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				This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Anthranilate synthase, the first enzyme of tryptophan biosynthesis after the branch point shows feedback inhibition and repression due to | 
| A. | L-tryptophan | 
| B. | D-L-tryptophan hydantoin | 
| C. | L-serine | 
| D. | pyruvate | 
| Answer» B. D-L-tryptophan hydantoin | |
| 2. | The ability of CTP to bind to aspartate carbamoyltransferase and shut down the synthesis of more CTP is an example of | 
| A. | enzyme induction | 
| B. | enzyme repression | 
| C. | feedback inhibition of enzyme activity | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 3. | Which of the following is the best evidence for the lock and key theory of enzyme action? | 
| A. | Compounds similar in structure to the substrate inhibit enzyme activity | 
| B. | Enzymes are found in living organisms and speed up certain reactions | 
| C. | Enzymes speed up reactions by definite amounts | 
| D. | Enzymes determine the direction of a reaction | 
| Answer» B. Enzymes are found in living organisms and speed up certain reactions | |
| 4. | To a living organism, which of the following has the greatest amount of available energy per molecule? | 
| A. | ATP | 
| B. | ADP | 
| C. | AMP | 
| D. | H2O | 
| Answer» B. ADP | |
| 5. | The ability of FADH to be oxidized is __________ than the ability of FAD to be oxidized. | 
| A. | greater | 
| B. | lesser | 
| C. | approximately equal | 
| D. | half | 
| Answer» B. lesser | |
| 6. | The affinity of an enzyme for its substrate, when the enzyme has a Km of 0.50 M will be __________ than the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate when the enzyme has a Km of 0.05 M. | 
| A. | greater | 
| B. | lesser | 
| C. | approximately equal | 
| D. | half | 
| Answer» C. approximately equal | |
| 7. | The ability of a competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in an allosterically controlled enzyme is __________ than the ability of a non-competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in the same allosterically controlled enzyme. | 
| A. | greater | 
| B. | lesser | 
| C. | approximately equal | 
| D. | half | 
| Answer» B. lesser | |
| 8. | The fact that β-oxidation of fatty acids, occurs in the mitochondria whereas fatty acid synthesis occurs in the cytoplasmic matrix, is an example of regulation of enzymatic activity by the __________ mechanism. | 
| A. | compartmentation | 
| B. | induction | 
| C. | competitive inhibition | 
| D. | repression | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | The ability of Vibrio fischeri to convert chemical energy directly into radiant energy in bioluminescence is an example of __________ at work. | 
| A. | Shelford's law of tolerance | 
| B. | Leibig's law of the minimum | 
| C. | the first law of thermodynamics | 
| D. | the third law of thermodynamics | 
| Answer» D. the third law of thermodynamics | |
| 10. | Hydrogen and oxygen release enormous amounts of energy when they react. Yet, hydrogen and oxygen can be mixed together in a balloon and nothing will happen. Why? | 
| A. | Competitive inhibitors are blocking the reaction from occurring in the active site | 
| B. | There must be contaminating elements in the balloon that prohibit the reaction from occurring | 
| C. | The energy of activation to form the transition-state complex is too high to allow the reaction to occur without assistance | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» B. There must be contaminating elements in the balloon that prohibit the reaction from occurring | |
| 11. | Denaturation of an enzyme refers to the | 
| A. | improper arrangement of the enzyme in a metabolic pathway | 
| B. | loss of the enzymes proper shape | 
| C. | formation of the enzymes proper shape | 
| D. | formation of a new isozyme for that enzyme | 
| Answer» C. formation of the enzymes proper shape | |
| 12. | A substrate binds to its enzyme at a location called the __________ site. | 
| A. | coenzyme | 
| B. | substrate | 
| C. | active | 
| D. | polypeptide | 
| Answer» D. polypeptide | |
| 13. | About 7.3 kcal/mole are released when | 
| A. | glucose is converted to CO2 and H2O | 
| B. | NAD+ is reduced to NADH | 
| C. | ATP hydrolysis is coupled to sucrose synthesis | 
| D. | the terminal phosphate bond of ATP is broken by hydrolysis | 
| Answer» B. NAD+ is reduced to NADH | |
| 14. | In the reaction, C6H12O6+ 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy, which component is being oxidized? | 
| A. | C6H12O6 | 
| B. | O2 | 
| C. | CO2 | 
| D. | H2O | 
| Answer» B. O2 | |
| 15. | Adenosine triphosphate is a type of | 
| A. | fatty acid | 
| B. | amino acid | 
| C. | nucleotide | 
| D. | steroid | 
| Answer» D. steroid | |
| 16. | In the reaction, C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy, which component is being reduced? | 
| A. | O2 | 
| B. | CO2 | 
| C. | H2O | 
| D. | Energy | 
| Answer» B. CO2 | |
| 17. | Reduction is the | 
| A. | loss of proton | 
| B. | gain of electron | 
| C. | loss of electron | 
| D. | gain of protons | 
| Answer» C. loss of electron | |
| 18. | If the free energy change (ΔG) in a reaction is a negative value, it indicates that the | 
| A. | reaction releases energy | 
| B. | reaction absorbs energy | 
| C. | reaction is in negative direction | 
| D. | reaction is in positive direction | 
| Answer» B. reaction absorbs energy | |
| 19. | Oxidation is the | 
| A. | loss of proton | 
| B. | gain of electron | 
| C. | loss of electron | 
| D. | gain of protons | 
| Answer» D. gain of protons | |
| 20. | If the Keq for an enzymatic reaction is greater than 1, the reaction | 
| A. | will be endergonic | 
| B. | can not occur without the input of energy | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. | An endergonic reaction is one that | 
| A. | requires energy in order to proceed | 
| B. | releases energy for work | 
| C. | gives off much heat | 
| D. | looses energy | 
| Answer» B. releases energy for work | |
| 22. | An enzyme that is always produced, regardless of the presence of substrates or the end products, is called | 
| A. | a constitutive enzyme | 
| B. | an isoenzyme | 
| C. | a repressible enzyme | 
| D. | an allosteric enzyme | 
| Answer» B. an isoenzyme | |
| 23. | An exergonic reaction is one that | 
| A. | requires energy to proceed | 
| B. | releases energy for work | 
| C. | gives off much heat | 
| D. | looses energy | 
| Answer» C. gives off much heat | |
| 24. | Counter-immunoelectrophoresis is used for the detection of | 
| A. | Meningococcal antigen | 
| B. | Hepatitis B surface antigen | 
| C. | Alpha-fetoprotein | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. | Amount of various immunoglobulin classes can be measured by | 
| A. | double diffusion in one dimension | 
| B. | single diffusion in two dimensions | 
| C. | single diffusion in one dimension | 
| D. | double diffusion in two dimensions | 
| Answer» C. single diffusion in one dimension | |