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4. Protein synthesis takes place in the _____.
A. Nucleus
B. Mitochondria
C. ER
D. Cytosol
E. b, c and d - Answer-E. b, c and d
The major function of lysosome is _____.
A. Degradation of bacterial macromolecules
B. Synthesis of proteins and lipids
C. Cell motility
D. Degradation of macromolecules and organelles -
Answer-D. Degradation of macromolecules and organelles
The term "compartmentalization" refers to:
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A. The presence of membrane bound organelles in
eukaryotic cells
B. The ability of eukaryotic cells to secrete proteins
C. The ability of eukaryotic cells to make contact with each
other
D. The fact that eukaryotic cells produce energy
E. The ability of a eukaryotic cell to contain a prokaryotic
cell - Answer-A. The presence of membrane bound
organelles in eukaryotic cells
7. Which of the statements is untrue about interatomic
bonds?
A. Energy is released when a bond forms.
B. Energy needs to be supplied to a bond to break it.
C. Bond strengths are identical in vacuum and in water.
D. Under physiological conditions, covalent bonds can be
used to keep molecules together.
E. While covalent bonds can be polar and non-polar, ionic
bonds are always polar - Answer-C. Bond strengths are
identical in vacuum and in water.
8. Bases increase pH by
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A. Releasing H+
B. ReleasingOH-.
C. Breaking down H2O
D. Any of the above mechanisms - Answer-B.
ReleasingOH-.
What is the major site for ATP production in eukaryotic
cells?
A. Mitochondria
B. Nucleus
C. Cytosol
D. Endoplasmic Reticulum
E. Peroxisome - Answer-A. Mitochondria
Where does transcription occur in a eukaryotic cell?
A. Cell membrane
B. Nucleus
C. Cytoplasm
D. Golgi
E. ER - Answer-B. Nucleus
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Which of the following features of eukaryotes are believed
to have originated from the engulfing of a prokaryotic cell?
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplasts
C. Peroxisomes
D. Mitochondria and chloroplasts
E. Cytoskeleton - Answer-D. Mitochondria and
chloroplasts
The bond between two sugar molecules formed via a
dehydration process is called
A. glycosidic bond.
B. peptidebond.
C. phosphodiester bond.
D. amidebond. - Answer-A. glycosidic bond.
If the pKa of glutamic acid is 5, then at a pH of 3, it is most
likely going to be
A. Neutral.
B. Negativelycharged.
C. Positively charged.