Question

1. Which complication is likely as a result of a condition known as metabolic syndrome?

A. developing resistance to insulin
B. developing type 1 diabetes
C. developing cardiovascular disease

D. developing both cardiovascular disease and resistance to insulin

E. developing both type 1 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

2. Which amino acids are coded for by a single codon?

A. methionine only

B. Isoleucine only
C. methionine and isoleucine
D. methionine and tryptophan

E. methionine, isoleucine, and tryptophan

3. Ubiquitin is added to proteins targeted for degradation by formation of a(n):

A. ester bond between the C-terminus of ubiquitin and a serine of the target protein.

B. thioester bond between the C-terminus of ubiquitin and a cysteine of the target protein.

C. amide bond between the C-terminus of ubiquitin and a lysine of the target protein.

D. ester bond between a glutamate of ubiquitin and a serine in the target protein.

E. thioester bond between a glutamate of ubiquitin and a cysteine in the target protein.

Answer 1

Ans 1. D) developing both cardiovascular disease and resistance to insulin

Metabolic syndromes are the clusters of 3 or more medical conditions that may include :

High BP
Type 2 diabetes ( insulin resistance )

abdominal obesity

high serum triglycerides

low HDL levels