Monday, October 1, 2012

GRE Biology Practice Test: Proteins


1. 4-hydroxy proline is present in
a)      Collagen
b)      Plant cell wall
c)       Keratin
d)      Both plant cell wall and collagen

2. Peptide bonds between amino acids are highly stable and have a half-life of seven years in intracellular condition. This is due to
a)      High activation energy required for hydrolysis
b)      Low activation energy required for hydrolysis
c)       Peptide bond is a covalent bond
d)      Peptide bond is rigid and planar

3. Tri-peptide consists
a)      3 amino acids and 3 peptide bonds
b)      2 amino acids and 3 peptide bonds
c)       3 amino acids and 2 peptide bonds
d)      3 amino acids and 4 peptide bonds

4. All the following statements are true except
a)      Ornithine and citrulline are uncommon aminoacids
b)      Ornithine is an  intermediates in Urea cycle
c)       Ormithine and citrulline are uncommon amino acids present in many proteins
d)      Both ornithine and citrulline are intermediates in urea cycle

5. The characteristic strong absorbance of 280nm of proteins is due to
a)      All amino acids can absorb at 280nm
b)      Only Tryptophan and tyrosine can absorb at 280 nm
c)       Tryptophan is responsible for the absorbance
d)      Tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine can absorb at 280 nm

6. The formation of cystine occurs at
a)      ER
b)      Golgi
c)       Cytosol
d)      Mitochondria

 7. Which of the following interaction contributes most in protein folding
a)      Covalent bond
b)      Ionic bond
c)       Hydrophobic interaction
d)      Vander walls interaction

8. Which of the following aminoacid has pKa near neutrality
a)      Tryptophan
b)      Arginine
c)       Histidine
d)      Asparagine

9. Desmosine is an unusual amino acid found in
a)      Myosin
b)      Elastin
c)       Troponin
d)      Actin

10. How many small peptides are formed upon cleavage by trypsin if a protein has 5 lysine residues
a)      4
b)      5
c)       6
d)      7
                       
11. EF-1α and EF-Tu are
a)      Analogs
b)      Homologs
c)       Paralogs
d)      Syllogs

12. All the statements  regarding peptide bond are true except
a)      Peptide bond is a co-valent bond
b)      Peptide bond is rigid and planar
c)       Peptide bond has partial double bond character
d)      Peptide bond is formed by non-condensation reaction

13. Αlpha-helix has
a)      3.6 residues/turn and  is a right handed helix
b)      3.8 residues/turn and is a right handed helix
c)       3.6 residues/turn and is a left handed helix
d)      3.8 residues/turn and is a left handed helix

14.Which of the following amino acids are rarely present in alpha helix
a)      Glycine and proline
b)      Proline and tryptophan
c)       Tryptophan and glycine
d)      Proline only

15. PDI is an enzyme involve in
a)      Protein synthesis
b)      Protein degradation
c)       Protein folding
d)      Protein quaternery structure formation

Answers with explanation

 1-d) 
Both plant cell wall and collagen

Explanation: 4-hydroxyproline, 5-hydroxy lysine, selenocysteine, desmosine, carboxy glutamate all are uncommon  amino acids

2-a)

3-c) 
amino acids and 2 peptide bonds

 4-c) 
Ormithine and citrulline are uncommon amino acids present in many proteins
Remember, these two amino acids are not present in any proteins.

 5-d
Tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine can absorb at 280 nm. These are aromatic amino acids. Tryptophan and tyrosine absorbs strongly at 280nm where as phenylalanine has comparatively low absorbance.

6-a) ER.
Two cysteine amino acids are linked by di-sulphide bond to form cystine. Di-sulphide bonds are formed only in the highly oxidizing environment of ER.

7-c Hydrophobic interaction

8-c histidine has a pKa of 6.0 and has buffering capacity

9-b) Elastin

10-c) 6 Trypsin cleave at C-terminal of lysine or arginine residue

11-b) homologs.
EF-Tu elongation factor is involved in protein synthesis of bacteria. The protein counterpart in eukaryote is EF-1α. Both are members of the same family with a common ancestry.

12-d Peptide bond is formed by non-condensation reaction. Actually Peptide bond is formed by condensation reaction.

