Description : Most major metabolic pathways are considered mainly either anabolic or catabolic. Which of the following pathway is most correctly considered to be amphibolic? (A) Citric acid cycle (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Glycolysis
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : An amphibolic pathway among the following is (A) HMP shunt (B) Glycolysis (C) Citirc acid cycle (D) Gluconeogenesis
Last Answer : C
Description : The synthesis of glucose from pyruvate by gluconeogenesis (A) Requires the participation of biotin (B) Occurs exclusively in the cytosol (C) Is inhibited by elevated level of insulin (D) Requires oxidation/reduction of FAD
Last Answer : A
Description : Most of the metabolic pathways are either anabolic or catabolic. Which of the following pathways is considered as “amphibolic” in nature? (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycolytic pathway (C) Lipolysis (D) TCA cycle
Last Answer : D
Description : Gluconeogenesis occurs in _______ of cells. a. Mitochondria. b. Cytosol. c. Golgi bodies. d. Nucleus.
Last Answer : b. Cytosol.
Description : In the extra mitochondrial synthesis of fatty acids, CO2 is utilized (A) To keep the system anaerobic and prevent regeneration of acetyl CoA (B) In the conversion of malonyl to CoA hydroxybutyryl CoA (C ... of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA (D) In the formation of acetyl CoA from 1 carbon intermediates
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which of these statements is incorrect? (a) Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix. (b) Glycolysis occurs in cytosol. (c) Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied ... that can pick up hydrogen atoms. (d) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane
Last Answer : (d) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane
Description : Which of these statements is incorrect ? (1) Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix. (2) Glycolysis occurs in cytosol. (3) Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied ... that can pick up hydrogen atoms. (4) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane.
Last Answer : (4) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane.
Description : All of the following compounds are intermediates of TCA cycle except (A) Maleate (B) Pyruvate (C) Oxaloacetate (D) Fumarate
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : All of the following intermediates of citric acid cycle can be formed from amino acids except (A) α-Ketoglutarate (B) Fumarate (C) Malate (D) Oxaloacetate
Description : All of the following are intermediates of citric acid cycle except (A) Oxalosuccinate (B) Oxaloacetate (C) Pyruvate (D) Fumarate
Description : If all the enzymes, intermediates and cofactors of the citric acid cycle as well as an excess of the starting substrate acetylCoA are present and functional in an organelle free solution at the appropriate ... oxygen (B) Half life of enzyme (C) Turnover of intermediates (D) Reduction of cofactors
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : TCA cycle functions in A.catabolic reactions B.anabolic reactions C.amphibolic reactions D.none of these
Last Answer : C.amphibolic reactions
Description : De novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) Ribosomes
Description : De novo synthesis of purine nucleotide occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsmes (D) Ribosomes
Description : During synthesis of porphyrins, synthesis of δ-amino levulinic acid occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Both in mitochondria and cytosol (D) Ribosomes
Description : The biosynthesis of urea occurs mainly in the liver: (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochondria (C) Microsomes (D) Nuclei
Description : De novo synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids differ in the following respect: (A) Synthesis occurs in cytosol and oxidation in mitochondria (B) Synthesis is decreased and oxidation increased by ... synthesis and FAD in oxidation (D) Malonyl CoA is formed during oxidation but not during synthesis
Description : Oxidation of fatty acids occurs (A) In the cytosol (B) In the matrix of mitochondria (C) On inner mitochondrial membrane (D) On the microsomes
Description : De hovo synthesis of fatty acids occurs in (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochondria (C) Microsomes (D) All of these
Description : The biosynthesis of Urea occurs mainly in the Liver: (A) Cytosol (B) Microsomes (C) Nucleus (D) Mitochondria
Description : The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and CO2 (A) Is reversible (B) Involves the participation of lipoic acid (C) Depends on the coenzyme biotin (D) Occurs in the cytosol
Last Answer : B
Description : The following enzyme of urea cycle is present in cytosol: (A) Argininosuccinic acid synthetase (B) Argininosuccinase (C) Arginase (D) All of these
Description : NADP is required as a coenzyme in (A) Glycolysis (B) Citric acid cycle (C) HMP shunt (D) Gluconeogenesis
Description : Why is the halogenation of alkanes considered a chain reaction? (a) it occurs quickly. (b) it occurs without the generation of intermediates. (c) each step generates the reactive intermediate that causes the next step to occur. (d) the reaction allows long chains of halogenated alkanes to be formed
Last Answer : each step generates the reactive intermediate that causes the next step to occur
Description : In ad ipose t issue prostag land ins decrease (A) Lipogenesis (B) Lipolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : The following is true about gluconeogenesis: a. it occurs in liver b. it occurs in kidney c. it occurs in adipose tissue d. it is inhibited by glucagon
Last Answer : it occurs in liver
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Insulin increases glucose phosphorylation (B) Insulin increases glycolysis (C) Insulin augments HMP shunt (D) Insulin promotes gluconeogenesis
