Biology Mcqs Test Preparation for ECAT & MCAT - Set 19

1)   Proteins are polymers of

a. Fatty acids
b. Isoprenoid units
c. Amino acids
d. Nucleotides
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Amino acids

Explanation:
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2)   The element in basic structure of proteins which differentiate them from carbohydrates is

a. C
b. S
c. H
d. N
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: S

Explanation:
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3)   Total number of amino acids discovered so far in cells and tissues are

a. 20
b. 25
c. 150
d. 170
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 170

Explanation:
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4)   In Glycin an amino acid R group is replaced by

a. H
b. CH3
c. COOH
d. C = O
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: H

Explanation:
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5)   A bond formed by linkage between -OH of carboxyl group of one amino acid and H of amino group of another amino acid which releases water is called

a. Phosphodiester linkage
b. Glycosidic bond
c. Peptide bond
d. Hydrogen bond
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peptide bond

Explanation:
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6)   Total number of amino acids in a hemoglobin molecule are:

a. 554
b. 564
c. 574
d. 584
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 574

Explanation:
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7)   An insulin molecule consists of _____ polypeptide chains.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
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8)   Which structure of protein gives information aboutnumber and sequence of amino acids in it?

a. Primary structure
b. Secondary structure
c. Tertiary structure
d. Quaternary structure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Primary structure

Explanation:
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9)   In an aqueous environment the most stable tertiary conformation is that in which ______ amino acids are buried inside the conformation.

a. Hydrophobic
b. Hydrophilic
c. Basic
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hydrophobic

Explanation:
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10)   Hemoglobin molecule exhibits which structural organization of proteins

a. Primary structure
b. Secondary structure
c. Tertiary structure
d. Quaternary structure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Quaternary structure

Explanation:
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11)   Which of the following does not show quaternary structure?

a. Haemoglobin
b. Pepsin
c. Fibrin
d. Insulin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fibrin

Explanation:
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12)   Which structural organization is most common in globular proteins?

a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tertiary

Explanation:
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13)   Actin and myosin are the basic proteins involved in contractile machinery of our body to which type of proteins do they belong?

a. Globular proteins
b. Fibrous Proteins
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fibrous Proteins

Explanation:
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14)   Antibodies play important role against microorganisms and other pathogens to which type of proteins do they belong?

a. Globular proteins
b. Fibrous Proteins
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Globular proteins

Explanation:
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15)   ATP is a an important molecule for its major function

a. As an energy currency of the cell
b. As a coenzyme
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: As an energy currency of the cell

Explanation:
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16)   Each turn of DNA contain _______ nitrogenous base pairs

a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 25
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10

Explanation:
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17)   The first organism of whose genome was completely discovered was

a. Human beings
b. Influenza Virus
c. Hemophilus Influenza
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hemophilus Influenza

Explanation:
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18)   Which of the following statement is incorrect about RNA?

a. The pentose sugar in it is Ribose.
b. It contains Adenine Guanine Thymine and Cytosine
c. It is present in the nucleoli
d. It may be folded back on itself to give double helical characteristics.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It contains Adenine Guanine Thymine and Cytosine

Explanation:
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19)   rRNA constitutes _____ % of the total cellular RNA.

a. 3-4 %
b. 10-20%
c. 80%
d. 90%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 80%

Explanation:
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20)   There are mainly _______ types of tRNA

a. 170
b. 20
c. 25
d. 15
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20

Explanation:
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21)   Most of the cellular secretions are _____ in nature.

a. Glycolipids
b. Glycoproteins
c. Nucleohistones
d. Proteins
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glycoproteins

Explanation:
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22)   Which conjegated molecules play important role in gene expression?

a. Glycolipids
b. Glycoproteins
c. Nucleohistones
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nucleohistones

Explanation:
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23)   The survival of an animal depends upon its ability to take some from its environment

a. Chemicals
b. Hydrocarbons
c. Organic molecules
d. Inorganic molecules
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Organic molecules

Explanation:
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24)   Interconversion of carbohydrates proteins and lipids in living cells are an example of

a. Coordinated catabolic activities
b. Coordinated anabolic activities
c. Both A and B
d. Any one
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A and B