13-a) 3.6 residues/turn and is a right handed helix in all proteins. You have to read the options carefully before picking one.

14-a) glycine and proline.
Proline is an alpha helix terminator as it cannot form H- bond with other residues. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and has high conformational flexibility. Polymers of glycine form coiled structures entirely different from alpha helix.

15-c 
PDI (protein di sulphide isomerase) is an enzyme involved in shuffling of di sulphide bonds in protein folding. Refer our post protein folding.


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GRE Practice Test : Cytology - Plasma membrane

1. Steroid hormones have receptors predominantly on
a) cell surface
b) cytoplasm
c) both cell surface and cytoplasm
d) inside nucleus only

2. The major interaction responsible for stabilising plasma membrane
a)hydrophilic interactions
b)covalent bonds
c)ionic bonds
d)hydrophobic interactions

3. The organelles involved in protein transport
a)ER and Golgi
b)ER and mitochondria
c)Golgi and mitochondria
d) lysosomes and golgi

4. The role of carbohydrates in cell membrane
a) cell adhesion
b) cell-cell recognition
c) assisting transport across cell membrane
d) cell storage reserve

5. All hormones can cross plasma membrane except
a) Estrogen
b) insulin
c) progesterone
d) thyroxine

6. The major biomolecule responsible for selective uptake of materials across plasma membrane
a) Carbohydrate
b)protein
c) lipids
d)phospholipids

7. All the following substance pass through cell membrane except
a) O2
b)H2O
c)CO2
d)H+

8. At physiological pH increase in cholesterol level
a) increases fluidity
b)decreases fluidity
c) no change in fluidity
d) none of the above

9) The longer the fatty acid chain, fluidity of the lipid bi layer
a) increases
b)decreases
c) no change in fluidity
d) none of the above

10. The inner leaflets of erythrocytes has
a) sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine
b) phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine.
c) sphingomyelin and phosphatidylserine
d) phosphatidyl serine and phosphatidylcholine

11. Lipid bi layer is
a) hydrophilic
b) hydrophobic
c) hydrophilic and hydrophobic
d) depends on the surrounding medium

12. Which of the following membrane has the largest amount of proteins
a) erythrocyte membrane
b) myelin sheath membrane
c) inner mitochondrial membrane
d) outer mitochondrial membrane

13. high lipid content is a characteristic of
a) erythrocyte membrane
b) myelin sheath membrane
c) inner mitochondrial membrane
d) outer mitochondrial membrane

14. The distribution of intrinsic proteins in the cell membrane is
a) symmetrical
b)assymetrical
c) random
d)uniform

15. In cell membrane, carbohydrates in glycoproteins or glycolipids are oriented
a) towards outside
b)towards inside
c) towards outside and inside
d)randomly distributed

16. The plasma membrane is impermeable to all molecules except
a) Glucose
b) ATP
c)rea
d)K+

17.  The erythrocyte glucose transporter is an example of
a)simple diffusion
b)active transport
c) facilitated diffusion
d)ion driven active transport

18. Which of the following transport induces conformational change in protein
a)simple diffusion
b)active transport
c) facilitated diffusion
d)ion driven active transport

19. Na+ glucose transporter is an example of
a) facilitated diffusion
b)ATP driven active transport
c)Symport
d)antiport

20. Clathrin coated pits are associated with
a) phagocytosis
b)pinocytosis
c)receptor mediated endocytosis
d)exocytosis
Answers
1. b) cytoplasm
2. d)hydrophobic interactions
3. a)ER and Golgi
4. b) cell-cell recognition
5. b) insulin
6. b)protein
7. d)H+
8. b)decreases fluidity
9. b)decreases
10.b) phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine.
11.c) hydrophilic and hydrophobic
12.c) inner mitochondrial membrane
13. b) myelin sheath membrane
14. b)assymetrical
15. a) towards outside
16. c) urea
17. c) facilitated diffusion
18. c) facilitated diffusion
19. c)Symport
20. c)receptor mediated endocytosis



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GRE Biology Practice Test : Cell cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis

