Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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1.

Total number of ATPs formed by oxidation of one glucose molecule is ___________

A. 36 ATPs
B. 30 ATP
C. 32 ATPs
D. 34 ATPs
Answer» B. 30 ATP
2.

In the inner membrane of mitochondria, there is one protein molecule for approximately every _______

A. 15 phospholipids
B. 25 phospholipids
C. 5 phospholipids
D. 10 phospholipids
Answer» B. 25 phospholipids
3.

What enzyme is used to detoxify alcohol in our body?

A. Catalase
B. Peroxidase
C. Urea – catalase
D. Amylase
Answer» C. Urea – catalase
4.

Which part of mitochondria is responsible for the degradation of many enzymes?

A. Mitochondrial matrix
B. Cristae
C. Inner membrane
D. Outer membrane
Answer» E.
5.

The inner boundary membrane and inner cristal membrane are joined by ____

A. Mitochondrial junctions
B. Membrane junctions
C. Cristae junctions
D. Tubule junctions
Answer» D. Tubule junctions
6.

The TCA cycle produces ____________

A. 2 NADH
B. 6 NADH
C. 8 NADH
D. 4 NADH
Answer» C. 8 NADH
7.

The mitochondrial RNA polymerase is made up of _____________

A. 1 subunit
B. 2 subunits
C. 3 subunits
D. multiple subunits
Answer» B. 2 subunits
8.

How many ATP molecules are produced per Krebs’ Cycle in eukaryotes?

A. 2 ATP
B. 36 ATP
C. 38 ATP
D. 24 ATP
Answer» E.
9.

Glycolysis takes place in _____

A. Outer membrane of mitochondria
B. Inner membrane of mitochondria
C. Mitochondrial matrix
D. Cytosol
Answer» E.
10.

The approximate proton motive force of an actively respiring mitochondrion is ____________ mV.

A. 220
B. 240
C. 260
D. 280
Answer» B. 240
11.

NADH and FADH₂ is associated with respectively ____________

A. Complexes I and complex II
B. Complexes II and complex III
C. Complexes I and complex III
D. Complexes III and complex IV
Answer» B. Complexes II and complex III
12.

For which organelle proton motive force is also a source of energy?

A. nucleus
B. ribosomes
C. mitochondrion
D. golgi complex
Answer» D. golgi complex
13.

The mitochondrial DNA in humans encode for how many poplypeptides?

A. 15
B. 13
C. 12
D. 11
Answer» C. 12
14.

Which of the following molecules is present in the mitochondrion?

A. Acetyl CoA
B. Acetyl CoB
C. Acetylanase
D. Acetylcholine
Answer» B. Acetyl CoB
15.

Export of proteins with exportin CRM1 can be inhibited by ___________

A. Leptomycin A
B. Leptomycin B
C. Leptomycin D
D. Leptomycin H
Answer» C. Leptomycin D
16.

Cajal bodies mainly consist of the protein _________

A. Emerin
B. Actin
C. Coilin
D. Desprin
Answer» D. Desprin
17.

The transport factors that help in the transport of molecules through the nuclear pores are known as ___________

A. Nucleopherins
B. Nucleoporins
C. Karyopherins
D. Karyoporins
Answer» D. Karyoporins
18.

Lamin proteins that bind to the intra-nuclear chromatin are _____________

A. Emerin
B. Nesprin
C. LEM-3
D. Cannot be said
Answer» D. Cannot be said
19.

Which organelle is used in the production of white matter in the nervous system?

A. Mitochondria
B. Peroxisomes
C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
D. Ribosomes
Answer» C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
20.

At the expense of two ATP molecules, how many phosphate groups are present on the fructose in the third step of glycolysis?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
21.

Which of the following is also known as Krebs cycle?

A. Electron transport chain
B. Glycolysis
C. TCA cycle
D. DNA Replication
Answer» D. DNA Replication
22.

Which of the following is also known as Kremer bodies?

A. Cajal bodies
B. PML bodies
C. Nuclear speckles
D. Nucleolus
Answer» C. Nuclear speckles
23.

Which of the following displaces Importin-alpha from the cargo transported inside the nucleus?

A. Impotin-beta
B. RanGTP
C. CAS
D. RanGTPase
Answer» D. RanGTPase
24.

Which of the following is an important end product of disassembly of fatty acids?

A. Acetyl CoA
B. Succinate dehydrogenase
C. Pyruvate
D. DNA gyrase
Answer» B. Succinate dehydrogenase
25.

Mitochondria are not able to transport NADH from cytosol.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
26.

