Biological Importance of Elements - Na, K, Mg, and Ca

Covers the essential biological roles of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium including nerve transmission, muscle contraction, chlorophyll synthesis, enzyme cofactors, and dietary requirements

30 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which are involved in various physiological functional in animals?

  1. $Na^{+}$
  2. $K^{+}$
  3. Both (a) and (b)
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A severe shortage of what in body fluids, may cause a potentially fatal condition known as hypokalemia?

  1. Sodium
  2. Potassium
  3. Iron
  4. Silicon
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which element has high concentration in plants, as compared to sodium?

  1. Potassium
  2. Calcium
  3. Silicon
  4. none
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is requirement for sodium in milligrams per day?

  1. 400
  2. 500
  3. 600
  4. 700
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens when too much of sodium is in your diet?

  1. Cancer
  2. Damage Nerve Function
  3. Risk factor for heart disease
  4. Digestion
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is used in synthesis of chlorophyll In C4 plants?

  1. Sodium
  2. Iron
  3. Potassium
  4. Aluminium
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is minimum requirement (in milligram) of potassium per day for adult?

  1. 4700
  2. 14700
  3. 20000
  4. 30000
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following ions participate in transmission of nerve signals?

  1. Sodium
  2. Potassium
  3. Magnesium
  4. Iron
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Sodium ions helps in:

  1. transmission of nerve signals
  2. transport of sugar and amino acids into cells
  3. activation of different enzymes
  4. oxidation of glucose to produce ATP
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A typical $70$ kg man constitutes $X$ kg of sodium and $Y$ kg of potassium?

  1. $x=90,\ y=70$
  2. $x=90,\ y=170$
  3. $x=70,\ y=90$
  4. $x=170,\ y=90$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Sodium ions are found in:

  1. outside of cells
  2. blood plasma
  3. interstitial fluids
  4. within cell fluids
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which element is present in blood plasma in larger quantity?

  1. Sodium
  2. Potassium
  3. Iron
  4. Copper
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following element participate in oxidation of glucose to form ATP?

  1. Calcium
  2. Sodium
  3. Magnesium
  4. Potassium
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ion helpful for controlling heart beating and muscle contraction is:

  1. $Mg^{2+}$
  2. $Na^{+}$
  3. $K^{+}$
  4. $Ca^{2+}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false ?

  1. ${\text{M}}{{\text{g}}^{{\text{2 + }}}}$ ion form a complex with ATP
  2. ${\text{C}}{{\text{a}}^{{\text{2 + }}}}$ on are important in blood clotting
  3. ${\text{C}}{{\text{a}}^{{\text{2 + }}}}$ ion are not important in maintaining the regular beating of the heart.
  4. ${\text{M}}{{\text{g}}^{{\text{2 + }}}}$ ion are important in the green parts of plants.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which  of the following statement is false?

  1. $Mg^{2+}$ ion forms a complex with $ATP$
  2. $Ca^{2+}$ ions are important in blood clothing.
  3. $Ca^{2+}$ ions are not important in maintaining the regular beating of the hear
  4. $Mg^{2+}$ ions are important in the green parts of plants
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Simple proteins bonded with a non-protein prosthetic group (acting as a cofactor) are called:

  1. Simple proteins
  2. Conjugated proteins
  3. Proteonic proteins
  4. All the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ripening of fruits can be caried out in presence of :

  1. $Na _2SO _4$
  2. $NaCl$
  3. $CaCl _2$
  4. $CaC _2$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is used for fixing atmospheric nitrogen?

  1. $CaCN _2$ (nitrolim)
  2. $Li _3N$
  3. $Mg _3N _2$
  4. All of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following has magnesium?

  1. Vitamin $B _{12}$
  2. Chlorophyll
  3. Haemocyanin
  4. Carbonic anhydrase
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ripening of fruits can be carried out in the presence of :

  1. $Na _2SO _4 $
  2. $NaCl$
  3. $CaCl _2$
  4. $CaC _2$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State True or False.
Magnesium is an essential constituent of chlorophyll, the green colouring matter of plants.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nitrolim is a mixture of :

  1. $CaC _2$ and graphite
  2. $CaCN _2$ and graphite
  3. $Ca(CN) _2$ and graphite
  4. $CaCN _2+N _2$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A holoenzyme contains apoenzyme and ____________ .

  1. isoenzyme
  2. cofactor
  3. inhibitor
  4. none of the above
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For a given sample of water containing the following impurities
$Mg{ \left( H{ CO } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 2 }=73mg/L;\quad Ca{ \left( H{ CO } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 2 }=162mg/L;\quad Ca{ SO } _{ 4 }=136mg/L$
$Mg{ Cl } _{ 2 }=95mg/L;\quad Ca{ Cl } _{ 2 }=111mg/L;\quad NaCl=100mg/L$
Then the total hardness (temporary and permanent) of above water sample is

  1. $300ppm$
  2. $350ppm$
  3. $450ppm$
  4. $500ppm$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The metal ions (charged particles) that are required for contraction of muscles in human beings and animals are ions of:

  1. calcium
  2. sodium
  3. potassium
  4. iron
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following metals is required as a cofactor by all enzymes utilizing ATP in phosphate transfer?

  1. K
  2. Ca
  3. Na
  4. Mg
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main constituents of pearl are:

  1. ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate
  2. aragonite are conchiolin
  3. calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
  4. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

  1. The halides of beryllium are electron deficient and are polymeric with halogen bridges.
  2. $BeF _2$ is very soluble in water owing to high solvation energy of Be but fluorides of other alkaline earth metals are almost insoluble.
  3. CaO, SrO and BaO react exothermically with water forming soluble hydroxides.
  4. The bicarbonates of alkaline earth metals are only stable in solutions.
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select correct statement(s).

  1. $Mg^{2+}$ ions are necessary for the activation of phosphate transfer enzymes.
  2. Mg is present in chlorophyll of green plants.
  3. Mg is present in chlorophyll used in photosynthesis in green plants.
  4. All the above are correct statements