Explanation:
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25)   Carbon commonly combines with

a. H
b. N & O
c. P & S
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

Explanation:
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26)   Non polar organic molecules are _______ in water.

a. Soluble
b. Insoluble
c. Partially soluble
d. Depends upon condition
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Insoluble

Explanation:
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27)   In living organisms the lubricant which provides protection against damage resulting from friction is

a. Carbohydrates
b. Fatty acid
c. Water
d. Protein
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Water

Explanation:
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28)   In Cx(H2O)y x ranges from

a. 1 to 3 thousand
b. 3 to many thousand
c. 3 to 5 thousand
d. 5 to 9 thousand
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3 to many thousand

Explanation:
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29)   Glycolipids and glycoproteins have structural role in the _____ matrix of animal and bacterial cell

a. Extracellular
b. Intracellular
c. Both of these
d. Glucose
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Extracellular

Explanation:
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30)   The trioses which are intermediate in respiration and photosynthesis are

a. Glyceraldehydes
b. Dihydroxy acetone
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of these

Explanation:
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31)   Keto group is represented as

a. CO
b. C-COO-C
c. HCOH
d. HOH
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CO

Explanation:
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32)   The monosaccharide found in some bacteria and occurring rarely are

a. Trioses
b. Hexoses
c. Tetroses
d. Pentoses
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tetroses

Explanation:
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33)   How many carbon atoms are required to form a furan ring (ribofuranose)

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
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34)   In esterification OH comes from

a. Organic acid
b. Alcohol
c. Water
d. Sugar
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alcohol

Explanation:
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35)   Triglyceride is also known as

a. Natural lipid
b. Neutral lipid
c. Neutral wax
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Neutral lipid

Explanation:
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36)   Which one is not found in fatty acids in acylglycerols?

a. C-6
b. C-25
c. C-26
d. C-30
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C-25

Explanation:
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37)   Animals fats are ___________ atroom temperature

a. Liquids
b. Gases
c. Solids
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solids

Explanation:
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38)   So far over _____ number of species of animals are known:

a. million
b. 1 million
c. 1
d. 2 million
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
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39)   Which of the following category is most general with its members lest resembling with each other than the other categries:

a. Species
b. Genus
c. Family
d. Order
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Order

Explanation:
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40)   Solanum tuberosum is a scientific name of:

a. Onion
b. Amaltas
c. Potato
d. Tomato
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Potato

Explanation:
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41)   Allium cepa is the scientific name of :

a. Onion
b. Amaltas
c. Potato
d. Tomato
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Amaltas

Explanation:
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42)   Those organisms which can prepare their own food from simple inorganic material and can store energy are called

a. Autotrophs
b. Heterotrophs
c. Procariotique
d. Eu-cariotique
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Autotrophs

Explanation:
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43)   Which of the Euglenas (a Protoctista) character resembles that of animals:

a. They can move
b. They lack cell wall
c. They do not have chlorophyll
d. Both a and b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
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44)   The word which E-Chatton suggested for bacteria and blue green algae was:

a. Autotrophs
b. Heterotrophs
c. Pro-cariotique
d. Eu-cariotique
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pro-cariotique

Explanation:
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45)   Organisms of which of the following kingdom have absorptive mode of nutrition:

a. Prokaryotae
b. Protoctista
c. Animalia
d. Fungi
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fungi

Explanation:
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46)   Which of the following organisms have Chitin as a major structural component of their cell wall:

a. Prokaryotae
b. Protoctista
c. Plantae
d. Fungi
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fungi

Explanation:
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47)   Five kingdom classification was proposed by :

a. Carlous Linnaeus
b. E-Chatton
c. Robert Whittaker
d. Lynn Margulis and Karlene Schwartz
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Robert Whittaker

Explanation:
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48)   Amoeba belongs to which kingdom:

a. Prokaryotae
b. Plantae
c. Monera
d. Protista
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Protista

Explanation:
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49)   Kingdom Protoctista includes:

a. Prokaryotic organisms
b. Unicellular organisms
c. Fungi
d. Eu-cariotiquic organisms
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fungi

Explanation:
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50)   Other name for Kingdom monera is:

a. Protoctista
b. Prokaryotae
c. Archae
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Prokaryotae

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!