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Assembly of viral components to produce a functional virus
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Assembly of viral components to produce a functional virus
Ans → maturation
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Q. Yellowish color of the skin and mucous membranes caused by excessive bilirubin caused by a failure of the liver to effectively process the breakdown of hemoglobin
Ans → jaundice
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Q. Name a method of acid-fast staining that does not use heat to infuse the primary stain, carbolfuchsin, into acid-fast cells
Ans → Kinyoun technique
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Q. An interval before exponential growth of a microbial population during which cells adjust to a new environment
Ans → lag phase
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Q. Region of the respiratory tract containing the vocal cords; also referred to as the voice box
Ans → larynx
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Q. A rare form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy endemic to Papua New Guinea
Ans → kuru
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Q. A polymer assembled from of individual units, monomers, that bind together like building blocks
Ans → macromolecule
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Q. Lipid-based chemical mediators produced by leukocytes and other tissue cells; promote inflammation and allergic responses
Ans → leukotrienes
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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Q. Larger nucleus in ciliate protists that have two nuclei; polyploid with a reduced genome of metabolic genes and derived from the micronucleus
Ans → macronucleus
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Q. Repair of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA, making the DNA molecule continuous
Ans → ligation
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Q. The power of a microscope (or lens) to produce an image that appears larger than the actual specimen, expressed as a factor of the actual size
Ans → magnification
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Q. The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
Ans → mast cells
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Q. The shorter identical peptide chains of an antibody molecule (two per antibody monomer), composed of variable and constant region segments
Ans → light chains
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Q. Process by which energy from sunlight is absorbed by pigment molecules in photosynthetic membranes and converted into stored chemical energy in the forms of ATP and NADPH
Ans → light-dependent reaction
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Q. A drug that dulls the sense of pain. It differs from an anesthetic agent in that it relieves pain without loss of consciousness.
Ans → Analgesic
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Q. Fourth stage of disease, during which the number of pathogens present in the host decreases, along with signs and symptoms of disease
Ans → period of decline
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Q. The amino acids required for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines are
Ans → Glutamine and aspartate
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Q. The products obtained by the action of pancreatic lipase on triacylglycerols are
Ans → 2-Acylglycerol and free fatty acids
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Q. A substance that can make a chemical reaction faster but which is not actually needed to produce the reaction nor is used in the reaction.
Ans → catalyst
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Q. Name leukocytes found in the peripheral blood that are characterized by numerous granules in the cytoplasm
Ans → granulocytes
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Q. The clones of cell produced by fusing a normal B cell with a myeloma cell that is capable of producing monoclonal antibodies indefinitely
Ans → hybridoma
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Q. The process by which proteins lose their 3-D (tertiary and secondary) structure by application of an external stress, most often heat.
Ans → Denatured
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Q. A chemical reaction where water is introduced in another substance usually to separate it.
Ans → hydrolysis
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Q. Name the compound with the greatest standard free energy.
Ans → Phosphoenolpyruvate
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Q. When a substance, called a solvent, is added to a suspension to reduce the concentration.
Ans → dilution
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Q. A term applied an object or molecule that does not possess symmetry.
Ans → asymmetry
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Q. Artificial spherical lipid bilayer droplet formed mainly from phospholipids having a core of water phase, small enough to form a relatively stable dispersion in aqueous media and with potential use in drug delivery.
Ans → liposome
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Q. Proteins that participate in ribosome assembly during initiation
Ans → initiation factors
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Q. A Characteristic of a powder rather than of individual particles given by the mass of powder occupying a known volume
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Q. Name the term that refers to a nonpolar molecule or portion of a molecule not capable of strong attraction to water molecules
Ans → hydrophobic
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Q. It occurs when a hydrogen atom has an electromagnetic attractive interaction with an electronegative atom.
Ans → Hydrogen Bonding
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Q. Introduction of genetic material from one organism to another organism within the same generation
Ans → horizontal gene transfer
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Q. An aqueous solution used for the prevention and treatment of mouth and throat infections.
Ans → gargle
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Q. Class of antibacterials that inhibit cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan subunits and blocking their insertion into the cell wall
Ans → glycopeptides
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Q. Name the structure embedded in the dermis from which hair grows
Ans → hair follicle
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Q. The extrinsic and intrinsic pathways result in the formation of a common activated factor
Ans → Staurt factor
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Q. Chemical alteration of an agent (drug) that occurs by virtue of the sojourn of the agent in a biological system.
Ans → Biotransformation
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Q. Cytokines largely produced by immune system cells that help coordinate efforts against invading pathogens
Ans → interleukins
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Q. Process by which food is rendered free from pathogenic, toxigenic, and spoilage organisms.
Ans → appertization
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Q. Inflammation of the conjunctiva in newborns caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmitted during childbirth
Ans → ophthalmia neonatorum
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Q. Name the organism that uses fixed organic carbon compounds as its carbon source
Ans → heterotroph
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Q. It is the ability of the specific adaptive immune system to quickly respond to pathogens to which it has previously been exposed
Ans → memory
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Q. The particular order in which electrons are arranged in an atom or molecule.
Ans → electronic configuration
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Q. The tendency for a molecule to acquire electrons and become reduced
Ans → redox potential
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