Muslim Ladies College, Colombo 04.

Grade 13
Revision Test, November - 2020
Chemical and cellular basis of life
Biology 09 E I Time: 1 hour

Answer all questions

In each of the questions from 1 to 35 pick one of the alternatives from (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) which
is correct or most appropriate.

1. Which of the following chemical element is the most abundant in living organisms by mass?
1) Hydrogen 4) Oxygen
2) Carbon 5) Nitrogen
3) Sodium
2. Structure of part of a polysaccharide molecule is shown in the diagram. What is the type of
bond involved in joining the monosaccharide molecules?

1) Peptide bonds 4) Glycosidic bonds

2) Hydrogen bonds 5) Ionic bonds
3) Disulphide bonds
3. Which one of the following is a disaccharide?
1) Fructose 4) Galactose
2) Maltose 5) Glyceraldehyde
3) Ribose
4. Which one of the following properties of water is most directly responsible for maintaining
body temperature?
1) High latent heat of fusion
2) High adhesive and cohesive forces
3) High latent heat of vaporization
4) High specific heat
5) Polarity
5. Which one of the following is not a monosaccharide?
1) Ribose
2) Galactose
3) Glucose
4) Maltose
5) Fructose

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6. Which of the following polymers is found only in plants?
1) Glycogen 4) Inulin
2) Chitin 5) Keratin
3) Ribonucleic acid
7. Which one of the following represents the composition of elements of albumin?
1) CHO 4) CHONP
2) CHONPS 5) CHOP
3) CHONS
8. Which one of the following is the incorrect combination regarding carbohydrates?
1) Transport in plants - Sucrose
2) Transport in humans - Glucose
3) Food storage in plants - Cellulose
4) Constituent of ATP - Ribose
5) Constituent of fungal cell walls - Chitin
9. Which of the following three nitrogenous bases are common to both RNA and DNA?
1) Cytosine, Uracil and Adenine
2) Cytosine, Uracil and Thymine
3) Guanine, Adenine and Thymine
4) Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine
5) Cytosine, Guanine and Adenine
10. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding proteins?
1) Quaternary structure of a protein is produced by folding of a single polypeptide chain.
2) Some amino acids found in proteins may contain more than one amino or carboxyl
group.
3) Linkages between amino acids in proteins are known as glycosidic bonds
4) Proteins give a red colouration with biuret reagent.
5) During heat denaturation of proteins disulphide bonds are broken.
11. Which one of the following substances in plants has mainly a storage function?
1) Glucose 4) Pectin
2) Cellulose 5) Phospholipid
3) Starch
12. Which one of the following would be complimentary for a DNA strand containing the base
sequence CCATCG?
1) GGTAGC
2) AACGAT
3) GGATUC
4) TTGCTA
5) GGUAGC

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13. Which one of the following chemical tests can be used to show the presence of glucose in a
solution?
1) Biuret test 4) Sudan test
2) Benedict test 5) Methylene blue test
3) Iodine test
14. Which one of the following is not a biological polymer?
1) DNA 4) ATP
2) Protein 5) Starch
3) Cellulose
15.

Which one of the following compounds on hydrolysis will yield the above compound?
1) Starch 4) DNA
2) Phospholipid 5) Glycogen
3) Albumin
16. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding DNA?
1) DNA of a cell, determines the structure of enzymes synthesized by the cell.
2) The two strands of DNA molecules are identical
3) Genes differ from each other in the base sequences of their DNA.
4) Mutations cause structural changes in the DNA molecule.
5) The amount of DNA doubles before the onset of mitosis.
17. Which one of the following features of the DNA molecule determines the genetic
information specific for a character?
1) The spiral nature of the molecule.
2) The sequences of bases in the molecule.
3) The ratio of different bases.
4) The length of the molecule.
5) The nature of the hydrogen bonds between base pairs.
18. What is the incorrect statement regarding proteins?
1) It is a major component in cell membranes.
2) All enzymes are proteins.
3) Is the major energy source in the human body.
4) Is made out of many peptides.
5) Some animal hormones are proteins.

