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Mcqs Related To Biochemistry
Mcqs Related To Biochemistry
2) What are the regions of DNA called that code for proteins?
a. introns
b. codons
c. anticodons
d. exons
a) macrophages
b) cytotoxic T cells
c) helper T cells
d) bacterial cells
e) plasma cells
2. What kind of white blood cells defend against parasitic invaders?
a) basophils
b) monocytes
c) eosinophils
d) neutrophils
e) histamines
3. ________ proliferate in the bone marrow and ________ mature in the thymus.
a) B cells, T cells
b) NK cells, T cells
c) T cells, B cells
d) B cells, NK cells
e) NK cells, B cells
a) eosinophils
b) monocytes
c) basophils
d) T lymphocytes
e) B lymphocytes
Answers: 1. e, 2. c, 3. a, 4. c
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2. Which of the following provides the best evidence that cell–signaling pathways
evolved early in the history of life?
a. They are seen in “primitive” cells such as yeast.
b. Yeast cells signal each other for mating.
c. Signal transduction molecules found in distantly related organisms are similar.
d. Signals can be sent long distances by cells.
e. Most signals are received by cell surface receptors.
10. Lipid–soluble signal molecules, such as testosterone, cross the membranes of all
cells but affect only target cells because
a. only target cells retain the appropriate DNA segments.
b. intracellular receptors are present only in target cells.
c. most cells lack the Y chromosome required.
d. only target cells possess the cytosolic enzymes that transduce the testosterone.
e. only in target cells is testosterone able to initiate the phosphorylation cascade leading
to activated transcription factor.
Answers:
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. B
24 - biochemistry mcqs - 156 to 166
a- carbohydrate
b- protein
c- lipids
d- phospholipids
e- nucleic acids
answer : b and e . proteins require the m RNA template where as the nucleic acids
require the DNA template .
a- pyruvate
b- malonate
c- oxaloacetate
d- isocitrate
e- nitric oxide
answers : c and d .
158. which is the smallest fundamental unit coding for DNA synthesis ?
a- cistron
b- operon
c- replican
d- anti codon
answer : a . cistron .
a- vitamin A
b- vitamin B
c- vitamin C
d- vitamin D
e- vitamin E
162. which of the following are the bile acids synthesized in the liver ? ( primary bile
acids )
a- cholic acid
c- deoxycholic acid
d- lithocholic acid
e- taurocholic acid
f- glycocholic acid
answer : a and b are the answers . c and d are the secondary bile acids . e and f are
the bile salts . sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate are the bile salts
formed on combining with sodium .
a- vitamin C
b- vitamin E
c- pyridoxal phosphate
d- biotin
answer : vitamin C .
a- transketolase
b- transaminase
c- decarboxylase
d- deaminases
answer : a . transketolase .
165. muscle cannot make use of glycogen for energy because of deficiency of ?
a- glucokinase
b- phosphoglucomutase
c- glucose 6 phosphatase
d- muscle phosphorylase
answer : c .
a- branching enzyme
b- glucose 6 phosphatase
c- acid maltase deficiency
d- muscle phosphorylase