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Chemical Basis Of Life

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 Answer all the questions.

The elements basis for the living matter.
1.Fill the blanks of the following statements.
i. Biological matter is the materials contain in the living cells. ………………….. ( / X)
ii. The number of natural existing element is ………………….
iii. …………………… elements are participate for the made up the chemical composition of
the life.
iv.The most abundant elements among them are ……………………. ,…………………..,
…………………………… and ………………………
2.Study the following figure.
Oxygen gas Nitrogen gas
Hydrogen gas

Water
Glycine Calcium phosphate
gas
Glucose

i.Colour the box which contain 4 most abundant elements in the living body with following
colours.
Hydrogen- Yellow ,Carbon- Black ,Nitrogen-Red, Oxygen-Blue ,Phoperous – Green ,
Calcium – Brown
ii.A and B contain some compounds formed by the bonding of the different elements. Color
the elements which contain of the compounds by the above given colours.
iv.Seperate the above compounds as organic and inorganic compounds.

Organic compounds

Inorganic compounds

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3. The below shows the percentages of main elements in the

human body.

Mark the percentage of the relevant element in the

given figure using given symbols.

65% oxygen

18% Carbon

10% Nitrogen

3% Nitrogen

4% Other

4. Write down the most 4 abundant elements according to the mass in the given X
and Y figure.

X Y

Biological molecules.
Protein
1.Fill the blanks.
i. There are basic organic molecules Biological
………….
in living matter. ………… ( / X) molecules
ii. Those organic compounds that Carbohydrate
build up the living matter are known Nucleic acids
………….
as bio molecules. ………… ( / X) Disaccharide….

molecules
iii. Complete the following table relevant
to those compounds.

Type of organic
compounds
Main elements

H: O ratio

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Carbohydrates
1.What is the most abundant organic compound on earth? …………………………..
2. They are produced during the ……………………………….. of green plants.
3. The common chemical formula of the certain compound is . . What is that
organic compounds. …………………………………….
4..Hydrogen and Oxygen combine in ………….. ration in carbohydrates.
5.Underline the organic compounds among the followings

6.How many hydrogen atoms contain in a sugar molecule though it contains 11 oxygen
atoms? ………………………
7.What is the building unit of the carbohydrate? …………………………..
8.Which carbohydrate is known as simple sugar?………………………………
9.There are three types of carbohydrates according to the way they formed.They are
monosaccharide , ………………………….. and polysaccharides.
10.Classify the molecules in the following table which contain in the box.

a. fructose b.ribose c.cellulose d.glucose e. sucrose f. glycogen

g. ketene i. starch j. maltose k. lactose l. dyoxyribose m. galactose

Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Polysaccharide

11.Mention the function of the following carbohydrates.

I. Cellulose - …………………………………………………………………………………
II. Ribose - ……………………………………………………………………………………
III. Starch- …………………………………………………………………………………….
IV. Glycogen - …………………………………………………………………………………
V. Deoxyribose - ……………………………………………………………………………..
VI. Fructose - …………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Sucrose - …………………………………………………………………………………..
12.i.What are known as disaccharides?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ii.Write the word equation to show the way disaccharide are formed by monosaccharides.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

iii.Complete the following equation.

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13.Fill the blanks of the followings using terms given in the brackets.

(fructose ,glucose , maltose , lactose, galactose , sucrose )

I. Contain in milk - ……………………………………

II. Name as fruit sugar - ………………………………
III. Contain in germinating seeds- ………………………
IV. Union of a glucose molecule with a fructose molecule - ……………………
V. Digestive end product of all starchy food - …………………………………..
VI. A end product of lactose digestion - …………………………………….
14.Complete the following word equations.
I. Monosaccharide + Monosaccharide ………………………..+…………
II. Glucose ¬ Fructose ……………………….. +…………
III. Glucose ¬ Glucose ……………………….. +…………
IV. Lactose + Water ……………………….. +…………
V. Disaccharide +Water ………………………. + ………….
15. The below mentioned tests can be conducted to test Starch, Monosaccharides and
Disaccharides which are some of the identified Carbohydrates in foods. Complete the
following table regarding to these tests.