How many molecules of ATP are formed from the catabolism of one glucose molecule?

A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48
Answer» D. 48
27.

Coenzyme A is derived from _________________

A. thiamin
B. riboflavin
C. pantothenic acid
D. biotin
Answer» D. biotin
28.

Decarboxylation of pyruvate group takes place in the ________________

A. outer mitochondrial membrane
B. inner mitochondrial membrane
C. mitochondrial matrix
D. cytosol
Answer» E.
29.

Which part of mitochondria has almost 70-75% protein content?

A. Outer membrane
B. Inner membrane
C. Both outer and inner membrane
D. Intermembrane space
Answer» C. Both outer and inner membrane
30.

Mitochondria is the organ for ______

A. Cellular respiration
B. Cellular digestion
C. Cellular death
D. Cellular motility
Answer» B. Cellular digestion
31.

In presence of oxygen, how many additional molecules of ATP can be formed by metabolizing pyruvate and NADH in the mitochondria?

A. more than 20
B. more than 30
C. more than 50
D. more than 100
Answer» C. more than 50
32.

How many molecules of ATP are formed per molecule of glucose oxidized?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
33.

Why are red blood cells anucleated?

A. Presence of nucleus leads to heavier cells that cannot flow in blood stream
B. Absence of nucleus leads to increased space for haemoglobin that carries molecular oxygen
C. Presence of nucleus leads to increased proliferation of RBCs which harms the body
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Presence of nucleus leads to increased proliferation of RBCs which harms the body
34.

Which of the following human cells are multinucleated?

A. Myocytes
B. Erythrocytes
C. Megakaryocytes
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Erythrocytes
35.

All enzymes of the TCA cycle reside in the mitochondrial membrane.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
36.

How many reactions are constituted in a glycolytic pathway?

A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
Answer» D. 15
37.

Oxidative phosphorylation and substrate-level phosphorylation are two different processes of ATP synthesis.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
38.

Cardiolipin present in inner mitochondrial membrane plays a role in ___________

A. Formation of the respiratory mechanisms
B. Activation of proteins involved in Glycolysis
C. Activation of proteins involved in electron oxidation
D. Activation of proteins
Answer» D. Activation of proteins
39.

After glycolysis, which of the following is transported across the inner mitochondrial membrane into the matrix?

A. Pyruvate
B. Acetyl CoA
C. ATP molecules
D. Coenzyme A
Answer» B. Acetyl CoA
40.

Who first discovered peroxisomes?

A. Christian de Duve
B. Boveri
C. J Rhodin
D. Van Beneden
Answer» B. Boveri
41.

The protruding invaginated sheets inside mitochondria is known as _____

A. Cristae
B. Fimbrae
C. Hyphae
D. Cellular Digestion
Answer» B. Fimbrae
42.

Polysaccharides, fats and proteins break down into metabolites of __________________

A. Glycolysis
B. TCA cycle
C. RNA repair
D. Membrane synthesis
Answer» C. RNA repair
43.

Human mitochondrial DNA encodes for _________

A. 21 tRNAs
B. 31 tRNAs
C. 22 tRNA
D. 24 tRNAs
Answer» D. 24 tRNAs
44.

Which of the following first binds to the NLS protein sequence?

A. Importin-alpha
B. Importin-beta
C. CAS protein
D. NLS detecting protein
Answer» B. Importin-beta
45.

Human mitochondrial DNA encodes for ____________

A. 2 rRNAs
B. 3 rRNAs
C. 1 rRNA
D. 4 rRNAs
Answer» B. 3 rRNAs
46.

Among which of the following Peroxisomes are absent?

A. Bacillus subtilis
B. Zea mays
C. Homo habilis
D. Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Answer» B. Zea mays
47.

In the electron transport chain, each pair of electron transferred from NADH to oxygen releases sufficient energy to produce __________

A. 3 ATPs
B. 1 ATP
C. 2 ATPs
D. 4 ATPs
Answer» B. 1 ATP
48.

The TCA cycle produces _____________

A. 2 FADH₂
B. 3 FADH₂
C. 4 FADH₂
D. 1 FADH₂
Answer» B. 3 FADH₂
49.

The ability of importins and exportins to transport molecules in and out of the nucleoporins is regulated by ______________

A. ATPases
B. GTPases
C. AMPases
D. Both ATPases and GTPases
Answer» C. AMPases
50.

Porins are present in ____________

A. Inner membrane
B. Outer membrane
C. Both inner and outer membrane
D. Intermembrane space
Answer» D. Intermembrane space