BT404 Food Biotechnology Quiz-09 For Mid Term And Final Term Virtual University Of Pakistan

Topic- Fatty acids

1. A fatty acid is a________ having a long unbranched aliphatic tail or chain

a. Carboxylic acid
b. Carboxylic group
c. Amino acid group
d. None of these

2. Fatty acids can described chemically as an aliphatic __________ acid

a. Dicarboxylic
b. Monocarboxylic
c. Both of these
d. None of these

3. The aliphatic chain can be

a. Saturated
b. Unsaturated
c. Both a & b
d. None of these

Topic- Triglycerides

4. Triglycerides are also known as

a. Triacylglycerols
b. Triacyl
c. Diglycerols
d. None of these

5. The three fatty acid residues may or may not be

a. Different
b. Equal
c. Same
d. Both b & c

6. Fish oils are rich in long-chain ___________ fatty acids

a. Saturated
b. Unsaturated
c. Poly saturated
d. Poly unsaturated

7. Many vegetable oils are rich in

a. Oleic acids
b. Linoleic acids
c. Both a & b
d. None of these

8. Vegetable oils are important in the diet since the body is unable to synthesize

a. Amino acids
b. Linoleic acids
c. Oleic acids
d. All of these

9. ____________ is an important precursor of prostaglandins

a. Polyacid
b. Lipids
c. Fatty acids
d. Linoleic acids

10. ___________are esters of three fatty acids with glycerol

a. Fatty acids
b. Amino acids
c. Triacetin acid
d. All of these