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This section includes 116 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Shadow casting is a technique of visualizing ___________________ |
A. | isolated particles |
B. | mounts |
C. | shoot tips |
D. | root tips |
Answer» B. mounts | |
52. |
A protein is neutral at the isoelectric point. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
53. |
Molecular beacons are short ____________________ |
A. | polysaccarides |
B. | monosaccharides |
C. | oligonucleotides |
D. | phospholipids |
Answer» D. phospholipids | |
54. |
Which of the following enzymes in bacteria are responsible for restricting the growth of viruses? |
A. | restriction endonuclease |
B. | topoisomerase |
C. | gyrase |
D. | protease |
Answer» B. topoisomerase | |
55. |
Which technique is used to separate nucleic acids of size greater than 25 kb? |
A. | SDS-PAGE |
B. | Pulsed-field electrophoresis |
C. | 2D- gel electrophoresis |
D. | Isoelectric focusing |
Answer» C. 2D- gel electrophoresis | |
56. |
Image formation in electron microscope is based on ___________________________ |
A. | column length |
B. | electron number |
C. | differential scattering |
D. | specimen size |
Answer» D. specimen size | |
57. |
Which type of gel is used for large nucleic acids? |
A. | acrylamide |
B. | cellulose |
C. | agarose |
D. | sephadex |
Answer» D. sephadex | |
58. |
Isotopes have the same number of protons. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
59. |
MALDI is a technique of ______________________ |
A. | ionization |
B. | fractionation |
C. | proteolysis |
D. | cell counting |
Answer» B. fractionation | |
60. |
Which of the following emitted particles consists of two protons? |
A. | alpha |
B. | beta |
C. | gamma |
D. | zeta |
Answer» B. beta | |
61. |
One Svedberg unit is equivalent to 10¯¹³ ______________ |
A. | hours |
B. | minutes |
C. | seconds |
D. | milli-seconds |
Answer» D. milli-seconds | |
62. |
In TEM, the tissue is stained by floating on drops of ______________________ |
A. | hydrocarbons |
B. | slow-molecular weight stains |
C. | heavy metal soutions |
D. | oil immersion |
Answer» D. oil immersion | |
63. |
Electrospray ionization is suited for proteins that are __________________ |
A. | in matrix |
B. | in glycerol |
C. | in solution |
D. | of large size |
Answer» D. of large size | |
64. |
In SEM, the image is formed by the electrons that _________________ |
A. | reflect back |
B. | ionize |
C. | undergo inversion |
D. | pass through |
Answer» B. ionize | |
65. |
The yeast two-hybrid system is used for studying ________________________ |
A. | protein-protein interactions |
B. | pressure changes |
C. | molecular size |
D. | differentiation pattern |
Answer» B. pressure changes | |
66. |
Under favorable conditions, the protoplasts can grow into a ____________________ |
A. | callus culture |
B. | organ culture |
C. | root culture |
D. | shoot culture |
Answer» B. organ culture | |
67. |
Which of the following molecules can be analyzed using a northern blot? |
A. | RNA |
B. | Carbohydrates |
C. | Proteins |
D. | DNA |
Answer» B. Carbohydrates | |
68. |
Trypsin is used for dissociating the tissue into single cells. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
69. |
Liquid scintillation spectrometry is a method of detecting ________________________ |
A. | X-rays |
B. | α-emitters |
C. | β-emitters |
D. | Gamma-rays |
Answer» D. Gamma-rays | |
70. |
The AFM uses a _______________ to scan the surface of a molecule. |
A. | X-ray film |
B. | Nanosized tip |
C. | Non-metal tip |
D. | Nanodrop |
Answer» C. Non-metal tip | |
71. |
Phenol is an active protein denaturant. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
72. |
Which of the following is used as an ion-exchanger resin? |
A. | ethanol |
B. | cellulose |
C. | starch |
D. | collagen |
Answer» C. starch | |
73. |
The endonuclease HaeIII recognizes ______________________ sequence. |
A. | mono-nucleotide |
B. | bi-nucleotide |
C. | tri-nucleotide |
D. | tetra-nucleotide |
Answer» D. tetra-nucleotide | |
74. |
When was the nucleotide sequence of a viral genome first elucidated? |
A. | 1977 |
B. | 1988 |
C. | 1999 |
D. | 2002 |
Answer» B. 1988 | |
75. |
In gel electrophoresis, the globular proteins move slower than the fibrous proteins. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
76. |
The process of dedifferentiation in cell culture can give rise to ________________________ |
A. | induced-pluripotent stem cells |
B. | carcinoma cells |
C. | single protoplasts |
