Biochemistry-I (BIO202)

1. Eukaryotic DNA is associated with tightly bound basic ________, called histones.

   1. lipid
   2. proteins
   3. carbohydrates
   4. nucleic acid

2. The DNA oligonucleotide abbreviated pATCGAC:

   1. has seven phosphate groups.
   2. has a hydroxyl at its 3' end.
   3. has a phosphate on its 3' end.
   4. has an A at its 3' end.

3. When DNA is heated, the temperature at which ________ of the helical structure is lost is defined as the melting temperature.

   1. one half
   2. two half
   3. three half
   4. complete

4. Nucleosomes can be packed more tightly to form a polynucleosome also called a nucleofilament or a ________nm fiber.

   1. 10
   2. 30
   3. 50
   4. 100

5. DNA model was presented by Watson and Crick in ________.

   1. 1951
   2. 1953
   3. 1955
   4. 1957

6. Z-DNA have a

   1. Zig-Zag apperarance
   2. Double helical nature
   3. uracil base
   4. single stranded nature

7. The phosphodiester bonds that link adjacent nucleotides in both RNA and DNA:

   1. always link A with T and G with C.
   2. are susceptible to alkaline hydrolysis
   3. form between the planar rings of adjacent bases.
   4. join the 3' hydroxyl of one nucleotide to the 5'hydroxyl of the next.

8. A DNA segment contains 100 Adenine and 100 cytosines, how many nucleotides are present in the segment?

   1. 50
   2. 100
   3. 200
   4. 400

9. Certain anticancer drugs, exert their cytotoxic effect by intercalating into
   the ________ groove of the DNA double helix, thus interfering with RNA and DNA synthesis

   1. narrow
   2. major
   3. phosphate backbone
   4. bases

10. A phosphodiester bond is present in

    1. Nucleic acids in a nucleotide
    2. Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
    3. Amino acids in a polypeptide
    4. Fatty acids in a diglyceride

11. DNA replication is

    1. Conservative
    2. Non-conservative
    3. Semi-conservative
    4. None of the given

12. The DNA wrapped around the nucleosome core is continuous and joins one nucleosome core to the next -the linker DNA
    this 50 bp DNA is complexed with the fifth type of histone. ________

    1. H1
    2. H2A, H2B
    3. H3
    4. H4

13. Separation of the two strands of the double helix when ________ bonds between the paired bases are disrupted.

    1. phosphodiester
    2. hydrogen
    3. glycosilic bond
    4. None of the given

14. Nucleotides are composed of

    1. A nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine)
    2. A pentose monosaccharide
    3. One, two, or three phosphate groups
    4. All of the given

15. Which one of the following is true of the pentoses found in nucleic acids?

    1. C-5 and C-1 of the pentose are joined to phosphate groups.
    2. The bond that joins nitrogenous bases to pentoses is an O-glycosidic bond.
    3. The pentoses are always in the β-furanose forms.
    4. The straight-chain and ring forms undergo constant interconversion.

16. Nucleotides also serve as carriers of activated intermediates in the synthesis of ________.

    1. Carbohydrates
    2. Lipids
    3. Proteins
    4. All of the given

17. S-adenosylmethionine is a ________ group donor.

    1. Methyl
    2. Phosphate
    3. Adenosine
    4. Sulfate

18. When linked to vitamins nucleotides are structural components of several essential coenzymes, for example,

    1. coenzyme A
    2. coenzyme B
    3. coenzyme C
    4. coenzyme D

19. The Tm of DNA is influenced by

    1. higher the content of GC base pairs
    2. base composition of the DNA
    3. salt concentration of the solution
    4. All of the given

20. The complex folding of large chromosomes within eukaryotic chromatin and bacterial nucleoids is generally considered ________.

