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A mixed diet of carbohydrates, fats and proteins is better than any of them separately. Why is it so?

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Nutritional Components:** - A mixed diet includes carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, each of which plays a unique role in the body. - Carbohydrates are primarily used as an immediate source of energy. - Fats provide a slower, more sustained source of energy. - Proteins are essential for the formation, growth, and repair of tissues, as well as for overall body growth. ...
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ICSE-BIOMOLECULES-ISC EXAMINATION QUSTIONS (PART-I)(DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS)
  1. A mixed diet of carbohydrates, fats and proteins is better than any of...

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  2. An example of fibrous protein is :

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  3. What class of compounds are got by the complete hydrolysis of simple p...

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  4. How will you convert glucose to gluconic acid ? Write the relevant equ...

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  5. What are peptides?

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  6. How will you convert glucose to osazone?

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  7. Compare the components that constitute DNA and RNA.

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  8. Give one test to distinguish glucose and fructose.

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  9. How will you show the amphoteric nature of glycine? Mention the pH val...

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  10. Write the relavent equations to convert fructose to osazone.

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  11. Give one test to distinguish between starch and cellulose

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  12. How will you convert chloroacetic acid to glycine?

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  13. How will you distinguish between glucose and sucrose ? Give one good c...

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  14. How will you convert glucose to saccharic acid ?

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  15. Give one example of a fibrous protein.

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  16. Deficiency of what vitamins will cause the following diseases: (i) N...

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  17. (i) What type of isomers are glucose and fructose ? (ii) Name the fu...

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  18. The deficiency of which vitamin will cause the following diseases: (...

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  19. (i) What do you observe when glucose is treated with bromine water? ...

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  20. What is the effect of denaturation on the structure of proteins?

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  21. Name the nitrogen base residues present in DNA ?

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