affect the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex.
2. The presence of the competitive inhibitor decreases the Km of the enzyme for the substrate.
3. A competitive inhibitor reacts reversibly with the enzyme to form an enzyme-inhibitor complex.
4. In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule is not chemically changed by the enzyme.

Select the option which is not correct with respect to enzyme action.

1. Substrate binds with enzyme at its active site.
2. Addition of a lot of succinate does not reverse the inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate.
3. A non-competitive inhibitor binds the enzyme at a site distinct from that which binds the substrate.
4. Malonate is a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase.

Which one of the following is a non-reducing carbohydrate?

1. Maltose
2. Sucrose
3. Lactose
4. Ribose 5-phosphate

A phosphoglyceride is always made up of

1. a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
2. a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group which is also attached to a glycerol molecule.
3. only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
4. only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.

Macromolecule chitin is

1. sulphur containing polysaccharide
2. simple polysaccharide
3. nitrogen containing polysaccharide
4. phosphorus containing polysaccharide.

Transition state structure of the substrate formed during an enzymatic reaction is

1. transient and unstable
2. permanent and stable
3. transient but stable
4. permanent but unstable.

The essential chemical components of many coenzymes are

1. carbohydrates
2. vitamins
3. proteins
4. nucleic acids.