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Chapter 4 - Biological Molecules - Question Answers

The document covers key concepts related to biological molecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. It provides definitions, compositions, functions, and detection methods for these molecules, along with fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions for assessment. The content is aimed at Grade 8 biology students.

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Chapter 4 - Biological Molecules - Question Answers

The document covers key concepts related to biological molecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. It provides definitions, compositions, functions, and detection methods for these molecules, along with fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions for assessment. The content is aimed at Grade 8 biology students.

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GRADE: 8

BIOLOGY

Chapter - 4. Biological molecules.

Short Question answers.


1. What are the elements present in carbohydrates?

Ans) Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

2. What are sugars? Mention its properties.

Ans) Sugars are the simplest type of carbohydrates, with the smallest
molecule. Sugars taste sweet and they are soluble in water.

3. Explain the composition of glucose.

Ans) A glucose molecule contains six carbon atoms, twelve hydrogen atoms
and six oxygen atoms. These atoms are arranged to form a hexagon shape.

4. What is glycogen? What is its use?

Ans) In animals, glucose molecules link together in chains to form larger


molecules called glycogen. Glycogen is stored in liver cells. It can be broken
down to form glucose again when the body need it.
5. What is starch? What is its use?

Ans) In plants, glucose molecules link together in a different way to form


larger molecules called starch. Starch is stored in plant cells. It can be broken
down to form glucose again when the plant needs it.

6. What is cellulose? What is its role in plant cells?

Ans) Cellulose is a sugar molecule which is made of many glucose molecules


linked in a chain, in straight lines instead of spiral. It is a component of plant
cell walls.

7. How can you detect the presence of sugars?

Ans) The presence of sugars can be detected using Benedict’s solution, which
is blue in color. It changes to orange red when heated with reducing sugars
like glucose. The color change is gradual, depend on the quantity of sugar
present, first from blue to green, then to yellow and finally orange red.

8. What is the difference between fat and oil?

Ans) A fat is a lipid that is solid at room temperature and an oil is a

lipid that is liquid at room temperature.

9. Name the elements present in lipids.

Ans) Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

10. What is the difference between fat and carbohydrates?

Ans) In fats each molecule contains much less oxygen than in a carbohydrate
molecule.

11. Name the components of fat.

Ans) Fatty acid and glycerol.


12.What are biological molecules?

Ans) Biological molecules are essential organic compounds, including


carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, that support life functions.

13.What is the primary function of carbohydrates?

Ans) Carbohydrates provide energy and serve as structural components in cells,


such as cellulose in plants.

14. What are the building blocks of proteins?

Ans) Proteins are composed of amino acids, which link together in specific
sequences.

15. What are the elements present in protein molecule?

Ans) Carbon, hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen. Some contain small quantity of
sulphur.

16.What is the major role of proteins in organisms?

Ans) Enzymes, hemoglobin and antibodies are made up of proteins. Also,


keratin, a component of finger nails and hair, is protein.

17. How can you detect the presence of protein?

Ans) By the use of biuret reagent, which is blue and it changes to violet in
contact with protein.

18. What is DNA.

Ans) DNA is the material that makes up our genes and chromosomes.

19. Name the bases present in DNA.

Ans) A, C, G and T.
20. What is double helix?

Ans) A DNA molecule contains two chains of nucleotides which is coiled around
one another, and this shape is called double helix.

Fill in the blank

1. The most abundant compound in our body is water.


2. The simplest type of carbohydrates, with the smallest molecules, are sugars.
3. The formula of glucose is C6H12O6.
4. Iodine solution detects the presence of starch.
5. Fats and oils are also known as lipids.
6. Ethanol emulsion test is used to detect the presence of fats and oils.
7. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid.
8. We inherit our DNA from our parents.
9. DNA is made of smaller molecules called nucleotides.
10. Each nucleotide in DNA contains a base.
11. The way in which the bases of the two strands of DNA pair up is known as
complementary base pairing.

MCQs

1. Which of the following is an example of carbohydrate?

a) Amino acids

b) Glucose

c) Fatty acids

d) Nucleotides
2. Which of the following is NOT a lipid?

a) Triglycerides

b) Phospholipids

c) Cholesterol

d) Glycogen

3. DNA is composed of:

a) Amino acids

b) Nucleotides

c) Fatty acids

d) Monosaccharides

4. Which biological molecule contains nitrogen?

a) Carbohydrates

b) Lipids

c) Proteins

d) None of the above

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