

MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
How are the intrinsic proteins in cell membrane distributed? |
A. | Uniform |
B. | Random |
C. | Symmetric |
D. | Asymmetric |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Plasma membrane is permeable to __________ |
A. | ATP |
B. | Glucose |
C. | K<sup>+</sup> |
D. | Urea |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Which of the following has high lipid content? |
A. | Myelin sheath |
B. | Plasma membrane |
C. | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
D. | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
Answer» B. Plasma membrane | |
4. |
Which of the following glycerophospholipids is not common in inner leaflet (cytoplasmic)? |
A. | Phosphatidylserine |
B. | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
C. | Phosphatidylinositol |
D. | Phosphatidylcholine |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
A platelet is able to play its role in the formation of blood clot when one of the glycerophospholipids in the plasma membrane moves into the outer leaflet. |
A. | Phosphatidylserine |
B. | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
C. | Phosphatidylinositol |
D. | Phosphatidylglycerol |
Answer» B. Phosphatidylethanolamine | |
6. |
Which of the following is choline containing lipid? |
A. | Sphingomyelin |
B. | Phosphatidylserine |
C. | Phosphatidylglycerol |
D. | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
Answer» B. Phosphatidylserine | |
7. |
When cross sectional area of the head group is greater than that of the acyl side chain, which of the following lipid aggregates formation is favored? |
A. | Micelles |
B. | Bilayer |
C. | Liposome |
D. | Myelin sheath |
Answer» B. Bilayer | |
8. |
When cross sectional area of the head group and acyl side chain is similar, which of the following lipid aggregates formation is favored? |
A. | Micelles |
B. | Bilayer |
C. | Liposome |
D. | Myelin sheath |
Answer» C. Liposome | |
9. |
Which of the following types of lipid aggregates has maximum stability? |
A. | Micelles |
B. | Bilayer |
C. | Liposome |
D. | Myelin sheath |
Answer» D. Myelin sheath | |
10. |
How many types of lipid aggregates are formed when amphipathic lipids are mixed with water? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |
11. |
Which of the following are the major component of chloroplast membrane of plants and are absent from animal cells? |
A. | Glycolipids |
B. | Phospholipids |
C. | Ether lipids |
D. | Triacylglycerols |
Answer» B. Phospholipids | |
12. |
Which of the following is important in signal transduction triggered by hormones? |
A. | Phosphatidylinositol and its derivatives |
B. | Phosphatidylserine and its derivatives |
C. | Phosphatidylglycerol and its derivatives |
D. | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
Answer» B. Phosphatidylserine and its derivatives | |
13. |
Which of the following membranes contain low cholesterol and high cardiolipin? |
A. | Myelin sheath |
B. | Plasma membrane |
C. | Inner mitochondrial membrane of hepatocyte |
D. | Cell wall |
Answer» D. Cell wall | |
14. |
Which of the following acts as a passive electrical insulator? |
A. | Myelin sheath |
B. | Plasma membrane |
C. | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
D. | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
Answer» B. Plasma membrane | |