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Among the following edible fishes which one is a marine fish having rich source of omega-3 fatty acids

  1. Mackerel

  2. Mystus

  3. Magur

  4. Mrigala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The most widely available dietary source of omega-3 fats is oily fish, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, menhaden, and sardines. All types of mackerel are higher-fat fish, rich in the healthful polyunsaturated fats known as long-chain omega-3s, which may help boost heart health. So, the correct answer is option A.

During symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation. The recognition of rhizobiahost interaction involves two classes of molecules there are _______________.

  1. Lectins an lipids

  2. Lectins and Polysaccharides

  3. Flavonoids and lipids

  4. Lectins and Alkaloids


Correct Option: A

The major driving force for the formation of membrane lipid bilayer 

  1. vander waal forces

  2. electrostatic force

  3. hydrophobic interactions

  4. H-bond


Correct Option: A

Fats, oils, and steroids are

  1. Proteins

  2. Nucleic acids

  3. Polysaccharides

  4. Lipids


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lipids are storage compounds, triglycerides serve as reserve energy of the body. These are an important component of cell membranes structure in eukaryotic cells that helps in regulating membrane permeability. They serve as the source for fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, K. Example of lipids are fats, oils and steroids.

So the correct option is 'Lipids'.

In a phospholipid bilayer, the lipid molecules are sandwiched between

  1. hydrophobic heads; hydrophilic tails

  2. hydrophobic tails; hydrophilic heads

  3. hydrophilic heads; hydrophilic tails

  4. hydrophobic tails; hydrophobic heads


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane, proposed by Singer-Nicolson in 1972, the phospholipid bilayer has integrated as well as peripheral proteins embedded in it. In this model, the lipid molecules are sandwiched between hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads.
So, the correct answer is 'hydrophobic tails; hydrophilic heads'.

The major site of lipid synthesis in most cells is?

  1. Cytoplasmic ribosome's

  2. Outer membrane of mitochondria

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum

  4. Golgi membranes


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Which of the following function does the lipid bilayer component of the cell membrane not provide for the cell?

  1. Controls the exchange of matter and chemical information between one cell and adjacent cells or the environment

  2. Provides an impermeable, self-sealing membrane capable of dividing or fusing the cell without breaking

  3. Provides the matrix into which proteins are inserted that facilitate the exchange of matter between the inside and outside of the cell

  4. Clearly defines a boundary preventing an equilibrium between the outside and inside of the cell


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The lipid bilayer of the cell membrane does not completely isolate the cell from its surrounding instead, it is a semipermeable membrane with pores and receptors that allows a selective exchange of material and information between the environment inside and the outside the cell.
So, the correct answer is 'Provides an impermeable, self-sealing membrane capable of dividing or fusing the cell without breaking'.

The Lipid derivatives which occur in faecal material are

  1. Cholesterol

  2. Ergesterol

  3. Lanoline

  4. Coprosterol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Many animals, plants and yeast synthesize sterols and their derivatives. Sterols are widely distributed in living organisms as lipid constituents. Cholesterol is a major sterol found as component of plasma membrane lipid bilayer in higher animals such as humans and other mammals. Cholesterol is metabolised to bile acids and steroid hormones. Intestinal microorganisms reduce a certain amount of cholesterol to coprosterol which is then excreted out as faeces. A form of coprosterol termed as 5-coprosterol has a low water solubility and therefore remains stable for many hundreds of years in the environment. Coprosterol is therefore, also used as an indicator of faecal pollution in water from different sources. Ergosterol is a sterol found in fungi and protozoa necessary for their survival and has functions similar to that of cholesterol. Lanolin is a lipid derivative secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool bearing animals. Lanolin is a wax, but it is not a true fat since it lacks glycerides.
So, the correct answer is option D.

This is wax.

  1. Palmitic acid

  2. Ethyl palmitate

  3. Hexacosyl palmitate

  4. Sodium stearate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wax is a long chain of sterol ester. These are hydrophobic. They are insoluble in water but soluble in organic and nonpolar solvents. It consists of long alkyl chains. Hexacosyl palmitate is an ester derived from the palmitic acid and cetyl alcohol. It is white in color and forms an important constituent of tissues of stony corals. It is the main constituent of bee wax.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Match the column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

 Sr. No  Column I  Sr.No  Column II
 A.  Fats made of three fatty acid chain attached to glycerol   (i)  Glycogen 
 B.  Glycolysis metabolic made from glycerol   (ii)  Glyceraldehyde 
 C.  Storage form of glucose  (iii)   Triglycerides
 D.  the common respiratory substrate of glycolysis  (iv)  Glucose
  1. A-(iv),B(ii),C(i),D(iii)

  2. A-(iii),B(ii),C(i),D(iv)

  3. A-(iv),B(iii),C(i),D(ii)

  4. A-(i),B(ii),C(iii),D(iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Column I  Column II
 A.Fats made of three fatty acid chain attached to glycerol iii)Triglycerides
B. Glycolysis metabolic made from glycerol  ii) Glyceraldehyde
 C. Storage form of glucose  i) Glycogen 
 D. common respiratory substrate for glycolysis iv) glucose 

So, the correct option is 'A-(iii),B(ii),C(i),D(iv)'.