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Chemical Constituents of Cells Practice Questions

20 free Chemical Constituents of Cells practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. Which of the following is an example of a secondary metabolite that is used as a drug?
  2. Q2. When performing a chemical analysis of living tissue using trichloroacetic acid, the 'acid-insoluble pool' represents which of the following?
  3. Q3. Which of the following is the most abundant protein in the whole of the biosphere?
  4. Q4. Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon. This carbon is known as the:
  5. Q5. Which amino acid contains sulfur in its structure?
  6. Q6. Lipids are generally water insoluble. A fatty acid with no double bonds between carbon atoms is described as:
  7. Q7. Lecithin is an example of a:
  8. Q8. Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found exclusively in RNA and not in DNA?
  9. Q9. A nucleoside is formed when a nitrogenous base is linked to a sugar. What is the resulting structure when a phosphate group is also attached to the nucleoside?
  10. Q10. Proteins are heteropolymers of amino acids. Which type of bond links individual amino acids together?
  11. Q11. The 'Primary Structure' of a protein refers to:
  12. Q12. In a polysaccharide chain, the individual monosaccharides are linked by which bond?
  13. Q13. Which of the following is a polymer of fructose?
  14. Q14. The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerization of:
  15. Q15. In the B-DNA model proposed by Watson and Crick, the pitch of the helix is:
  16. Q16. Which protein structure is absolutely necessary for the biological activity of enzymes?
  17. Q17. Essential oils like sandalwood or lemon grass oil are classified as:
  18. Q18. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of zwitterionic form of amino acids?
  19. Q19. The most abundant element in the human body by weight percentage is:
  20. Q20. What is the function of the protein GLUT-4?