Which of the following fermented beverages is likely to have the least ethyl alcohol content?
1. | Whisky | 2. | Brandy |
3. | Rum | 4. | Beer |
The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:
1. | vitamin C | 2. | vitamin D |
3. | vitamin B12 | 4. | vitamin E |
Unlike human beings, in yeast the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase:
1. | catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde |
2. | oxidizes methanol to produce formaldehyde and ethylene glycol |
3. | reduces acetaldehyde to ethanol |
4. | oxidizes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to NADH |
The large holes in ‘Swiss Cheese’ are due to the production of a large amount of carbon dioxide by:
1. Propionibacterium shermanii
2. Methylophilus methylotrophus
3. Penicillium roqueforti
4. Penicillium camemberti
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below.
Column I (antibiotic) |
Column II (effect) |
I. Tetracycline II. Streptomycin III. Chloramphenicol IV. Erythromycin |
1. inhibits binding of aminoacyl tRNA to the ribosome 2 inhibits initiation of translation 3. inhibits peptidyl transferase 4. inhibits translocation of mRNA along the ribosome |
Codes:
I | II | III | IV | |
1. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
3. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
4. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
I. Baker’s yeast | II. Brewer’s yeast |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only II |
3. | Both I and II | 4. | Neither I nor II |