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Biology — Biology – Biomolecules – Structure of Proteins MCQs

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1. Which of these levels of organization does hemoglobin possess?

A. Quaternary
B. Tertiary
C. Secondary
D. Primary
Correct Option: Quaternary

2. How many subunits does human hemoglobin contain?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 4
Correct Option: 4

3. How many types of subunits does hemoglobin possess?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
Correct Option: 2

4. Tertiary structure gives a three-dimensional view of proteins. True or false?

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: True

5. Which level of organization do beta sheets belong to?

A. Primary
B. Quaternary
C. Secondary
D. Tertiary
Correct Option: Secondary

6. In which of these structures of proteins can disulfide bonds be found?

A. Tertiary structure
B. Alpha helix
C. Beta sheet
D. Primary structure
Correct Option: Tertiary structure

7. How many beta subunits are present in human hemoglobin?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Correct Option: 2

8. Proteins are heteropolymers of ______

A. lipids
B. monosaccharides
C. peptides
D. amino acids
Correct Option: amino acids

9. Structure of molecules in inorganic chemistry refers to the ______

A. three-dimensional structure
B. two-dimensional structure
C. molecular formula
D. primary structure
Correct Option: molecular formula

10. Structure of molecules in physics refers to the ______

A. primary structure
B. two-dimensional structure
C. three-dimensional structure
D. molecular formula
Correct Option: three-dimensional structure

11. How many levels of organization do proteins have?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 5
Correct Option: 4

12. What is the configuration of proteins in the primary structure?

A. Helix
B. Line
C. Sheet
D. Globule
Correct Option: Line

13. What makes up the primary structure of proteins?

A. Peptides
B. Peptones
C. Amino acids
D. Polypeptides
Correct Option: Amino acids

14. What is the left end of the primary structure of proteins represented by?

A. First amino acid
B. Last amino acid
C. Cofactor
D. Methyl group
Correct Option: First amino acid

15. What is the right end of the primary structure of proteins represented by?

A. Methyl group
B. Cofactor
C. First amino acid
D. Last amino acid
Correct Option: Last amino acid

16. What is the first amino acid of the primary structure known as?

A. A-terminal amino acid
B. C-terminal amino acid
C. N-terminal amino acid
D. L-terminal amino acid
Correct Option: N-terminal amino acid

17. A protein thread exists as an extended rigid rod. True or false?

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: False

18. What is the last amino acid of the primary structure known as?

A. N-terminal amino acid
B. L-terminal amino acid
C. S-terminal amino acid
D. C-terminal amino acid
Correct Option: C-terminal amino acid

19. Which of these bonds is present in the primary structure of protein?

A. Peptide bond
B. Glycosidic bond
C. Hydrogen bond
D. Disulfide bonds
Correct Option: Peptide bond

20. Which of these is a type of secondary structure of proteins?

A. Line
B. Sheet
C. Globule
D. Spherical
Correct Option: Sheet

21. Who discovered C3 cycle?

A. Melvin Calvin
B. Kolliker
C. Robert Brown
D. Rudolph Markus
Correct Option: Melvin Calvin

22. Which of the following is an example of C3 plants?

A. Sugarcane
B. Cactus
C. Wheat
D. Corn
Correct Option: Wheat

23. Calvin cycle occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: False

24. What is the final product of the Calvin cycle?

A. Sedoheptulose
B. Erythrose
C. Glucose
D. Ribose
Correct Option: Glucose

25. How many ATP molecules are required to produce one molecule of glucose?

A. 18
B. 15
C. 12
D. 9
Correct Option: 18

26. Which of the following enzyme is used to fix CO2 through Calvin cycle?

A. Ribose -1, 5- bisphosphate carboxylase
B. Ribulose -1, 6- bisphosphate carboxylase
C. Ribose -1, 6- bisphosphate carboxylase
D. Ribulose -1, 5- bisphosphate carboxylase
Correct Option: Ribulose -1, 5- bisphosphate carboxylase

27. Which redox-regulated protein controls the functioning of Calvin cycle?

A. CP4
B. CP8
C. CP12
D. CP16
Correct Option: CP12

28. How many times should the Calvin cycle happen, in order to obtain one glucose molecule?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 6
Correct Option: 6

29. Who discovered C4 cycle?

A. Hatch and Slack
B. Kolliker
C. Robert Brown
D. Rudolph Markus
Correct Option: Hatch and Slack

30. What is the enzyme used in the conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate?

A. Pyruvate monophosphate dikinase
B. Pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase
C. Pyruvate monophosphate reductase
D. Pyruvate orthophosphate reductase
Correct Option: Pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase

31. Which of the following leaf anatomy is a characterization of C4 plants?

A. Piezo anatomy
B. Norman anatomy
C. Kranz anatomy
D. Richard anatomy
Correct Option: Kranz anatomy

32. Which of the following is an example of C4 plants?

A. Sugarcane
B. Wheat
C. Rice
D. Cactus
Correct Option: Sugarcane

33. What is the final product of the C4 cycle?

A. Aspartate
B. Malate
C. Oxalate
D. Acetate
Correct Option: Malate

34. Where does the C4 pathway take place?

A. Bundle sheath
B. Xylem
C. Mesophylls
D. Phloem
Correct Option: Mesophylls

35. The C4 plants grow in the cold climate places.

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: False

36. The total carbon dioxide fixation done by the C4 plants is _________

A. 3%
B. 13%
C. 23%
D. 33%
Correct Option: 23%

37. Which enzyme plays the role of a catalyst in CO2 fixation in C4 plants?

A. Carbonic mutase
B. Carbonic reductase
C. Carbonic anhydrase
D. Carbonic dehydrogenase
Correct Option: Carbonic anhydrase

38. What is the chemical formula for oxaloacetic acid?

A. C4H3O5
B. C4H4O5
C. C4H4O6
D. C3H4O5
Correct Option: C4H4O5

39. C4 pathway uses 5 ATP molecules and 4 NADPH molecules as the energy source.

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: False

40. Who first discovered chloroplast?

A. J Rhodin
B. Robert Porter
C. Camillo Golgi
D. Konstantin Mereschkowski
Correct Option: Konstantin Mereschkowski

41. What is the diameter of a chloroplast?

A. 1 – 2 micrometer
B. 2 – 4 micrometer
C. 4 – 6 micrometer
D. 6 – 10 micrometer
Correct Option: 4 – 6 micrometer

42. The mass of chloroplast DNA is __________

A. 10 – 15 million daltons
B. 50 – 100 million daltons
C. 80 – 130 million daltons
D. 25 – 125 million daltons
Correct Option: 80 – 130 million daltons

43. The number of chloroplasts found in Arabidopsis thaliana is _____________

A. 100
B. 150
C. 50
D. 200
Correct Option: 100

44. The sunlight is captured by the membrane of thylakoids.

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: True

45. Which pigment is responsible for the process of sunlight?

A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Xanthophyll
D. Anthocyanin
Correct Option: Chlorophyll a

46. Which pigment constitutes majorly in absorbing sunlight for photosynthesis?

A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Xanthophyll
D. Anthocyanin
Correct Option: Chlorophyll b

47. Which of the following organisms has photosynthetic pigments in it?

A. Yeast
B. Nitrosomonas
C. Spirulina
D. Phosphobacter
Correct Option: Spirulina

48. Chloroplast divide by binary fission.

A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Correct Option: True

49. What disease is caused by the dysfunction of chloroplast?

A. Leaf spot
B. Blight spot
C. Leaf variegation
D. Powdery mildew
Correct Option: Leaf variegation

50. In which part of the plant, does photosynthesis takes place?

A. Peroxisomes
B. Glyoxisomes
C. Quantosomes
D. Lysosomes
Correct Option: Quantosomes