#Question id: 11549
#SCPH28 | Zoology
If a biochemist discovers a new molecule, which of the
following pieces of data would allow her to draw the conclusion that the
molecule is a steroid hormone?
I) The molecule is lipid soluble.
II) The molecule is derived from a series of steps
beginning with cholesterol.
III) The molecule acts at a target tissue some
distance from where it is produced.
IV) The molecule uses a transport protein when in an aqueous solution such as blood.
#Question id: 11125
#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V
In chemical synapses that involve a so-called second messenger, typically a G-protein linked to the postsynaptic receptor is activated when neurotransmitter binds to that receptor. Which of the following represents an activity performed by the activated second messenger?
#Question id: 10348
#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V
During ammonium assimilation, requires two enzymes converting ammonium to amino acids. Each of which is Glutamine synthetase (GS), given below some statements about GS ;
a) GS transfers the amide group of glutamine to 2-oxoglutarate, yielding two molecules of glutamate
b) it requires a divalent cation such as Mg2+, Mn2+, or Co2+ as a cofactor
c) Plants contain two classes of GS, one in the cytosol and the other in root plastids or shoot chloroplasts
d) The cytosolic forms are expressed in germinating seeds or in the vascular bundles of roots and shoots and produce glutamate for intercellular nitrogen transport
e) The GS in root plastids generates amide nitrogen for local consumption; the GS in shoot chloroplasts reassimilates photorespiratory NH4+
f) Light and carbohydrate levels alter the expression of the cytosolic forms of the enzyme, but they have little effect on the plastid forms.
Which of the following statements is correct?
#Question id: 7703
#SCPH28 | Zoology
Carolus Linnaeus believed that species remained fixed in the form in which they had been created. Linnaeus would have been uncomfortable with ________.
#Question id: 10968
#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V
Which of the following is TRUE concerning erythroblastosis fetalis (hemolytic disease of the newborn, HDN)?