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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
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
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. 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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Ans → lag phase
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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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Ans → leukotrienes
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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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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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 bond formed from the electrostatic attraction between ions with different charges. This typically consists of a metal (cation) and a nonmetal (anion). A metal loses electrons to form a cation and some non-metal gains those electrons to form an anion.
Ans → Ionic Bond
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Q. Name hypothyroidism caused by an autoimmune disease affecting thyroid function
Ans → Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Ans → fusion inhibitor
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Q. The tendency for a molecule to acquire electrons and become reduced
Ans → redox potential
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Q. The member of the quinolone family that functions by inhibiting the activity of DNA gyrase, blocking DNA replication
Ans → nalidixic acid
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Q. The disease in which very high amount of tryptophan (nearly 60%) is converted to serotonin is
Ans → Malignant carcinoid syndrome
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Q. The sideways projection of a carbon-carbon single bond and the attached substituents.
Ans → sawhorse projection
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Ans → hemolysin
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Q. Process of enclosing a drug in a (micro or nano) particle (capsule, liposome, polymer).
Ans → encapsulation
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Q. Tablet, which does not contain a disintegrant and which is sucked to dissolve in the mouth to produce either a local (e.g., antiseptic) or systemic (e.g., vitamins) effect.
Ans → lozenge
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Q. When a complex molecule becomes broken apart to create two or more smaller ones.
Ans → decomposition
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Q. Name the chronic bacterial infection of peripheral nervous tissues caused by the acid-fast bacterium,
Ans → Hansen’s Disease
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Q. Kinetic model, where the whole body is thought of as a single compartment in which a substance is dis- tributed rapidly, achieving an equilibrium between blood and tissue immediately.
Ans → one-compartment model
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Ans → leukocytes
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Ans → horizontal direct transmission
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Ans → eclipsed
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Ans → oxidative phosphorylation
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Ans → paracrine function
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Ans → glycogen
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Ans → Aerobes
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Q. Name the organism that uses fixed organic carbon compounds as its carbon source
Ans → heterotroph
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Ans → diastereomers
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Ans → sublingual tablets
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Ans → Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Ans → interleukins
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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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Ans → slugging
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Ans → biotechnology
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Ans → IgE
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Q. A type of kidney infection involving the glomeruli of the nephrons
Ans → glomerulonephritis
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