Chapter 11
Programming and Systems Biology
Exercises
1. Why are programming languages a boon for biologists?
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2. Name the various aspects of data management for systems biology.
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3. Choose the INCORRECT statement
(a) Python is a programming language.
(b) Biologists do not require knowledge of statistical tools for handling datasets.
(c) Most of the applications have been developed on Linux platform.
(d) Python provides third-party toolkits.
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4. Systems biology is
(a) the systematic study of all the living organisms.
(b) the thorough study of all biochemical and signaling pathways.
(c) the detailed study of biological systems through computational and experimental methods.
(d) the study of dynamics of enzymes.
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5. Which of the following is NOT included in data management systems?
(a) Metabolic control analysis
(b) Spreadsheets
(c) Web-based electronic lab notebooks (ELN)
(d) Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
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6. What is the need of systems biology?
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7. What is the fundamental difference between systems biology and physiology?
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8. Explain systems biology as collection of approaches and tools.
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9. Is systems biology cell-centric?
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