Given below is the diagrammatic representation of one of the categories of small molecular weight organic compounds in the living tissues. Identify the category shown and the one blank component X in it:

1. Category: Cholesterol; Component: Guanine
2. Category: Amino acid; Component: NH2
3. Category: Nucleotide; Component: Adenine
4. Category: Nucleoside; Component: Uracil

Subtopic:  Nucleic Acid: Nucleotides | Double Helix : Watson & Crick Part 1 | Double Helix : Watson & Crick |
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AIPMT - 2012
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Which one is the most abundant protein in the animal world?

1. Trypsin 2. Haemoglobin
3. Collagen 4. Insulin
Subtopic:  Proteins |
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Which one out of A-D given below correctly represents the structural formula of the basic amino acid?

A B
C D
 
1. C 2. D
3. A 4. B
Subtopic:  Different Amino Acids | Introduction to Proteins |
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Which one of the following structural formulae of two organic compounds are correctly identified along with its related function? 


 

1. A- Triglyceride – a major source of energy
2. B- Uracil – a component of DNA
3. A- Lecithin – a component of cell membrane
4. B- Adenine – a nucleotide that makes up nucleic acids

Subtopic:  Lipids |
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AIPMT - 2011
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The curve given below shows enzymatic activity with relation to three conditions (pH, temperature and substrate concentration) what do the two axis (X and Y) represent? 

        
   

X-axis

Y-axis

(a)

Temperature

Enzyme activity

(b)

Substrate concentration

Enzyme activity

(c)

Enzyme activity

Temperature

(d)

Enzyme activity

pH

1.  (a)
2.  (b)
3.  (c)
4.  (d)

Subtopic:  Properties of Enzymes |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Cellulose is the major component of cell walls of:
1. pythium 2. Xanthomonas
3. Pseudomonas 4. Saccharomyces

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2008
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Carbohydrates are commonly found as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following five properties of starch (A-E) make it useful as a storage material?
 
(A) Easily translocated
(B) Chemically non-reactive
(C) Easily digested by animals
(D) Osmotically inactive
(E) Synthesized during photosynthesis

The useful properties are:
1. (B) and (C)
2. (B) and (D)
3. (A), (C) and (E)
4. (A) and (E)
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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A competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase is:

1. malonate 2. oxaloacetate
3. α-ketoglutarate 4. malate
Subtopic:  Enzyme Inhibition: Introduction | Enzyme Inhibition |
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AIPMT - 2008
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The biological organisation starts with:

1. Submicroscopic molecular level

2. Cellular level

3. Organisms level

4. Atomic level

Subtopic:  Element Analysis |
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AIPMT - 2007
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Which one of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease?

1. Ascorbic acid - Scurvy
2. Retinol - Xerophthalmia
3. Cobalamine - Beri-Beri
4. Calciferol - Pellagra

Subtopic:  Enzyme Cofactors |
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AIPMT - 2007
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