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  • Question
  • In DNA double helix, the two DNA chains are held together by


  • Options
  • A. covalent bonds between the pair of bases
  • B. hydrogen bonds between the pair of bases
  • C. ionic bonds between the pair of bases
  • D. none of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • hydrogen bonds between the pair of bases 


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    • 1. A solution with pH = 5 is __________ than a solution with pH = 7.

    • Options
    • A. 2 times more basic
    • B. 10 times more basic
    • C. 10 times more acidic
    • D. 100 times more acidic
    • Discuss
    • 2. The prosthetic group biotin is a carrier of which type of molecule?

    • Options
    • A. Activated carbon dioxide (CO2)
    • B. Ammonia
    • C. Methyl group
    • D. Sulfhydryl group
    • Discuss
    • 3. The carbon dioxide is primary a product of

    • Options
    • A. Krebs cycle
    • B. glycolysis
    • C. electron transport phosphorylation.
    • D. lactate fermentation.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following are reduced coenzymes?

    • Options
    • A. NADH and FADH2
    • B. NAD+ and FAD
    • C. ATP and GTP
    • D. Coenzyme A and ubiquinone
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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    • A. The principal lipophilic hormones that binds to receptors located in the plasma membranes are prostaglandins
    • B. Prostaglandins are synthesized from arachidonic acid
    • C. Prostaglandins act as paracrine signaling molecules
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Taylor, Woods and Hughes labeled Vicia DNA by allowing new DNA synthesis in the presence of radioactive thymine. After DNA replication (S phase of the cell cycle), it was observed that

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    • A. only one chromatid of a chromosome was labeled
    • B. both chromatids of a chromosome were labeled
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither chromatid was labeled
    • Discuss
    • 7. Pinocytosis occurs in

    • Options
    • A. all eukaryotic cells
    • B. all prokaryotic cells
    • C. mitochondria of all cells
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The lone pair electrons on oxygen in a H20 molecule

    • Options
    • A. carry a partial positive charge
    • B. are not important for the properties of water
    • C. carry a partial negative charge
    • D. form covalent bonds in ice
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is not an essential amino acid?

    • Options
    • A. Aspartic acid
    • B. Glutamic acid
    • C. Glycine
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The reason that fats contain more energy than simple sugars, is fats have many more

    • Options
    • A. carbon atoms
    • B. hydrogen atoms
    • C. covalent bonds
    • D. hydrogen bonds
    • Discuss


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