Biochemistry

Chemistry, HSSC-Punjab Second Year. This chapter is split into 30 topics and has 726 practice questions. The topics covered are listed below, followed by 10 free sample questions from the chapter.

Topics in this chapter

1. Carbohydrates: definition and classification 24 questions
2. Enzymes as biocatalysts and the active site 25 questions
3. RNA: structure and the three major types 22 questions
4. Calculations on peptides and proteins 25 questions
5. Comparing carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids 20 questions
6. Calculations: base pairing, complementary strands and hydrogen bonds 30 questions
7. Nucleotides and the structure of nucleic acids 23 questions
8. Minerals: sources and roles in nutrition 29 questions
9. Nutritional importance of carbohydrates and blood glucose 24 questions
10. Tertiary and quaternary structure, fibrous and globular proteins, denaturation 27 questions
11. Calculations on lipids 20 questions
12. Minerals: classification, deficiency and applications 23 questions
13. Primary and secondary structure of proteins 23 questions
14. Calculations: codons, genes and protein length 26 questions
15. Hydrolysis products and ordering of biomolecules 23 questions
16. DNA: structure, genes and chromosomes 27 questions
17. Polysaccharides: starch, glycogen and cellulose 27 questions
18. Nutritional and biological importance of lipids 21 questions
19. Inhibitors of enzyme-catalysed reactions 24 questions
20. The genetic code and protein synthesis 23 questions
21. Ring structures, hydrogen bonding and solubility of sugars 20 questions
22. Compound and derived lipids: phospholipids, steroids and terpenes 26 questions
23. Biochemistry and the main biomolecules 23 questions
24. Monosaccharides: aldoses and ketoses 22 questions
25. Lipids: classification and simple lipids 25 questions
26. Calculations on carbohydrates 28 questions
27. Disaccharides and the glycosidic linkage 23 questions
28. Factors affecting enzyme activity 21 questions
29. Amino acids and the peptide bond 24 questions
30. Biological functions of proteins 28 questions