Question 1

What is the branch of science concerned with the chemical & physicochemical processes that occur within living organisms?

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biochemistry

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psychology

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physiology

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chemistry

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a significance of biochemistry in nutrition?

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test nutrient value of drugs

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describes food chemistry

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maintenance of health

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gives idea of what we eat

Question 3

Why biochemistry is considered as a science of reductionism?

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Because it attempts to explain thewhole by breaking it into smaller parts.

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Because it studies the chemical reactions that occur at the molecular level of organisms.

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Because it offers answers to such fundamental questions as: “What are we made of ?”

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Because it generates powerful techniques that underlie advances in other fields.

Question 4

Why biochemistry is considered as a practical science?

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Because it generates powerful techniques that underlie advances in other fields.

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Because it studies the chemical reactions that occur at the molecular level of organisms.

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Because it attempts to explain the whole by breaking it into smaller parts.

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Because it offers answers to such fundamental questions as: “What are we made of ?”

Question 5

Why biochemistry is considered as the chemistry of living organisms?

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Because it studies the chemical reactions that occur at the molecular level of organisms.

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. Because it attempts to explain the whole by breaking it into smaller parts.

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Because it offers answers to such fundamental questions as: “What are we made of ?”

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Because it generates powerful techniques that underlie advances in other fields.

Question 6

Click true if the statement is true. And if the statement is false, click the word false and type the correct word in the space provided.

In 1961, genetic code is made up of specific triplets of DNA bases that encode for particular amino acids.

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true

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false

Question 7

Click true if the statement is true. And if the statement is false, click the word false and type the correct word in the space provided.

Erwin Chargaff noted that the nucleotide composition of DNA is the same among species.

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false

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true

Question 8

Click true if the statement is true. And if the statement is false, click the word false and type the correct word in the space provided.

Frederick Sanger was awarded for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.

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false

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true

Question 9

Click true if the statement is true. And if the statement is false, click the word false and type the correct word in the space provided.

Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin G. Krebs are known for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 10

Click true if the statement is true. And if the statement is false, click the word false and type the correct word in the space provided.

Fritz Haber was known for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements.

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true

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false

Question 11