    1. primary structure
    2. secondary structure
    3. tertiary structure
    4. All of the given

21. Find the correct statement about phosphodiester linkage between adjacent nucleotides in nucleic acids

    1. 3'-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3'-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
    2. 3'-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5'-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
    3. 5'-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5'-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
    4. 5'-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3'-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide

22. Which of the following is a palindromic sequence?

    1. AGGTCC
       TCCAGG
    2. CCTTCC
       GCAAGG
    3. GAATCC
       CTTAGG
    4. GGATCC
       CCTAGG

23. According to Chargaff's Rules
    which one is not correct

    1. adenine equals the amount of thymine.
    2. guanine equals the amount of cytosine
    3. total amount of purines equals the total amount of pyrimidines
    4. guanine equals the amount of thymine

24. In a double-stranded nucleic acid, cytosine typically base-pairs with:

    1. Adenosine
    2. Guanine
    3. Inosine
    4. Thymine

25. A short length of DNA molecule has 80 thymine and 80 guanine bases. The total number of nucleotide in the DNA fragment is

    1. 160
    2. 40
    3. 320
    4. 640

26. The sugar molecule present in nucleotide is

    1. Triose
    2. Tetrose
    3. Pentose
    4. Hexose

27. Adenosine 3'-phosphate-5'-phosphosulfate is the ________ donor.

    1. Sulfate
    2. Phosphate
    3. Adenosine
    4. None of the given

28. DNA that is not copied during the synthesis of mRNA is also called as

    1. Non Template
    2. coding strand
    3. mRNA-like strand
    4. All of the given

29. Any regular, stable structure taken up by some or all of the nucleotides in a nucleic acid can be referred to as

    1. primary structure
    2. secondary structure
    3. tertiary structure
    4. All of the given

30. The difference between thymine and uracil is:

    1. one methylene group on the pyrimidine ring
    2. one methyl group on the pyrinidine ring.
    3. one hydroxyl group on the ribose ring.
    4. one amine group on the pyrimidine ring.

31. higher GC base pairs increases Tm, because, with three hydrogen bonds, require ________ heat energy to dissociate than AT base pairs.

    1. less
    2. more
    3. equal
    4. None of the given

32. Chromatin is composed of

    1. nucleic acids and protein
    2. nucleic acids only
    3. proteins only
    4. None of the given

33. The "energy carrier" ATP is an example of a(n):

    1. deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate
    2. di-nucleotide
    3. ribonucleotide
    4. ribonucleoside triphosphate

34. histones are ________ charged

    1. positively
    2. negatively
    3. neutral
    4. None of the given

35. Which one is example of coenzymes

    1. FAD
    2. NAD+
    3. NADP+
    4. All of the given

36. Compounds that generate nitrous acid (such as nitrites, nitrates, and nitrosamines) change DNA molecules by:

    1. Breakage of phosphodiester bonds
    2. Deamination of bases
    3. Depurination
    4. Formation of thymine dimers

37. Nucleoside contains

    1. base-sugar
    2. base-phosphate
    3. base-sugar-phosphate
    4. sugar-phosphate

38. Nucleic acids are a polymer of nucleotide monomeric units. Each nucleotide consists of

    1. base-.sugar.-OH
    2. sugar.-phosphate
    3. base-.sugar.-phosphate
    4. sugar.-OH

39. ATP is a

    1. nucleoside
    2. nucleotide
    3. vitamin
    4. nucleic acid

40. Disruption of DNA can occur in the laboratory with alteration in

    1. PH
    2. salt concentration
    3. heated above 80°C
    4. All of the given

41. Around structural core of the nucleosome, a segment of the DNA double helix is wound nearly twice-approximately ________.

    1. 100bp
    2. 120bp
    3. 140bp
    4. 160bp

42. In living cells, nucleotides and their derivatives can serve as:

    1. carries of metabolic energy.
    2. enzyme cofactors.
    3. intracellular signals.
    4. All of the given

43. single-stranded DNA has a ________ relative absorbance at 260nm wavelength than does double-stranded DNA.

    1. lower
    2. higher
    3. equal
    4. None of the given

44. RNA duplexes are ________ stable than DNA duplexes.

    1. more
    2. less
    3. equal
    4. None of the given

45. Purine base found in RNA is

    1. Cytosine
    2. Thymine
    3. Guanine
    4. Uracil

46. There are ________ classes of histones

    1. 3
    2. 5
    3. 7
    4. 9

47. The ________ strand is called Template strand while

    1. 5'-3
    2. 3'-5
    3. 3'-3
    4. 5'-5

48. These ________ bonds, plus the van der Waals and hydrophobic interactions between the adjacent stacked bases, stabilize the structure of the double helix.

    1. phosphodiester
    2. nitrogen
    3. hydrogen
    4. None of the given

49. Under appropriate conditions DNA will form a hybrid with a complementary ________.

    1. DNA
    2. RNA
    3. Both DNA and RNA
    4. None of the given

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