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Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cells

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Study the given statements and select the correct option?
(i) Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids and lipids are primary metabolites
(ii) Alkaloids, flavonoids, rubber etc; are secondary metabolites
(iii) Linoleic, linolenic and palmitic acids are the three essential fatty acids

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Which one of the following molecules is a secondary metabolite?
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Match List - I with List- II.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Protein (i) C=C double bonds
(b) Unsaturated fatty acid (ii) Phosphodiester bonds
(c) Nucleic acid (iii) Glycosidic bonds
(d) Polysaccharide (iv) Peptide bonds
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
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Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their
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Which one of the following pairs of molecules never forms a hydrogen bond between them?
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Match List-I with List-II
List-I
(Biological Molecules)
List-II
(Biological functions)
(a) Glycogen (i) Hormone
(b) Globulin (ii) Biocatalyst
(c) Steroids (iii) Antibody
(d) Thrombin (iv) Storage product

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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It is much easier for a small animal to run uphill than for a large animal, because:
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Which of the following are not secondary metabolites in plants?
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The relative abundance of ____ and ____ is higher in living organisms as compared to earth’s crust.
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During the elemental analysis of tissue, if the tissue is fully burnt, all the carbon compounds are oxidised to gaseous form and the remaining is called ash. This ash contains which of the following?
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Select the correct match regarding the composition of human body,

(a) Hydrogen - 3.3%

(b) Carbon -  65%

(c) Magnesium - 0.1%

(d) Calcium - 1.5%

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Both in cells and extracellular fluids diabasic phosphate (HPO4) and monobasic phosphate (H2PO-4) act as acid-base buffers to maintain
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Lipids appear in acid-insoluble fraction during analysis of chemical composition of tissues because of-
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Match the biological molecule listed under column I with their biological function listed under column II. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns.
 
Column – I (Biological Molecule) Column – II (Function)
A. Glycogen 1. Hormone
B. Globulin 2. Biocatalyst
C. Steroid 3. Antibody
D. Thrombin 4. Storage product