MZO-3 2025 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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ASSIGNMENT
Comparative Animal Physiology and Biochemistry
Course Code: MZO-003
Assignment Code: MZO-003/TMA/2025
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
1. a) What is Lineweaver Burk plot? Derive Lineweaver Burk equation from
Michaelis-Menten equation.
b) Write the significance of Km and Vmax in enzyme activity.
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2. Differentiate between any three of the following:
i) Competitive inhibition and Non-competitive inhibition
ii) Artery and vein.
iii) Active transport and passive transport
iv) Fed state and fasting State
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3. a) What is the effect of pH and temperature on enzyme activity.
b) Write the characteristic features of the active site.
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4. Write short notes of the following:
i) Well Fed state
ii) Allosteric enzymes
iii) Malpighian Tubules
iv) Filter Feeding
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5. a) Briefly discuss the standard Gibbs energy change.
b) Write a brief account on the Nernst equation and its significance.
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6. a) Explain why ATP is considered as energy currency.
b) Elaborate the role of the protein complex in the electron transport chain.
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7. a) What is the role of the proton gradient in mitochondria? Discuss.
(b) Explain how lowering blood glucose levels affects the insulin/glucagon
ratio.
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8. a) Briefly discuss the respiratory response of human lungs to extreme
conditions.
b) Discuss the muscle contraction with a well labelled diagram.
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9. a) What is the metabolic fate of ATP in muscle cells.
b) How absorption of food takes place in the large intestine?
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10. a) Briefly discuss the structure and function of F0-F1 ATP synthase
b) Give a brief account on redox potential using a suitable example.
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