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Name two diseases caused due to deficiency of enzymes.

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  2. Where does the water present in the egg go after boiling the egg ?

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  3. What is native state of protein ?

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  4. Why is cellulose not digested in human body ?

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  5. Name the enzyme that is used to dissolve blood clots ?

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  6. Name two diseases caused due to deficiency of enzymes.

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  7. Give one example of : (a) water soluble, (b) fat soluble vitamins.

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  8. Name a protein which is insoluble in water.

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  9. Name the deficiency disease resulting from lack of Vitamin 'A' in the ...

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  10. Mention two important functions of carbohydrates in plants.

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  11. Name two different type of RNA molecules found in the cells of organis...

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  12. The deficiency of which vitamin causes the disease pernicious anaemia ...

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  13. Why are carbohydrates generally optically active ?

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  14. During curdling of milk, what happens to sugar present in it?

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  15. What are the products of hydrolysis of lactose ?

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  16. The two strands in DNA are not identical but complementary. Explain.

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  17. If one strand of DNA has the sequence 5' -G-G-A-C-T-A-C-T-3', what is ...

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  18. What are monosaccharides?

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  19. What is the difference between native protein and denatured protein ?

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  20. Amino acids are amphoteric in nature. Explain.

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