39 ________ structures of proteins are formed when individual polypeptides with individual globular structures

twist with each other and chemically combine.

(A) Quaternary
(B) Tertiary
(C) Primary
(D) Secondary
40 The mRNA sequence is identical in its sequence (except that uracils are replaced by thymines) to ____ strand.
(A) antisense
(B) template
(C) anticodon
(D) coding
41 _________ processes are mechanisms that ensure an organism will carry out all metabolic activities in the
proper sequence and at the proper rate.
(A) Responsive
(B) Generative
(C) Control
(D) Metabolic
42 A single gene can produce more than one kind of protein by the process of _____________.
(A) alternative splicing
(B) irregular splicing
(C) coordinated splicing
(D) inverted splicing
43 Five cycles of polymerase chain reaction results in ______ number of copies of a desired segment of DNA.
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 16
(D) 32
44 The chromosome number in a dividing cell is haploid (n) but the DNA content is 2n instead of n after
__________.
(A) anaphase I
(B) prophase II
(C) metaphase I
(D) telophase II
45 Of the following four sugars given below, _________ has highest degree of sweetness
(A) maltose
(B) sucrose
(C) lactose
(D) fructose
46 Viruses increase in numbers by the process of _____.
(A) binary fission
(B) mitosis
(C) replication
(D) multiple fission
47 __________ bacteria convert ammonia to nitrate
(A) Nitrifying
(B) Free-living nitrogen- fixing
(C) Denitrifying
(D) Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing
48 ____ is a mutation of a single nucleotide in an exon leading to a different amino acid at a specific position.
(A) nonsense mutation
(B) silent mutation
(C) frame shift mutation (D) missense mutation
49 In order to accumulate enough carbon to form a glucose molecule, Calvin cycle must run ______ times.
(A) three
(B) four
(C) five
(D) six
50 Arrangement of _________ distinguishes the outside of the cell membrane from the inside (facing the
cytoplasm)
(A) cholesterol
(B) hydrophilic heads
(C) carbohydrates
(D) hydrophobic tails
51 ___________ are membrane bound cell organelles containing catalase that breaks down hydrogen peroxide.
(A) Peroxisomes
(B) Ribosomes
(C) Cytosomes
(D) Lysosomes
52 Amino acids that are not needed immediately are stored in the form of ____________ so that they can be used
later to meet energy requirements.
(A) carbohydrates
(B) large storage proteins
(C) keto acids
(D) glycoproteins
53 A BMI of 17.5 kg/m2 indicates
(A) normal weight
(B) overweight
(C) underweight
(D) obesity
54 In females ______ induce adrenal gland to produce androgens.
(A) progesterone
(B) estrogen
(C) gonadotrophic hormone
(D) luteinizing hormone
55 The form of symbiotic relationship in which one of the two organisms is benefitted without affecting the other
is termed as _______.
(A) parasitism
(B) commensalism
(C) mutualism
(D) altruism
56 The first immunoglobulin produced after B-cell encounters an antigen is ____.
(A) IgE
(B) IgA
(C) IgG
(D) IgM
57 ____ is responsible for fine tuning of the amounts of various ions that are lost in the urine.
(A) Glomerulus (B) Proximal convoluted tubule (C) Distal convoluted tubule
(D) Loop of Henle
58 Heart receives blood from ________ arteries.
(A) pulmonary
(B) coronary
(C) systemic
(D) renal
59 The balance between glycogen and fat metabolism shifts towards fat metabolism during ____ exercise.
(A) moderate and long
(B) vigorous and long
(C) moderate and short
(D) vigorous and short
60 When the DNA in a cell containing normal p53 is extensively damaged _______ occurs
(A) extensive proliferation (B) increased DNA repair (C) apoptosis
(D) differentiation