Online Biochemistry Test - Biochemistry Test - Random

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1.
In which of the following cell organelles, it is expected to find the biochemical reactions that harness energy from the breakdown of sugar molecules to synthesize large amounts of ATP?
Lysosome
Vesicles
Mitochondria
Plasma membrane
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2.
Which of the following two organelles look most alike structurally?
Nucleus and vesicle
Golgi apparatus and smooth endoplasmic reticulum ER
Vacuole and cytoskeleton
Lysosome and chloroplast
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3.
Stereo chemical configuration of all a-amino acids derived from proteins is
L
D
L and D
None of these
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4.
Which of the following amino acid is known as half-cystine residue?
Cysteine
Isoleucine
Valine
Histidine
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5.
How many different amino acids are there?
3
20
100
An infinite number
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6.
In animals, blood clots serve the function of
consuming invading organisms
helping them match the background coloration of the habitat
stimulating production of killer T lymphocytes
repairing damage to the body wall
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7.
Two key organizing principles for large multicellular organisms are
prokaryotic cell structure and cell specialization
cell specialization and communication between cells
communication between cells and simple nerve reflexes
simple nerve reflexes and cell specialization
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8.
Which of the following is true about a hydrophilic signaling molecule?
Its receptor is located in the cytosol of the target cell
It might trigger a signal cascade that causes some effect in a cell
Since it can enter the cell, it directly affects some specific cell process
It is a steroid
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9.
Klenow fragment without free nucleotides exhibits
exonuclease activity
endonuclease activity
nickase activity
no activity
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10.
The regions of a gene located at -10 and -35, with respect to the start of transcription, are termed
start codons.
oriC regions.
Shine Dalgarno sequences.
promoters.
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11.
Transcription factors are
regions of DNA in the promoter area
regions of DNA in the enhancer area
any protein which binds to DNA
proteins which bind DNAand initiate transcription
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12.
Hydrolysis of lactose yields
galactose and fructose
galactose and glucose
glucose and fructose
fructose and galactose
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13.
Cholestrol is the precursor of
steroid hormones
vitamin A
bile salts
both (a) and (c)
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14.
Where do the protons come from that make up the proton gradient used in the light reactions of photosynthesis?
Glucose
ATP
H2O
NADPH
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15.
Acyl carrier protein (ACP) plays an important role in the biosynthesis of
fatty acids
amino acids
sugars
carbohydrates
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16.
Which of the following is necessary for the clotting of blood, functions of certain enzymes and control of fluids through cell membranes?
Calcium
Magnesium
Copper
Cobalt
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17.
In FT-NMR, how are nuclei excited?
By radio-frequency radiation whose frequency is swept across a predetermined range
By an intense pulse of radiation which contains a wide range of frequencies
By an intense pressure
None of the above
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18.
What does the retention factor, k', describe?
The distribution of an analyte between the stationary and the mobile phase
The migration rate of an analyte through a column
The velocity of the mobile phase
All of these
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19.
What useful information can be found from a Van Deemter plot?
The selectivity factor
Optimum mobile phase flow rate
Optimum column temperature
Optimum column length
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20.
In DNA replication, one new strand is synthesized complementary to an old (parent) strand and is referred as
mutational
semiconservative
discontinuous
antiparallel
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