The strands of the DNA double helix are:
1. | identical | 2. | coiled around each other |
3. | parallel to each other | 4. | complementary to each other |
At each step of ascent, the helical strand of DNA turns
1. | 36 degree | 2. | 34 degree |
3. | 20 degree | 4. | 180 degree |
The pitch of DNA helix is:
1. 0.34 nm | 2. 3.4 nm |
3. 34 nm | 4. 340 nm |
The compound from which cholesterol is formed is:
1. Mevalonic acid
2. Butyric acid
3. Alpha ketoglutaric acid
4. Acetic acid
The blood concentration of blood glucose in a normal healthy human ranges between:
1. 4.5 – 5.0 mM
2. 45 – 50 mM
3. 70 – 100 nM
4. 100 – 150 mM
The correct adjective for “living state” would be:
1. An equilibrium steady state
2. An equilibrium non steady state
3. A non equilibrium steady state
4. A non equilibrium non steady state
Almost all enzymes are:
1. Polysaccharides | 2. Proteins |
3. Nucleic acids | 4. Lipids |
In the absence of carbonic anhydrase in the human body, the reaction between carbon dioxide and water leading to the formation of carbonic acid:
1. Will not occur
2. Will slow down considerably
3. Will get faster
4. Will remain unaltered
Which of these can have catalytic activity?
1. RNA | 2. DNA |
3. Prostaglandins | 4. Sterols |
Enzymes speed up the chemical reactions by:
1. Getting used up in the reaction
2. Formation of different products
3. Converting endothermic reactions to exothermic
4. Lowering activation energy