Questão 1
Questão
Which set-up forms the strongest hydrogen bonds?
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When atoms are at a 90 degree angle from the hydrogen atom.
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When the atoms are all in a straight line.
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When atoms are at less than 60 degrees from the hydrogen atom.
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When atoms are more than 60 degrees from the hydrogen atom.
Questão 2
Questão
At which distance are van der Waals interactions the strongest?
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At the van der Waals contact distance.
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At less than the van der Waals contact distance.
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At more than the van der Waals contact distance.
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When the nuclei of the two atoms are 0.5 angstrom away from each other.
Questão 3
Questão
Why does the formation of the DNA double helix release heat?
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It doesn't release heat, it absorbs it.
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Because the formation of the double helix is a decrease in entropy, thus heat must be released to increase it and make the reaction favourable.
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The overall net formation of hydrogen bonds releases energy as heat.
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Because the enzymes that do it couple the reaction with another one that releases heat.
Questão 4
Questão
What does pKa represent?
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The susceptibility of a proton to be removed by a reaction with a base.
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The susceptibility of a proton to be removed by a reaction with an acid.
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The pH at which the concentration of protons is equal to the concentration of OH- for a substance.
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The pH at which the concentration of the protonated form of a substance is equal to the concentration of OH-.
Questão 5
Questão
What is the Pauli exclusion principle?
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Only two electrons may be placed in each orbital, and these must have opposite spins.
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Only two electrons may be placed in each orbital.
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If two or more orbitals of equal energy are available, then one electron must be placed in each orbital until they are half full.
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The combining of atomic orbitals within an atom to form new orbitals.
Questão 6
Questão
Which is not a polar amino acid?
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Leucine
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Methionine
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Tryptophan
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Serine
Questão 7
Questão
Which is not a force that notably stabilises protein structure?
Questão 8
Questão
What is the dielectric constant of a solvent?
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A measure of the solvent's ability to keep opposite charges apart.
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A measure of the solvent's ability to keep opposite charges together.
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A measure of the solvent's ability to keep like charges together.
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A measure of the solvent's ability to keep like charges apart.
Questão 9
Questão
What did the Anfinsen experiment determine?
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The sequence of amino acids is sufficient and necessary for protein folding.
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Which codon represents which amino acid.
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DNA is the molecule which stores genetic information.
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Correct protein folding sometimes requires chaperone proteins.
Questão 10
Questão
Which is the macro positive end in a amino acid alpha helix?
Questão 11
Questão
What is the difference between the equilibrium constant and the mass action ratio?
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The mass action ratio depends on actual concentrations, while the equilibrium constant depends on the concentrations at equilibrium.
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The mass action ratio depends on theoretical concentrations, while the equilibrium constant depends on the concentrations at equilibrium.
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The mass action ratio depends on concentrations at equilibrium, while the equilibrium constant depends on the actual concentrations.
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The mass action ratio depends on theoretical concentrations, while the equilibrium constant depends on the actual concentrations.
Questão 12
Questão
What is the standard state?
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The concentrations of all reactants and products at equilibrium.
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When all reactants have a concentration of 1M.
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When all products and reactants have a concentration of 1M.
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When there are equal concentrations of products and reactants at any concentration.
Questão 13
Questão
Which is a microfilament?
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Actin
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Tubulin
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Actin and tubulin
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Myosin
Questão 14
Questão
Which is the monomeric form of actin?
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G-actin
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F-actin
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M-actin
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T-actin
Questão 15
Questão
Why are the initial stages of actin polymerisation slow?
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It is energetically unfavourable.
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It's energetically favourable
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The associated Mg2+ cations slow the process down
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There is never enough actin monomers accumulated in one area
Questão 16
Questão
What anchors actin to the cell membrane?
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Dystrophin
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CAPZ
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Fimbrin
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Tubulin
Questão 17
Questão
What is the function of filamin?
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Creating networks of F-actin as a gelation protein.
