Biomolecules Quiz

What is glycogen? How is it different from starch?

What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose (ii) lactose?

Starch and cellulose both contain glucose units as monomer, yet they are structurally different. Explain.

What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents? (i) HI (ii) Bromine water (iii) HNO3 (iv) Acetic anhydride (v) NH2OH

What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give two examples of each type.

Define the following terms as related to proteins: (i) Peptide linkage (ii) Primary structure (iii) Denaturation (iv) Pyranose structure of glucose. (v) Glycosidic linkage (vi) Invert sugar (vii) Oligosaccharides (viii) Anomers

Differentiate between globular and fibrous proteins.

What are nucleic acids? Mention their two important functions.

What is the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide?

The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.