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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Name the hormone which is secreted in an emergency or in stress condition? |
| A. | Epinephrine |
| B. | Glucagon |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Melanin |
| Answer» B. Glucagon | |
| 2. |
Which of the following hormone maintain blood glucose level by activation of gluconeogenesis? |
| A. | Nor-epinephrine |
| B. | Glucagon |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Epinephrine |
| Answer» C. Insulin | |
| 3. |
Name the enzyme which is used for branching of glycogen? |
| A. | Branching enzyme |
| B. | Hexokinase |
| C. | Phosphoglucomutase |
| D. | Glycogen synthase |
| Answer» B. Hexokinase | |
| 4. |
The priming function in glycogen synthesis is carried out by_________ |
| A. | Lysine |
| B. | Arginine |
| C. | Glycogenin |
| D. | Glutamate |
| Answer» D. Glutamate | |
| 5. |
NAME_THE_ENZYME_WHICH_IS_USED_FOR_BRANCHING_OF_GLYCOGEN??$ |
| A. | Branching enzyme |
| B. | Hexokinase |
| C. | Phosphoglucomutase |
| D. | Glycogen synthase |
| Answer» B. Hexokinase | |
| 6. |
Name the hormone which is secreted in an emergency or in stress condition?$ |
| A. | Epinephrine |
| B. | Glucagon |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Melanin |
| Answer» B. Glucagon | |
| 7. |
Which_of_the_following_hormone_maintain_blood_glucose_level_by_activation_of_gluconeogenesis?$ |
| A. | Nor-epinephrine |
| B. | Glucagon |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Epinephrine |
| Answer» C. Insulin | |
| 8. |
The priming function in glycogen synthesis is carried out by________? |
| A. | Lysine |
| B. | Arginine |
| C. | Glycogenin |
| D. | Glutamate |
| Answer» D. Glutamate | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is the precursor of glycogen? |
| A. | Glycerol 3-phosphate |
| B. | Malate |
| C. | UDP-glucose |
| D. | Leucine and lysine |
| Answer» D. Leucine and lysine | |
| 10. |
Which of the following are major sites for glycogen storage? |
| A. | Adipose tissue |
| B. | Bones |
| C. | Muscle and liver |
| D. | Kidney and liver |
| Answer» D. Kidney and liver | |
| 11. |
Gluconeogenesis is also carried out in muscle and brain. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 12. |
Name the enzyme which is responsible for the conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)? |
| A. | Pyruvate carboxylase |
| B. | Pyruvate carboxykinase |
| C. | Glucose 6-phosphatase |
| D. | Phosphofructokinase |
| Answer» C. Glucose 6-phosphatase | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is not the precursor of gluconeogenesis? |
| A. | Glycolytic products |
| B. | Citric acid cycle intermediates |
| C. | Glucogenic amino acid |
| D. | Lysine or leucine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
What is the site for gluconeogenesis? |
| A. | Liver |
| B. | Blood |
| C. | Muscles |
| D. | Brain |
| Answer» B. Blood | |
| 15. |
Name the pathway for glucose synthesis by non-carbohydrate precursors? |
| A. | Glycogenesis |
| B. | Glycolysis |
| C. | Gluconeogenesis |
| D. | Glycogenolysis |
| Answer» D. Glycogenolysis | |