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MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following regulates the female reproductive cycle? |
| A. | Progesterone |
| B. | Testosterone |
| C. | Estrogens |
| D. | Glucocorticoids |
| Answer» B. Testosterone | |
| 2. |
How many carbons are present in geranyl pyrophosphate? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» D. 11 | |
| 3. |
Which is the first intermediate in cholesterol synthesis? |
| A. | Mevalonate |
| B. | Isoprene |
| C. | Squalene |
| D. | Ethylene |
| Answer» B. Isoprene | |
| 4. |
The essential intermediates in the pathway from acetate to cholesterol are ___________ |
| A. | Acetic acid |
| B. | Ethylene |
| C. | Isoprene units |
| D. | Methane |
| Answer» D. Methane | |
| 5. |
Prednisolone and prednisone are chemically ___________ |
| A. | Steroids |
| B. | Glycerol derivatives |
| C. | Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug |
| D. | Amino alcohols |
| Answer» B. Glycerol derivatives | |
| 6. |
Steroids have ___________ |
| A. | Sterol nucleus with two alkyl chain attached to the ring D of cholesterol |
| B. | Sterol nucleus with two CH<sub>3</sub> between C and D ring and A and B ring of cholesterol |
| C. | Sterol nucleus without CH<sub>3</sub> between C ring and D ring of cholesterol |
| D. | Sterol nucleus but lack the alkyl chain attached to the ring D of cholesterol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Generally, the receptors for steroid hormones reside at ___________ |
| A. | Nucleoplasm |
| B. | Nuclear membrane |
| C. | Cytoplasm |
| D. | Plasma membrane |
| Answer» B. Nuclear membrane | |