Description : Which of the following techniques may be performed quantitatively to determine the number of bacteria of a particular type? A.Pour plate B.Spread plate C.Both (a) and (b) D.Streak plate technique
Last Answer : C.Both (a) and (b)
Description : Which one of the following statements is fully correct? (A) Hormones are needed in the diet (B) Hormones can be elaborated only by endocrine glands (C) All the hormones enter the ... (D) Hormones are substance synthesized in the body in small quantities and control and regulate metabolic events
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The precursor of bile salts, sex hormones and vitamin D is (A) Diosgenin (B) Cholesterol (C) Campesterol (D) Ergosterol
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Tryptophan could be considered as precursor of (A) Melanotonin (B) Thyroid hormones (C) Melanin (D) Epinephrine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : It is a common observation that naturally occurring processes have a particular direction associated with them. For instance, heat flows from a hot body to a colder body. The property of a system ... this natural direction of events is called w) energy x) entropy y) enthalpy z) equilibrium
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENTROPY
Description : How the hormones of the thyroid gland influence the metabolic rate? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : In studying the human body, the instrument which i used to indirectly measure the metabolic rate is a: a) respirometer b) hydrometer c) calorimeter d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- RESPIROMETER
Description : Hydrogen peroxide solution `(20 mL)` reacts quantitatively with a solution of `KMnO_(4) (20 mL)` acidified with dilute of `H_(2)SO_(4)`. The same volu
Last Answer : Hydrogen peroxide solution `(20 mL)` reacts quantitatively with a solution of `KMnO_(4) (20 mL)` ... calculate the molarity of `H_(2)O_(2)`.
Description : In the redox reaction, `2MnO_(4)^(-)+5C_(2)O_(4)^(2-)+16H^(+) to 2Mn^(2+)+10CO_(2)+8H_(2)O` 20mL of 0.1 M `KMnO_(4)` reacts quantitatively with :
Last Answer : In the redox reaction, `2MnO_(4)^(-)+5C_(2)O_(4)^(2-)+16H^(+) to 2Mn^(2+)+10CO_(2)+8H_(2)O` 20mL ... 50 mL of 0.25 M oxalate D. 50 mL of 0.1 M oxalate
Description : x mmol of `KMnO_(4)` react completely with y mmol of `MnSO_(4)` in presence of fluoride ions to give `MnF_(4)` quantitatively. Then :
Last Answer : x mmol of `KMnO_(4)` react completely with y mmol of `MnSO_(4)` in presence of fluoride ions to give `MnF_(4)` ... =y B. 4x=y C. `xgty` D. `x lt y`
Description : Quantitatively, the most significant buffer system in plasma is (A) Phosphate buffer system (B) Carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system (C) Lactic acid-lactate buffer system (D) Protein buffer system
Description : The nitrogen content of proteins can be quantitatively determined by (a) Carius method (b) Kjeldahl's method (c) Victor Meyer's method (d) Rast method
Last Answer : Kjeldahl's method
Description : Sulbactam differs from clavulanic acid in that: A. It is not a progressive inhibitor of β-lactamase B. It does not inhibit β-lactamase produced by gram negative bacilli C. It is quantitatively more potent D. It per se inhibits N.gonorrhoeae
Last Answer : D. It per se inhibits N.gonorrhoeae
Description : The theory of interionic attraction attributed to Debye and Hückel: w) was disproved by Arrhenius x) accounts quantitatively for the attraction between ions in dilute aqueous solutions y) does not account for kindered "ion-activity" z) accounts for intra-molecular polar bonds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ACCOUNTS QUANTITATIVELY FOR THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN IONS IN DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
Description : Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things? (a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro (b) Increase in mass from inside only (c) Perception of events ... memory. (d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally
Last Answer : (d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.
Description : Enzymes, vitamins and hormones can be classified into a single category of biological chemicals, because all of these (a) help in regulating metabolism (b) are exclusively synthesized in the body of a living organism as at present (c) are conjugated proteins (d) enhance oxidative metabolism.
