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This section includes 81 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |