Nucleotide are building blocks of nucleic acids, nucleotide is a

Subject

Biology

Class

NEET Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

1.

A student wishes to study the cell structure under a light microscope having 10X eyepiece and 45X objective. He should illuminate the object by which one of the following colours of light so as to get the best possible resolution?

  • Yellow

  • Green

  • Blue

  • Red


2.

The net pressure gradient that causes the fluid to filter out of the glomeruli into the capsule is

  • 20 mm Hg

  • 75 mm Hg

  • 30 mm Hg

  • 50 mm Hg


3.

Centromere is required for

  • transcription

  • crossing over

  • cytoplasmic cleavage

  • movement of chromosomes towards poles


4.

Damage to thymus in a child may lead to

  • a reduction in haemoglobin content of blood

  • a reduction in stem cell production

  • loss of antibody mediated immunity

  • loss of cell mediated immunity


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5.

G-6-P dehydrogenase deficiency is associated with haemolysis of

  • lymphocytes

  • RBCs

  • platelets

  • leucocytes


6.

Which of the following substances, if introduce in the blood stream, would cause coagulation, at the site of its introduction?

  • Fibrinogen

  • Prothrombin

  • Heparin

  • Thromboplastin


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7.

Nucleotide are building blocks of nucleic acids, nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by

  • (base-sugar-phosphate)n

  • base-sugar-OH

  • base-sugar-phosphate

  • sugar-phosphate


C.

base-sugar-phosphate

Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA/ RNA). A single nucleotide comprises of-

(i) phosphate molecule

(ii) a five carbon sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose) 

(iii) a purine (adenine or guanine) or a pyrimidine (thymine or cytosine or uracil) nitrogenous base.

Nucleoside = Base + Sugar

Nucleotide = Base + Sugar + Phosphate


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8.

Which of the following is the simplest amino acid?

  • Tyrosine

  • Asparagine

  • Glycine

  • Alanine


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9.

Enzymes, vitamins and hormones can be classified into a single category of biological chemicals, because all of these

  • enhance oxidative metabolism

  • are conjugated proteins

  • are exclusively synthesized in the body of a living organism as at present

  • help in regulating metabolism


10.

In a man, abducens nerve is injured. Which one ofthe following functions will be affected?

  • Movement of the eye ball

  • Swallowing

  • Movement of the tongue

  • Movement of the neck


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