Last Answer : (a) help in regulating metabolism
Description : In 1977, this American female scientist shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for her work in the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones. In awarding the prize, the Nobel Committee described ... about a revolution in biolocial and medical research". Who is this eminent woman scientist?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (ROSALYN) YALOW
Description : Which one of the following is not an organizational property common to all living organisms? a. Genetic organization b. Metabolic organization c. Compartmentation d. A cell nucleus
Last Answer : d. A cell nucleus
Description : Bradykinin and angiotensin II have the following feature common to both: A. They both cause fall in BP B. They both are degraded by Kininase II C. Their precursor proteins are plasma α2 globulins D. They both release aldosterone from adrenal cortex
Last Answer : C. Their precursor proteins are plasma α2 globulins
Description : The major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as (a) co-factors of enzymes (b) building blocks of important amino acids (c) constituent of hormones (d) binder of cell structure.
Last Answer : (a) co-factors of enzymes
Description : Who remembers the precursor to video games, choose your own adventure novels?
Last Answer : I totally remember those. I thought it was amazing when goosebumps did em. Love the memories
Description : What is the meaning of the word Precursor ?
Last Answer : forerunner , forerunner, etc.
Description : Carbon skeleton produced during respiration. (Eg. `alpha`-ketoglutarate, OAA etc. intermediates) are used as precursor for biosynthesis of other molec
Last Answer : Carbon skeleton produced during respiration. (Eg. `alpha`-ketoglutarate, OAA etc. intermediates) are ... biosynthesis of other molecules in the cell.
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar to all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is (D) They require a primer
Description : Insoinic acid is the biological precursor of (A) Cytosine and Uric acid (B) Adenylve acid and Glucine floc acid (C) Orotic acid and Uridylic acid (D) Adenosine acid Thymidine
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar in all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is 5’ → 3’ (D) They require a primer
Description : All of the following statements about tRNA are true except (A) It is synthesized as a large precursor (B) It is processed in the nucelolus (C) It has no codons or anticodons (D) Genes for rRNA are present in single copies
Description : Heterogeneous nuclear RNA is the precursor of (A) mRNA (B) rRNA (C) tRNA (D) None of these
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
Description : All the following statements about βendorphin are true except µ : (A) It is a polypeptide (B) Its precursor is pro-opio-melanocortin (C) Its receptors are represent in brain (D) Its action is blocked by morphine
Description : Immediate precursor of epinephrine is (A) Metanephrine (B) Norepinephrine (C) Dopa (D) Dopamine
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Precursor of ACTH is (A) Cholesterol (B) Pregnenolone (C) Corticotropin (D) Pro-opiomelanocortin
Description : The precursor of testosterone is (A) Aldosterone (B) Methyl testosterone (C) Estrone (D) Pregnenolone
Description : Zymogen is a (A) Vitamin (B) Enzyme precursor (C) Modulator (D) Hormone
Description : The common precursor in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol and phospholipids is (A) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate (B) 1-Acylglycerol 3-phosphate (C) Glycerol 3-phosphate (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : In the pathway leading to biosynthesis of acetoacetate from acetyl-CoA in liver, the immediate precursor of aceotacetate is (A) Acetoacetyl-CoA (B) 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA (C) 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (D) 3-Hydroxybutyrate
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 : Cholesterol is a precursor in the biogenesis of (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D (C) Vitamin E (D) None of these
Description : Precursor of Vitamin A is (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these VITAMINS 121
Description : The precursor of CoA is (A) Riboflavin (B) Pyridoxamine (C) Thiamin (D) Pantothenate
Description : β-Carotene, precursor of vitamin A, is oxidatively cleaved by (A) β-Carotene dioxygenase (B) Oxygenase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Transferase
Description : Cholesterol is the precursor for the biosynthesis of (A) fatty acid (B) prostaglandins (C) bile acids (D) sphingmyelin
Description : All the following statements about angiotensin are true except (A) Its precursor is an α2-globulin (B) Its active form is an octapeptide (C) It is a vasodilator (D) It increases the secretion of aldosterone
Description : All the following statements about pepsin are correct except (A) It is smaller than pepsinogen (B) It is formed by the action of HCl on its precursor (C) Its optimum pH is 1.0–2.0 (D) It hydrolyses the C-terminal and N-terminal peptide bonds of proteins
Description : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Phenylalanine is the precursor of (A) L-DOPA (B) Histamine (C) Tyrosine (D) Throxine
Last Answer : C
Description : Consider the following statements: (1) Copper is present in cytochrome oxidane (2) Pantothenic acid is precursor of co-enzyme-A (3) Thiamine prohosphate is the prosthetic group in decarboxylases (4) Zinc is present in RNA and DNA polymerases
Last Answer : Ans. ((b))