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BZYCT 135 BSCG ignou assignment 2024

Course : BSCG
Session 2024
Submission date : This assignment is valid from 1st January, 2024 to 31st December, 2024.

1. Define the following terms:
i) Pheromone
ii) Vitamins C
iii) Allosteric enzyme
iv) Malpighian tubule
(2½×4=10)
2. a) Discuss the mechanism urine production in nephron.
b) Explain β-oxidation pathway of saturated fatty acid breakdown.
(5×2=10)
3. Write differences between the following pairs:
i) Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
ii) ‘A’ band and ‘T’ band of myofibril
iii) Allosteric enzymes and Isoenzymes
iv) Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
(2½×4=10)
4. a) Discuss the importance of Km and Vmax in enzyme catalysed reactions.
b) Explain the various mechanisms of enzyme regulation.

BZYCT 135 BSCG ignou assignment 2024

5. a) Define ageing. Mention any three theories of ageing.
b) Write a formula representing the reaction between haemoglobin
and oxygen. What factors influence the rate and direction of the
reaction?
(5×2=10)
6. Describe the role of free redicals in their sources in the body. (10)
7. a) Drive Michaelis-Mention equation.
b) Draw Lineweaver-Burk plot.
(5×2=10)
8. a) Discuss the functions of Electron Transport System-I (ETS-I).
b) Which hormones are secreted by the pancreas? Explain their functions.
(5×2=10)
9. a) Explain Oogenesis in human females.
b) Diagrammatically explain the biochemical pathways that produce
ATP for vertebrate muscle contraction

BZYCT 135 BSCG ignou assignment 2024

10. Write short notes on the following:
i) Synaptic transmission
ii) Fat soluble vitamins
iii) Bohr’s effect
iv) Essential amino acid