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AS Biology P1 MCQs Preparation Thread

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I'm confuse with this... the answer is A.. Why not B?

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In the question, the diagram they have given is of late prophase, meaning that the chromosome number has doubled and so NOW, there are 6 chromosomes. So after mitosis they become halved and are restored to their original number of 3. But in the question their asking the cells appearance in the "next" prophase. This means the cell is undergoing another division by mitosis, which is why the chromosome number will again simply double to give 6 chromosomes.
 
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do the processes exocytosis and endocytosis require energy or not? and do proteins travel by exocytosis out of cells and endocytosis into cells?
Yes , both exocytosis n endocytosis ( i.e bulk movement of materials ) are energy consuming processes which means they require ATP !! Not sure about endocytosis of proteins but Yes proteins do move out of cell by exocytosis ( through exocytotic vacuole ) !!
 
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k will go through da options first
B=> At Q, the kinetic energy of enzyme and substrate is highest.- no its not
C=> At R, peptide bonds in the enzyme begin to break-

At S, the substrate is completely denatured- no its da enzyme dats dentaured so option left is



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hope u get it:)
okayy ...I understood why option C and D are wrong ...but i think option B is correct ..isn't the kinetic energy maximum here which leads to highest rate of reaction ??? :/
 
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the reaction rate of salivary amylasr with starch decreases as the concentration of chloride ions reduced. which of the following describes the role of the chloride ions.
a) allosteric inhibitors
b) co factors
c) coenzymes
d) competitive inhibitors

the ans is co factors. i never read about it in the book.
I think it should be allosteric inhibitors. Which paper is this?
 
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Honestly, I got no clue. But I do remember that when I was studying for Chem p1 there was one question that had come in an old paper and was repeated in a new paper, same options, different answer. I never really asked my teacher why it was so =/ I say stick with A. That's the correct answer because B is like a mix between symplast and apoplast pathways. Maybe there's a misprint in the marking scheme.
 
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Q13) Product concentration will never drop to zero as time increases. So, B and D are out. The final product concentration will not be same as X because they have different temperature. Enzyme would have denatured by time because temperature increases. So, answer is A. :)

Q17) water potential in the solution is higher than cell.. water will diffuse into cell making the cell turgid. When cell turgid, water potential is zero. So, eventually pressure potential become more positive (increases). So, answer is A.
 
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In the question, the diagram they have given is of late prophase, meaning that the chromosome number has doubled and so NOW, there are 6 chromosomes. So after mitosis they become halved and are restored to their original number of 3. But in the question their asking the cells appearance in the "next" prophase. This means the cell is undergoing another division by mitosis, which is why the chromosome number will again simply double to give 6 chromosomes.

oh i see.. I misinterpret the question!!!
Thats why i was thinking why not 3 chromosomes?!
Okok.. Thanks a lot!!!! :)
 
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Is internal membranes means double membrane? Do nuclei have internal membranes? Why can't the answer be B?

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the reaction rate of salivary amylasr with starch decreases as the concentration of chloride ions reduced. which of the following describes the role of the chloride ions.
a) allosteric inhibitors
b) co factors
c) coenzymes
d) competitive inhibitors

the ans is co factors. i never read about it in the book.
Its not an inhibitor because the rate DECREASES as the concentration decreases, not the other way round.
It not an enzyme because chloride ions not protein. So the only remaining answer is co factors.
 
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rogue94 Plz help me with both qstns ...thanks in advance !!
Malaria is caused by plasmodia (plasmodium is the parasite), which are carried by female Anopheles mosquitoes. These mosquitoes survive and breed in a hot enivironment with higher temperatures (such as the tropics). Also, the malarial parasite (plasmodium) requires temperatures above 20 degree Celsius to complete its life cycle within the mosquitoes (not within humans). Carbon dioxide causes global warming and global warming results in an increase in temperature in the lower atmosphere, spreading malaria to new areas (which were previously unsuitable due to lower temperature).
For the question itself: the statement related to migration is also correct. Only statement number 3 is wrong as antibiotics cannot be used against plasmodia (they are eukaryotic, whereas antibiotics can only be used against bacteria, which are prokaryotic).
 
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Is internal membranes means double membrane? Do nuclei have internal membranes? Why can't the answer be B?

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By internal membranes it does not refer to double membranes. Do not confuse inner membranes with internal membranes! :)
Only mitochondria and chloroplasts have internal membranes (cristae and thylakoids respectively). Nucleus has a double membrane but no internal membranes.
 
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