Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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51.

Carbohydrates present in cell membrane are generally ___________

A. Monosaccharides
B. Disachharides
C. Oligosaccharides
D. Polysaccharides
Answer» D. Polysaccharides
52.

Local anesthetics act by _____________ the ion channels.

A. inactivating
B. opening
C. closing
D. mutating
Answer» D. mutating
53.

The model of a lipid bilayer lined by a layer of protein molecules on both sides was put forward by _____

A. Davson and Danielli
B. Singer and Nicolson
C. Watson and Crick
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Singer and Nicolson
54.

Plasmolysis occurs in __________

A. Hypertonic solution
B. Hypotonic solution
C. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solution
D. Isotonic solution
Answer» B. Hypotonic solution
55.

Hydropathy plot helps to _______________

A. Identify hydrophobic amino acids
B. Determine arrangement of amino acids in a transmembrane protein
C. Provides an average hydrophobicity of short peptide segments
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
56.

Integral proteins are also known as ____________

A. Intrinsic proteins
B. Glycosylated proteins
C. Transmembrane proteins
D. Bilayer proteins
Answer» D. Bilayer proteins
57.

Which of the following is exoplasmic?

A. Phosphatidyl choline
B. Phosphatidyl serine
C. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
D. Phosphatidyl inositol
Answer» B. Phosphatidyl serine
58.

Which of the following channels depend on forces such as stretch tension applied on the membrane?

A. Voltage-gated channels
B. Mechano-gated channels
C. Ligand-gated channels
D. Tension-gated channels
Answer» C. Ligand-gated channels
59.

Lipid rafts are ___________

A. Patches of glycoproteins in the lipid bilayer
B. Patches of cholesterol and sphingolipids in lipid bilayer
C. Patches of only cholesterol in lipid bilayers
D. Detached patches of proteins floating on the lipid bilayer
Answer» C. Patches of only cholesterol in lipid bilayers
60.

GLUT1 is an example of ______________

A. Channel protein
B. Facilitative transporter
C. Active transporter
D. Lipid-anchored protein
Answer» C. Active transporter
61.

Action potential can only flow in the forward direction.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
62.

Shingolipids is the derivative of ______________

A. Sphingosine
B. Shingomycin
C. Sphingoceramicin
D. Sphingolipid polymer
Answer» B. Shingomycin
63.

The concept of transmembrane proteins was obtained from the results of which technique?

A. Freeze-fraction replication
B. Freeze-fracture replication
C. Fraction replication
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Fraction replication
64.

The transport of water molecules from a solution to the cell cytoplasm occurs in _________

A. Hypertonic solution
B. Hypotonic solution
C. Isotonic solution
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Isotonic solution
65.

Which phenomena are made use of in the technique FRAP?

A. electrostatic
B. photothermal
C. hybridization
D. fluorescence
Answer» E.
66.

Cell fusion can be performed on two cells from different species.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
67.

Which of the following occurs in the membrane, when the temperature is lowered?

A. denaturation
B. desaturation
C. saccharification
D. glycolysis
Answer» C. saccharification
68.

Lipid rafts are patches of cholesterol and ________________

A. carbohydrates
B. amino acids
C. lipids
D. sphingolipids
Answer» E.
69.

The channel in a membrane protein by which an ion or molecule can be transported in and out of the cell membrane is known as ___________

A. Permeation pathway
B. Permeate channel
C. Permeation channel
D. Channel pathway
Answer» B. Permeate channel
70.

GPI- anchored proteins show particular affinity towards ________

A. Cholesterol
B. Hydrophobic tail
C. Lipid rafts
D. Phosphatidylserine
Answer» D. Phosphatidylserine
71.

The ratio of Na⁺ and K⁺ transported by Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase pump is ___________

A. 1:1
B. 2:1
C. 2:3
D. 3:2
Answer» E.
72.

Which of the following facilitates binding of positively charged amino acid residues?

A. Phosphatidyl choline (PC)
B. Phosphatidyl serine (PS)
C. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE)
D. Phosphatidyl inositol(PI)
Answer» C. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE)
73.

Saltatory conduction occurs due to _______________

A. axon hillock
B. soma
C. myelin sheath
D. nodes of ranvier
Answer» D. nodes of ranvier
74.

Which of the following is covalently attached to a lipid molecule in cell membrane?

A. Integral protein
B. Transmembrane protein
C. Peripheral protein
D. Lipid-anchored protein
Answer» E.
75.

The phosphoglycerides in cell membrane are of the _________ type.

A. Triglyceride
B. Diglyceride
C. Monoglyceride
D. Polyglyceride
Answer» C. Monoglyceride
76.

Halobacterium salinarium uses the following for the active transport of ions to induce purple colour.

A. Light energy
B. ATP
C. Voltage
D. Chemical energy
Answer» B. ATP
77.

Cytosol is the same as cytoplasm.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
78.

Which of the following is allowed in context with a plasma membrane?

A. Inversion
B. Transportation
C. Transversion
D. Transformation
Answer» C. Transversion
79.

Which type of molecules are involved in responding to external signals received by the cell?

A. Enzymes
B. Nucleic acids
C. Genes
D. Receptors
Answer» E.
80.

One of the main functions of plasma membranes is to enclose the contents of _____________

A. cell
B. organism
C. bones
D. tissue
Answer» B. organism
81.

The parts in the figure are a)__________, b)_____________, c)___________, d)____________.

A. dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier
B. dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath
C. soma, axon hillock, myelin sheath, dendrites
D. soma, axon hillock, axon, dendrites
Answer» B. dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath