Which of the following is contained in sugarcane, sugar beet and fruits?

  • monosaccharides
  • sucrose
  • cellulose
  • starch

Proteins work in the body to

  • transport and store oxygen and nutrients
  • speed up reactions
  • regulate important systems
  • all of above

As compared to the energy provided by carbohydrates, how much energy per gram is provided by fats and oils?

  • twice
  • thrice
  • four times
  • five times

Important sources of proteins are

  • meat
  • eggs
  • cheese
  • all of above

Which of the following must be present in our diet?

  • essential amino acids
  • non-essential amino acids
  • lipids
  • proteins

Which of the following is a group of several vitamins?

  • vitamin A
  • vitamin B
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin D

Which of the following is true about RNA?

  • it is synthesized by DNA
  • it has deoxyribose sugar
  • it has double strand
  • it has double helix

RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) exists in the form of

  • solid
  • gas
  • double strand
  • single strand

Which of the following absorbs and carries away toxic chemicals in food that would otherwise harm us?

  • vitamins
  • fiber
  • proteins
  • lipids

Vitamin K is soluble in

  • fat
  • water
  • ethers
  • phenols

Which of the following is contained by the fatty acid composition of vegetable oil?

  • carbon-carbon single bonds
  • carbon-carbon double bonds
  • carbon-carbon triple bonds
  • carbon-carbon quad bond

Which of the following is a process used to convert vegetable oils into vegetable ghee?

  • dehydration
  • hydrogenation
  • Dehydrohalogenation
  • halogenation

Which of the following discovered that polished rice lacked something that caused the disease beriberi?

  • C. Eijkman
  • F.G Hopkins
  • Casmir Funk
  • J.Watson

Which of the following is included in water-soluble vitamins?

  • vitamin A and D
  • vitamin A and K
  • vitamin B and C
  • vitamin A and B

What is the term used for carbohydrates which form 100 to 1000 units of simple sugars upon hydrolysis?

  • monosaccharides
  • oligosaccharides
  • polysaccharides
  • lipids

Which of the following is not true about oligosaccharides?

  • they are white crystalline solids
  • they are soluble in water
  • they cannot be hydrolyzed
  • they have sweet taste

A DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) can store and transmit the

  • genetic information
  • cell information
  • blood
  • nerves

Source of oleic acid is

  • butter
  • palm oil
  • beef fat
  • olive oil

Two fatty acids that are components of oil are

  • stearic acid and oleic acid
  • butyric acid and caproic acid
  • palmitic acid and oleic acid
  • stearic and butyric acid

Physical state of oil at room temperature is

  • solid
  • liquid
  • gas
  • plasma

Glucose (C6H12O6) and fructose (C6H12O6) are

  • simple sugars
  • simple salts
  • simple acids
  • complex sugars

Monosaccharide molecules that can rotate the plane of plane-polarized light to right are called

  • dextrose sugars
  • simple sugars
  • pentose sugars
  • hexose sugars

Which of the following is not true about DNA?

  • it is present in cell nucleus
  • it has double strand
  • it has ribose sugar
  • it has double helix

Which of the following are called building blocks of all proteins?

  • vitamins
  • amines
  • lipids
  • amino acids

Vitamin C is soluble in

  • fat
  • water
  • ethers
  • phenols

What is formed when lactose undergoes hydrolysis?

  • glucose
  • glucose and fructose
  • glucose and galactose
  • glucose and glucose

Which of the following is required for boosting the immune system that protects against illness?

  • vitamin A
  • vitamin B
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin D

Which of the following is the most abundant class of organic compounds?

  • carbohydrates
  • proteins
  • vitamins
  • lipids

The nuclei of cells consist of

  • proteins
  • carbohydrates
  • nucleic acids
  • vitamins

Which of the following is converted to dextrin which is used as an adhesive for stamps and as wallpaper glue?

  • cellulose
  • starch
  • glucose
  • fructose
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