Test Material Flour Glucose Sugar Sugar +HCl

Iodine Observation

Conclusion

Benedict’ Observation
s
Conclusion

16.Assume that you are given three unlabelled solution which contain sucrose, glucose and
water.Write steps to identify the these solutions.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Proteins.
1.What are the elements always contain in the proteins?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2.Which element sometimes contain in the protein? …………………………….
3.The nucleic acid is a …………………. molecule and protein is a …………….. molecule.
4. ………………is a complex molecule made up of polymerized …………………… molecules.
5. ……………………. of the mature human body is composed of proteins.

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6. Protein act as a ……………………… source.

7. Which occasion protein act as en energy source?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8.Protein act as en structural component as it is important in making cell …………………….
9. …………………………. act as hormones.
10. What is the function of the hormones?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11……………………………. act as en antibiotics.
12.What is the function of the antibiotics?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
13.Name the major component of the cell membrane? …………………………………….
14.Mention two places where Keratin protein present.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
15. Collagen protein present in …………………………………
16.The chemical test used to identify the ……………………………….
17. …………………………………… and ……………………….…….. are used in Burette
test.
18.Write steps to identify the protein present in egg yolk.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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19.What would be the observation of the above test?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
20.According to the observation, which organic molecule contain in the egg yolk? ………….
21.Write two protein enrich food. ……………………………………………………………….
22. All the bio-chemical reactions take place in organisms are catalyzed by enzymes. The
enzymes are ………………………..
23.What is the function of the protein?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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24.The amylase enzyme turns starch in to the ……………………………

25. Write steps an activity to demonstrate the function of the enzymes.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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26.What is the advantage of the protein for the human body?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Lipids
1.Two groups belong to lipids are ……………… and …………………..
2. The lipids which contain plants are known as ………………… and the lipids which
contain animals are known as …………………
3.The constituent elements contain in lipids are ……………… , ……………… and
………………..
4.Does ratio among the hydrogen and oxygen of the lipids is 2:1? …………………….
5.The building units of the lipid are ……………………… and ……………………….
6.Lipid is a ……………………. (Simple/complex) molecule.
7.Complete this. Fatty acids ¬ ………………….. …………………… ¬ Water
8. Lipids are insoluble in ……………………. including ………... They are soluble in
……………………… like ………………………………………………..
9.Name cellular material which is made by lipids. …………………………………….
10. Lipid is one of the most important compounds in cell membrane. therefore lipids known
as ……………………………………….
11.Write a simple test to show that lipids contain in foods.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12.Write Sudan III test for coconut oil.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Observation - ……………………………………………………………………………………..
13.Name the enzyme digest the lipids. ………………………………………….
14.Mention three used of the lipids for human body.

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Nucleic acids
1.In which biological molecule Inherited characters are stored? ………………………………
2.Mention the cell organelle which above molecule are present?………………………………..
3.On which structure that inherited characters are stored? ……………………………….
4. Name the constituent elements of the nucleic acids.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.What is the building unit of the nucleic acids/ …………………………………………………
6.Following figure shows a nucleotide.
There are ……………… component of the nucleotide.

7. There are two nucleotide in the living matter. Write down their short name and long
name.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8.Mention the functions of the DNA and RNA.
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9.Udentify the following figure.
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10.What are the significance of the nucleic acid”

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Water
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1.Which compound contain Two third (2/3 rd) of the body weight of most of organisms?
……………………………….
2.Name the elements contain of the water. ………………….. ………………….
3.Write chemical formula of the water. …………………………
4.What are the specific properties of water and contribution of them to the maintenance of
life?
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5. Grind /crush meat, egg shell, and leaves separately. Put them separately into the crucible
and heat them. During heating, hold a glass sheet above the crucible. What can you observe
on the glass sheet?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
.6.Name two chemicals use to identify whether the liquid drops on the glass is water.
………………………………………… ……………………………………………….
7.Mention the colour change of them.
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Minerals
1.The elements needed in higher amounts are known as ……….. elements.

2-The elements needed in small amounts are known as …………… elements.

3.Mention deficiency symptoms of the following minerals of the human body.

Element K Ca Fe Na P Mg i
Symptom
s

4. 3.Mention deficiency symptoms of the following minerals of the plants.

Element K Ca Fe Zn P S N
Symptom
s

Vitamin
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1. Name two groups of vitamin

2. Mention the vitamin deficiency diseases and their symptoms.

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