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Severing actin filaments which leads to dissociation of the filament.
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Prevents the formation of actin clots.
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Generation of higher order structures.
Questão 18
Questão
Which myosin is found in sarcomeres?
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Myosin II
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Myosin I
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Myosin IV
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Myosin V
Questão 19
Questão
Which is NOT an example of the function of stable microtubules?
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Reorganisation of chromosomes during division
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Intracellular transport
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Form an integral part of the neuronal axon
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Form the backbone of cilia
Questão 20
Questão
Which tubulin subunit(s) binds GTP irreversibly?
Questão 21
Questão
Why is axonal transport the model system for microtubules?
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It is stable.
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The beta tubulin ringed side has a faster rate of growth than the alpha tubulin side.
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The dissociation of GDP-tubulin once the cap is lost is slower than in other systems.
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It only has kinesin motors, making it simple to observe.
Questão 22
Responda
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Actin can be highly branched, while microtubules cannot.
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Microtubules can be highly branched, while actin cannot.
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Myosin can be highly branched, while actin cannot.
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Myosin can be highly branched, while microtubules cannot.
Questão 23
Questão
Which is NOT a basic type of reaction?
Questão 24
Questão
Which is a benefit of compartmentalisation?
Questão 25
Questão
Which is the group carried in a high energy linkage in NADH?
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Hydrogen
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Electrons and hydrogen
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Carboxyl group
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Methyl group
Questão 26
Questão
Why does ATP have the potential to do work as an energy store?
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The reaction ATP<=>ADP+Pi is maintained favouring the formation of ATP
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The reaction ATP<=>ADP+Pi is displaced from the equilibrium ratio
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The reaction ATP<=>ADP+Pi favours ADP+Pi
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The The reaction ATP<=>ADP+Pi is maintained within the cell favouring ADP+Pi
Questão 27
Questão
Which is NOT a method of studying metabolic pathways?
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Inhibitors
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Cell fragmentation
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Radiolabelling
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Mutants
Questão 28
Questão
Which enzyme catalyses the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate?
Questão 29
Questão
At which point of glycolysis is there allosteric inhibition to control the entry of sugars into glycolysis?
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Phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate by phosphofructokinase
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Cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde phosphate by aldolase
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Oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate using glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
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Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate by hexokinase
Questão 30
Questão
Which is an example of a kinetically perfect enzyme in glycolysis?
Questão 31
Questão
Where are the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase, dihydrolipoyl transacetylase, and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase located in the cell?
Questão 32
Questão
Coenzyme A is an activated carrier molecule. By what kind of a linkage does it carry its acetyl group?
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Thioester linkage
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Ester linkage
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Esther linkage
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Phosphodiester linkage
Questão 33
Questão
Malonate closely resembled which molecule?
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Succinate
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Fumarate
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Malate
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Citrate
Questão 34
Questão
What is the function of aconitase?
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Citrate isomerisation
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Phosphate group transfer from 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to ADP
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Removal of water from 2-phosphoglycerate
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Decarboxylation of isocitrate
Questão 35
Questão
Which complex serves as succinate dehydrogenase?
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Complex I
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Complex II
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Complex III
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Complex IV
Questão 36
Questão
How many protons are required to form a single ATP molecule?
Questão 37
Questão
Which complex does not directly pump any protons into the intermembrane space in mitochondria?
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Complex I
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Complex II
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Complex III
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Complex IV
Questão 38
Questão
What does respiratory control refer to?
Responda
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The inhibition of complex II by malonate
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Proton 'back pressure' restricting electron flow
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The breaking down of ATP to ADP+Pi by the cell to keep the ATP concentration low
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The inhibition of the electron transport chain by the lack of oxygen
Questão 39
Questão
Which kind of signalling acts locally?
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Endocrine signalling
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Paracrine signalling
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Steroid signalling
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Lymphoid signalling
Questão 40
Questão
Which is NOT a method by which signals can enter a cell?