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.

Action potential can only flow in the forward direction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Local anesthetics act by _____________ the ion channels.

A. inactivating
B. opening
C. closing
D. mutating
Answer» D. mutating
3.

The parts in the figure are a)__________, b)_____________, c)___________, d)____________.

A. dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier
B. _____________, c)___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath
C. ___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheathc) soma, axon hillock, myelin sheath, dendrites
D. ____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheathc) soma, axon hillock, myelin sheath, dendritesd) soma, axon hillock, axon, dendrites
Answer» B. _____________, c)___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath
4.

Saltatory conduction occurs due to _______________

A. axon hillock
B. soma
C. myelin sheath
D. nodes of ranvier
Answer» D. nodes of ranvier
5.

A neuron fires when _____________________

A. action potential is achieved
B. apoptosis is induced
C. re-stimulation occurs
D. stimulation ceases
Answer» B. apoptosis is induced
6.

Depolarization is when ___________ ions flow inside the neuron’s membrane.

A. Potassium
B. Sodium
C. Chloride
D. Magnesium
Answer» C. Chloride
7.

On which of the following organisms, the research on nerve cells was first carried out?

A. Drosophila melanogaster
B. Grasshopper
C. Giant squid
D. Octopus
Answer» D. Octopus
8.

Which of the following has the highest permeability in a resting nerve cell?

A. Na+
B. Cl–
C. I–
D. K+
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following exists in nerve and muscle cells?

A. resting potential
B. membrane potential
C. potassium equilibrium potential
D. sodium equilibrium potential
Answer» B. membrane potential
10.

Membrane potential is present only in nerve cells.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

Myelin sheath is composed mainly of _____________

A. proteins
B. lipids
C. nucleic acids
D. cholesterol
Answer» C. nucleic acids
12.

The information is forwarded from the neuron through which part?

A. axon
B. soma
C. dendrites
D. nucleus
Answer» B. soma
13.

Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?

A. cell body
B. axon
C. dendrites
D. myelin sheath
Answer» D. myelin sheath
14.

Information is coded in the form of fast moving impulse in which types of cells?

A. epithelial
B. endothelial
C. neurons
D. hepatocytes
Answer» D. hepatocytes
15.

Response to external stimulus is called _______________

A. reaction
B. immunity
C. response
D. irritability
Answer» E.