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This section includes 94 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. |
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 | |
2. |
T-cells secrete antibodies for eradicating the infected cells. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
3. |
Cytotoxic T cells are _____________ |
A. | CD2⁺ |
B. | CD4⁺ |
C. | CD6⁺ |
D. | CD8⁺ |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
Humoral immunity is mediated by ______________ |
A. | mast cells |
B. | neutrophils |
C. | lymphocytes |
D. | leukocytes |
Answer» D. leukocytes | |
5. |
Patients suffering from which of the following disease contain large quantities of a single type of antibodies? |
A. | glioblastoma |
B. | prostate cancer |
C. | breast cancer |
D. | multiple myeloma |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
After entering the target cells, the granzymes activate the ______________________ |
A. | antibodies |
B. | chemokines |
C. | perforins |
D. | caspases |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
B-cells arise from ______________________ |
A. | progenitor cells |
B. | antigens |
C. | antibodies |
D. | natural killer cells |
Answer» B. antigens | |
8. |
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 | |
9. |
Each T-cell has a single species of T-cell receptor. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
Which antibody is produced at high levels in response to parasitic functions? |
A. | IgA |
B. | IgE |
C. | IgG |
D. | IgD |
Answer» C. IgG | |
11. |
Who proposed the clonal selection theory? |
A. | James Watson |
B. | Niels Jerne |
C. | Francis Crick |
D. | Frank MacFarlane Burnet |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
In all the immunoglobulins, there are _____ type(s) of light chains and ______ type(s) of heavy chain. |
A. | 2, 1 |
B. | 2, 2 |
C. | 1, 2 |
D. | 1, 1 |
Answer» C. 1, 2 | |
13. |
For the body to develop immunologic tolerance, production of ____________________ must be prevented. |
A. | antibodies |
B. | antigens |
C. | autoantibodies |
D. | lymphocytes |
Answer» D. lymphocytes | |
14. |
Adoptive immunotherapy involves the person’s own immune system for treatment against cancer. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
15. |
The drug Vectibix is directed against _____________________ |
A. | Her2 receptor |
B. | Her3 receptor |
C. | EGF receptor |
D. | EGF |
Answer» D. EGF | |
16. |
Spontaneous remissions were studied by which of the following scientists? |
A. | Barbara McClintock |
B. | William Coley |
C. | Fredrick Sanger |
D. | James Watson |
Answer» C. Fredrick Sanger | |
17. |
Conventional therapies like chemosurgery kill a large number of healthy cells in addition to cancer cells. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
18. |
p53 is capable of binding to which family of proteins? |
A. | Bcl-1 |
B. | Bcl-2 |
C. | Bcl-3 |
D. | Bcl-4 |
Answer» C. Bcl-3 | |
19. |
p53 is a _________ |
A. | translation factor |
B. | polymerase |
C. | endonuclease |
D. | transcription factor |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Which immune cells are generally used in the treatment of cancer using adoptive immunotherapy? |
A. | Mast cells |
B. | Dendritic cells |
C. | Neuronal cells |
D. | Malignant cells |
Answer» C. Neuronal cells | |
21. |
Angiogenesis is the process of formation of __________________ |
A. | cancer cells |
B. | blood vessels |
C. | tissues |
D. | immune cells |
Answer» C. tissues | |
22. |
Cancer cells promote angiogenesis by secreting ________________________ |
A. | antigens |
B. | antibodies |
C. | growth factors |
D. | necrosis factors |
Answer» D. necrosis factors | |
23. |
Which of the following disease is caused by a chromosomal translocation? |
A. | Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
B. | Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma |
C. | Alzheimer’s disease |
D. | Parkinson’s disease |
Answer» B. Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma | |
24. |
Certain agents may be converted to mutagenic compounds by the action of cellular enzymes. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