D. | fused protoplasts |
Answer» B. carcinoma cells | |
77. |
Which of the following techniques delivers the amino-acid sequence of a peptide? |
A. | Tandem MS |
B. | GC-MS |
C. | LC-MS |
D. | SDS-PAGE |
Answer» B. GC-MS | |
78. |
In the secondary culture, cells are obtained from _______________________ |
A. | primary culture |
B. | the organism |
C. | organ culture |
D. | phenotypic culture |
Answer» B. the organism | |
79. |
The identity and chemical properties of an atom are determined by ____________ |
A. | critical temperature |
B. | critical freezing point |
C. | melting temperature |
D. | number of protons |
Answer» E. | |
80. |
In the liquid column chromatography, there are two phases namely ___________________ and ____________________ |
A. | mobile, immobile |
B. | liquid, gel |
C. | viscous, non-viscous |
D. | flammable, inflammable |
Answer» B. liquid, gel | |
81. |
Which of the following is used to precipitate the nucleic acids? |
A. | glycerol |
B. | ethanol |
C. | methanol |
D. | ethylene |
Answer» C. methanol | |
82. |
Gel-filtration chromatography separates proteins based on their ___________________ |
A. | pH |
B. | temperature |
C. | morphology |
D. | effective size |
Answer» E. | |
83. |
Bacterial artificial chromosomes are the __________________ of bacterial cells. |
A. | Polymerase enzyme |
B. | Proteases |
C. | F-factors |
D. | Exonucleases |
Answer» D. Exonucleases | |
84. |
In ion-exchange chromatography, proteins bound to the resin can be displaced by increasing the _____________________ |
A. | strength of ionic buffer |
B. | size of sample |
C. | column volume |
D. | column width |
Answer» B. size of sample | |
85. |
Total nitrogen measurement can be used to measure ____________ |
A. | pH drift |
B. | total protein |
C. | specific enzyme |
D. | viscosity |
Answer» C. specific enzyme | |
86. |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was invented by ______________________ |
A. | Kary Mullis |
B. | James Watson |
C. | John Hopkins |
D. | Hargobind Khorana |
Answer» B. James Watson | |
87. |
The scanning electron microscope is used to examine _____________ |
A. | antigens |
B. | antibodies |
C. | anticoaggulants |
D. | cell surfaces |
Answer» E. | |
88. |
Which technique can be used to separate ¹⁵N and ¹⁴N? |
A. | Rate-zonal centrifugation |
B. | Isopycnic centrifugation |
C. | HPLC |
D. | Mass spectrometry |
Answer» C. HPLC | |
89. |
The temperature cycles in a polymerase chain reaction are in the order __________________ |
A. | 95°, 60°, 72° |
B. | 60°, 72°, 95° |
C. | 72°, 60°, 95° |
D. | 95°, 72°, 60° |
Answer» B. 60°, 72°, 95° | |
90. |
cDNA libraries are produced from ______________________ |
A. | ribonucleic acids |
B. | messenger RNAs |
C. | transfer RNAs |
D. | ribosomal RNAs |
Answer» C. transfer RNAs | |
91. |
The resolving power of TEM is derived from _______________ |
A. | electrons |
B. | specimens |
C. | power |
D. | ocular system |
Answer» B. specimens | |
92. |
TEM and SEM are the same microscopy techniques. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
93. |
The Feulgen stain is used for staining ____________________ |
A. | plasma membrane |
B. | chromosomes |
C. | phospholipids |
D. | mitochondria |
Answer» C. phospholipids | |
94. |
During TEM, a vacuum is created inside the _________________________ |
A. | room of operation |
B. | specimen |
C. | column |
D. | ocular system |
Answer» D. ocular system | |
95. |
The resolution attainable with standard TEM is less than the theoretical value. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
96. |
The cathode of transmission electron microscope consists of a ____________________ |
A. | tungsten wire |
B. | bulb |
C. | iron filament |
D. | gold wire |
Answer» B. bulb | |
97. |
Unstained specimens can be visualized using ________________ |
A. | bright-field microscope |
B. | phase-contrast microscope |
C. | mass spectroscopy |
D. | spectrophotometer |
Answer» C. mass spectroscopy | |
98. |
Slides containing adherent paraffin sections are immersed in __________________ |
A. | toluene |
B. | isoamyl alcohol |
C. | isopropanol |
D. | acetic acid |
Answer» B. isoamyl alcohol | |
99. |
Rhodamine is a ___________________ |
A. | fluorochrome |
B. | antibody |
C. | stain |
D. | gel type |
Answer» B. antibody | |
100. |
Which of the following gives a three dimensional quality of the image? |
A. | Differential interference contrast |
B. | Bright-field microscope |
C. | Gas chromatography |
D. | Spectrophotometry |
Answer» B. Bright-field microscope | |