Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one is component of Ornithine cycle?

  • Ornithine, citrulline and alanine

  • Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

  • Amino acids are not used

  • Ornithine, citrulline and fumaric acid


B.

Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

Ornithine cycle or Krebs- Hanseleit cycle or urea cycle was dicovered by Hans Krebs and Kurt Hanseleit. It takes place in liver cells for synthesis of urea. The main componet of ornithine cycle are arginine, ornithine and citrulline.


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Which of the following is important for muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission?

  • Ca2+ ions

  • Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions

  • Mg2+ ions

  • Fe2+ ions


In parasympathetic nervous system, which of the following is released?

  • Epinephrine

  • Norepinephrine

  • Serotonin

  • Acetylcholine


Ruminants belong to order

  • Proboscida

  • Artiodactyla

  • Marsupials

  • Edentata


Connecting link between annelids and molluscs is

  • Neopilina

  • Peripatus

  • Periplaneta

  • Limulus


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Which compound has a very important role in prebiotic evolution?

  • Sulphur dioxide

  • Nitric oxide

  • Methane

  • Sulphur trioxide


Sea gulls excrete excess of NaCl from

  • liver

  • lungs

  • nasal activity

  • kidney


Heparin is synthesized in

  • liver

  • kidney

  • saliva

  • pancreas


Entamoeba histolytica differs from Amoeba in absence of 

  • pseudopodia

  • contractile vacuole

  • nucleus

  • ectoplasm


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The velocity of conduction of nerve impulse in frog is

  • 300 m/s

  • same as of electricity

  • faster than sound

  • 30 m/s