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Biological importance of elements - class-XI

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Which are involved in various physiological functional in animals?

  1. $Na^{+}$

  2. $K^{+}$

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Na^{+}$,$K^{+}$,$Mg^{+2}$ and $Ca^{+2}$ ions are concentrated in animals.

Potassium hydroxide is a good conductor of an electric current in the:

  1. gaseous state only

  2. molten (fused) state only

  3. solid state only

  4. solid and molten (fused) states

  5. molten (fused) state and in aqueous solution


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Option $(E)$ is correct.

Potassium hydroxide is a good conductor of an electric current in the molten (fused) state and in aqueous solution. When it is in solid state it cannot conduct electricity but it can conduct electricity in aqueous solution state or molten state. This is because it is an ionic compound. Ionic compounds are made of charged ions which are held tightly in solid state but become mobile in molten or aqueous solution state. The movement of these mobile ions between electrodes helps in conducting electricity.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hypokalemia is when blood's potassium levels are too low. Potassium is an important electrolyte for nerve and muscle cell functioning, especially for muscle cells in the heart. Your kidneys control your body's potassium levels, allowing for excess potassium to leave the body through urine or sweat.

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

  1. Potassium

  2. Calcium

  3. Silicon

  4. none


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plants need a small amount but high concentration of K for specific functions in the cytoplasmand a major portion (∼90%) of it is localized in vacuoles, where it acts as an osmoticum. Maintenance can be achieved by other cation like sodium too .

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As sodium accumulates, the body holds onto water to dilute the sodium. This increases both the amount of fluid surrounding cells and the volume of blood in the bloodstream. Increased blood volume means more work for the heart and more pressure on blood vessels. Over time, the extra work and pressure can stiffen blood vessels, leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. It can also lead to heart failure.


Thus, too much sodium in our diet increases the risk factor for heart related diseases.

What is used in synthesis of chlorophyll In C4 plants?

  1. Sodium

  2. Iron

  3. Potassium

  4. Aluminium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In C4 plants, sodium is a micronutrient that aids in metabolism, specifically in regeneration of phosphoenolpyruvate (involved in the biosynthesis of various aromatic compounds, and in carbon fixation) and synthesis of chlorophyll.

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

  1. 4700

  2. 14700

  3. 20000

  4. 30000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The minimum requirement of potassium per day for an adult is $4700\ mg$.


Potassium is very important in cellular biochemical reactions and energy metabolism.

Along with sodium, it regulates the water balance and the acid-base balance in the blood and tissues.

Thus, potassium is a very important mineral for our body.

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

  1. Sodium

  2. Potassium

  3. Magnesium

  4. Iron


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Option $(A),\ (B)$ are correct.

Sodium and potassium ions participate in the transmission of nerve signals. It is done by sodium/potassium pump.The membrane of an unstimulated neuron is polarized.Polarization is established by maintaining an excess of sodium ions on the outside and an excess of potassium ions on the inside. A certain amount of $Na^{ +}$ and $K^{+}$ is always leaking across the membrane through leakage channels, but $Na^{ +}/K^{ +}$ pumps in the membrane actively restore the ions to the appropriate side.

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


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Option $(A),\ (B)$ are correct.

Sodium ions help in transmission of nerve signals by sodium/potassium pump.
Sodium ions also help in transport of sugar and amino acids into cells through indirect active transport via an extracellular medium.

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. $x=170,\ y=90$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option $(B)$ is correct.

A typical 70 $kg$ man constitutes 90 $kg$ of sodium and  170 $kg$ of potassium.

Which element is present in blood plasma in larger quantity?

  1. Sodium

  2. Potassium

  3. Iron

  4. Copper


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Option $ (A) $ is correct.
Sodium is present in blood plasma in larger quantity. It is present in extracellular fluid and interstitial fluids.
Hence, even though sodium diffuses into the cell due to the concentration gradient, there is a sodium pump which pushes it back again.

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

  1. Calcium

  2. Sodium

  3. Magnesium

  4. Potassium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Option $(D)$ is correct.
Potassium participates in the oxidation of glucose to form ATP through  ATP-sensitive potassium channel. 

Select the correct statement with respect to sodium peroxide?

  1. It decolourises the $KMnO _4$ solution.

  2. On heating with oxygen at $450^0C$ and 300 atm pressure, it becomes paramagnetic.

  3. It is obtained along with sodium metal when sodium oxide is heated to a temperature more than $400^oC$.

  4. It gives both hydrogen peroxide and oxygen gas with water as well as with sulphuric acid.


Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

(A) $2Mn{ O } _4^-(pink)+16H^++5O _2^{2-}\rightarrow 2Mn^{2+}+8H _2O+5O _2$.
(B) $Na _2O _2+O _2\xrightarrow [300 atm]{> 450^oC} 2NaO _2 ({ O } _2^-$ contains on unpaired electron in $\pi^*$ MO).
(C) $2Na _2O\xrightarrow {400^oC} Na _2O _2+2Na$.
(D) Gives only $H _2O _2$.

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

  1. $Mg^{2+}$

  2. $Na^{+}$

  3. $K^{+}$

  4. $Ca^{2+}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

${ Ca }^{ 2+ }$ is the ion helpful for controlling heart beat and muscle contraction.

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.


Correct Option: C

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


Correct Option: A

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Simple proteins bonded with a non-proteinic prosthetic group (acting as cofactor) are called conjugated proteins.
Examples include  Glycoprotein, Lipoprotein, and Phosphoprotein.

Which is used for fixing atmospheric nitrogen?

  1. $CaCN _2$ (nitrolim)

  2. $Li _3N$

  3. $Mg _3N _2$

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For fixing atmospheric nitrogen -nitrolim is used and further $CaCN _2+C$ is used as fertilizer.

Which one of the following has magnesium?

  1. Vitamin $B _{12}$

  2. Chlorophyll

  3. Haemocyanin

  4. Carbonic anhydrase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Mg$ is present in chlorophyll which is a green pigment and is used in photosynthesis in green plants.

Hence option B is correct.

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

  1. $Na _2SO _4 $

  2. $NaCl$

  3. $CaCl _2$

  4. $CaC _2$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Calcium carbide is also used for ripening fruit artificially in some countries. When calcium carbide comes in contact with moisture, it produces acetylene gas, which is quite similar in reaction to the natural ripening agent ethylene.

Hence option  D is correct.

Nitrolim is a mixture of :

  1. $CaC _2$ and graphite

  2. $CaCN _2$ and graphite

  3. $Ca(CN) _2$ and graphite

  4. $CaCN _2+N _2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 $CaC _2 +N _2\longrightarrow CaCN _2 +C$

When nitrogen is passed over calcium carbide at a suitable high temperature, we get a mixture of $CaCN _2 + Graphite (C)$ known as nitrolim which is a nitrogenous fertiliser." 

A holoenzyme contains apoenzyme and ____________ .

  1. isoenzyme

  2. cofactor

  3. inhibitor

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme+ Cofactor.

Apoenzyme:-An apoenzyme is an inactive enzyme, activation of the enzyme occurs upon binding of an organic or inorganic cofactor.
Cofactor:-A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's activity

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. $500ppm$


Correct Option: A

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$Ca^{2+}$ ions are required for contraction of muscles in humans.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mg binds to phosphate group in ATP thus making a complex that catalyses phosphate transfer. 

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The chief component of the nacre that constitutes the pearl is aragonite $(CaCO _3)$. Nacre also contains a small amount of conchiolin, a hornlike organic substance (albuminoid) that is the main constituent of the mollusk's outer shell.

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.


Correct Option: A,B,C,D

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


Correct Option: D
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