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19. When testing the starch content in a leaf, leaf is first boiled in water and then in alcohol.
What is the reason for boiling the leaf in alcohol?
1) To remove Chlorophylls.
2) To polymerise sugars into starch
3) To make cell walls permeable for iodine.
4) To dissolve starch.
5) To turn the cytoplasm into a non-living state.
20. Which of the following is correct regarding prokaryotic organisms?
1) All prokaryotic organisms are heterotrophic
2) All prokaryotic organisms does not have a peptidoglycans in their cell walls.
3) All prokaryotic organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen.
4) All prokaryotic organisms do not have ribosomes.
5) All prokaryotic organisms are not microorganisms.
21. Which of the following structure function combination is incorrect?
Structure Function
1. Nucleolus Ribosome production
2. Glyoxisomes Photorespiration in plants
3. Cytoskeleton Determines the shape of the cell
4. Vacuole Store soluble substances needed for
cellular activities
5. Golgi complex Produces lysosomes
22. Which of the following is incorrect regarding living cells?
1) All organisms are composed of cells.
2) The basic structural unit of life is the cell.
3) The basic functional unit of life is the cell.
4) All cells have a cytoskeleton.
5) Any organisational level of matter below the level of the cell is not considered as
living.
23. Which one of the following cannot be seen under a light microscope?
1) Starch grains 4) Chloroplasts
2) Yeast cells 5) Stomata
3) Plasmids
24. Which one of the following structure- function relationship is incorrect?
1) Nucleus - Ribosome synthesis
2) Microbodies – Photorespiration in plant
3) Lysosomes – Detoxification
4) Mitochondria – Synthesis of ATP
5) Golgi complex – Synthesis of glycolipids

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25. Which one of the following structures in the cell does not contain RNA?
1) Ribosomes 4) Lysosomes
2) Nucleolus 5) Chloroplasts
3) Mitochondria
26. Which one of the following is incorrect regarding mitochondria?
1) They contain enzymes
2) They contains ribosomes
3) They contain DNA
4) They are found in all living organisms
5) They are found in large numbers in heart muscle cells.
27. Which one of the following organelles in the cell is involved in lipid synthesis?
1) Golgi bodies 4) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
2) Microbodies 5) Lysosomes
3) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
28. Which of the following is common to lactic acid fermentation, alcohol fermentation and
aerobic respiration?
1) Glycolysis
2) Krebs cycle
3) Electron transport chain
4) Production of acetyl co-enzyme A from pyruvate
5) Oxidation of glucose to CO2 and water
29. Which one of the following biological processes does not require energy in the form of
ATP?
1) Conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid in glycolysis.
2) Conversion of starch to sugar during seed germination.
3) Conversion of CO2 to sugar in photosynthesis.
4) Conversion of amino acids to proteins during protein synthesis.
5) Transport of sugar from mesophyll cells to sieve tube elements in phloem
translocation.
30. The action spectrum of photosynthesis is a graph showing
1) The amount of light absorbed by pigments at different wavelengths of light.
2) The amount of light absorbed by pigments at different times of day.
3) The rete of photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light.
4) The amount of CO2 absorbed at different wavelengths of light.
5) The rate of photosynthesis at different light intensities.

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 For each of the questions 31 to 35 one or more of the responses is/ are correct. Decide response/ responses is/are
correct and then select the correct answer.
If only A, B and D are correct ……………………………………..1
If only A, C and D are correct ……………………………………..2
If only A and B are correct ………………………………………...3
If only C and D are correct ………………………………………...4
If any other response or combination of response is correct………5

Direction Summarization
1 2 3 4 5
A, B, D correct A, C, D correct A, B correct C, D correct any other response or
combination of
response is correct

31. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding cell membrane?
A. Cell membranes are not permeable to gases.
B. Inorganic ions enter the cells passively through cell membranes along with water.
C. Chemical substances that selectively inhibit cell respiration inhibit passage of mineral
ions through cell membranes.
D. Extracellular enzymes secreted by certain pathogenic bacteria destroy cell
membranes.
E. Transport of water through cell membranes takes place against a concentration
gradient.
32. Carbohydrates are commonly stored as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following
properties of starch make/ makes it a useful storage material?
A. It is osmotically inactive D. It is insoluble in water
B. It is easily translocated E. It is a macromolecule
C. It is chemically non-reactive
33. Which of the following features is/are common to both DNA and RNA?
A. Both are polymers of nucleotides
B. Both have identical sugar molecules
C. Both are genetic material.
D. Both have pyrimidine and purine bases
E. Both are double stranded.
34. Which of the following are the products of oxidative phosphorylation?
A. ATP D. H2O
B. Oxygen E. CO2
+
C. NAD
35. Which one of the following is/are not found in all organisms?
A. Cytoskeleton D. Presence of DNA outside the
B. Mitochondria nucleus
C. Ribosomes E. RNA

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