Trivia Quiz on Biochemistry

1. What acid is produced in the stomach

A) Hydrofluoric acid

B) Hydrochloric

C) Sulfuric acid

D) Acetic acid

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2. Which protein forms nails and hair

A) Collagen

B) Elastin

C) Myosin

D) Keratin

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3. What protein makes blood red

A) Myoglobin

B) Albumin

C) Haemoglobin

D) Fibrinogen

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4. Effect A complex alcohol constituent of all animal fats and oils

A) Cholesterol

B) Cholesteryl ester

C) Triglyceride

D) Phospholipid

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5. Lack of vitamin B1 causes what condition

A) Scurvy

B) Rickets

C) Pellagra

D) Beri Beri

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6. Which acid builds up in the body during excessive exercise

A) Pyruvic acid

B) Citric acid

C) Acetic acid

D) Lactic

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7. DNA stands for what

A) Ribonucleic acid

B) Deoxyribose nucleic acid

C) Deoxyribonucleic acid

D) Nucleic acid

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8. What is a lipid

A) Protein

B) Carbohydrate

C) Nucleic acid

D) Fat

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9. What is penicillin made of

A) Bread mould

B) Cheese mould

C) Mould spores

D) Milk protein

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10. Lack of what makes albinos

A) Melanin

B) Pigment

C) Carotene

D) Iron

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11. Bilrubin is produced by what part of the body

A) Liver

B) Spleen

C) Kidneys

D) Pancreas

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12. What does atp stand for

A) Adenosine triphosphate

B) Adenosine diphosphate

C) Adenine triphosphate

D) Adenine triphosphoryl acid

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13. Which chemical compound in the body is linked to hardening of the arteries

A) Triglycerides

B) Cholesterol

C) Calcium

D) Homocysteine

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14. What is the more common name for grape sugar

A) Fructose

B) Galactose

C) Glucose

D) Sucrose

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15. Which acid gives nettles their sting

A) Acetic acid

B) Citric acid

C) Hydrochloric acid

D) Formic acid

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16. Which compound forms about 70% of the human body

A) Proteins

B) Lipids

C) Water

D) Minerals

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17. What pigment affects the colour of the hair & skin

A) Melanin

B) Carotene

C) Hemoglobin

D) Chlorophyll

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18. What year was DNA first determined

A) 1944

B) 1952

C) 1953

D) 1962

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19. What type of chemical are adrenaline and oestrogen

A) Hormones

B) Neurotransmitters

C) Enzymes

D) Steroids

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20. A complex alcohol constituent of all animal fats and oils

A) Cholesterol

B) Glycerol

C) Cholesteryl ester

D) Triglyceride

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21. What is the general name for a protein molecule which acts as a natural catalyst in the bodies of all bacteria, plants and animals

A) Hormone

B) Enzyme

C) Antibody

D) Coenzyme

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22. Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine And Guanine Are The Basic Requirements For Which Compound

A) RNA

B) Nucleotides

C) Proteins

D) DNA

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23. Battle of the Somme With what acid do nettles cause irritation

A) Formic acid

B) Acetic acid

C) Citric acid

D) Lactic acid

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24. Lack of which chemical compound in the body is linked with Parkinsons disease

A) Serotonin

B) Norepinephrine

C) Dopamine

D) Acetylcholine

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25. What is the general term for all chemical substances produced by the endocrine glands

A) Neurotransmitters

B) Hormones

C) Enzymes

D) Antibodies

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26. 3 chemical elements most % human body O 65% C 18% and ?

A) Nitrogen 3%

B) Calcium 1.5%

C) Phosphorus 1%

D) Hydrogen 10%

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27. What is the traditional (watson crick) base pair for adenine in dna

A) Cytosine

B) Guanine

C) Thymine

D) Uracil

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28. A carbohydrate consists of carbon, hydrogen, and which other element

A) Oxygen

B) Nitrogen

C) Sulfur

D) Phosphorus

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29. What does the body release that dilates small blood vessels and so causes a person to blush

A) Peptides

B) Histamine

C) Nitric oxide

D) Adrenaline

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30. Ascorbic acid & sodium ascorbate are the most common forms of which vitamin

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B12

C) Vitamin c

D) Vitamin D

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31. A sugar with the formula c12h22011, belonging to the group of carbohydrates known as disaccharides (sugar)

A) Lactose

B) Maltose

C) Trehalose

D) Sucrose

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32. What molecule, known by three letters, controls heredity

A) Dna

B) RNA

C) ATP

D) GTP

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33. What is the chemical name for vitamin c

A) Dehydroascorbic acid

B) Ascorbic acid

C) L-ascorbic acid

D) Citric acid

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34. Your eyeballs are 3.5% what

A) Water

B) Proteins

C) Sugars

D) Salt

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35. What vitamin is also called ascorbic acid

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin c

C) Vitamin E

D) Vitamin K

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36. This protein makes the blood red in color.

A) Myoglobin

B) Fibrinogen

C) Albumin

D) Hemoglobin

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37. Ascorbic acid is commonly reffered to as Vitamin - ?

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B

C) Vitamin D

D) Vitamin C

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38. Which Acid Is Present In Your Stomach

A) Hydrochloric Acid

B) Sulfuric Acid

C) Acetic Acid

D) Lactic Acid

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39. What name is given to the excrement produced by bacteria that feed on yeast cells and then defecate

A) Lactic acid

B) Alcohol

C) Acetic acid

D) Carbon dioxide

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40. What is the process of converting glucose to energy in cells called ?

A) Glycolysis

B) Respiration

C) Fermentation

D) Photosynthesis

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41. What chemical compound causes pain in muscles after exercise?

A) Creatine phosphate

B) Lactic acid

C) Histamine

D) Myoglobin

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42. By what chemical process do plants manufacture food?

A) Cellular respiration

B) Chemosynthesis

C) Fermentation

D) Photosynthesis

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43. The deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B12

C) Vitamin C

D) Vitamin D

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44. By what chemical process do plants manufacture food

A) Respiration

B) Photosynthesis

C) Fermentation

D) Transpiration

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45. What Vitamin is Thiamine?

A) Vitamin B2

B) Vitamin C

C) Vitamin B6

D) Vitamin B1

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46. Who discovered Vitamin C?

A) Louis Pasteur

B) Linus Pauling

C) Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

D) Charles Best

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47. What protein makes blood red?

A) Myoglobin

B) Ferritin

C) Transferrin

D) Haemoglobin

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48. What vitamin complex includes thiamine, niacin and riboflavin

A) Vitamin C

B) Vitamin b

C) Vitamin D

D) Vitamin A

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49. Deoxyribonucleic acid is better known as __________.

A) DNA

B) RNA

C) Nucleic acid

D) Deoxyribose nucleic acid

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50. What is the name of sugar found in fruit

A) Glucose

B) Sucrose

C) Maltose

D) Fructose

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51. Which Acid Is Produced In The Muscles During Strenuous Exercise

A) Acetic acid

B) Citric acid

C) Pyruvic acid

D) Lactic

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