Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which antibody is produced at high levels in response to parasitic functions?

A. IgA
B. IgE
C. IgG
D. IgD
Answer» C. IgG
2.

Which is the first antibody secreted by B cells following stimulation by an antigen?

A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgE
D. IgD
Answer» C. IgE
3.

The heavy and light chains of the antibodies are linked to one another by ____________________

A. covalent bonds
B. disulfide bonds
C. ionic bonds
D. hydrogen bonds
Answer» C. ionic bonds
4.

Which of the following serves as antigen receptors?

A. antibodies
B. cytokines
C. chemokines
D. necrosis factors
Answer» B. cytokines
5.

A harmless version of tetanus toxin is called _________________

A. clostridium
B. plasmid
C. toxoid
D. thylakoid
Answer» D. thylakoid
6.

Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox?

A. Louis Pasteur
B. Francis Crick
C. Barbara McClintock
D. Edward Jenner
Answer» E.
7.

For the body to develop immunologic tolerance, production of ____________________ must be prevented.

A. antibodies
B. antigens
C. autoantibodies
D. lymphocytes
Answer» D. lymphocytes
8.

In case of acquired immune system, a secondary immune response is generated by the ______________

A. memory B-cells
B. germ cells
C. lymphoid tissues
D. antigens
Answer» B. germ cells
9.

B-lymphocytes that do not differentiate into plasma cells are called _______________________

A. T-lymphocytes
B. Helper T-cells
C. Memory B cells
D. Memory T-cells
Answer» D. Memory T-cells
10.

Plasma cells possess extensive smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

Some of the activated B-cells lead to the formation of short-lived ______________________

A. plasma cells
B. evanescent waves
C. memory cells
D. thymus cells
Answer» B. evanescent waves
12.

Antigens that do not require the involvement of T-cells for the activation of B-cells are _____________________

A. thymus-dependent
B. thymus-independent
C. intracellular pathogens
D. facultative anaerobes
Answer» C. intracellular pathogens
13.

B-cells arise from ______________________

A. progenitor cells
B. antigens
C. antibodies
D. natural killer cells
Answer» B. antigens
14.

Who proposed the clonal selection theory?

A. James Watson
B. Niels Jerne
C. Francis Crick
D. Frank MacFarlane Burnet
Answer» E.
15.

According to the “instructive model” the antigen instructs lymphocytes to produce antibodies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False