1. Nuclear mitosis takes place in
a)Bacteria
b)plants
c)fungi
d)animals

2. In meiosis, all the following statements are true except
a) separation of homologous chromosome in meiosis I
b)prophase is comparatively longer and may take days
c)each bi valent has four chromatids and 2 centromeres
d)centromeres divides only during anaphase I

3. Crossing over takes place only in
a)meiosis only
b)mitosis only
c)both mitosis and meiosis
d)none of the above

4. The following statements are true except
a) chromosomes are single stranded in anaphase of mitosis
b) chromosomes are single stranded in anaphase I of meiosis
c) chromosomes are single stranded in anaphase II of meiosis
d)sister chromatids are separated during anaphase of mitosis

5.Centromeric division takes place during
a) metaphase of mitosis
b)anaphase I of meiosis
c)telophase of mitosis
d)anaphase II of meiosis

6. A cell at G1 of interphase has 8 chromososmes. The number of chromosomes at the anaphase of mitosis will be
a)4
b)8
c)12
d)16

 7. A cell at G1 of interphase has 8 chromososmes. The number of chromatids at the metaphase  of mitosis will be
a)4
b)8
c)12
d)16

8. A cell at G1 of interphase has 8 chromososmes. The number of chromatids at the metaphase I of meiosis will be
a)4
b)8
c)12
d)16

9. A cell at G1 of interphase has 8 chromososmes. The number of chromosomes at the metaphase II of meiosis will be
a)4
b)8
c)12
d)16

10. Exchange of segments between sister chromatids of non homologous chromosome is
a) crossing over
b)transition
c)transversion
d)translocation

11. Which one of the following is not a reason for aneuploidy
a) Robertsonian translocation
b) nondisjuction
c) loss of centromere
d)loss of telomere

12. The most variable phase in cell cycle
a) G1
b)S
c)G2
d)M

13. S phase is characterised by
a) DNA synthesis only
b)histone synthesis only
c) both DNA and histone synthesis
d)none of the above

14. Which of the following statement is true
a) The concentration of cyclins and CDKs varies throughout cell cycle
b)The concentration of CDKs and cyclins remains constant throughout cell cycle
c) The concentration of cyclins remains constant throughout cell cycle
d) The concentration of cyclins varies throughout cell cycle

15. Cyclins and CDKs in M phase
a) CDK4 + cyclin D
b) CDK 2+ cyclin E
c) CDK2+cyclinA
d) CDK 1 +cyclin B/A

16. Cyclin B is involved in the regulation of G2/M checkpoint. What would be the change in the amount of Cyclin B during mitosis
a)Concentration of cyclin B increases
b) Concentration of cyclin B decreases
c)Concentration of cyclin B remains same
d) concentration of cyclin B gradually decreases

17.Growth of cell occurs during which phase of cell cycle?
a) Interphase
b)metaphase
c)anaphase
d)telophase
18. The threadlike structures that radiates from each centromere by the end of prophase are
a) polar microtubules
b) aster microtububules
c) spindle microtubule
d) kinetochore microtubule

19. How many different types of gametes could be produced by an individual with the arbitrary genotype of FFggHHIiJj
a)2
b)4
c)6
d)8

 20. Non-disjunction in meiosis II may result in the formation of 
a) n+1, n-1 and n gametes
b) n+1, n-1 gametes
c)n+2, n-1 and n gametes
d)n+1 gametes only


21.Colchicine arrest cell division during which one of the phases of the cell cycle?
a)G1
b)S
c)Early prophase
d)Metaphase

Answers
1. c)fungi
2. d)centromeres divides only during anaphase I
3. c) both mitosis and meiosis
4. b) chromosomes are single stranded in anaphase I of meiosis
5. d)anaphase II of meiosis
6. c) 16
7. d) 16
8. d) 16
9. a)4
10. d)translocation
11.  d)loss of telomere
12.  a)G1
13. c) both DNA and histone synthesis
14. d) The concentration of cyclins varies throughout cell cycle
15. d) CDK 1 +cyclin B/A
16. d) concentration of cyclin B gradually decreases
17. a) interphase
18. d) kinetochore microtubule
19. b)4
20. a) n+1, n-1 and n gametes
21.  d) Metaphase


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