25. |
Cyclooxygenase-2 synthesizes _____________________ |
A. | sucrose |
B. | prostaglandins |
C. | steroids |
D. | gametes |
Answer» C. steroids | |
26. |
The immortality exhibited by the cancer cells is due to presence of _____________________ |
A. | telomerase |
B. | nuclease |
C. | kinase |
D. | protease |
Answer» B. nuclease | |
27. |
When was the genetic basis of retinoblastoma first explained? |
A. | 1961 |
B. | 1971 |
C. | 1981 |
D. | 1991 |
Answer» C. 1981 | |
28. |
The first tumor-suppressor gene to be studied is associated with ______________________ |
A. | myeloma |
B. | sarcoma |
C. | retinoblastoma |
D. | carcinoma |
Answer» D. carcinoma | |
29. |
Oncogenes promote the growth of cancer cells. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
30. |
Which of the following is a test for detecting precancerous cells? |
A. | MRI |
B. | CT Scan |
C. | Pap smear |
D. | Endoscopy |
Answer» D. Endoscopy | |
31. |
The expression of telomerase on cancer cells can be considered an epigenetic change. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
32. |
Cancer is monoclonal. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
33. |
Perforins and granzymes are secreted by ______________________ |
A. | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
B. | Helper T lymphocytes |
C. | Regulatory T lymphocytes |
D. | B lymphocytes |
Answer» B. Helper T lymphocytes | |
34. |
Binding of which of the following antibody’s heavy chain initiates the lysis of bound bacterial cells? |
A. | IgM |
B. | IgD |
C. | IgA |
D. | IgE |
Answer» B. IgD | |
35. |
Chemokines act as ___________________ |
A. | buffers |
B. | receptors |
C. | chemoattractants |
D. | antibodies |
Answer» D. antibodies | |
36. |
The oncogenes act __________________ |
A. | dominantly |
B. | recessively |
C. | occasionally |
D. | frequently |
Answer» B. recessively | |
37. |
The phagocytes can recognize pathogens by means of _____________________ |
A. | necrosis factor |
B. | complement activation |
C. | pattern recognition receptors |
D. | adhesion molecules |
Answer» D. adhesion molecules | |
38. |
Which of the following is a humanized antibody? |
A. | Doxorubicin |
B. | Sulforaphane |
C. | Vimentin |
D. | Herceptin |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
IgG is the predominant antibody in the secretion of respiratory tract. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
40. |
Which of the following is an essential requirement for the differentiation of regulatory T cells? |
A. | FOXP1 |
B. | FOXP2 |
C. | FOXP3 |
D. | FOXP4 |
Answer» D. FOXP4 | |
41. |
The cancer cells are protected from ___________________ |
A. | transcription |
B. | mutation |
C. | apoptosis |
D. | contamination |
Answer» D. contamination | |
42. |
Leukemias usually arise from _________ |
A. | epithelial cells |
B. | neurons |
C. | blood-forming tissues |
D. | epidermal cells |
Answer» D. epidermal cells | |
43. |
The most common solid tumors – breast, colon etc. arise in _____________ cells. |
A. | epithelial |
B. | mesothelial |
C. | nerve cells |
D. | muscle cells |
Answer» B. mesothelial | |
44. |
Plasma cells possess extensive smooth endoplasmic reticulum. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
45. |
Innate immune responses are accompanied by inflammation. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
46. |
Which type of interferons is associated with an antiviral innate response? |
A. | Type I |
B. | Type II |
C. | Type III |
D. | Type IV |
Answer» B. Type II | |
47. |
Which type of immune cells are responsible for eradicating intracellular pathogens? |
A. | natural killer cells |
B. | mast cells |
C. | neurons |
D. | specific lymphocytes |
Answer» B. mast cells | |
48. |
Which of the following is a stomach-dwelling bacterium? |
A. | Helicobacter pylori |
B. | Staphylococcus epidermis |
C. | Staphylococcus hominis |
D. | Pityrosporum |
Answer» B. Staphylococcus epidermis | |
49. |
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 | |
50. |
Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox? |
A. | Louis Pasteur |
B. | Francis Crick |
C. | Barbara McClintock |
D. | Edward Jenner |
Answer» E. | |