Description : Which of the following intermediates of metabolism can be both a precursor and a product of glucose? (A) Lactate (B) Pyruvate (C) Alanine (D) Acetyl-CoA
Description : An important reaction for the synthesis of amino acid from carbohydrate intermediates is transamination which requires the cofactor: (A) Thiamin (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pyridoxal phosphat
Description : True statements about aldosterone include: a. secretion is mainly under the control of adrenocorticotrophic (ACTH) hormone secretion b. increases hepatic gluconeogenesis c. its secretion is stimulated by angiotensin d. in the kidney, mainly acts on the proximal convoluted tubules
Last Answer : its secretion is stimulated by angiotensin
Description : The process of breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver and pyruvate and lacate in the muscle is known as (A) Glyogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Cellular degradation
Description : Which of the following statements regarding the features of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is/are true ? I. ICT are the main instruments for the creation of computer networks and the applications based on them. II. ... II only (B) I and III only (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III
Last Answer : (A) I and II only
Description : Answer: a, b, c, d Free oxygen radicals are chemical species that are intermediates in the normal process of cellular respiration. Oxidants that are free radicals have been implicated as initiators of ... a. C-reactive protein b. Serum amyloid c. a -Proteinase inhibitor d. Fibrinogen e. Albumin
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d The acute-phase response is a series of homeostatic responses of the organism to tissue injury in infection and inflammation. After an inflammatory stimulus occurs, a number ... 30% to 50% of the level before injury. The reason for the decrease in production is poorly understood
Description : Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs (a) only on the ribosomes present in cytosol (b) only on ribosome attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum (c) on ribosome present in the ... as well as in cytoplasm (d) on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria.
Last Answer : (d) on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria.
Description : .Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs (a) only on the ribosomes present in cytosol (b) only on ribosome attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum (c) on ribosome present in the ... as well as in cytoplasm (d) on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria.
Description : All enzymes of TCA cycle are located in the mitochondrial matrix except one which is located in inner mitochondrial membranes in eukaryotes and in cytosol in prokaryotes. This enzyme is (a) isocitrate dehydrogenase (b) malate dehydrogenase (c) succinate dehydrogenase (d) lactate dehydrogenase.
Last Answer : (c) succinate dehydrogenase
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the microvascular and cellular response to shock? a. Osmodically induced mobilization of intracellular fluid is the initial ... d. Abnormal intracellular calcium homeostasis may contribute to the cellular dysfunction of shock
Last Answer : Answer: c, d Moderate hypovolemia results in a relatively rapid spontaneous restitution of intravascular volume through expansion of the plasma space. This plasma expansion by ... potassium pump. Cellular dysfunction also appears to be related to abnormal intracellular calcium homeostasis
Description : Reverse of Glycolysis is _________________. a. Glycogenolysis. b. Citric Acid Cycle. c. Gluconeogenesis. d. Uronic Acid Pathway
Last Answer : c. Gluconeogenesis.
Description : Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or the disease it causes? A.The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall B.The pathogen can live inside macrophages C.Antibodies to the pathogen are protective D.None of these
Last Answer : C.Antibodies to the pathogen are protective
Description : What are amphibolic pathways? -Biology
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Description : Why are amphibolic pathways important? -Biology
Description : The respiratory pathway is an amphibolic pathway. -Biology
Description : Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately termed (a) parabolic (b) amphibolic (c) anabolic (d) catabolic
Last Answer : (b) amphibolic
Description : Consider the following statements regarding relational database model: (a) NULL values can be used to opt a tuple out of enforcement of a foreign key. (b) Suppose that table T has only one candidate key. If Q is in 3NF, then it is ... true. (C) (b) and (c) are true. (D) (a), (b) and (c) are true.
Last Answer : (D) (a), (b) and (c) are true.
Description : Regarding retinal metabolism: a. insulin is essential for the uptake of glucose by the retina b. anaerobic metabolism predominates c. the pigment retinal epithelium stores glycogen and supplies the need of the retina d. the demand of oxygen is met entirely by the central retinal artery
Last Answer : anaerobic metabolism predominates
Description : Which one of the following statements is true of fungal growth? a. Most fungi grow best at 37 degrees C. b. Most fungi, with the exception of yeasts, are anaerobic. c. Most fungi thrive under mildly acidic conditions. d. Most fungi grow in extreme environments.
Last Answer : c. Most fungi thrive under mildly acidic conditions.
Description : The slow rate of decomposition of fallen logs in nature is due to their (a) anaerobic environment around them (b) low cellulose content (c) low moisture content (d) poor nitrogen content.
Last Answer : (d) poor nitrogen content.
Description : Mammalian DNA polymerase γ is located in (A) Nucleus (B) Nucleolus (C) Mitochondria (D) Cytosol