Important Questions (Biology for engineers)

Unit I

Q1: Write differences between:

a) Unicellular and multi-cellular organisms

b) Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
c) Autotrophs, heteroteophs and lithotrophs
d) Aminotelic, uricotelic and ureotelic organisms
e) Aquatic and terrestrial orgaisms

Q2: Write about 3 domain classification in detail. Explain all the 3 domains.

Q3: What are single celled organisms? Explain in detail with examples. Also write about the ecological
aspects of single celled organisms.

Q4: What is the significance of engineering in biology? Write about microscopy in biology.

Unit II

Q1: Write short notes on:

a) Amino acids
b) Simple and complex sugars
c) Nucleotides
d) DNA and RNA
e) Lipids

Q2: Explain different levels of protein structure (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary) with
examples wherever necessary.

Q3: What are enzymes? How do they work? What are the two models of enzyme action? Explain
enzyme kinetics with its parameters.

Unit III

Q1: What are the Laws of Mendel? What is a gene and an allele? What is the concept of dominance and
recessiveness?

Q2: Make a Punnette square or a monohybrid cross. What is epistasis? Explain its types.

Q3: Write about different types of single gene disorders with examples.

Q4: Explain stages of Mitosis and Meiosis.

Q5: Explain DNA as genetic material with its structure(diagram) and types. Write about nucleosome
model.
Q6: Concept of genetic code and its universality in nature.

Unit IV

Q1: How is thermodynamics applicable to biology? What are the three Laws of Thermodynamics?

Q2: Write the following:

a) Exothermic Vs Endothermic
b) Exergonic Vs Endergonic
c) Concept of Keq and its relation to standard free energy
d) ATP as energy currency

Q3: Explain Glycolysis and Kreb’s Cycle/TCA cycle.

Q4: Explain photosynthesis. Where does it occur in a cell?