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  • Question
  • Selenium deficiency leads to


  • Options
  • A. liver necrosis
  • B. diarrhea
  • C. multiple sclerosis
  • D. Crohn's disease

  • Correct Answer
  • liver necrosis 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following is incorrect with regard to antigen epitopes?

    • Options
    • A. An epitope may be shared by two different antigens
    • B. A protein molecule usually contains multiple epitopes
    • C. B cells bind only processed antigen epitopes
    • D. Epitopes may be linear or assembled
    • Discuss
    • 2. Adding __________ to a breakfast of cereal will help your body absorb iron.

    • Options
    • A. milk
    • B. orange juice
    • C. coffee
    • D. water
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following pairs of amino acids would carry a negative charge on their side chain at pH 8.0?

    • Options
    • A. Asparagine & Glutamine
    • B. Leucine & Glycine
    • C. Histidine & Lysine
    • D. Aspartate & Glutamate
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is necessary for transcription to occur?

    • Options
    • A. DNA molecule
    • B. RNA polymerase
    • C. DNA polymerase
    • D. Both DNA & RNA polymerase
    • Discuss
    • 5. Molecules in which the atoms are held together by __________ bonds have the strongest chemical linkages.

    • Options
    • A. noncovalent
    • B. covalent
    • C. ionic
    • D. hydrogen
    • Discuss
    • 6. Biological membranes are like water beds because

    • Options
    • A. they are always moving
    • B. they (normally) do not leak their contents
    • C. the membrane is thin compared to the enclosed volume
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. IgE provides

    • Options
    • A. immunity against some parasites
    • B. complement killings of the cells and phagocytosis
    • C. secretions in the body
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Lysosomes are specialized vesicles in __________ that contain digestive enzymes for the breakdown of food. A related organalle known as a vacuole, which is found in __________ , also contains enzymes but in addition may act as a storage organelle for nutrients or water.

    • Options
    • A. animals; plants and fungi
    • B. plants; animals and fungi
    • C. plants and fungi; animals
    • D. animals and plants; fungi
    • Discuss
    • 9. The DNA is negatively super coiled, complexes to histone,

    • Options
    • A. HU
    • B. HSP-1
    • C. H-NS
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. In the intestine, the dietary fats are hydrolysed by

    • Options
    • A. triacylglycerol lipase
    • B. adenylate cyclase
    • C. pancreatic lipase
    • D. protein kinase
    • Discuss


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