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Below are best multiple choice questions on Biochemistry along with answers that help you to revise your Biochemistry skills before exams.

Biochemistry MCQ Questions With Answers

Q1. Which one isn't a biomolecule?

  • Carbohydrate
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nitrogen bases

Q2. The bond that joins two amino acids together

  • double bond
  • hydrogen bond
  • ionic bond
  • peptide bond

Q3. Which best explains the purpose of the active site of an enzyme?

  • The active site is for the attachment of the substrate.
  • The active site changes to fit any available substrate.
  • The active site determines how many reactions will be catalyzed.
  • The active site determines how fast the reaction is allowed to occur.

Q4. Which best describes how an enzyme affects the rate of a chemicalreaction?

  • It increases the temperature of the reaction.
  • It lowers the activation energy of the reaction.
  • It changes the products created in the reaction.
  • It causes the reaction to proceed in an unfavorable direction.

Q5. Which is the correct formula for a polysaccharide?

  • C6H12O6
  • C12H24O12
  • C12H22O11
  • (C6H10O5)n

Q6. Why are enzymes essential to all multicellular organisms?

  • They provide insulation.
  • They produce living tissue.
  • They contain genetic information.
  • They catalyze metabolic reactions.

Q7. Which best explains enzyme specificity?

  • An enzyme reacts best at a certain pH.
  • An enzyme reacts best at a certain temperature.
  • An enzyme is able to react with only one substrate.
  • An enzyme is able to react with many different substrates.

Q8. Which best describes the role of hemoglobin in red blood cells?

  • It hydrates human body tissues.
  • It supplies support to human body tissues.
  • It transports oxygen to human body tissues.
  • It increases the rate of reactions in body tissues.

Q9. Made of monomers of monosaccharides

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids

Q10. Made of monomers of nucleotides

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids

Q11. Which of these statements describes how monomers combine and create macromolecules?

  • Amino acids combine to make proteins.
  • Glucose molecules combine to make nucleic acids.
  • Nucleic acids combine to make starch.
  • Proteins combine to make glucose.

Q12. Which are the building blocks of most lipid molecules?

  • glucose and protein
  • glucose and fatty acids
  • fatty acids and glycerol
  • amino acids and glycerol

Q13. Which type of substances serves as a catalyst for reactions that break large food molecules intosmaller useful molecules?

  • enzymes
  • vitamins
  • lipids
  • nucleotides

Q14. How many calories does a protein contain per gram?

  • 0 cal/g
  • 11 cal/g
  • 4 cal/g
  • 9 cal/g

Q15. Which is not a use or function of protein?

  • forms enzymes and hormones
  • forms transport channel in cell membrane
  • forms structural proteins in the body
  • quick energy

Q16. Which one is NOT a function for Carbohydrates?

  • Short Term Energy
  • Cell walls
  • Digestion
  • Plant Structure

Q17. Water molecules are

  • cohesive
  • adhesive
  • nonpolar
  • both a and b

Q18. How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?

  • 3
  • 6
  • 12
  • 24

Q19. ______ are examples of carbohydrates

  • guanine & cytosine
  • glucose & fructose
  • glycine & glutamine
  • samose & deanose

Q20. How many calories per gram do carbohydrates contain?

  • 4 cal/g
  • 0 cal/g
  • 9 cal/g
  • 10 cal/g

Q21. Which is not an example of a lipid?

  • lettuce
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • bacon fat

Q22. Nucleotides are monomers of

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids

Q23. Monosaccharides are monomers of

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids

Q24. What determines a protein's function?

  • color
  • shape
  • size
  • temperature

Q25. Lipids are made of

  • Fatty acid only
  • Glycerol only
  • Both glycerol and fatty acid
  • Non of the above

Q26. The substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation are the

  • Products
  • Coefficients
  • Precipitates
  • Reactants

Q27. Which of the following is NOT a carbohydrate?

  • Lactose
  • Insulin
  • Starch
  • Sucrose

Q28. What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

  • electron and proton
  • proton and neutron
  • electron and neutron
  • none of the above

Q29. Which of the following is an organic compound?

  • H2O
  • C6H12O6
  • NH2
  • OH

Q30. Water is classified as an inorganic compound because it

  • does not contain carbon
  • does not contain nitrogen
  • contains hydrogen
  • contains oxygen

Q31. What elements make up carbohydrates?

  • carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen
  • carbon, oxygen, phosphours
  • carbon, nitrogen, oxygen
  • carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

Q32. To which class of organic compounds do enzymes belong?

  • proteins
  • fatty acids
  • nucleic acids
  • monosaccharides

Q33. What is the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in carbohydrates?

  • 1:1
  • 2:1
  • 3:1
  • 4:1

Q34. What is the function of carbohydrates in your body?

  • Speed up chemical reactions.
  • Give immediate energy.
  • Help to store energy.
  • Build cell walls in plants.

Q35. What is the significance of nucleic acids for cells?

  • They generate energy for the cell.
  • They restrict what enters and leaves the cell.
  • They support and maintain the shape of the cell.
  • They provide all instructions for cellular activities.

Q36. Which organic molecule serves as a catalyst?

  • lipids
  • proteins
  • nucleic acid
  • carbohydrates

Q37. Which best explains the function of the sequence of nucleotides?

  • It provides energy.
  • It determines the shape of the DNA molecule.
  • It allows DNA to be successfully copied.
  • It carries genetic information.

Q38. Which is a function of lipids?

  • to supply cells with quick–release energy
  • to provide the body with insulation
  • to store genetic information
  • to regulate cell processes

Q39. What products are produced during photosynthesis?

  • chloride and sugar
  • oxygen and sugar
  • carbon dioxide and sugar
  • nitrogen and sugar

Q40. What are the products of aerobic cellular respiration?

  • glucose and water
  • glucose and oxygen
  • carbon, hydrogen, and water
  • carbon dioxide, water, and energy

Q41. How do photosynthesis and cellular respiration differ?

  • Photosynthesis uses food and cellular respiration produces food.
  • Photosynthesis uses oxygen and cellular respiration uses carbon dioxide.
  • Photosynthesis breaks down carbohydrates and cellular respiration produces carbohydrates.
  • Photosynthesis gives off oxygen and cellular respiration uses oxygen.

Q42. What is the monomer of a lipid?

  • Nucleotide
  • Fatty Acid & Glycerol
  • Polysaccharide
  • Amino Acid

Q43. What is the function of a nucleic acid?

  • it transmits genetic information.
  • It is involved in body insulation.
  • It provides your body with the energy it needs.
  • It is involved in energy storage.

Q44. All organic compounds contain the element

  • carbon
  • nitrogen
  • phosphorus
  • sulfur

Q45. What is the attraction between molecules of different substances?

  • Adhesion
  • Suspension
  • Cohesion
  • Solution

Q46. Which energy level has the highest amount of energy?

  • second shell
  • first shell (closest the nucleus)
  • third shell (farthest from nucleus)
  • None of these

Q47. How many valence electrons are in Phosphorus?

  • 1
  • 5
  • 3
  • 9

Q48. A base is a substance that

  • does not release any ions when dissolved in water
  • releases Hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
  • releases Hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
  • All of above

Q49. What is the purpose of an enzyme?

  • block an unwanted chemical reaction
  • create activation energy
  • cause or speed up a chemical reaction
  • permanently bond with a substrate

Q50. Butter is an example of a

  • carbohydrate
  • unsaturated fat
  • saturated fat
  • protein

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