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 is the first membrane protein to have its amino acid sequence determined?

A. Glycophorin A
B. Glycophorin B
C. Glycophorin C
D. Glycophorin D
Answer» B. Glycophorin B
2.

Band 3 and glycophorins are membrane proteins that contain ________________

A. carbohydrates
B. sterols
C. lipids
D. nucleic acids
Answer» B. sterols
3.

Hemolysis is associated with which type of cells?

A. hepatocytes
B. germ cells
C. somatic cells
D. red blood cells
Answer» E.
4.

The sperm cell is covered by a _____________

A. sheath
B. cell wall
C. continuous membrane
D. discontinuous membrane
Answer» D. discontinuous membrane
5.

The use of optical tweezers in membrane biology was done to confirm the ________________ nature of membranes.

A. self-replicating
B. elastic
C. inelastic
D. photo-responsive
Answer» C. inelastic
6.

Which type of molecules are used in SPT?

A. organic dye
B. inorganic dye
C. antibodies
D. gold particles
Answer» E.
7.

Which phenomena are made use of in the technique FRAP?

A. electrostatic
B. photothermal
C. hybridization
D. fluorescence
Answer» E.
8.

In the experiments to demonstrate the mobility of membrane proteins, which cells were fused with human cells?

A. mouse cells
B. drosophila cells
C. tumor cells
D. bacterial cells
Answer» B. drosophila cells
9.

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

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Lipid rafts are patches of cholesterol and ________________

A. carbohydrates
B. amino acids
C. lipids
D. sphingolipids
Answer» E.
11.

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

A. denaturation
B. desaturation
C. saccharification
D. glycolysis
Answer» C. saccharification
12.

Which of the following molecules affects the mobility of fatty acyl chains in the plasma membrane?

A. starch
B. glycogen
C. cholesterol
D. carbohydrates
Answer» D. carbohydrates
13.

The ___________ the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of the bilayer, the ___________ the temperature before the bilayer gels.

A. greater, lower
B. greater, more
C. lesser, higher
D. lesser, higher
Answer» B. greater, more
14.

Which of the following attributes of the membrane is most affected at the transition temperature?

A. size
B. fluidity
C. internal composition
D. internal environment
Answer» C. internal composition
15.

Fluidity and viscosity are the same.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.